Michael Chandler

Lightweight · 23-11 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'8"
172.72 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
40
Elo Rating
1502.4

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 49% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 76% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Avoids only 43% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 95% of Lightweight fighters
  • Absorbs 4.51 significant strikes per minute — worse than 83% of Lightweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.91
    Top 37%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 24%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.51
    Bottom 17%
  • Striking defense
    43%
    Bottom 5%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.88
    Top 38%
  • Takedown accuracy
    37%
    Top 50%
  • Takedown defense
    61%
    Bottom 45%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.50
    Top 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1674, higher than 97% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1502).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520255:17Ferguson12:00Poirier25:00Oliveira13:07Pimblett4:29Ruffy
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Freedom 250
2026-06-14 · KO/TKO, R1 4:29
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
2025-04-12 · KO/TKO, R3 3:07
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
2024-11-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
2022-11-12 · Submission, R3 2:00
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2022-05-07 · KO/TKO, R2 0:17
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
2021-11-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
2021-05-15 · KO/TKO, R2 0:19
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
2021-01-23 · KO/TKO, R1 2:30