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Chris Weidman "The All-American"

Active #18 middleweight · age 42 · Orthodox · 6'2" 188 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
At a glance
  • 3 successful title defenses
  • 58% of wins by KO or submission
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • Career-best 9-fight win streak
Elo rating
1564
Global Elo 1612 ±37
Rank
#18
top 24% of division
UFC record
12-8-0
KO 4 · Sub 3 · Dec 5
Streak
-1
Δ90d -6 · Δ1y -6
Last fight
Dec 7, 2024
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 22m
Avg fight time
10:05
Title fights
4-1
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
1.5
Ground control
1h 5m
Since last fight
1y 7mo

Honest Elo history

20 fights · tap & drag
Mar 3, 2011 — W vs Alessio Sakara Δ+31Jun 11, 2011 — W vs Jesse Bongfeldt Δ+30Nov 19, 2011 — W vs Tom Lawlor Δ+29Jan 28, 2012 — W vs Demian Maia Δ+33Jul 11, 2012 — W vs Mark Munoz Δ+33Jul 6, 2013 — W vs Anderson Silva Δ+34Dec 28, 2013 — W vs Anderson Silva Δ+30Jul 5, 2014 — W vs Lyoto Machida Δ+18May 23, 2015 — W vs Vitor Belfort Δ+18Dec 12, 2015 — L vs Luke Rockhold Δ-30Nov 12, 2016 — L vs Yoel Romero Δ-20Apr 8, 2017 — L vs Gegard Mousasi Δ-22Jul 22, 2017 — W vs Kelvin Gastelum Δ+18Nov 3, 2018 — L vs Jacare Souza Δ-20Oct 18, 2019 — L vs Dominick Reyes Δ-20Aug 8, 2020 — W vs Omari Akhmedov Δ+13Apr 24, 2021 — L vs Uriah Hall Δ-23Aug 19, 2023 — L vs Brad Tavares Δ-19Mar 30, 2024 — W vs Bruno Silva Δ+12Dec 7, 2024 — L vs Eryk Anders Δ-24 1450150015501600165017001750 2014201720202023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":381.8,"elo":1476,"date":"2011-03-03","opp":"Alessio Sakara","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":104.3,"y":349.8,"elo":1506,"date":"2011-06-11","opp":"Jesse Bongfeldt","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":127.4,"y":319,"elo":1535,"date":"2011-11-19","opp":"Tom Lawlor","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":137.4,"y":284,"elo":1568,"date":"2012-01-28","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":161,"y":249.1,"elo":1601,"date":"2012-07-11","opp":"Mark Munoz","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":5,"x":212.6,"y":213.2,"elo":1635,"date":"2013-07-06","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":6,"x":237.6,"y":181.4,"elo":1664,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":7,"x":264.7,"y":162,"elo":1683,"date":"2014-07-05","opp":"Lyoto Machida","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":8,"x":310.8,"y":142.8,"elo":1701,"date":"2015-05-23","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":9,"x":339.9,"y":175.1,"elo":1670,"date":"2015-12-12","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":10,"x":388,"y":196.2,"elo":1650,"date":"2016-11-12","opp":"Yoel Romero","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":11,"x":409,"y":220,"elo":1628,"date":"2017-04-08","opp":"Gegard Mousasi","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":12,"x":424.1,"y":201.3,"elo":1646,"date":"2017-07-22","opp":"Kelvin Gastelum","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":13,"x":491.2,"y":223.1,"elo":1625,"date":"2018-11-03","opp":"Jacare Souza","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":14,"x":541.2,"y":244.7,"elo":1605,"date":"2019-10-18","opp":"Dominick Reyes","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":15,"x":583.5,"y":230.8,"elo":1618,"date":"2020-08-08","opp":"Omari Akhmedov","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":16,"x":620.5,"y":255.4,"elo":1595,"date":"2021-04-24","opp":"Uriah Hall","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":17,"x":741.8,"y":275.4,"elo":1576,"date":"2023-08-19","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":18,"x":773.9,"y":262.5,"elo":1588,"date":"2024-03-30","opp":"Bruno Silva","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":19,"x":810,"y":288.6,"elo":1564,"date":"2024-12-07","opp":"Eryk Anders","result":"L","delta":-24}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 7, 2024 Eryk Anders L -24
Mar 30, 2024 Bruno Silva W +12
Aug 19, 2023 Brad Tavares L -19
Apr 24, 2021 Uriah Hall L -23
Aug 8, 2020 Omari Akhmedov W +13

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.
58%
7 / 12
Finish rate
KO
4
33% of wins
SUB
3
25% of wins
DEC
5
42% of wins
KO: 4 (33%) 4 Sub: 3 (25%) 3 Dec: 5 (42%) 5
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
3 43%
R2
3 43%
R3
1 14%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 626 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
66% Distance
  • Distance 66%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 24%

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.
88%
of losses by finish
7 of 8 · usually R1
7 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.
1567
UFC 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.
7
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Anderson Silva
Elo 1830 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.
10.8
+1.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 20 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1528
1523
Notable wins
Anderson Silva ×2 1830 Lyoto Machida 1686 Kelvin Gastelum 1667 Vitor Belfort 1661 Demian Maia 1639 Mark Munoz 1618

Top middleweight

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#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Chris Weidman on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.