Michael Chandler
"Iron"
| Age | 40 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Reach | 180 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
33
fights
23
✅ wins
10
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
5
bonuses
3
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
January 23, 2021
UFC debuts
June 14, 2026
UFC last fight
1h22:42
time in the cage
10:20
avg time by combat
25.0%
win rate
100.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1503
as of June 14, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1536
on May 07, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
59
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ground strikes landed | 88 | 4.66 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes accuracy | 73 | 50% |
| 3. | Head strikes landed | 72 | 12.82 / round |
| 4. | Body strikes landed | 72 | 4.41 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 69 | 159 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Clinch strikes landed | 6 | 0.36 / round |
| 3. | Total strikes defense | 19 | 36% |
| 4. | Significant strikes differential | 25 | -4.53 / round |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 36 | 0.06 / round |
50
Boxing Score
47
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-4.53
/ round
💫 Strike differential
14.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
18.1 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
45.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
44.8%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
67
Wrestling Score
10
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.5 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
36.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
56.3%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
56s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:27 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
4.7 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
72.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Michael Chandler's UFC Fight History
June 14, 2026 - UFC Freedom 250
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:29).
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April 12, 2025 - UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 3 (3:07).
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November 16, 2024 - UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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November 12, 2022 - UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (2:00).
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May 07, 2022 - UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (17s).
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November 06, 2021 - UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 15, 2021 - UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
Lightweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (19s).
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January 23, 2021 - UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:30).
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Fighter's fights