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Michael Chandler
Record
2-6
Rating
1863 ± 164
Since last event
–
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
40
40
Current streak
4 losses
4 losses
Wins by
2 KO · 0 sub · 0 dec
2 KO · 0 sub · 0 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 2-6
- Division
- Lightweight
- Our rank
- #37
- Rating
- 1863 ± 164
- Style label
- balanced
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 68"
- Reach
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1986-04-24
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Michael Chandler | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 47.2 ± 3.0 20th percentile | 47.8 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 61.0 ± 8.1 32nd percentile | 58.5 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.71 ± 0.38 56th percentile | 4.72 |
| Takedown defence % | 54 ± 1 26th percentile | 54 |
| Control time s /15 min | 188 ± 19 28th percentile | 193 |
| Striking defence % | 50 ± 11 4th percentile | 53 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.63 ± 0.13 19th percentile | 0.67 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.51 ± 0.42 20th percentile | 0.64 |
| Metric | Michael Chandler | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 61.9 ± 9.1 6th percentile | 63.6 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 63.3 ± 4.2 23rd percentile | 62.5 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 3.44 ± 1.49 10th percentile | 3.73 |
| Takedown defence % | 62 ± 6 32nd percentile | 63 |
| Control time s /15 min | 173 ± 10 48th percentile | 174 |
| Striking defence % | 45 ± 12 6th percentile | 48 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.23 ± 0.64 2nd percentile | 1.36 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.39 ± 0.26 15th percentile | 0.45 |
| Metric | Michael Chandler | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.7 ± 37.5 96th percentile | 54.9 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 67.2 ± 28.2 88th percentile | 68.6 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 5.25 ± 3.10 12th percentile | 5.40 |
| Takedown defence % | 60 ± 6 62nd percentile | 60 |
| Control time s /15 min | 198 ± 28 73rd percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 44 ± 18 12th percentile | 45 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.46 ± 0.16 42nd percentile | 0.47 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.05 ± 0.05 27th percentile | 0.06 |
UFC fight history
| L | Mauricio Ruffy
UFC Freedom 250 · 2026-06-14 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| L | Paddy Pimblett
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · 2025-04-12 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| L | Charles Oliveira
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic · 2024-11-16 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| L | Dustin Poirier
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · 2022-11-12 |
Submission R3 |
| W | Tony Ferguson
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · 2022-05-07 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| L | Justin Gaethje
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Charles Oliveira
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler · 2021-05-15 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Dan Hooker
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · 2021-01-23 |
KO/TKO R1 |