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Michael Chiesa
“Maverick”
United States
20-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Sikjitsu
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1789
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
On a 4-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Chiesa is a finisher on the mat. He's made 13 opponents tap, has 0 KO/TKO wins, and 7 decision wins, for a 65% finish rate. Submissions are the way he ends fights.
- Recent Form
- Niko Price (16-11-0), win, submission in round 1. Court McGee (23-15-0), win, unanimous decision. Max Griffin (20-13-0), win, submission in round 3.
- Style
- Southpaw. Lands 2.02 significant strikes a minute at 41% accuracy and absorbs 1.73. Wrestling drives his game: 3.11 takedowns per 15 minutes at 48% accuracy, with 1 submission attempt per 15. Takedown defense is 66%.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 13 Submission (65%)
- 7 Decision (35%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 65%
- Streak
- 4-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 7 months ago
20 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 114-65
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1727
- Winvs Niko Price16-11-0 · Power Index 1669Submission · R1 · 1:03Mar 28, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer
Fight stats
Stat Michael Chiesa Niko Price Sig. strikes 0/1 1/3 Takedowns 1/2 1/1 Control time 0:23 0:08 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 0 1 - Winvs Court McGee23-15-0 · Power Index 1629Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 15, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley
Fight stats
Stat Michael Chiesa Court McGee Sig. strikes 72/160 39/145 Takedowns 0/2 0/6 Control time 1:32 0:45 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 33 12 - Winvs Max Griffin20-13-0 · Power Index 1737Submission · R3 · 1:56Dec 8, 2024 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura
Fight stats
Stat Michael Chiesa Max Griffin Sig. strikes 13/39 10/34 Takedowns 2/8 0/1 Control time 3:48 1:19 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 3 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 5 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 2 - Winvs Tony Ferguson26-11-0 · Power Index 1785Submission · R1 · 3:44Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
- Lossvs Kevin Holland29-15-0 · Power Index 1813Submission · R1 · 2:39Jul 30, 2023 · UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2
Career Stats
Based on 22 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.02
- Striking accuracy
- 41%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.73
- Striking defense
- 58%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.11
- Takedown accuracy
- 48%
- Takedown defense
- 66%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.00