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Michael Chiesa

Michael Chiesa

1157 ELO #34

"Maverick"

MMA 20-7-0 · UFC 15-7-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 73 days ago

Michael Chiesa "Maverick" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Michael Chiesa has 15 wins in the UFC. Michael Chiesa lands an average of 2.02 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.11 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1157), and have not fought Michael Chiesa before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Colby Covington 12-5-0 38 1137 0.0 20
Li Jingliang 11-7-0 38 1100 0.0 57
Jack Hermansson 11-8-0 38 1086 0.0 71
Carlston Harris 4-4-0 38 1022 0.0 135
Chris Curtis 6-5-0 38 1022 0.0 135
Belal Muhammad 15-6-0 37 1141 1.0 16

Fight Results Breakdown

22
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Neil Magny in 2021
Opponent ELO: 1156

Biggest Upset Loss

Sean Brady in 2021
Your ELO: 1127 · Opponent ELO: 1077 · Favored by 50

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
75'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Dec 07 1987
Age
38
Peak ELO
1157
ELO Rank
34 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
534-250-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1070.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1050.3

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.02
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
40%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.73
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
57%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.11
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
47%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.0
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Michael Chiesa Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-03-28 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Niko Price SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 1:03 Win -549
2025-06-14 UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley Court McGee U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-12-07 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Max Griffin SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 1:56 Win -
2024-08-03 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Tony Ferguson SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:44 Win -
2023-07-29 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Kevin Holland SUB D'Arce Choke 1 2:39 Loss -
2021-11-20 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Sean Brady U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-08-07 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Vicente Luque SUB D'Arce Choke 1 3:25 Loss -
2021-01-20 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny Neil Magny U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2020-01-25 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Rafael Dos Anjos U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-07-06 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Diego Sanchez U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-12-29 UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Carlos Condit SUB Kimura 2 0:56 Win -
2018-07-07 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier Anthony Pettis SUB Triangle Choke 2 0:52 Loss -
2017-06-25 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee Kevin Lee SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 4:37 Loss -
2016-04-16 UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans Beneil Dariush SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:20 Win -
2015-12-10 UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Jim Miller SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:57 Win -
2015-04-04 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas Mitch Clarke U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-09-05 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi Joe Lauzon KO/TKO 2 2:14 Loss -
2014-05-24 UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw Francisco Trinaldo U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-11-06 UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 Colton Smith SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:41 Win -
2013-07-27 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga Jorge Masvidal SUB D'Arce Choke 2 4:59 Loss -
2013-02-23 UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Anton Kuivanen SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:29 Win -
2012-06-01 The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale Al Iaquinta SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 2:47 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Michael Chiesa ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
22 2026-03-28 Niko Price 1000 Win +15 1157
21 2025-06-14 Court McGee 1009 Win +11 1142
20 2024-12-07 Max Griffin 1031 Win +17 1131
19 2024-08-03 Tony Ferguson 1099 Win +21 1114
18 2023-07-29 Kevin Holland 1099 Loss -16 1093
17 2021-11-20 Sean Brady 1077 Loss -18 1109
16 2021-08-07 Vicente Luque 1180 Loss -14 1127
15 2021-01-20 Neil Magny 1156 Win +18 1141
14 2020-01-25 Rafael Dos Anjos 1154 Win +18 1123
13 2019-07-06 Diego Sanchez 1078 Win +15 1105
12 2018-12-29 Carlos Condit 1047 Win +20 1090
11 2018-07-07 Anthony Pettis 1069 Loss -17 1070
10 2017-06-25 Kevin Lee 1105 Loss -16 1087
9 2016-04-16 Beneil Dariush 1083 Win +21 1103
8 2015-12-10 Jim Miller 1129 Win +24 1082
7 2015-04-04 Mitch Clarke 1023 Win +15 1058
6 2014-09-05 Joe Lauzon 1084 Loss -15 1043
5 2014-05-24 Francisco Trinaldo 1030 Win +15 1058
4 2013-11-06 Colton Smith 1000 Win +20 1043
3 2013-07-27 Jorge Masvidal 1018 Loss -17 1023
2 2013-02-23 Anton Kuivanen 984 Win +19 1040
1 2012-06-01 Al Iaquinta 1000 Win +21 1021

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