Fighter profile

Michael Chiesa

“Maverick”

Welterweight · UFC record 15-7 · 22 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 28 Mar 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)65

Power60

Striking defense87

Takedown defense79

WrestlingProvisional measure85

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (22 detailed fights; as of Sat 28 Mar 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING88.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED64.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 38

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

22 detailed UFC fights · 48 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 28 Mar 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed8.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed7.3per round

Striking differential+1.2per round

Takedown attempts1.83per round

Takedown defense65.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate60.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 8.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 7.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +1.2
Striking accuracy: 40.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 58.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.02
Target: head / body / leg: 73.1% / 21.5% / 5.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 60.9% / 15.9% / 23.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.83
Takedowns landed per round: 0.88
Takedown accuracy: 47.7%
Takedown defense: 65.8%
Control time per round: 1:41
Submission attempts per round: 0.29
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 15-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 60.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 9 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 5 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 0
Average fight time: 9:31 (over 21 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Michael Chiesa — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 28 Mar 2026	Niko Price	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 1:03	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Sat 14 Jun 2025	Court McGee	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Sat 7 Dec 2024	Max Griffin	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 1:56	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Sat 3 Aug 2024	Tony Ferguson	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:44	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Sat 29 Jul 2023	Kevin Holland	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 2:39	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

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Michael Chiesa — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 20 Nov 2021	Sean Brady	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
Sat 7 Aug 2021	Vicente Luque	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 3:25	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Wed 20 Jan 2021	Neil Magny	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny
Sat 25 Jan 2020	Rafael Dos Anjos	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
Sat 6 Jul 2019	Diego Sanchez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Sat 29 Dec 2018	Carlos Condit	W	SUB Kimura	R2 0:56	UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Sat 7 Jul 2018	Anthony Pettis	L	SUB Triangle Choke	R2 0:52	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Sun 25 Jun 2017	Kevin Lee	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:37	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
Sat 16 Apr 2016	Beneil Dariush	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:20	UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
Thu 10 Dec 2015	Jim Miller	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:57	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
Sat 4 Apr 2015	Mitch Clarke	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Fri 5 Sep 2014	Joe Lauzon	L	KO/TKO	R2 2:14	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
Sat 24 May 2014	Francisco Trinaldo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
Wed 6 Nov 2013	Colton Smith	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:41	UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
Sat 27 Jul 2013	Jorge Masvidal	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R2 4:59	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga
Sat 23 Feb 2013	Anton Kuivanen	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:29	UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
Fri 1 Jun 2012	Al Iaquinta	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:47	The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

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