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United States of America “Maverick” 2012-2026 · 48 rounds on file

Michael Chiesa

15-7-0 W-L-D in this database

Michael Chiesa, photograph by MMAnytt
Strike accuracy 409/1,006
Takedown accuracy 42/88
Sig. strikes / round 8.5
Control / round 1:41
Inside the distance 60% 9 of 15 wins
Height
6′1″185.4 cm
Reach
75″190.5 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Southpaw
Age
3807 DEC 1987
Listed weight
170 lb77.1 kg
Submission Grappler Automatically assigned from data across 22 fights - 5.5 takedown attempts and 34% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 13 8-5-0 vs 1591 avg
Positional Controller 7 6-1-0
Submission Grappler 6 2-4-0
Hybrid 7 6-1-0 vs 1529 avg
Well-Rounded 7 6-1-0
Striking 2 1-1-0 vs 1585 avg
Pressure Striker 2 1-1-0

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 13 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

01 JUN 2012 - beat Al Iaquinta · Submission 23 FEB 2013 - beat Anton Kuivanen · Submission 27 JUL 2013 - lost to Jorge Masvidal · Submission 06 NOV 2013 - beat Colton Smith · Submission 24 MAY 2014 - beat Francisco Trinaldo · Decision (Unanimous) 05 SEP 2014 - lost to Joe Lauzon · Technical Knockout 04 APR 2015 - beat Mitch Clarke · Decision (Unanimous) 10 DEC 2015 - beat Jim Miller · Submission 16 APR 2016 - beat Beneil Dariush · Submission 25 JUN 2017 - lost to Kevin Lee · Submission 07 JUL 2018 - lost to Anthony Pettis · Submission 29 DEC 2018 - beat Carlos Condit · Submission 06 JUL 2019 - beat Diego Sanchez · Decision (Unanimous) 25 JAN 2020 - beat Rafael Dos Anjos · Decision (Unanimous) 20 JAN 2021 - beat Neil Magny · Decision (Unanimous) 07 AUG 2021 - lost to Vicente Luque · Submission 20 NOV 2021 - lost to Sean Brady · Decision (Unanimous) 29 JUL 2023 - lost to Kevin Holland · Submission 03 AUG 2024 - beat Tony Ferguson · Submission 07 DEC 2024 - beat Max Griffin · Submission 14 JUN 2025 - beat Court McGee · Decision (Unanimous) 28 MAR 2026 - beat Niko Price · Submission

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 48 rounds across 22 of 22 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 8.5
Sig. strikes absorbed 7.3
Takedowns landed 0.9
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.3
Control time 1:41 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 41% 409/1,006
Takedowns 48% 42/88
Opponents’ accuracy 42% 350/833

Where the strikes land

Head 73% 299
Body 22% 88
Leg 5% 22

And from where

At distance 61% 249
In the clinch 16% 65
On the ground 23% 95

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 0 won Technical Knockout · 0-1
Submission 9 won Submission · 9-5
Decision 6 won Decision (Unanimous) · 6-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
28 MAR 2026 Niko Price Won Submission R1 1:03 0 1 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
14 JUN 2025 Court McGee Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 72 39 UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
07 DEC 2024 Max Griffin Won Submission R3 1:56 13 10 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
03 AUG 2024 Tony Ferguson Won Submission R1 3:44 4 10 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
29 JUL 2023 Kevin Holland Lost Submission R1 2:39 4 9 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
20 NOV 2021 Sean Brady Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 29 18 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
07 AUG 2021 Vicente Luque Lost Submission R1 3:25 4 7 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
20 JAN 2021 Neil Magny Won Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 24 12 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny
25 JAN 2020 Rafael Dos Anjos Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 9 14 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
06 JUL 2019 Diego Sanchez Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 47 7 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
29 DEC 2018 Carlos Condit Won Submission R2 0:56 10 5 UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
07 JUL 2018 Anthony Pettis Lost Submission R2 0:52 12 9 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
25 JUN 2017 Kevin Lee Lost Submission R1 4:37 4 22 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
16 APR 2016 Beneil Dariush Won Submission R2 1:20 11 27 UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
10 DEC 2015 Jim Miller Won Submission R2 2:57 13 7 UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
04 APR 2015 Mitch Clarke Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 59 65 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
05 SEP 2014 Joe Lauzon Lost Technical Knockout R2 2:14 30 21 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
24 MAY 2014 Francisco Trinaldo Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 19 13 UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
06 NOV 2013 Colton Smith Won Submission R2 1:41 7 4 UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
27 JUL 2013 Jorge Masvidal Lost Submission R2 4:59 24 24 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga
23 FEB 2013 Anton Kuivanen Won Submission R2 2:29 5 18 UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
01 JUN 2012 Al Iaquinta Won Submission R1 2:47 9 8 The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

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