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Chad Mendes

Fighter profile

Chad Mendes

FTW18-5-0P4P #161Div #23
Form
4.9
8.3
3.7
5.0
8.7
84
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
79
Boxing
83
Kicking
83
Clinch
59
Striking def.
78
Wrestling off.
86
Wrestling def.
98
Ground game
85
Submissions
63
Grappling def.
96
Profile
Age41
Height5'6"
Reach66"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2008
UFC record9-5-0
Last fight2018-12-29
Octagon time116.3 min
Avg fight8.3 min
Career length17y 10m
Elo trajectory
Shadedsuspensionfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Striking offense1513
88th
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1507
78th
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1511
87th
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1563
99th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum29
69th
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 4 losses
W
44% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(—) 0
2 (22%)Submission(—) 0
5 (56%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes381
Sig. accuracy50%
Sig. attempted758
Total strikes441
Total attempted824
Knockdowns8
Head257
Body33
Leg91
Distance260
Clinch24
Ground97

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed332
Sig. defense67%
KDs absorbed5
Head abs.226
Body abs.63
Leg abs.43
Distance abs.292
Clinch abs.13
Ground abs.27

Grappling · offense

Takedowns27
TD accuracy48%
TD attempted56
Sub att.2
Reversals0
Control time29:44

Grappling · defense

TD defense100%
TDs absorbed0
TD att. faced14
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time2:06

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 14 UFC fights · 116:19 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Chad has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
261W–57Lwin 82.1%div #50/206pct 76th
WinsAverage
163W–48Lwin 77.3%div #101/191pct 48th
LossesElite
98W–9Lwin 91.6%div #16/199pct 92nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1587 elodiv #10/206pct 96th
WinsElite
1565 elodiv #18/191pct 91st
LossesElite
1627 elodiv #8/199pct 96th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall87W–35L71.3%
Wins87W–35L71.3%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Chad, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.81u−20.1% ROI

over 14 close-line bets

Average odds
-212

68% implied

As favorite
9W–1L

ROI +11.9%

Avg -398

As underdog
0W–4L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +164

Based on 14 of 14 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.