Forrest Griffin
View on IMDb ↗Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and is the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute. Griffin, a former Georgia police officer, first rose to prominence after winning the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. In the tournament finals, he defeated Stephan Bonnar, which is widely credited as sparking the success of the UFC.
Known for
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
UFC 101: Declaration
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Hell's Kitchen
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
UFC 55: FuryFilmography (26)
- 2026
UFC Rivals - 2024UFC Hall of Fame 2024Award Presenter
- 2013
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFCHimself - 2012
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen IISelf - 2011
UFC 134: Silva vs. OkamiSelf - 2011
UFC 126: Silva vs. BelfortSelf - 2011
Once I Was a ChampionHimself - 2010
13Joey Blarro - 2010
Locked DownMule - 2009
UFC 101: DeclarationSelf - 2009
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2Self - 2009
I Hope They Serve Beer in HellBetter Cop - 2009UFC Best of 2008
- 2008
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008Self - 2008
UFC 86: Jackson vs. GriffinSelf - 2007
UFC 76: KnockoutSelf - 2007
UFC 72: VictorySelf - 2006
UFC 66: Liddell vs. OrtizSelf - 2006
UFC 62: Liddell vs. SobralSelf - 2006
UFC 59: Reality CheckSelf - 2005
UFC 53: Heavy HittersSelf - 2005
Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron - 2005
UFC 55: FurySelf - 2005
The Ultimate FighterSelf - FIghter - 2005
The Ultimate Fighter 1 FinaleSelf - 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMike Kona