Catch Weight

Chris Weidman

Last fought: Dec 2024

RECORD

Pro

16-8-0

UFC

12-8-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

78"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:04
Fight Completion Rate	53.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.02
% Fights Inside the Distance	70.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	166-61 (73.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	103-31 (76.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	63-30 (67.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.5%
% Time in Control	32.2%
% Time Controlled	7.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	81.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.41
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.47
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.06
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.8%
Distance Strike Defense	59.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.23
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.94
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.27
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.19
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.54
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.25

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Catch Weight field

Chris Weidman League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Chris Weidman
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	42.3%
Takedown Defense	72.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	4:50
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	41.7%
Avg Fight Time	10:04
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	20.7%
Takedown Defense	71.4%
Control Time/Fight	3:01

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Eryk Anders

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Catch Weight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:51

Chris Weidman16/3644%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:15KD 1

Eryk Anders62/10261%TD 0/6Ctrl 4:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	13/26	50%	0/1	2:10	1
	Eryk Anders	11/23	48%	0/4	0:41	—

R2	Chris Weidman	3/10	30%	0/0	0:05	—
	Eryk Anders	51/79	65%	0/2	3:43	—

WIN

vs. Bruno Blindado Silva

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot • Mar 2024Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 2:18

Chris Weidman75/11168%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:15KD 1

Bruno Blindado Silva30/8834%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	20/30	67%	1/2	3:09	—
	Bruno Blindado Silva	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	45/64	70%	0/2	0:00	—
	Bruno Blindado Silva	19/63	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Weidman	10/17	59%	0/0	0:06	1
	Bruno Blindado Silva	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley • Aug 2023Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Weidman37/9240%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:21

Brad Tavares70/11561%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	7/20	35%	0/3	0:12	—
	Brad Tavares	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	20/41	49%	0/2	0:54	—
	Brad Tavares	27/44	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Weidman	10/31	32%	0/3	0:15	—
	Brad Tavares	27/42	64%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Uriah Hall

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:17

Chris Weidman1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Uriah Hall0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uriah Hall	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Omari Akhmedov

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Weidman29/5652%TD 5/16Ctrl 8:17

Omari Akhmedov33/9136%TD 4/8Ctrl 1:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	5/15	33%	2/7	2:59	—
	Omari Akhmedov	6/25	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	15/30	50%	0/5	0:37	—
	Omari Akhmedov	25/62	40%	4/7	1:34	—

R3	Chris Weidman	9/11	82%	3/4	4:41	—
	Omari Akhmedov	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dominick Reyes

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman • Oct 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:43

Chris Weidman3/650%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:10

Dominick Reyes8/1173%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	3/6	50%	1/4	1:10	—
	Dominick Reyes	8/11	73%	0/0	0:09	1

LOSS

vs. Jacare Souza

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis • Nov 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:46

Chris Weidman68/19335%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:43

Jacare Souza74/13256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	23/68	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacare Souza	14/30	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	26/64	41%	1/1	0:43	—
	Jacare Souza	31/59	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Weidman	19/61	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacare Souza	29/43	67%	0/0	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum • Jul 2017Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 3:45

Chris Weidman36/7647%TD 7/13Ctrl 7:35

Kelvin Gastelum26/4755%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	9/25	36%	2/4	1:43	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	13/20	65%	0/0	0:07	1

R2	Chris Weidman	10/15	67%	3/5	3:47	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Weidman	17/36	47%	2/4	2:05	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	11/20	55%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gegard Mousasi

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 3:13

Chris Weidman13/2945%TD 4/6Ctrl 3:22

Gegard Mousasi49/9353%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	10/22	45%	3/4	1:56	—
	Gegard Mousasi	21/52	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	3/7	43%	1/2	1:26	—
	Gegard Mousasi	28/41	68%	0/1	0:38	—

LOSS

vs. Yoel Romero

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016Middleweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 3, 0:24

Chris Weidman12/4726%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:25

Yoel Romero18/4045%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:52KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	7/24	29%	1/4	0:25	—
	Yoel Romero	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	4/21	19%	0/4	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	8/21	38%	2/3	1:48	—

R3	Chris Weidman	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	7/9	78%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Luke Rockhold

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:12

Chris Weidman48/7564%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:27

Luke Rockhold126/19166%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	10/12	83%	2/4	3:07	—
	Luke Rockhold	7/9	78%	0/0	1:05	—

R2	Chris Weidman	14/31	45%	0/1	0:14	—
	Luke Rockhold	31/60	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Weidman	21/29	72%	1/1	1:06	—
	Luke Rockhold	68/99	69%	1/1	1:35	—

R4	Chris Weidman	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luke Rockhold	20/23	87%	1/3	2:50	—

WIN

vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:53

Chris Weidman46/6967%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:13

Vitor Belfort18/3256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	46/69	67%	1/2	1:13	—
	Vitor Belfort	18/32	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Lyoto Machida

UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida • Jul 2014MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Chris Weidman65/17737%TD 5/13Ctrl 4:36

Lyoto Machida58/13942%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	10/33	30%	0/1	0:01	—
	Lyoto Machida	7/19	37%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Chris Weidman	14/37	38%	1/1	0:59	—
	Lyoto Machida	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Weidman	9/21	43%	3/5	2:12	—
	Lyoto Machida	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Chris Weidman	9/42	21%	0/3	0:11	—
	Lyoto Machida	18/47	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Chris Weidman	23/44	52%	1/3	1:13	—
	Lyoto Machida	22/40	55%	0/0	0:12	—

WIN

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 • Dec 2013MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 1:16

Chris Weidman20/4445%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:21KD 1

Anderson Silva8/1553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	19/38	50%	1/1	4:20	1
	Anderson Silva	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	1/6	17%	0/0	0:01	—
	Anderson Silva	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman • Jul 2013MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:18

Chris Weidman16/4337%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:55KD 1

Anderson Silva14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	11/27	41%	1/2	1:52	—
	Anderson Silva	9/18	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	5/16	31%	0/1	0:03	1
	Anderson Silva	5/6	83%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mark Munoz

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman • Jul 2012Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 1:37

Chris Weidman28/3776%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:12KD 1

Mark Munoz0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	13/16	81%	1/1	4:22	—
	Mark Munoz	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	15/21	71%	1/1	0:50	1
	Mark Munoz	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis • Jan 2012Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Weidman58/16635%TD 4/6Ctrl 1:38

Demian Maia51/16930%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	14/60	23%	1/1	0:09	—
	Demian Maia	14/53	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	16/39	41%	2/4	0:46	—
	Demian Maia	16/51	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Chris Weidman	28/67	42%	1/1	0:43	—
	Demian Maia	21/65	32%	0/6	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tom Lawlor

UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson • Nov 2011Middleweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 2:07

Chris Weidman3/650%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:27

Tom Lawlor2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	3/6	50%	1/1	1:27	—
	Tom Lawlor	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jesse Bongfeldt

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin • Jun 2011Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:54

Chris Weidman7/1741%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:46

Jesse Bongfeldt5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	7/17	41%	1/1	3:46	—
	Jesse Bongfeldt	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alessio Sakara

UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann • Mar 2011Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Weidman45/10543%TD 5/8Ctrl 8:00

Alessio Sakara27/7138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Weidman	14/46	30%	0/3	0:58	—
	Alessio Sakara	10/29	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Weidman	17/28	61%	2/2	3:07	—
	Alessio Sakara	10/23	43%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Chris Weidman	14/31	45%	3/3	3:55	—
	Alessio Sakara	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com