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Chad Mendes "Money"

Inactive · age 41 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 66" 168 cm
At a glance
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
  • 67% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 56% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1536
Global Elo 1585 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-5-0
KO 6 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
-1
Δ90d -17 · Δ1y -17
Last fight
Dec 29, 2018
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 56m
Avg fight time
8:18
Title fights
0-3
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
30m
Since last fight
7y 6mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Feb 5, 2011 — W vs Michihiro Omigawa Δ+25Aug 6, 2011 — W vs Rani Yahya Δ+29Jan 14, 2012 — L vs Jose Aldo Δ-37Jul 7, 2012 — W vs Cody McKenzie Δ+32Dec 14, 2012 — W vs Yaotzin Meza Δ+29Apr 20, 2013 — W vs Darren Elkins Δ+20Aug 31, 2013 — W vs Clay Guida Δ+17Dec 14, 2013 — W vs Nik Lentz Δ+17Oct 25, 2014 — L vs Jose Aldo Δ-15Apr 4, 2015 — W vs Ricardo Lamas Δ+19Jul 11, 2015 — L vs Conor McGregor Δ-21Dec 11, 2015 — L vs Frankie Edgar Δ-15Jul 14, 2018 — W vs Myles Jury Δ+21Dec 29, 2018 — L vs Alexander Volkanovski Δ-17 14251450147515001525155015751600 201320152017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":349.7,"elo":1458,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Michihiro Omigawa","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":1,"x":135.4,"y":297.2,"elo":1487,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Rani Yahya","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":175.6,"y":364.8,"elo":1450,"date":"2012-01-14","opp":"Jose Aldo","result":"L","delta":-37},{"i":3,"x":219.3,"y":306.5,"elo":1482,"date":"2012-07-07","opp":"Cody McKenzie","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":4,"x":259.3,"y":254.2,"elo":1510,"date":"2012-12-14","opp":"Yaotzin Meza","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":291,"y":217.3,"elo":1530,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Darren Elkins","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":324.2,"y":186.2,"elo":1547,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Clay Guida","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":7,"x":350.4,"y":156,"elo":1564,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Nik Lentz","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":429,"y":183.8,"elo":1549,"date":"2014-10-25","opp":"Jose Aldo","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":9,"x":469.2,"y":149.6,"elo":1567,"date":"2015-04-04","opp":"Ricardo Lamas","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":10,"x":493.7,"y":187.8,"elo":1547,"date":"2015-07-11","opp":"Conor McGregor","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":11,"x":531.9,"y":214.7,"elo":1532,"date":"2015-12-11","opp":"Frankie Edgar","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":12,"x":768.1,"y":176.7,"elo":1553,"date":"2018-07-14","opp":"Myles Jury","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":207.6,"elo":1536,"date":"2018-12-29","opp":"Alexander Volkanovski","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 29, 2018 Alexander Volkanovski L -17
Jul 14, 2018 Myles Jury W +21
Dec 11, 2015 Frankie Edgar L -15
Jul 11, 2015 Conor McGregor L -21
Apr 4, 2015 Ricardo Lamas W +19

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
67%
6 / 9
Finish rate
KO
6
67% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
33% of wins
KO: 6 (67%) 6 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (33%) 3
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
5 83%
R2
R3
1 17%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 381 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
67% Head
  • Head 67%
  • Body 9%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 6%
  • Ground 25%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
80%
of losses by finish
4 of 5 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1652
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
4
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Myles Jury
Elo 1645 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.7
+2.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1448
1647
Notable wins
Myles Jury 1645 Nik Lentz 1625 Ricardo Lamas 1621 Darren Elkins 1612

Top featherweight

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Alexander Volkanovski C
#1 · Elo 1697
Movsar Evloev
#2 · Elo 1693
Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1670
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Arnold Allen
#5 · Elo 1635
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Chad Mendes on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.