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The Clinch

United States of America “Money” 2010-2018 · 38 rounds on file

Chad Mendes

13-5-0 W-L-D in this database

Chad Mendes, photograph by yuggy15
Strike accuracy 454/910
Takedown accuracy 45/81
Sig. strikes / round 11.9
Control / round 1:37
Inside the distance 54% 7 of 13 wins
Height
5′6″167.6 cm
Reach
66″167.6 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4101 MAY 1985
Listed weight
145 lb65.8 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 18 fights - 6.4 takedown attempts and 32% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 12 10-2-0 vs 1575 avg
Positional Controller 9 7-2-0
Submission Grappler 3 3-0-0
Striking 4 1-3-0 vs 1629 avg
Distance Striker 3 1-2-0
Pressure Striker 1 0-1-0
Hybrid 1 1-0-0 vs 1521 avg
Well-Rounded 1 1-0-0
-- Not classified 1 1-0-0 vs 1481 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 12 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

06 MAR 2010 - beat Erik Koch · Decision (Unanimous) 24 APR 2010 - beat Anthony Morrison · Submission 18 AUG 2010 - beat Cub Swanson · Decision (Unanimous) 11 NOV 2010 - beat Javier Vazquez · Decision (Unanimous) 05 FEB 2011 - beat Michihiro Omigawa · Decision (Unanimous) 06 AUG 2011 - beat Rani Yahya · Decision (Unanimous) 14 JAN 2012 - lost to Jose Aldo · Technical Knockout 07 JUL 2012 - beat Cody McKenzie · Technical Knockout 14 DEC 2012 - beat Yaotzin Meza · Technical Knockout 20 APR 2013 - beat Darren Elkins · Technical Knockout 31 AUG 2013 - beat Clay Guida · Technical Knockout 14 DEC 2013 - beat Nik Lentz · Decision (Unanimous) 25 OCT 2014 - lost to Jose Aldo · Decision (Unanimous) 04 APR 2015 - beat Ricardo Lamas · Technical Knockout 11 JUL 2015 - lost to Conor McGregor · Technical Knockout 11 DEC 2015 - lost to Frankie Edgar · Technical Knockout 14 JUL 2018 - beat Myles Jury · Technical Knockout 29 DEC 2018 - lost to Alexander Volkanovski · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 38 rounds across 18 of 18 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 11.9
Sig. strikes absorbed 10.1
Takedowns landed 1.2
Knockdowns 0.2
Sub. attempts 0.1
Control time 1:37 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 50% 454/910
Takedowns 56% 45/81
Opponents’ accuracy 33% 384/1,174

Where the strikes land

Head 69% 312
Body 9% 40
Leg 22% 102

And from where

At distance 63% 286
In the clinch 7% 30
On the ground 30% 138

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 6 won Technical Knockout · 6-4
Submission 1 won Submission · 1-0
Decision 6 won Decision (Unanimous) · 6-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
29 DEC 2018 Alexander Volkanovski Lost Technical Knockout R2 4:14 28 54 UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
14 JUL 2018 Myles Jury Won Technical Knockout R1 2:52 17 3 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
11 DEC 2015 Frankie Edgar Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:28 5 13 The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
11 JUL 2015 Conor McGregor Lost Technical Knockout R2 4:57 31 46 UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
04 APR 2015 Ricardo Lamas Won Technical Knockout R1 2:45 27 8 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
25 OCT 2014 Jose Aldo Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 77 102 UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
14 DEC 2013 Nik Lentz Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 35 40 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
31 AUG 2013 Clay Guida Won Technical Knockout R3 0:30 32 17 UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
20 APR 2013 Darren Elkins Won Technical Knockout R1 1:08 7 2 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
14 DEC 2012 Yaotzin Meza Won Technical Knockout R1 1:55 10 2 UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson
07 JUL 2012 Cody McKenzie Won Technical Knockout R1 0:31 8 1 UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2
14 JAN 2012 Jose Aldo Lost Technical Knockout R1 4:59 13 11 UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
06 AUG 2011 Rani Yahya Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 35 15 UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
05 FEB 2011 Michihiro Omigawa Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 56 18 UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
11 NOV 2010 Javier Vazquez Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 30 6 WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki
18 AUG 2010 Cub Swanson Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 17 27 WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez
24 APR 2010 Anthony Morrison Won Submission R1 2:13 2 5 WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
06 MAR 2010 Erik Koch Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 24 14 WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz

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