Ernest Chavez (10-2, 5) was born in Brawley, California, U.S. on June 27, 1983. At the age of 25 years on June 13, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Dionisio Ramirez, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 22, 2014, 30-year old Ernest Chavez made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 170 against Yosdenis Cedeno, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Chavez' last fight was a 3-round split decision win against Adam Townsend at age 32 on December 11, 2015. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Ernest Chavez' best fights have been against Yosdenis Cedeno and Justin Buchholz.
Chavez has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Dec 11, 2015 32 years, 5 months 10-2 (5) | Adam Townsend | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
11  | Oct 30, 2015 32 years, 4 months 9-2 (5) | 32 years, 2 months 15-9 (13) | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Oct 4, 2014 31 years, 3 months 8-2 (4) | 23 years, 8 months 16-3 (5) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
9  | May 31, 2014 30 years, 11 months 8-1 (4) | 27 years, 8 months 10-0 (4) | TUF | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Feb 22, 2014 30 years, 7 months 8-0 (4) | Yosdenis Cedeno | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
7 | May 31, 2013 29 years, 11 months 7-0 (4) | Jorge Valdez | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Mar 15, 2013 29 years, 8 months 6-0 (3) | Tom Gloudeman | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Oct 4, 2012 29 years, 3 months 5-0 (2) | Josh Smith | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Nov 20, 2011 28 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Stephen Martinez | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
3 | May 19, 2011 27 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Xavier Stokes | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Aug 5, 2010 27 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Brandon Jinnies | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Jun 13, 2009 25 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Dionisio Ramirez | 3 | UD | WIN |
