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// Roster Index›WELTERWEIGHT›Dossier · Michael Chiesa
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG UFC
Michael Chiesa
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! LIVE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERSTOCK 0WELTERWEIGHT

Michael
Chiesa

// CALLSIGN"Maverick"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'3"
AGE
38
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
WELTERWEIGHT
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 31 bouts
WIN
24
LOSS
7
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
77%
24/31 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
67%
STRONG
// L5 FORM4W STREAK · 4-1
LWWWW
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: LIVE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
SUBMISSION HUNTER

Submission hunter fighter with no dominant single weapon — 58% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM▼ BELOW
2.03
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.65
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
41%
Striking Accuracy
division median 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
1.73
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.74
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
58%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
3.05
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
48%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
68%
Takedown Defense
division median 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.97
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (24)
n = 24
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 14
DEC · 8
2
KO/TKO
8%
14
SUB
58%
8
DEC
33%
// LOSSES (7)
n = 7
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 5
DEC · 1
1
KO/TKO
14%
5
SUB
71%
1
DEC
14%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
67% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 2 fights
8%
SUBANY ROUND · 14 fights
58%
DECFULL FIGHT · 8 fights
33%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER20TD DEFENSE62GRAPPLING66CHIN80STRIKING28CARDIO72AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT97STR DEFENSE92RECOVERY57
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Sub Threat. Lowest reading in KO Power.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100OCT 2010WOCT 2010WMAR 2011WAPR 2011WJUL 2011WOCT 2011WMAR 2012WAPR 2012WMAY 2012WMAY 2012WJUN 2012WFEB 2013LJUL 2013WNOV 2013WMAY 2014LSEP 2014WAPR 2015WDEC 2015WAPR 2016LJUN 2017LJUL 2018WDEC 2018WJUL 2019WJAN 2020WJAN 2021LAUG 2021LNOV 2021LJUL 2023WAUG 2024WDEC 2024WJUN 2025WMAR 2026// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Vistante), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
31/31 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
-
2
6%
1
3%
-
-
3
total
SUB
11
35%
7
23%
1
3%
-
-
19
total
DEC
-
1
3%
7
23%
-
1
3%
9
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 2 of 31 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
29%, fights rarely go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
SikJitsu
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
WRESTLING-HEAVY

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
31 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Niko Price
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
1:03
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 271 - Adesanya vs. Pyfer
DATE · Mar 28, 2026
WVS Court McGee
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 69 - Usman vs. Buckley
DATE · Jun 14, 2025
WVS Max Griffin
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R3
1:56
EVENT · UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura
DATE · Dec 7, 2024
WVS Tony Ferguson
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
3:44
EVENT · UFC on ABC 7 - Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
DATE · Aug 3, 2024
LVS Kevin Holland
Submission
Submission (Brabo Choke)
R1
2:39
EVENT · UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
DATE · Jul 29, 2023
LVS Sean Brady
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 198 - Vieira vs. Tate
DATE · Nov 20, 2021
LVS Vicente Luque
Submission
Submission (Brabo Choke)
R1
3:25
EVENT · UFC 265 - Lewis vs. Gane
DATE · Aug 7, 2021
WVS Neil Magny
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 20 - Chiesa vs. Magny
DATE · Jan 20, 2021
WVS Rafael dos Anjos
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos
DATE · Jan 25, 2020
WVS Diego Sanchez
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 239 - Jones vs. Santos
DATE · Jul 6, 2019
WVS Carlos Condit
Submission
Submission (Kimura)
R2
0:56
EVENT · UFC 232 - Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
DATE · Dec 29, 2018
LVS Anthony Pettis
Submission
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
R2
0:52
EVENT · UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier
DATE · Jul 7, 2018
// FAQ · 09_

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