Featherweight · “Money”
Chad Mendes
18-5-0 UFC 9-5-0
5'6"Height
66"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
6KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
8:18Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.28
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.85
Striking accuracy50.3%
Striking defense67.5%
Takedowns / 15 min3.48
Takedown accuracy48.2%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.26
Control time25.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
14 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Alexander Volkanovski 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:14 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12-29
28/51Sig. strikes
54/124Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
0:45Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Myles Jury 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:52 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · 2018-07-14
17/27Sig. strikes
3/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Frankie Edgar 13-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · 2015-12-11
5/17Sig. strikes
13/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Conor McGregor 5-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 4:57 — UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · 2015-07-11
31/48Sig. strikes
46/92Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
5:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ricardo Lamas 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:45 — UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 2015-04-04
27/32Sig. strikes
8/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:41Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jose Aldo 6-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · 2014-10-25
77/194Sig. strikes
102/269Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nik Lentz 8-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · 2013-12-14
35/70Sig. strikes
40/119Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
5:15Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Clay Guida 10-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:30 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · 2013-08-31
32/66Sig. strikes
17/99Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
3:07Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Darren Elkins 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:08 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 2013-04-20
7/14Sig. strikes
2/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yaotzin Meza 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:55 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson · 2012-12-14
10/13Sig. strikes
2/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cody McKenzie 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:31 — UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · 2012-07-07
8/8Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jose Aldo 2-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · 2012-01-14
13/23Sig. strikes
11/23Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rani Yahya 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · 2011-08-06
35/72Sig. strikes
15/87Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
4:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michihiro Omigawa 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · 2011-02-05
56/123Sig. strikes
18/92Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
6:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chad Mendes) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
2
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
14
WEC
4
PFC
3
Tachi Palace Fights
1
TPF
1
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | TKO (punches) | UFC 232
2018-12-29 |
UFC | 2 | 4:14 |
| W | Myles Jury | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
2018-07-14 |
UFC | 1 | 2:51 |
| L | Frankie Edgar | KO (punch) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
2015-12-11 |
UFC | 1 | 2:28 |
| L | Conor McGregor | TKO (punches) | UFC 189
2015-07-11 |
UFC | 2 | 4:57 |
| W | Ricardo Lamas | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
2015-04-04 |
UFC | 1 | 2:45 |
| L | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 179
2014-10-25 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
2013-12-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Clay Guida | TKO (punches) | UFC 164
2013-08-31 |
UFC | 3 | 0:30 |
| W | Darren Elkins | KO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
2013-04-20 |
UFC | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Yaotzin Meza | KO (punches) | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
2012-12-15 |
UFC | 1 | 1:55 |
| W | Cody McKenzie | KO (punch to the body) | UFC 148
2012-07-07 |
UFC | 1 | 0:31 |
| L | José Aldo | KO (knee) | UFC 142
2012-01-14 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| W | Rani Yahya | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 133
2011-08-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 126
2011-02-05 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Javier Vazquez | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 52
2010-11-11 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 50
2010-08-18 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Morrison | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 48
2010-04-24 |
WEC | 1 | 2:13 |
| W | Erik Koch | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 47
2010-03-06 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Joy | Decision (unanimous) | Tachi Palace Fights 1
2009-10-08 |
Tachi Palace Fights | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Steven Siler | KO (punches) | TPF: Best of Both Worlds
2009-07-16 |
TPF | 1 | 0:44 |
| W | Art Arciniega | Decision (unanimous) | PFC: Best of Both Worlds 2
2009-04-23 |
PFC | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Leland Gridley | TKO (punches) | PFC: Best of Both Worlds
2009-02-06 |
PFC | 2 | 1:58 |
| W | Giovanni Encarnacion | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFC 10: Explosive
2008-09-26 |
PFC | 1 | 2:06 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chad Mendes) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Featherweight average, over 127 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.