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Michael Chiesa

Michael Chiesa

Secondary style
Grappling Controller
DURABLEFAST STARTER
established · 22 UFC fights
20-11
Record
0 KO · 13 SUB · 7 DEC
Wins by method
LossWinWinWinWin
Recent form
37
Age
185 cm
Height
191 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-03-28
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P22
Volume
P18
Striking Efficiency
P12
Range Sniper
P4
Kickboxing
P14
Clinch Striking
P71
Defensive Striking
P50
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P90
Pressure Wrestling
P78
Top Control
P87
Submission
P94
Anti-Wrestling
P60
Grappling Defense
P49
Scrambler
P82
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P10
Finisher
P54
Damage Resistance
P97
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P94
Pace
P81
Late Fighter
P66
GLOBAL
Versatility
P49
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-03-28
Striking
2.02
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
1.73
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
41%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
58%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.07
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
3.11
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
6.51
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
48%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
66%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
6:00
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
1.04
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head73%
Body22%
Leg5%
Position
Distance61%
Clinch16%
Ground23%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R281R3116increasing
TakedownsR1100R261R363declining
ControlR1100R2120R3153increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
100%
Model correct (4/4)
3/3
Fighter wins when model favored
0/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
2/2
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2025-06-14
65.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-12-07
58.7%
Model · pick ✓
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2024-08-03
81.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-07-29
36.8%
Model · pick ✓
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