Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Maverick”

Michael Chiesa

20-722 UFC

Wrestler

Form

· 4W

Hot Streak

2× Title

2× 5R

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'1"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·38age

Last fightWNiko Price·SUB·R1·this month

Fighter Context

15–7UFC·

0KO

9Sub

6Dec

9.2min/fight

203UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–7(14 fights)

43%finish rate

-0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

8–4(12 fights)

50%finish rate

-0.2str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

4–0(4 fights)

25%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.29

Neutral

50%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.487

Elite

92%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

65%

Strong

77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Chiesa

Head Hunter

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.02

Str. Accuracy40%

409UFC landed/1,006attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−2.0 vs avg1.73

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / fight0.04

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg10%ile0.24

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

73%

Body

22%

Leg

By Position

Distance61%

Clinch16%

Ground23%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 122 rounds	Round 216 rounds	Round 38 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	8	8	12	5	3
Avg. Absorbed	8	6	9	3	1
Avg. Net	0	+2	+2	+2	+2

Grappling

Chiesa

Sub Hunter

·221s ctrlElite Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.11

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.51

TD Accuracy47%

42UFC landed/88attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

9UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense65%

27UFC defended/41opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

7UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 15

Submission9 / 15

Decision6 / 15

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 7

Submission5 / 7

Decision1 / 7

Loss Pattern

6 of 7 losses by finish in R1–R2

Submission hunter. 8 of 9 subs inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

SUB L

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

2.7pts

W6 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 20 vs 18 first half

22 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=22

R2n=16

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

1.9

2.1

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.9

1.6

2.0

Diff

+0.0

+0.6

+0.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▼TD Acc-58%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Chiesa — 22 UFC Fights

Result

Method

22 fights

Niko PriceVeteran

SUB R1 · 1:03Mar '26

-1

·1 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·23s ctrl·1 sub att

Court McGeeVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '25

+33

·72 SS (45%)·39 abs·0/2 td·92s ctrl

Max GriffinVeteran

SUB R3 · 1:56Dec '24

·13 SS (33%)·10 abs·2/8 td·228s ctrl·1 sub att

Tony FergusonElite

SUB R1 · 3:44Aug '24

-6

·4 SS (16%)·10 abs·1/1 td·34s ctrl·1 sub att

Kevin HollandVeteran

SUB R1 · 2:39Jul '23

-5

·4 SS (36%)·9 abs·0/5 td·15s ctrl

↵ 20mo layoff

Sean Brady

U-DEC R3Nov '21

+11

·29 SS (51%)·18 abs·1/1 td·5 td taken·53s ctrl

Vicente LuqueVeteran

SUB R1 · 3:25Aug '21

-3

·4 SS (33%)·7 abs·1/1 td·61s ctrl·2 sub att

Neil MagnyElite

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jan '21

+12

·24 SS (46%)·12 abs·4/6 td·1 td taken·921s ctrl

Rafael Dos AnjosElite

U-DEC R3Jan '20

-5

·9 SS (18%)·14 abs·6/8 td·613s ctrl

Diego SanchezElite

U-DEC R3Jul '19

+40

·47 SS (70%)·7 abs·5/6 td·1 td taken·705s ctrl

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Maverick”

Michael Chiesa

20-722 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·38age

Last fightWNiko Price·SUB·this month

Fighter Context

15–7UFC·

0KO

9Sub

6Dec

9.2min/fight

203UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)8–4

vs. Elite (15+ W)4–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.29

50%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.487

92%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

65%

77%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Chiesa

Welterweight avg

Head Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min2.02

Str. Accuracy40%

409UFC landed/1,006attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−2.0 vs avg1.73

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / Fight0.04

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg10%ile0.24

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

73%

Body

22%

Leg

By Position

Dist61%

Clinch16%

Ground23%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=22	R2 n=16	R3 n=8	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	8	8	12	5	3
Absorbed	8	6	9	3	1
Net	0	+2	+2	+2	+2

Grappling

Chiesa

Welterweight avg

Sub Hunter

221s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.11

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.51

TD Accuracy47%

42UFC landed/88attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

9UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense65%

27UFC defended/41opp. attempts

Sub Defense5 loss / 12 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

9Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

5Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.7pts

W6 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=22

R2n=16

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

1.9

2.1

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.9

1.6

2.0

Diff

+0.0

+0.6

+0.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Chiesa — UFC Fight Log

Niko PriceVeteran

SUB·R1·Mar '26

1 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·23s ctrl·1 sub

Court McGeeVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '25

72 SS (45%)·39 abs·0/2 td·92s ctrl

Max GriffinVeteran

SUB·R3·Dec '24

13 SS (33%)·10 abs·2/8 td·228s ctrl·1 sub

Tony FergusonElite

SUB·R1·Aug '24

4 SS (16%)·10 abs·1/1 td·34s ctrl·1 sub

Kevin HollandVeteran

SUB·R1·Jul '23

4 SS (36%)·9 abs·0/5 td·15s ctrl

Sean Brady

U-DEC·R3·Nov '21

29 SS (51%)·18 abs·1/1 td·5 td taken·53s ctrl

Vicente LuqueVeteran

SUB·R1·Aug '21

4 SS (33%)·7 abs·1/1 td·61s ctrl·2 sub

Neil MagnyEliteTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jan '21

24 SS (46%)·12 abs·4/6 td·1 td taken·921s ctrl

Round 122 rounds

Round 216 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=22

n=16

n=8

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net