# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/forrest-griffin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:32:32.279Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/forrest-griffin"
name: "Forrest Griffin"
slug: "forrest-griffin"
description: "Forrest Griffin is an American retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013. He is now the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute. A former Georgia police officer, Griffin first rose to prominence after winning the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. In the tournament finals, he defeated Stephan Bonnar in a fight which is widely credited as sparking the success of the UFC."
tagline: "American mixed martial artist"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1979-07-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump