Michael Chandler MMA Profile Record, Stats, Biography, UFC Career & Fight History
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MICHAEL CHANDLER
“Iron”
USA • LIGHTWEIGHT
W-L-D
23-11-0
(T)KO
11-6
SUB
7-1
BIOGRAPHY
COUNTRY
USA
WT CLASS
Lightweight
HT / WT
5′ 8″, 156 lbs
BIRTHDATE
4/24/1986 (40)
STANCE
Orthodox
REACH
71.5″
TEAM
Kill Cliff FC
NICKNAME
Iron
Michael Chandler Record
WINS23
KO/TKO
11
SUB
7
DECISION
5
LOSSES11
KO/TKO
6
SUB
1
DECISION
4
DRAWS0
DR
0
NO CONTEST0
NC
0
Percentage Statistics
Calculated from 34 professional bouts (23-11-0).
Michael Chandler Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Method | Duration | Event |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Mauricio Ruffy | L (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (4:29) | UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Paddy Pimblett | L (KO/TKO) | Rnd 3 (3:07) | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Charles Oliveira | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 5 (5:00) | UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Dustin Poirier | L (Submission) | Rnd 3 (2:00) | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira |
| May 7, 2022 | Tony Ferguson | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (0:17) | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Justin Gaethje | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 |
| May 15, 2021 | Charles Oliveira 🥇 | L (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (0:19) | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Dan Hooker | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (2:30) | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Benson Henderson | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (2:09) | Bellator 243: Chandler vs. Henderson 2 |
| Dec 28, 2019 | Sidney Outlaw | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (2:59) | Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage |
| May 11, 2019 | Patricio Pitbull 🥇 | L (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (1:01) | Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Brent Primus 🥇 | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 5 (5:00) | Bellator 212: Primus vs. Chandler 2 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Brandon Girtz | W (Submission (Arm Triangle)) | Rnd 1 (4:00) | Bellator 197: Chandler vs. Girtz |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Goiti Yamauchi | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Brent Primus 🥇 | L (TKO – Doctor’s Stoppage) | Rnd 1 (2:22) | Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Benson Henderson 🥇 | W (Decision – Split) | Rnd 5 (5:00) | Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Patricky Pitbull 🥇 | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (2:14) | Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | David Rickels | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (3:05) | Bellator 145: Vengeance |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Derek Campos | W (Submission (Rear Naked Choke)) | Rnd 1 (2:17) | Bellator 138: Unfinished Business |
| Nov 15, 2014 | Will Brooks 🥇 | L (KO/TKO) | Rnd 4 (3:48) | Bellator 131: Tito vs. Bonnar |
| May 17, 2014 | Will Brooks 🥇 | L (Decision – Split) | Rnd 5 (5:00) | Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 |
| Nov 2, 2013 | Eddie Alvarez 🥇 | L (Decision – Split) | Rnd 5 (5:00) | Bellator MMA: Bellator 106 |
| Jul 31, 2013 | David Rickels 🥇 | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (0:44) | Bellator MMA: Bellator 97 |
| Jan 17, 2013 | Rick Hawn 🥇 | W (Submission (Rear Naked Choke)) | Rnd 2 (3:07) | Bellator MMA: Bellator 85 |
| May 4, 2012 | Akihiro Gono | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (0:56) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 67 |
| Nov 19, 2011 | Eddie Alvarez 🥇 | W (Submission (Rear Naked Choke)) | Rnd 4 (3:06) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 58 |
| May 14, 2011 | Patricky Pitbull | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 44 |
| Apr 9, 2011 | Lloyd Woodard | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 40 |
| Mar 12, 2011 | Marcin Held | W (Submission (Arm Triangle)) | Rnd 1 (3:56) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 36 |
| Oct 14, 2010 | Chris Page | W (Submission (Guillotine)) | Rnd 1 (0:57) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 32 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | Scott Stapp | W (TKO) | Rnd 1 (1:57) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 31 |
| May 15, 2010 | Salvador Woods | W (Submission) | Rnd 1 (0:59) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery |
| Nov 20, 2009 | Rich Bouphanouvong | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (2:07) | Strikeforce: Challengers 5 |
| Aug 8, 2009 | Kyle Swadley | W (TKO) | Rnd 1 (3:30) | FB: First Blood |
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