Michael Chiesa vs. Carlos Condit

UFC 15-7-0 vs. 9-10-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
15-7-0
UFC record
9-10-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
38
AgeΔ 4 yrs
42
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
75"
ReachΔ 0"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
4.4
Layoff (months)Δ 56.5 mo
60.9
WWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Michael Chiesa hunts takedowns — 3.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Michael Chiesa is a submission threat — 1.04 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Carlos Condit rarely shoots — 0.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Michael Chiesa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 157
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500

Carlos Condit

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 910
Tier 3 — regional circuit 224

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 27 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4092.02/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
10064.00/min · norm 3.17
3501.73/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
7312.91/min · norm 3.06
40.7%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
38.6%norm 44.9%
58.0%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
54.5%norm 55.25%
10.07/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
60.36/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Michael Chiesa

Distance 75.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 8.1%)

Carlos Condit

Distance 86.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Michael Chiesa

Head 85.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 8.4%)

Carlos Condit

Head 74.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Chiesa L/AAccWelterweight med Condit L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 249 / 760 32.8% 38.6% 791 / 2261 35.0% 38.6%
In the clinch 65 / 98 66.3% 67.8% 89 / 172 51.7% 67.8%
On the ground 95 / 148 64.2% 67.2% 126 / 175 72.0% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 299 / 859 34.8% 37.2% 560 / 1936 28.9% 37.2%
To the body 88 / 123 71.5% 70.7% 207 / 347 59.7% 70.7%
To the legs 22 / 24 too few to rate 82.9% 239 / 325 73.5% 82.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Chiesa L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Condit L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 262 / 712 36.8% 39.0% 543 / 1310 41.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 48 / 68 70.6% 68.9% 70 / 109 64.2% 68.9%
On the ground 40 / 53 75.5% 68.0% 118 / 189 62.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 181 / 605 29.9% 35.6% 449 / 1216 36.9% 35.6%
To the body 88 / 127 69.3% 69.6% 156 / 224 69.6% 69.6%
To the legs 81 / 101 80.2% 82.1% 126 / 168 75.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4247.7% acc · 3.11/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
940.9% acc · 0.54/15 · norm 1.27
2765.9% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
3034.5% def · norm 63.9%
81:0340.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
25:4710.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
37:002:44 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
74:134:25 per 15 · norm 3:15
141.04/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
110.66/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Chiesa has more cage time on record.