Michael Chiesa
"Maverick"
| Age | 37 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 190 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
25
fights
18
✅ wins
7
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
5
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
2
Submission of the night
Metrics
June 01, 2012
UFC debuts
December 07, 2024
UFC last fight
3h06:36
time in the cage
9:20
avg time by combat
65.0%
win rate
61.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1598
as of December 07, 2024
🥇 Peak Elo
1625
on January 20, 2021
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
80
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 99 | 8 |
| 2. | Control time | 91 | 127s / round |
| 3. | Takedowns landed | 89 | 1.10 / round |
| 4. | Submissions attempted | 79 | 0.35 / round |
| 5. | Ground strikes landed | 63 | 2.55 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Leg strikes landed | 9 | 0.59 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes landed | 12 | 9.03 / round |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 17 | 5.28 / round |
28
Boxing Score
20
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.72
/ round
💫 Strike differential
5.3 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
6.1 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
31.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
60.4%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
81
Wrestling Score
94
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.3 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
48.8%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
61.8%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:07 / round
⏱ Control Time
58s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.5 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
64.2%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
8
✅ Submission wins
0.3 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
61.5%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Michael Chiesa's UFC Fight History
December 07, 2024 - UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (1:56).
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August 03, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (3:44).
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July 29, 2023 - UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 1 (2:39).
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November 20, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 07, 2021 - UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 1 (3:25).
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January 20, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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January 25, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 06, 2019 - UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 29, 2018 - UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Kimura) at round 2 (56s).
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July 07, 2018 - UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 2 (52s).
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Fighter's fights