Chris Weidman (16-8, 9) was born in Baldwin, New York, U.S. on June 17, 1984. At the age of 24 years on February 20, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Reubem Lopes, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On March 3, 2011, 26-year old Chris Weidman made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann against a 29-year old Alessio Sakara, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on July 6, 2013 at age 29 on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 162 after defeating a 38-year old Anderson Silva via 2nd-round KO.
Weidman's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Eryk Anders at UFC 310 at age 40 on December 7, 2024. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 20 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Chris Weidman's best fights have been against Vitor Belfort, Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Mark MuƱoz, Uriah Hall, Tom Lawlor and Jesse Bongfeldt.
Weidman has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Dec 7, 2024 40 years, 5 months 16-8 (9) | 37 years, 7 months 16-8 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
23  | Mar 30, 2024 39 years, 9 months 16-7 (9) | 34 years, 8 months 23-10 (20) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Aug 19, 2023 39 years, 2 months 15-7 (9) | 35 years, 7 months 19-8 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Apr 24, 2021 36 years, 10 months 15-6 (9) | 36 years, 8 months 16-9 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Leg injury |
20  | Aug 8, 2020 36 years, 1 months 15-5 (9) | 32 years, 9 months 20-4-1 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Oct 18, 2019 35 years, 4 months 14-5 (9) | 29 years, 9 months 11-0 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Nov 3, 2018 34 years, 4 months 14-4 (9) | 38 years, 10 months 25-6 (19) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
17  | Jul 22, 2017 33 years, 1 months 14-3 (9) | 25 years, 8 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
16  | Apr 8, 2017 32 years, 9 months 13-3 (8) | 31 years, 8 months 41-6-2 (35) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees |
15  | Nov 12, 2016 32 years, 4 months 13-2 (8) | 39 years, 6 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Flying knee |
14  | Dec 12, 2015 31 years, 5 months 13-1 (8) | 31 years, 1 months 14-2 (12) | UFC | MD | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC middleweight title |
13  | May 23, 2015 30 years, 11 months 13-0 (8) | 38 years, 1 months 24-10 (20) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC middleweight title |
12  | Jul 5, 2014 30 years 12-0 (7) | 36 years, 1 months 21-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC middleweight title |
11  | Dec 28, 2013 29 years, 6 months 11-0 (7) | 38 years, 8 months 33-5 (26) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Leg injury Defended UFC middleweight title |
10 | Jul 6, 2013 29 years 10-0 (6) | 38 years, 2 months 33-4 (26) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punches Won UFC middleweight title |
9  | Jul 11, 2012 28 years 9-0 (5) | 34 years, 5 months 12-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Elbow and punches |
8  | Jan 28, 2012 27 years, 7 months 8-0 (4) | 34 years, 2 months 15-3 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | Nov 19, 2011 27 years, 5 months 7-0 (4) | 28 years, 6 months 7-3 (3) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN D'arce choke |
6 | Jun 11, 2011 26 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | Jesse Bongfeldt | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
5  | Mar 3, 2011 26 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | 29 years, 6 months 16-7 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
4 | Dec 3, 2010 26 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | Valdir AraĆŗjo | MD | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Ring of Combat middleweight title | |
3 | Sep 24, 2010 26 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | 26 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Ring of Combat middleweight title | |
2 | Apr 17, 2009 24 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Mike Stewart | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Feb 20, 2009 24 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Reubem Lopes | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
