Featherweight · “EJ”
Ernest Chavez
10-2-0 UFC 1-2-0
Hard To Take Down
Positional Grappler
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
11:14Avg fight
Skill profile
- TD Defense Average 55
- Control Average 55
- Striking D Average 49
- Durability Below avg 41
- Accuracy Below avg 31
- Wrestling Below avg 31
- Grappling Below avg 28
- Striking Below avg 27
Built on 33 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Hard To Take Down
average td defense — rates 55 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler
average control — rates 55 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.79
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.89
Striking accuracy40.7%
Striking defense59.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.89
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time21.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Zubaira Tukhugov 12-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:21 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
12/30Sig. strikes
40/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Elias Silverio 10-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:21 — UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado · May 31, 2014
54/139Sig. strikes
65/172Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yosdenis Cedeno 9-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · February 22, 2014
28/62Sig. strikes
26/83Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:31Control
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
0
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
3
BAMMA USA - Badbeat
2
RFA
1
TWC
1
FCOC - Fight Club OC
1
LBFN
1
Fight Club OC - Night at the Fights
1
BITB - Battle in the Ballroom
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Adam Townsend | Decision (split) | RFA 33: Townsend vs. Chavez
December 11, 2015 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Buchholz | TKO (punches) | TWC 23 - Halloween Havoc 5
October 30, 2015 |
TWC | 1 | 3:22 |
| L | Zubaira Tukhugov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
October 4, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:21 |
| L | Elias Silvério | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado
May 31, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 4:21 |
| W | Yosdenis Cedeno | Decision (split) | UFC 170
February 22, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jorge Valdez | TKO (punches) | BAMMA USA - Badbeat 9
May 31, 2013 |
BAMMA USA - Badbeat | 3 | 4:00 |
| W | Tom Gloudeman | KO (punches) | BAMMA USA - Badbeat 8
March 15, 2013 |
BAMMA USA - Badbeat | 1 | 1:21 |
| W | Josh Smith | Decision (unanimous) | FCOC - Fight Club OC
October 4, 2012 |
FCOC - Fight Club OC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stephen Martinez | Decision (split) | LBFN 13 - Long Beach Fight Night 13
November 20, 2011 |
LBFN | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Xavier Stokes | TKO (punches) | Fight Club OC - Night at the Fights
May 19, 2011 |
Fight Club OC - Night at the Fights | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Brandon Jinnies | TKO (punches) | BITB - Battle in the Ballroom
August 5, 2010 |
BITB - Battle in the Ballroom | 1 | 0:44 |
| W | Dionisio Ramirez | Decision (unanimous) | Apocalypse Fights 4 - War
June 13, 2009 |
Apocalypse Fights | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ernest Chavez (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.