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Chelsea Chandler
Women's Bantamweight

Chelsea Chandler

7-4-0 UFC 4-3-0
Volume Machine Positional Grappler Padded Record
5'8"Height
68"Reach
SouthpawStance
35Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
8:37Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 57 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Oct 2026 · stats read 47 → nudged -4 inside the band · tag pace: high volume (+2) · claims striking power +2, striking volume +2, striking technique -3, pressure +1 (+2) Accuracy — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · claims striking technique -3 (-6) Striking D — Weak, rated 10 of 100 · claims striking defense -1 (-3) Durability — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Below avg, rated 28 of 100 · claims td offense +1, clinch +2 (+4) TD Defense — Weak, rated 15 of 100 · claims td defense -3 (-6) Grappling — Average, rated 54 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling good · Oct 2026 · stats read 45 → nudged -4 inside the band · claims ground and pound +1 (+1) Control — Above avg, rated 78 of 100 · claims top control +1, ground and pound +1 (+6) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
4 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Buckley vs Malott Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 11, 2026 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Machado Garry vs Prates Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 22, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Tuivasa vs Tybura Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 88) · March 12, 2024 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Holm vs Bueno Silva Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, and Predictions (UFC Vegas 77) · July 11, 2023 watch ↗
grappling good
5 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Buckley vs Malott Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 11, 2026 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Machado Garry vs Prates Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 22, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Tuivasa vs Tybura Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 88) · March 12, 2024 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Holm vs Bueno Silva Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, and Predictions (UFC Vegas 77) · July 11, 2023 watch ↗
  • decent UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Dern vs Yan Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · September 28, 2022 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 4 reads
grappling good 5 reads
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, Wrestling, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Durability.

Built on 60 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Volume Machine 138 MMA · Sep 2022 tags pace: high volume
Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 78 of 100 · claims top control +1, ground and pound +1 (+6)
Padded Record 138 MMA · Aug 2024 tags competition quality: padded
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.43
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.11
Striking accuracy45.0%
Striking defense41.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.25
Takedowns / 15 min0.75
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense36.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.5
Control time28.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-2

Insider info

7 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Melissa Croden clear UFC Fight Night Buckley vs Malott Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 11, 2026
strikinggood grapplinggood

says she's covered everywhere but size

A good striker who comes forward with powerful punches and is physically strong and savvy, especially once she clinches. Pretty good grappling, with good ground and pound when she gets on top. The analyst says she is having a hard time making this weight class and is likely to carry a size advantage into the fight regardless.

Strengthgood striker, comes forward with powerful punches
Strengthphysically strong/savvy, dangerous once she grabs you
Strengthpretty good grappling
Strengthgood ground and pound on top
Strengthlikely size advantage in this matchup
Weaknessstruggling to make this weight class, per the analyst
vs Priscila Cachoeira coinflip UFC Fight Night Muhammad vs Bonfim Full Card Preview & Predictions · May 30, 2026 · 1 read since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

He states outright "this isn't a fight" he feels convicted on either side of (quote truncated to stay under five words: "not convicted on either"), and grants Chandler a clean path to win if she simply wrestles.

A physical, aggressive athlete who presses forward and whose power comes more from raw strength than technique; her ground-and-pound is called solid once she gets on top. The analyst is blunt that she is still more athlete than finished fighter, picking up skill as she goes rather than drawing on a long martial-arts background, and was not really UFC-ready on arrival.

Strengthphysical, strong, aggressive forward pressure
Strengthserviceable power from athleticism
Strengthsolid ground-and-pound on top
Weaknesslacks a deep technical/skill foundation
Weaknessleaning on athleticism over trained skill
vs Joselyne Edwards clear UFC Fight Night Machado Garry vs Prates Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 22, 2025 · 2 reads since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

Repeated, undhedged: should win "pretty comfortably" twice; names a mechanism (front kick, volume) with no concession of a route to Chandler.

Our paraphrase: physically strong fighter who presses forward, with decent striking and grappling that the analyst calls her main assets. He rates Edwards better everywhere except physicality. He expects her forward pressure to run into Edwards's front kick and low guard to be exploited.

Strengthphysical strength
Strengthforward pressure
Strengthdecent top control when on top
Weaknesstends to run away at times
Weaknesswalks straight into counters/kicks while pressing forward
Weaknessoutclassed in both striking and grappling per his own comparison
vs Yana Santos clear UFC Fight Night Tybura vs Spivac 2 Full Card Analysis, Prediction, & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 95) · August 6, 2024 · 3 reads since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

The pick clause itself is unqualified -- he states plainly that she is the better fighter and that he has to take her. He describes her as a fighter with a complete game, in contrast to Chandler, where he struggles to name a strength beyond size and strength. The one conceded route -- Chandler eventually landing takedowns -- is softened by his own uncertainty over timing, rather than left standing as a real threat to the outcome.

He struggles to credit Chandler with much beyond size and strength, judging her UFC wins to have come against limited or one-dimensional opposition. He grants that her size should eventually produce takedown opportunities, but does not treat that as enough to win him over.

StrengthSize and strength, which he calls close to her entire game
StrengthExpected to find a takedown or two eventually on the strength of her size
WeaknessRecord built against opposition he judges weak or one-dimensional
WeaknessNo skill beyond size/strength he can readily point to
competition quality · padded
vs Josiane Nunes emphatic UFC Fight Night Tuivasa vs Tybura Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 88) · March 12, 2024 · 4 reads since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

States 'I feel very confident in Josiane Nunes' and that she wins 'pretty impressively'; no hedge voiced on the win at all.

Decent striker with good forward pressure and fair power, and a decent, physically strong grappling game built around good ground-and-pound. The analyst is explicit that he has little specific detail to offer on her skills and states plainly that he does not think she is ready for this level yet.

Strengthgood forward pressure
Strengthdecent power
Strengthgood ground-and-pound
Strengthphysically strong
Weaknessanalyst has a thin read on her specific skills
Weaknessassessed as not ready for the UFC level yet
vs Norma Dumont emphatic UFC Fight Night Holm vs Bueno Silva Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, and Predictions (UFC Vegas 77) · July 11, 2023 · 5 reads since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

States flatly that she wins comfortably and reaffirms the pick without qualification, his strongest statement of certainty on the card.

A physically strong, forward-pressure fighter with decent striking power and a decent, heavy ground-and-pound grappling game. The analyst does not believe her physicality will be enough to out-muscle Dumont.

StrengthPhysically strong, forward pressure
StrengthDecent striking power
StrengthDecent grappling, heavy ground-and-pound
vs Julija Stoliarenko clear UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Dern vs Yan Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · September 28, 2022 · 6 reads since
grapplingdecent

He calls it a very good pick and says he's pretty confident in it, plus a specific line-value argument (should be shorter odds than currently offered). No hedge on the win itself; the betting-value framing supports rather than caps conviction here.

4-1 pro record built entirely against weak competition ('cans') who never win again afterward. All-offense, no-defense striker who trains with higher-level grappling partners but whose own jiu-jitsu is untested in a real fight. The analyst sees her as unready for this level.

Strengthhigh-volume, 100%-offense striking approach
Weaknessno striking or grappling defense to speak of
Weaknessuntested grappling
Weaknessentire record built against weak opposition
pace · high volumecompetition quality · padded

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
October 1, 2022 vs Julija Stoliarenko — 8.94/min (W) — only 4.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '22 July 15, 2023 vs Norma Dumont — 1.47/min (L) Jul '23 March 16, 2024 vs Josiane Nunes — 3.87/min (W) Mar '24 August 10, 2024 vs Yana Santos — 3.73/min (L) Aug '24 April 26, 2025 vs Joselyne Edwards — 3.97/min (L) — only 2.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '25 June 6, 2026 vs Priscila Cachoeira — 2.97/min (W) — only 3.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '26 October 17, 2026 vs Melissa Croden — 2.47/min (W) — only 4.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '26

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Melissa Croden 2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:52 — UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott · October 17, 2026
12/27Sig. strikes
11/29Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Priscila Cachoeira 13-8 walk-in Submission · R1 3:42 — UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · June 6, 2026
11/25Sig. strikes
7/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:52Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Joselyne Edwards 14-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:31 — UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · April 26, 2025
10/23Sig. strikes
30/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yana Santos 14-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 · August 10, 2024
56/124Sig. strikes
94/135Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Josiane Nunes 10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · March 16, 2024
58/130Sig. strikes
47/105Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
7:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Norma Dumont 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · July 15, 2023
22/61Sig. strikes
47/76Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Julija Stoliarenko 10-6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:15 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · October 1, 2022
38/70Sig. strikes
12/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:05Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
7-4-0Pro record
Cesar Gracie Jiu-JitsuGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Invicta FC 5
Full career — 11 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Priscila Cachoeira Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
June 6, 2026
UFC 1 3:42
L Joselyne Edwards TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
April 26, 2025
UFC 1 2:31
L Yana Santos Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
August 10, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
W Josiane Nunes Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
March 16, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
L Norma Dumont Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
July 15, 2023
UFC 3 5:00
W Julija Stoliarenko TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
October 1, 2022
UFC 1 4:15
W Courtney King Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 47
May 11, 2022
Invicta FC 3 5:00
W Olivia Parker Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 40
July 2, 2020
Invicta FC 1 1:05
W Brittney Victoria TKO (punches) Invicta FC 35
June 7, 2019
Invicta FC 2 3:58
W Mitzi Merry Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 32
November 16, 2018
Invicta FC 3 5:00
L Kerri Kenneson Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 28
March 24, 2018
Invicta FC 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chelsea Chandler) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 38 qualified Women's Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.4 avg 3.8
Strikes absorbed /min 4.1 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 45.0% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 41.9% avg 54.0%
Takedowns /15 min 0.8 avg 1.1
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 36.4% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.4
Control time 28.9% avg 22.9%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 40.6%

Headshot of Chelsea Chandler by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized