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Michael Chiesa

"Maverick"

Welterweight 15-7 Inactive
Age
38
Height
6' 1"
Reach
75"
Stance
Southpaw
Last 5 L W W W W
Last W vs Niko Price Mar 28, 2026
4W Streak
9 SUBs
240 Days/Fight
2.02 Sig Str/Min
0.21 TD/Min
48 Rounds
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Statistics

15Wins
7Losses
0Draws
How the wins came
0 KO/TKO 9 Submission 6 Decision
  • Win rate68.2%15/22
  • Finish rate60%9/15
  • KO rate0%0/15
  • Sub rate60%9/15

Advanced Stats

40.7% Sig. Strike Acc.
47.7% Takedown Acc.
18.6 Sig. Strikes/Fight
1.9 Takedowns/Fight
0.05 Knockdowns/Fight
3:41 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head
73%
Body
22%
Leg
5%
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Career Timeline 22 fights

1,076 Current ELO
1,114 Prime ELO (Jan 2021)
+76 Career Change
WIN
vs Niko Price Submission · R1 Mar 28, 2026
+27 → 1,076
→
WIN
vs Court McGee Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jun 14, 2025
+20 → 1,049
→
WIN
vs Max Griffin Submission · R3 Dec 7, 2024
+27 → 1,029
→
WIN
vs Tony Ferguson Submission · R1 Aug 3, 2024
+27 → 1,002
→
LOSS
vs Kevin Holland Submission · R1 Jul 29, 2023
-64 → 975
→
LOSS
vs Sean Brady Decision - Unanimous · R3 Nov 20, 2021
-34 → 1,039
→
LOSS
vs Vicente Luque Submission · R1 Aug 7, 2021
-40 → 1,073
→
WIN
vs Neil Magny Decision - Unanimous · R5 Jan 20, 2021 ▲ PRIME
+29 → 1,113
→
WIN
vs Rafael Dos Anjos Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jan 25, 2020
+29 → 1,084
→
WIN
vs Diego Sanchez Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jul 6, 2019
+20 → 1,055
→
WIN
vs Carlos Condit Submission · R2 Dec 29, 2018
+27 → 1,035
→
LOSS
vs Anthony Pettis Submission · R2 Jul 7, 2018
-60 → 1,008
→
LOSS
vs Kevin Lee Submission · R1 Jun 25, 2017
-41 → 1,068
→
WIN
vs Beneil Dariush Submission · R2 Apr 16, 2016
+37 → 1,109
→
WIN
vs Jim Miller Submission · R2 Dec 10, 2015
+36 → 1,072
→
WIN
vs Mitch Clarke Decision - Unanimous · R3 Apr 4, 2015
+20 → 1,036
→
LOSS
vs Joe Lauzon TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 Sep 5, 2014
-44 → 1,016
→
WIN
vs Francisco Trinaldo Decision - Unanimous · R3 May 24, 2014
+22 → 1,060
→
WIN
vs Colton Smith Submission · R2 Nov 6, 2013
+27 → 1,038
→
LOSS
vs Jorge Masvidal Submission · R2 Jul 27, 2013
-45 → 1,011
→
WIN
vs Anton Kuivanen Submission · R2 Feb 23, 2013
+27 → 1,056
→
WIN
vs Al Iaquinta Submission · R1 Jun 1, 2012
+29 → 1,029
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Career Statistics 22 of 22 bouts with official stats

Career Rankings where Michael Chiesa sits

6th of 2,760 Wins by submission 9 UFC-wide Top 1%
45th of 2,760 Wins by finish 9 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%
47th of 2,753 UFC wins 15 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%
51st of 2,738 Career takedowns landed 42 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%
92nd of 1,815 Significant strikes absorbed per minute 1.73 UFC-wide Top 6%
41st of 2,738 Career control time 1h 21m UFC-wide Top 2%
5th of 305 Significant strikes absorbed per minute 1.16 Welterweight Top 2%
79th of 2,760 UFC bouts 22 UFC-wide Tied Top 3%
9th of 571 Wins by submission 4 Welterweight Tied Top 2%
176th of 2,616 Total octagon time 3h 22m UFC-wide Top 7%
8th of 587 Wins by submission 5 Lightweight Tied Top 2%
185th of 2,760 UFC losses 7 UFC-wide Tied Top 7%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Michael Chiesa is a Welterweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 15-7. Of 15 career wins, 9 have come by finish (9 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,076, with a career peak of 1,114.

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Michael Chiesa — UFC fighter profile, record 15-7
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What is Michael Chiesa's UFC record?

Michael Chiesa is 15-7 as a Welterweight fighter — 9 by submission, 6 by decision or other.

Last fight: Beat Niko Price by submission, Mar 2026. On a 4-fight UFC win streak. Also: 6th most submission wins in the UFC (9); 5th fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute at Welterweight (1.16).

UFC record
15-7
Submission wins
9
Win streak
4

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.