Welterweight Bout

Michael Chiesa

“Maverick”

Record: 15-7-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Dec 07, 1987

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 22
Minutes: 202.7
Knockdowns: 1
Sig. accuracy: 40.7%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 47.7%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 14
Control / 15: 6:00

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted409/1006

Accuracy40.7%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head73.1%
Body21.5%
Leg5.4%

Position

Distance60.9%
Clinch15.9%
Ground23.2%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head51.7%
Body25.1%
Leg23.1%

Position absorbed

Distance74.9%
Clinch13.7%
Ground11.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns42/88

TD accuracy47.7%

TD per 153.1

Sub attempts14

Subs per 151.0

Reversals2

Control81:03

Control per 156:00

Against

Takedowns absorbed14/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced12

Control conceded37:00

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	1/2.4	42.4%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/1.4	52.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.5	58.7%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1/1	100.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Win vs Niko Price
Submission · Round 1 · 1:03
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferMar 28, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 0/1 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 0:23
Win vs Court McGee
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. BuckleyJun 14, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 72/160 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 1:32
Win vs Max Griffin
Submission · Round 3 · 1:56
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraDec 7, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 13/39 · TD 2/8 · Ctrl 3:48
Win vs Tony Ferguson
Submission · Round 1 · 3:44
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. NurmagomedovAug 3, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 4/25 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:34
Loss vs Kevin Holland
Submission · Round 1 · 2:39
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Jul 29, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 4/11 · TD 0/5 · Ctrl 0:15
Loss vs Sean Brady
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. TateNov 20, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 29/57 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:53
Loss vs Vicente Luque
Submission · Round 1 · 3:25
UFC 265: Lewis vs. GaneAug 7, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 4/12 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 1:01
Win vs Neil Magny
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. MagnyJan 20, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 24/52 · TD 4/6 · Ctrl 15:21
Win vs Rafael Dos Anjos
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos SantosJan 25, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 9/51 · TD 6/8 · Ctrl 10:13
Win vs Diego Sanchez
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 239: Jones vs. SantosJul 6, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 47/67 · TD 5/6 · Ctrl 11:45

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