Michael Chandler
“Iron”
- 23-10-0
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
United States- Weight Class
- Welterweight
- Birth Date
- 1986-04-24
- Age
- 41
- Height
- 172.7 cm
- Weight
- 70.8 kg
“Iron”
Michael Chandler (Iron) is a Welterweight fighter from United States. ranked #13 in UFC lightweight, a record of 23-10 and 33 fights.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| L | Paddy Pimblett | Technical Knockout |
| L | Charles Oliveira | Decision |
| L | Dustin Poirier | Submission |
| W | Tony Ferguson | Knockout |
| L | Justin Gaethje | Decision |
| Title Fights | 12 |
| Main Events | 6 |
| 1R Finishes | 5 |
| Current Loss Streak | 3 |
| Max Win Streak | 12 |
| Max Loss Streak | 3 |
| Debut | 2009.08.08 |
| Last Fight | 2025.04.13 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 9:29 |
| Career Duration | 15y 8m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 11 | 47.8% | |
| └ Front kick | 1 | 9.1% | |
| └ Punch | 10 | 90.9% | |
| Submission | 7 | 30.4% | |
| └ Arm Triangle Choke | 2 | 28.6% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 4 | 57.1% | |
| └ Guillotine choke | 1 | 14.3% | |
| Decision | 5 | 21.7% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 4 | 80.0% | |
| └ Split | 1 | 20.0% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 50.0% | |
| └ Elbow, punch | 1 | 20.0% | |
| └ Punch | 3 | 60.0% | |
| └ Doctor stoppage | 1 | 20.0% | |
| Submission | 1 | 10.0% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Decision | 4 | 40.0% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 2 | 50.0% | |
| └ Split | 2 | 50.0% |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellator MMA | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| UFC | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Strikeforce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| First Blood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lightweight | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 160lb Catchweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| welterweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Welterweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#34
#33
23-9-0
2025.04.13
22-3-0
Technical Knockout(Elbow, punch)
3Round 3:07
#32
23-8-0
2024.11.17
34-10-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#31
23-7-0
2022.11.13
28-7-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
3Round 2:00
#30
22-7-0
2022.05.08
25-6-0
Knockout(Front kick)
2Round 0:17
#29
22-6-0
2021.11.07
22-3-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#28
22-5-0
2021.05.16
30-8-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 0:19
#27
21-5-0
2021.01.24
20-9-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:30
#26
20-5-0
2020.08.07
28-8-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:09
#25
19-5-0
2019.12.29
14-3-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:59
#24
19-4-0
2019.05.11
28-4-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 1:01
#23
18-4-0
2018.12.14
8-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#22
17-4-0
2018.04.13
15-7-0
Technical Submission(Arm Triangle Choke)
1Round 4:00
#21
16-4-0
2018.01.20
22-3-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#20
16-3-0
2017.06.24
7-0-0
Technical Knockout(Doctor stoppage)
1Round 2:22
#19
15-3-0
2016.11.19
24-6-0
Decision(Split)
5Round 5:00
#18
14-3-0
2016.06.24
16-7-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:14
#17
13-3-0
2015.11.06
16-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 3:05
#16
12-3-0
2015.06.19
15-4-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 2:17
#15
12-2-0
2014.11.15
14-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
4Round 3:48
#14
12-1-0
2014.05.17
13-1-0
Decision(Split)
5Round 5:00
#13
12-0-0
2013.11.02
24-3-0
Decision(Split)
5Round 5:00
#12
11-0-0
2013.07.31
14-1-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:44
#11
10-0-0
2013.01.17
14-1-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
2Round 3:07
#10
9-0-0
2012.05.04
32-17-7
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:56
#9
8-0-0
2011.11.19
22-2-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
4Round 3:06
#8
7-0-0
2011.05.14
9-1-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#7
6-0-0
2011.04.09
11-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#6
5-0-0
2011.03.12
10-1-0
Technical Submission(Arm Triangle Choke)
1Round 3:56
#5
4-0-0
2010.10.14
1-2-0
Submission(Guillotine choke)
1Round 0:57
#4
3-0-0
2010.09.30
2-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 1:57
#3
2-0-0
2010.05.15
4-8-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 0:59
#2
1-0-0
2009.11.20
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 2:07
#1
0-0-0
2009.08.08
3-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:30
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SCHEDULED | UFC White House - Freedom 250: Topuria vs Gaethje 2026.06.15 | |||
LOSS 23-9-0 | Paddy Pimblett 22-3-0 | UFC 314 - Volkanovski vs Lopes 2025.04.13 | Technical Knockout(Elbow, punch) | 3Round3:07 |
LOSS 23-8-0 | Charles Oliveira 34-10-0 | UFC 309 - Jones vs Miocic 2024.11.17 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
LOSS 23-7-0 | Dustin Poirier 28-7-0 | UFC 281 - Adesanya vs Pereira 2022.11.13 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 3Round2:00 |
WIN 22-7-0 | Tony Ferguson 25-6-0 | UFC 274 - Oliveira vs Gaethje 2022.05.08 | Knockout(Front kick) | 2Round0:17 |
LOSS 22-6-0 | Justin Gaethje 22-3-0 | UFC 268 - Usman vs Covington 2 2021.11.07 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 22-5-0 | Charles Oliveira 30-8-0 | UFC 262 - Oliveira vs Chandler 2021.05.16 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round0:19 |
WIN 21-5-0 | Dan Hooker 20-9-0 | UFC 257 - Poirier vs McGregor 2 2021.01.24 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:30 |
WIN 20-5-0 | Benson Henderson 28-8-0 | Bellator 243 - Chandler vs Henderson 2 2020.08.07 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:09 |
WIN 19-5-0 | Sidney Outlaw 14-3-0 | Bellator 237 - Fedor vs Rampage 2019.12.29 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:59 |
LOSS 19-4-0 | Patricio Freire 28-4-0 | Bellator 221 - Chandler vs Pitbull 2019.05.11 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round1:01 |
WIN 18-4-0 | Brent Primus 8-0-0 | Bellator 212 - Primus vs Chandler 2 2018.12.14 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 17-4-0 | Brandon Girtz 15-7-0 | Bellator 197 - Chandler vs Girtz 2018.04.13 | Technical Submission(Arm Triangle Choke) | 1Round4:00 |
WIN 16-4-0 | Goiti Yamauchi 22-3-0 | Bellator 192 - Jackson vs Sonnen 2018.01.20 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 16-3-0 | Brent Primus 7-0-0 | Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs Silva 2017.06.24 | Technical Knockout(Doctor stoppage) | 1Round2:22 |
WIN 15-3-0 | Benson Henderson 24-6-0 | Bellator 165 - Chandler vs Henderson 2016.11.19 | Decision(Split) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 14-3-0 | Patricky Freire 16-7-0 | Bellator 157 - Dynamite 2 2016.06.24 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:14 |
WIN 13-3-0 | David Rickels 16-3-0 | Bellator 145 - Vengeance 2015.11.06 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round3:05 |
WIN 12-3-0 | Derek Campos 15-4-0 | Bellator 138 - Unfinished Business 2015.06.19 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round2:17 |
LOSS 12-2-0 | Will Brooks 14-1-0 | Bellator 131 - Tito vs Bonnar 2014.11.15 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 4Round3:48 |
LOSS 12-1-0 | Will Brooks 13-1-0 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 120 2014.05.17 | Decision(Split) | 5Round5:00 |
LOSS 12-0-0 | Eddie Alvarez 24-3-0 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 106 2013.11.02 | Decision(Split) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 11-0-0 | David Rickels 14-1-0 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 97 2013.07.31 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:44 |
WIN 10-0-0 | Rick Hawn 14-1-0 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 85 2013.01.17 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 2Round3:07 |
WIN 9-0-0 | Akihiro Gono 32-17-7 | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 67 2012.05.04 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:56 |
WIN 8-0-0 | Eddie Alvarez 22-2-0 | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 58 2011.11.19 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 4Round3:06 |
WIN 7-0-0 | Patricky Freire 9-1-0 | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 44 2011.05.14 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 6-0-0 | Lloyd Mix 11-0-0 | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 40 2011.04.09 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 5-0-0 | Marcin Held 10-1-0 | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 36 2011.03.12 | Technical Submission(Arm Triangle Choke) | 1Round3:56 |
WIN 4-0-0 | Chris Page 1-2-0 | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 32 2010.10.14 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 1Round0:57 |
WIN 3-0-0 | Scott Stapp 2-0-0 | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 31 2010.09.30 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round1:57 |
WIN 2-0-0 | Salvador Woods 4-8-0 | Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery 2010.05.15 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round0:59 |
WIN 1-0-0 | Strikeforce - Challengers 5 2009.11.20 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round2:07 | |
WIN 0-0-0 | Kyle Swadley 3-3-0 | FB - First Blood 2009.08.08 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:30 |
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