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Michael Chandler

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Rank State: New York
Age: 38
Last 5: L L W L L
Association: Kill Cliff FC
Pro Debut Date: 2009-08-08
Pro Record: 23-9-0
Current Ranking:
#11 Lightweight
'Big League' Record: 22-9-0
Last 3 Years: 1-2-0
Win Finish %: 78.3%
Combat Age: 54
Quality Perf. %: 62.5%
Last Quality Perf.: 2022-05-07
540 Metric: .300
Rating Points: 492
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2013

#3 Lightweight

All-Time Rank:

#18 Lightweight
Last Fight Date: 11/16/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#3 LW] Charles Oliveira
Opponent's Last 5: W L W L W
Next Fight: UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Next Opponent: [#17 LW] Paddy Pimblett
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W W
UFC Record: 2-4-0
Octagon Time: 1:05:06
Title Bouts: 0-1-0
UFC Debut: 2021-01-23
Last UFC Fight: 2024-11-16

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Charles Oliveira
#3 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Saturday, November 16th 2024
L Dustin Poirier
#2 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 3
  UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira
Saturday, November 12th 2022
W Tony Ferguson
#8 Lightweight 		KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
  UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 7th 2022
L Justin Gaethje
#3 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Saturday, November 6th 2021
L Charles Oliveira
#3 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 262 - Oliveira vs. Chandler
Saturday, May 15th 2021
W Dan Hooker
#7 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2
Saturday, January 23rd 2021
W Ben Henderson
#9 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator 243 - Chandler vs. Henderson 2
Friday, August 7th 2020
W Sidney Outlaw
#77 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage
Saturday, December 28th 2019
L Patricio Freire
#6 Featherweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator 221 - Chandler vs. Pitbull
Saturday, May 11th 2019
W Brent Primus Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  Bellator 212 - Primus vs. Chandler 2
Friday, December 14th 2018
W Brandon Girtz
#81 Lightweight 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  Bellator 197 - Chandler vs. Girtz
Friday, April 13th 2018
W Goiti Yamauchi
#39 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator 192 - Jackson vs. Sonnen
Saturday, January 20th 2018
L Brent Primus
#81 Lightweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva
Saturday, June 24th 2017
W Ben Henderson
#5 Lightweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  Bellator 165 - Chandler vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 19th 2016
W Patricky Freire
#32 Lightweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  Bellator 157 - Dynamite 2
Friday, June 24th 2016
W David Rickels
#54 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Bellator 145 - Vengeance
Friday, November 6th 2015
W Derek Campos
#114 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  Bellator 138 - Unfinished Business
Friday, June 19th 2015
L Will Brooks
#10 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
  Bellator 131 - Tito vs. Bonnar
Saturday, November 15th 2014
L Will Brooks
#18 Lightweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 120
Saturday, May 17th 2014
L Eddie Alvarez
#7 Lightweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 106
Saturday, November 2nd 2013
W David Rickels
#22 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 97
Wednesday, July 31st 2013
W Rick Hawn
#12 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 85
Thursday, January 17th 2013
W Akihiro Gono
#230 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 67
Friday, May 4th 2012
W Eddie Alvarez
#5 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 4
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 58
Saturday, November 19th 2011
W Patricky Freire
#135 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 44
Saturday, May 14th 2011
W Lloyd Mix
#41 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 40
Saturday, April 9th 2011
W Marcin Held
#189 Lightweight 		Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  Bellator 36
Saturday, March 12th 2011
W Chris Page Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 32
Thursday, October 14th 2010
W Scott Stapp TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 31
Thursday, September 30th 2010
W Salvador Woods
#454 Welterweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery
Saturday, May 15th 2010
W Richard Bouphanouvong TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Strikeforce - Challengers 5
Friday, November 20th 2009
W Kyle Swadley TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  FB - First Blood
Saturday, August 8th 2009
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Charles Oliveira
#3 Lightweight 		  UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Saturday, November 16th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Dustin Poirier
#2 Lightweight 		  UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira
Saturday, November 12th 2022 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Tony Ferguson
#8 Lightweight 		  UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 7th 2022 		KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
L Justin Gaethje
#3 Lightweight 		  UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Saturday, November 6th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Charles Oliveira
#3 Lightweight 		  UFC 262 - Oliveira vs. Chandler
Saturday, May 15th 2021 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Dan Hooker
#7 Lightweight 		  UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2
Saturday, January 23rd 2021 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Ben Henderson
#9 Lightweight 		  Bellator 243 - Chandler vs. Henderson 2
Friday, August 7th 2020 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Sidney Outlaw
#77 Lightweight 		  Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage
Saturday, December 28th 2019 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Patricio Freire
#6 Featherweight 		  Bellator 221 - Chandler vs. Pitbull
Saturday, May 11th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Brent Primus   Bellator 212 - Primus vs. Chandler 2
Friday, December 14th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Brandon Girtz
#81 Lightweight 		  Bellator 197 - Chandler vs. Girtz
Friday, April 13th 2018 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Goiti Yamauchi
#39 Lightweight 		  Bellator 192 - Jackson vs. Sonnen
Saturday, January 20th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Brent Primus
#81 Lightweight 		  Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva
Saturday, June 24th 2017 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
W Ben Henderson
#5 Lightweight 		  Bellator 165 - Chandler vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 19th 2016 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Patricky Freire
#32 Lightweight 		  Bellator 157 - Dynamite 2
Friday, June 24th 2016 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W David Rickels
#54 Lightweight 		  Bellator 145 - Vengeance
Friday, November 6th 2015 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Derek Campos
#114 Lightweight 		  Bellator 138 - Unfinished Business
Friday, June 19th 2015 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Will Brooks
#10 Lightweight 		  Bellator 131 - Tito vs. Bonnar
Saturday, November 15th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
L Will Brooks
#18 Lightweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 120
Saturday, May 17th 2014 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
L Eddie Alvarez
#7 Lightweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 106
Saturday, November 2nd 2013 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W David Rickels
#22 Lightweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 97
Wednesday, July 31st 2013 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Rick Hawn
#12 Lightweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 85
Thursday, January 17th 2013 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Akihiro Gono
#230 Lightweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 67
Friday, May 4th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Eddie Alvarez
#5 Lightweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 58
Saturday, November 19th 2011 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 4
W Patricky Freire
#135 Lightweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 44
Saturday, May 14th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Lloyd Mix
#41 Lightweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 40
Saturday, April 9th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Marcin Held
#189 Lightweight 		  Bellator 36
Saturday, March 12th 2011 		Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Chris Page   BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 32
Thursday, October 14th 2010 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Scott Stapp   BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 31
Thursday, September 30th 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Salvador Woods
#454 Welterweight 		  Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery
Saturday, May 15th 2010 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Richard Bouphanouvong   Strikeforce - Challengers 5
Friday, November 20th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Kyle Swadley   FB - First Blood
Saturday, August 8th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2025 NR #12 Lightweight 23-9-0
513
01/01/2024   #7 Lightweight 23-8-0
644
10/01/2023 1 #7 Lightweight 23-8-0
711
07/01/2023   #6 Lightweight 23-8-0
728
04/01/2023   #6 Lightweight 23-8-0
743
01/01/2023 2 #6 Lightweight 23-8-0
743
10/01/2022   #4 Lightweight 23-7-0
788
07/01/2022 3 #4 Lightweight 23-7-0
788
04/01/2022   #7 Lightweight 22-7-0
600
01/01/2022 1 #7 Lightweight 22-7-0
614
10/01/2021 1 #6 Lightweight 22-6-0
614
07/01/2021 1 #7 Lightweight 22-6-0
614
04/01/2021 2 #6 Lightweight 22-5-0
700
01/01/2021   #8 Lightweight 21-5-0
508
10/01/2020 8 #8 Lightweight 21-5-0
508
07/01/2020 2 #16 Lightweight 20-5-0
351
04/01/2020 2 #18 Lightweight 20-5-0
351
01/01/2020   #16 Lightweight 20-5-0
351
10/01/2019 1 #16 Lightweight 19-5-0
329
07/01/2019 5 #15 Lightweight 19-5-0
329
04/01/2019 2 #10 Lightweight 19-4-0
438
01/01/2019 3 #12 Lightweight 19-4-0
438
10/01/2018 2 #15 Lightweight 18-4-0
354
07/01/2018 1 #13 Lightweight 18-4-0
354
04/01/2018 4 #14 Lightweight 17-4-0
344
01/01/2018 3 #18 Lightweight 16-4-0
306
10/01/2017 1 #15 Lightweight 16-4-0
311
07/01/2017 7 #14 Lightweight 16-4-0
311
04/01/2017   #7 Lightweight 16-3-0
453
01/01/2017 4 #7 Lightweight 16-3-0
453
10/01/2016 1 #11 Lightweight 15-3-0
337
07/01/2016   #12 Lightweight 15-3-0
337
04/01/2016 1 #12 Lightweight 14-3-0
282
01/01/2016 5 #13 Lightweight 14-3-0
282
10/01/2015 2 #18 Lightweight 13-3-0
252
07/01/2015 3 #20 Lightweight 13-3-0
254
04/01/2015 2 #17 Lightweight 12-3-0
251
01/01/2015 4 #15 Lightweight 12-3-0
256
10/01/2014   #11 Lightweight 12-2-0
315
07/01/2014 6 #11 Lightweight 12-2-0
315
04/01/2014   #5 Lightweight 12-1-0
359
01/01/2014 1 #5 Lightweight 12-1-0
359
10/01/2013 1 #4 Lightweight 12-0-0
408
07/01/2013   #3 Lightweight 11-0-0
372
04/01/2013 4 #3 Lightweight 11-0-0
372
01/01/2013 1 #7 Lightweight 10-0-0
297
10/01/2012   #6 Lightweight 10-0-0
327
07/01/2012   #6 Lightweight 10-0-0
327
04/01/2012   #6 Lightweight 9-0-0
302
01/01/2012 25 #6 Lightweight 9-0-0
302
10/01/2011 2 #31 Lightweight 8-0-0
133
07/01/2011 114 #29 Lightweight 8-0-0
133
04/01/2011 NR #143 Lightweight 6-0-0
55
01/01/2011 2 #294 Welterweight 5-0-0
32
10/01/2010 79 #292 Welterweight 4-0-0
31
07/01/2010 NR #371 Welterweight 3-0-0
26


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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