Chris Cariaso (17-8, 5) was born in San Jose, California, U.S. on May 27, 1981. At the age of 24 years on May 13, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Ralph Alvarado, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On January 22, 2011, 29-year old Chris Cariaso made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 against a 24-year old Will Campuzano, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Cariaso's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Sergio Pettis at UFC 192 at age 34 on October 3, 2015. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Chris Cariaso's best fights have been against Iliarde Santos, Josh Ferguson, Will Campuzano, Takeya Mizugaki, Danny Martinez, Vaughan Lee and Louis Smolka.
Cariaso has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Oct 3, 2015 34 years, 4 months 17-8 (5) | 22 years, 1 months 12-2 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Mar 14, 2015 33 years, 9 months 17-7 (5) | 28 years, 1 months 7-0 (4) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Sep 27, 2014 33 years, 4 months 17-6 (5) | 28 years, 1 months 13-2-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kimura For UFC flyweight title |
22  | May 10, 2014 32 years, 11 months 17-5 (5) | 22 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Feb 1, 2014 32 years, 8 months 16-5 (5) | 28 years, 7 months 18-4 (13) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Oct 9, 2013 32 years, 4 months 15-5 (5) | 33 years 27-8-1 (18) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | May 18, 2013 31 years, 11 months 14-5 (4) | 28 years, 1 months 14-2 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Dec 29, 2012 31 years, 7 months 14-4 (4) | 28 years, 9 months 12-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
17 | Jul 11, 2012 31 years, 1 months 14-3 (4) | Josh Ferguson | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Feb 26, 2012 30 years, 8 months 13-3 (4) | 28 years, 2 months 15-6-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 5, 2011 30 years, 5 months 12-3 (4) | 29 years 11-6-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
14  | May 28, 2011 30 years 11-3 (4) | 20 years, 4 months 12-1 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13  | Jan 22, 2011 29 years, 7 months 11-2 (4) | 24 years, 7 months 8-3 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Dec 16, 2010 29 years, 6 months 10-2 (4) | 23 years, 10 months 24-1 (17) | WEC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
11  | Jun 20, 2010 29 years 10-1 (4) | 29 years, 8 months 6-3 (5) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Oct 24, 2009 28 years, 4 months 9-1 (4) | Rolando Velasco | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | May 30, 2009 28 years 8-1 (3) | Alvin Cacdac | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
8 | Jun 17, 2008 27 years 7-1 (2) | Anthony Figueroa | Strikeforce | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Mar 21, 2008 26 years, 9 months 6-1 (1) | Mark Oshiro | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
6 | Oct 26, 2007 26 years, 4 months 6-0 (1) | Rick McCorkell | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Jun 22, 2007 26 years 5-0 (1) | Anthony Figueroa | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | May 12, 2007 25 years, 11 months 4-0 (1) | David Barrios | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
3 | Feb 10, 2007 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (0) | Andrew Valladerez | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Aug 12, 2006 25 years, 2 months 2-0 (0) | Walt Hughes | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | May 13, 2006 24 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Ralph Alvarado | 3 | UD | WIN |
