Michael Chandler

“Iron”

Michael Chandler "Iron" is an active Lightweight fighter with a 23-10-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Michael Chandler is an active Lightweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 23-10-0, UFC record is 2-5-0, nationality is United States, team is Kill Cliff FC, stance is Orthodox, height is 5' 8", reach is 71". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a loss against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314 - Volkanovski vs. Lopes on Apr 12 2025 by TKO (Elbows and Punches). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 1-4 with 3 finishes.

The striking profile lists 4.04 significant strikes landed per minute, 4.52 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 49% striking accuracy, 43% striking defense. The grappling data lists 1.96 takedowns per 15 minutes, 41% takedown accuracy, 61% takedown defense, 0.6 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 11 KO/TKO wins, 7 submission wins, 5 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 78.3% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
23-10-0
UFC Record
2-5-0
Weight Class
Lightweight
Nationality
United States
Team
Kill Cliff FC

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
LOSS Paddy Pimblett TKO (Elbows and Punches) UFC 314 - Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12 2025
LOSS Charles Oliveira Decision (Unanimous) UFC 309 - Jones vs. Miocic Nov 16 2024
LOSS Dustin Poirier Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira Nov 12 2022
WIN Tony Ferguson KO (Front Kick) UFC 274 - Oliveira vs. Gaethje May 07 2022
LOSS Justin Gaethje Decision (Unanimous) UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 06 2021
LOSS Charles Oliveira TKO (Punches) UFC 262 - Oliveira vs. Chandler May 15 2021
WIN Dan Hooker TKO (Punches) UFC 257 - Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Jan 23 2021
WIN Benson Henderson KO (Punches) Bellator 243 - Chandler vs. Henderson 2 Aug 07 2020
WIN Sidney Outlaw KO (Punches) Bellator 237 - Fedor vs. Rampage Dec 29 2019
LOSS Patricio Freire TKO (Punches) Bellator 221 - Chandler vs. Pitbull May 11 2019

CageVault Research Notes

  • 33 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Apr 12 2025 vs. Paddy Pimblett.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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