Michael Chiesa

🇺🇸

(1987-12-07)

Statistics

UFC Record: 15-7

By Method:

KO/TKO: 0-1
Submission: 9-5
Decision: 6-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 12-5
As Underdog: 3-2

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 7-3
Welterweight: 8-3

By Round:

Round 1: 3-3
Round 2: 5-3
Round 3: 6-1
Round 5: 1-0

By Type:

Main Event: 1-1
Ranked Opponent: 4-4

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: LWWWW

Peak Elo: 3300 (2021-01-20) (#99)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2884 (#215)

Bonuses: 5 (2 FOTN, 3 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 12s

Total Fight Time: 3h 22m 39s (#171)

Avg Time Between Fights: 199 days

Avg Card Slot: 4.2 (#273)

Avg Age: 30.9 years

Avg Opp Age: 32.1 years

Peak Rankings:

#6 Lightweight

#5 Welterweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-03-28
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

Michael Chiesa (38)

🇺🇸

WWWLL • 14-7
Elo: 3109 (97%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:03

🇺🇸

Niko Price (36)
8-10 (2 NC) • LWLLL
Elo: 2486 (3%)

Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington
United States🇺🇸

2025-06-14
UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley

Michael Chiesa (37)

🇺🇸

WWLLL • 13-7
Elo: 3088 (89%)
30

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Court McGee (40)
11-12 • WLLLW
Elo: 2721 (11%)
27

State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States🇺🇸

2024-12-07
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura

Michael Chiesa (37)

🇺🇸

WLLLW • 12-7
Elo: 3020 (65%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:56

🇺🇸

Max Griffin (39)
8-8 • WLWLW
Elo: 2905 (35%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-08-03
UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

Michael Chiesa (36)

🇺🇸

LLLWW • 11-7
Elo: 2970 (75%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:44

🇲🇽

🇺🇸

Tony Ferguson (40)
15-8 • LLLLL
Elo: 2777 (25%)

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2023-07-29
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

⭐ Kevin Holland (30)

🇺🇸

WWLLW • 11-6 (1 NC)
Elo: 3091 (55%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:39

🇺🇸

Michael Chiesa (35)
11-6 • LLWWW
Elo: 3062 (45%) • UFC rank: #12

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States🇺🇸

2021-11-20
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate

Sean Brady (28)

🇺🇸

WWWW • 4-0
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 3125 (43%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Michael Chiesa (33)
11-5 • LWWWW
Elo: 3177 (57%) • UFC rank: #6

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-08-07
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane

⭐ Vicente Luque (29)

🇧🇷

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 13-3
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3218 (39%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:25

🇺🇸

Michael Chiesa (33)
11-4 • WWWWL
Elo: 3300 (61%) • UFC rank: #5

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2021-01-20
UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny

Michael Chiesa (33)

🇺🇸

WWWLL • 10-4
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3165 (32%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Neil Magny (33)
17-6 • WLWWW
Elo: 3291 (68%) • UFC rank: #9

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2020-01-25
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos

Michael Chiesa (32)

🇺🇸

WWLLW • 9-4
Elo: 3049 (42%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷

🇺🇸

Rafael Dos Anjos (35)
18-10 • WLLWL
Elo: 3105 (58%) • UFC rank: #5

PNC Arena
Raleigh, North Carolina
United States🇺🇸

2019-07-06
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

Michael Chiesa (31)

🇺🇸

WLLWW • 8-4
Elo: 2980 (65%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Diego Sanchez (37)
18-11 • WLLWW
Elo: 2870 (35%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2018-12-29
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

Michael Chiesa (31)

🇺🇸

LLWWW • 7-4
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2885 (52%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
0:56

🇺🇸

Carlos Condit (34)
7-8 • WLLLL
Elo: 2866 (48%)

The Forum
Inglewood, California
United States🇺🇸

2018-07-07
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

⭐ Anthony Pettis (31)

🇺🇸

LWLWL • 7-6
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2964 (46%)

CATCHWEIGHT (157.5 LB)
SUB
R2
0:52

🇺🇸

Michael Chiesa (30)
7-3 • LWWWL
Elo: 2994 (54%) • UFC rank: #9

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2017-06-25
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee

⭐ Kevin Lee (24)

🇺🇸

LWWWW • 8-2
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3136 (59%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:37

🇺🇸

Michael Chiesa (29)
7-2 • WWWLW
Elo: 3077 (41%) • UFC rank: #6

Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
United States🇺🇸

2016-04-16
UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans

⭐ Michael Chiesa (28)

🇺🇸

WWLWW • 6-2
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2945 (34%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:20

🇺🇸

Beneil Dariush (26)
6-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3059 (66%) • UFC rank: #7

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2015-12-10
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant

Michael Chiesa (28)

🇺🇸

WLWWL • 5-2
Elo: 2860 (57%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R2
2:57

🇺🇸

Jim Miller (32)
14-5 (1 NC) • WWLLW
Elo: 2807 (43%) • UFC rank: #14

The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2015-04-04
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas

Michael Chiesa (27)

🇺🇸

LWWLW • 4-2
Elo: 2765 (52%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦

Mitch Clarke (29)
2-2 • LLWW
Elo: 2747 (48%)

Patriot Center
Fairfax, Virginia
United States🇺🇸

2014-09-05
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi

Joe Lauzon (30)

🇺🇸

LWLLW • 10-6
Elo: 2704 (23%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
2:14

🇺🇸

Michael Chiesa (26)
4-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 2920 (77%)

Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, Connecticut
United States🇺🇸

2014-05-24
UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw

Michael Chiesa (26)

🇺🇸

WLWW • 3-1
Elo: 2882 (81%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Francisco Trinaldo (35)
4-2 • LWWLW
Elo: 2630 (19%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2013-11-06
UFC: Fight for the Troops 3

⭐ Michael Chiesa (25)

🇺🇸

LWW • 2-1
Elo: 2841 (79%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:41

🇺🇸

Colton Smith (26)
1-1 • WL
Elo: 2607 (21%)

Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
United States🇺🇸

2013-07-27
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga

Jorge Masvidal (28)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2934 (49%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:59

🇺🇸

Michael Chiesa (25)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2944 (51%)

KeyArena
Seattle, Washington
United States🇺🇸

2013-02-23
UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

Michael Chiesa (25)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2909 (82%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:29

🇫🇮

Anton Kuivanen (28)
1-1 • LW
Elo: 2639 (18%)

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States🇺🇸

2012-06-01
The Ultimate Fighter: Live

⭐ Michael Chiesa (24)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2824 (57%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:47

🇺🇸

Al Iaquinta (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2773 (43%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸