Michael Chandler
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 71"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Thu, Apr 24, 1986, age 40
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Jan 23, 2021
- Latest UFC fight
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
01/How he wins
2 KO/TKO (kick to head at distance front kick, punch to head at distance) in 2 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 3 |
| Submission | 0 | 1 |
| Decision | 0 | 2 |
| All | 2 | 6 |
02/Career rates
03/Title fights
- Lv Charles OliveiraLightweight, title fight. Sat, May 15, 2021, UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler. KO/TKO, R2 0:19
04/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 8 | 2-6-0 | 82.7 | 318 of 630 | 3.85 | 9 of 25 | 15:32 of 82:42 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| All | 8 | 2-6-0 | 82.7 | 318 of 630 | 3.85 | 9 of 25 | 15:32 of 82:42 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
05/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 4.5 | 3 of 12 | 0.67 | 0 of 3 | 0:00 of 4:29 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 13.1 | 11 of 28 | 0.84 | 4 of 7 | 2:44 of 13:07 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 84 of 113 | 3.36 | 0 of 1 | 1:59 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 17.3 | 70 of 153 | 4.05 | 4 of 8 | 8:10 of 17:17 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 22.8 | 150 of 324 | 6.57 | 1 of 6 | 2:39 of 22:49 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 8 | 2-6-0 | 82.7 | 318 of 630 | 3.85 | 9 of 25 | 15:32 of 82:42 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 8 of 8 | 37.0 | 159 of 327 | 4.30 | 5 of 13 | 8:23 of 36:59 | 1 | 1 | 2, won 1 |
| Round 2 | 6 of 8 | 20.6 | 65 of 135 | 3.16 | 3 of 7 | 5:10 of 20:36 | 1 | 0 | 2, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 4 of 8 | 15.1 | 46 of 105 | 3.04 | 1 of 4 | 0:00 of 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 3, won 0 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 8 | 5.0 | 8 of 16 | 1.60 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 1 of 8 | 5.0 | 40 of 47 | 8.00 | 0 of 0 | 1:59 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026UFC Freedom 250 | Mauricio RuffyLightweight | LKO/TKO, R1 4:29Punches to Head On Ground | 3 of 12 | 0 of 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 4:29 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 12, 2025UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes | Paddy PimblettLightweight | LKO/TKO, R3 3:07Elbows to Head From Mount | 11 of 28 | 4 of 7 | 2:44 | 0 | 13:07 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 16, 2024UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic | Charles OliveiraLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Eric Colon 46 - 49. Junichiro Kamijo 46 - 49. Ron McCarthy 45 - 49. | 84 of 113 | 0 of 1 | 1:59 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 12, 2022UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | Dustin PoirierLightweight | LSubmission, R3 2:00Rear Naked Choke | 43 of 100 | 3 of 7 | 5:39 | 0 | 12:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 7, 2022UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | Tony FergusonLightweight | WKO/TKO, R2 0:17Kick to Head At Distance Front kick | 27 of 53 | 1 of 1 | 2:31 | 1 | 5:17 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 6, 2021UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | Justin GaethjeLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Doug Crosby 27 - 30. | 103 of 245 | 1 of 6 | 0:03 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 15, 2021UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler | Charles OliveiraLightweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R2 0:19Punch to Head At Distance | 30 of 55 | 0 of 0 | 2:27 | 0 | 5:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 23, 2021UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor | Dan HookerLightweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:30Punch to Head At Distance | 17 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:09 | 1 | 2:30 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.