Welterweight · “Maverick”
Michael Chiesa
20-7-0 UFC 15-7-0
6'1"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
38Age
0KO wins
9Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
9:12Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.02
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.73
Striking accuracy40.7%
Striking defense58.0%
Takedowns / 15 min3.11
Takedown accuracy47.7%
Takedown defense65.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.04
Control time40.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-7
Striking trend
Fight history
W Niko Price 8-10 walk-in Submission · R1 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · March 28, 2026
0/1Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Court McGee 11-12 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · June 14, 2025
72/160Sig. strikes
39/145Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Griffin 8-8 walk-in Submission · R3 1:56 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · December 7, 2024
13/39Sig. strikes
10/34Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
3:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tony Ferguson 15-8 walk-in Submission · R1 3:44 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · August 3, 2024
4/25Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Kevin Holland 11-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:39 — UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · July 29, 2023
4/11Sig. strikes
9/16Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sean Brady 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · November 20, 2021
29/57Sig. strikes
18/42Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vicente Luque 13-3 walk-in Submission · R1 3:25 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · August 7, 2021
4/12Sig. strikes
7/12Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:01Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Neil Magny 17-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · January 20, 2021
24/52Sig. strikes
12/50Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
15:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 18-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · January 25, 2020
9/51Sig. strikes
14/36Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
10:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Diego Sanchez 18-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · July 6, 2019
47/67Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
11:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Condit 7-8 walk-in Submission · R2 0:56 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · December 29, 2018
10/22Sig. strikes
5/24Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
4:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Anthony Pettis 7-6 walk-in Submission · R2 0:52 — UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · July 7, 2018
12/26Sig. strikes
9/22Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kevin Lee 8-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:37 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · June 25, 2017
4/9Sig. strikes
22/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Beneil Dariush 6-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:20 — UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans · April 16, 2016
11/52Sig. strikes
27/53Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Jim Miller 14-5 walk-in Submission · R2 2:57 — UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · December 10, 2015
13/30Sig. strikes
7/15Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Mitch Clarke 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · April 4, 2015
59/128Sig. strikes
65/120Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
5:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joe Lauzon 10-6 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 2:14 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi · September 5, 2014
30/57Sig. strikes
21/41Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francisco Trinaldo 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
19/70Sig. strikes
13/34Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
8:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Colton Smith 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:41 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · November 6, 2013
7/19Sig. strikes
4/18Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:21Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jorge Masvidal 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:59 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · July 27, 2013
24/53Sig. strikes
24/38Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
2:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anton Kuivanen 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:29 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · February 23, 2013
5/50Sig. strikes
18/55Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:07Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Al Iaquinta 0-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 2:47 — The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale · June 1, 2012
9/15Sig. strikes
8/16Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:05Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
13
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
5
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
22
Lords of the Cage
2
CageSport
1
Battlefield Fight League
1
Rumble on the Ridge
1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Niko Price | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
March 28, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Court McGee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley
June 14, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Max Griffin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 310
December 7, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 1:56 |
| W | Tony Ferguson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
August 3, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 3:44 |
| L | Kevin Holland | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 291
July 29, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 2:39 |
| L | Sean Brady | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
November 20, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Vicente Luque | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 265
August 7, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 3:25 |
| W | Neil Magny | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
January 20, 2021 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos
January 25, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 239
July 6, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Carlos Condit | Submission (kimura) | UFC 232
December 29, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 0:56 |
| L | Anthony Pettis | Submission (triangle armbar) | UFC 226
July 7, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 0:52 |
| L | Kevin Lee | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
June 25, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 4:37 |
| W | Beneil Dariush | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
April 16, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 1:20 |
| W | Jim Miller | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
December 10, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 2:57 |
| W | Mitch Clarke | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
April 4, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Joe Lauzon | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi
September 5, 2014 |
UFC | 2 | 2:14 |
| W | Francisco Trinaldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 173
May 24, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Colton Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
November 6, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 1:41 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
July 27, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 4:59 |
| W | Anton Kuivanen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 157
February 23, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 2:29 |
| W | Al Iaquinta | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
June 1, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 2:47 |
| W | Darrell Fenner | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CageSport 16
October 1, 2011 |
CageSport | 1 | 0:45 |
| W | Matt Coble | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Lords of the Cage 6
July 16, 2011 |
Lords of the Cage | 1 | 2:13 |
| W | Evian Rodriguez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Lords of the Cage 5
April 28, 2011 |
Lords of the Cage | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Darcy James | Submission (brabo choke) | Battlefield Fight League 7
March 26, 2011 |
Battlefield Fight League | 1 | 0:53 |
| W | Andy Paves | Decision (unanimous) | Rumble on the Ridge 14
October 20, 2010 |
Rumble on the Ridge | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Michael Chiesa) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.