Michael Chiesa (20-7, 12) was born in Aurora, Colorado, U.S. on December 7, 1987. At the age of 22 years on October 20, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Andy Paves, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 23, 2013, 25-year old Michael Chiesa made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 157 against a 28-year old Anton Kuivanen, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Chiesa's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Niko Price at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer at age 38 on March 28, 2026. He is on a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought 21 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michael Chiesa's best fights have been against Carlos Condit, Colton Smith, Al Iaquinta, Jim Miller, Niko Price, Tony Ferguson and Max Griffin. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Michael Chiesa".
Chiesa has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Michael Chiesa Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Mar 28, 2026 38 years, 3 months 20-7 (12) | 36 years, 5 months 16-10 (13) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
26  | Jun 14, 2025 37 years, 6 months 19-7 (11) | 40 years, 6 months 22-13 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
25  | Dec 7, 2024 37 years 18-7 (11) | 39 years 20-10 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
24  | Aug 3, 2024 36 years, 7 months 17-7 (10) | 40 years, 5 months 25-10 (20) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
23  | Jul 29, 2023 35 years, 7 months 16-7 (9) | 30 years, 8 months 24-9 (20) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Brabo choke |
22  | Nov 20, 2021 33 years, 11 months 16-6 (9) | 28 years, 11 months 14-0 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Loss |
21  | Aug 7, 2021 33 years, 8 months 16-5 (9) | 29 years, 8 months 20-7-1 (17) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | Loss Brabo choke |
20  | Jan 20, 2021 33 years, 1 months 16-4 (9) | 33 years, 5 months 24-7 (10) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Win |
19  | Jan 25, 2020 32 years, 1 months 15-4 (9) | 35 years, 2 months 29-12 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
18  | Jul 6, 2019 31 years, 6 months 14-4 (9) | 37 years, 6 months 29-11 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Dec 29, 2018 31 years 13-4 (9) | 34 years, 8 months 30-12 (28) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | Win Kimura |
16  | Jul 7, 2018 30 years, 7 months 12-4 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 20-7 (16) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Triangle armbar |
15  | Jun 25, 2017 29 years, 6 months 12-3 (8) | 24 years, 9 months 15-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | CKO | Loss Rear-naked choke |
14  | Apr 16, 2016 28 years, 4 months 12-2 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 12-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
13  | Dec 10, 2015 28 years 11-2 (7) | 32 years, 3 months 25-6 (16) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
12  | Apr 4, 2015 27 years, 3 months 10-2 (6) | 29 years, 4 months 11-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
11  | Sep 5, 2014 26 years, 8 months 9-2 (6) | 30 years, 3 months 23-9 (21) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | Loss Doctor stoppage |
10  | May 24, 2014 26 years, 5 months 9-1 (6) | 35 years, 9 months 14-3 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
9  | Nov 6, 2013 25 years, 10 months 8-1 (6) | 26 years, 2 months 3-2 (2) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
8  | Jul 27, 2013 25 years, 7 months 7-1 (5) | 28 years, 8 months 24-7 (11) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Loss Brabo choke |
7  | Feb 23, 2013 25 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | 28 years, 9 months 17-5 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
6  | Jun 1, 2012 24 years, 5 months 6-0 (4) | 25 years, 1 month 5-1-1 (4) | TUF | LT | 1 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke |
5 | Oct 1, 2011 23 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Darrell Fenner | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Jul 16, 2011 23 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Matt Coble | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Apr 28, 2011 23 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Evian Rodriguez | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Mar 26, 2011 23 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Darcy James | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Brabo choke | |
1 | Oct 20, 2010 22 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Andy Paves | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
