Michael Keith Chiesa (; born December 7, 1987) is an American professional

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and sports analyst who currently competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC). A professional since 2008, Chiesa was the winner of FX's inaugural '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live''.

Background

Chiesa was born in

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, but moved to

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, in his early years, growing up in Otis Orchards-East Farms with two older sisters. Having mostly just skateboarded until the age of 11, Chiesa started wrestling. Mere days before his sixteenth birthday, Chiesa moved out to live with his dad and stepmom in order to get away from his mentally and physically abusive biological mother. Chiesa wrestled at Shadle Park High School from where he graduated before attending

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for three days before dropping out in pursuit of a career in mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Chiesa began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2008. He fought for several regional promotions in the

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, going undefeated in his first seven fights, before gaining an opportunity to appear on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live'' reality show.

The Ultimate Fighter

Chiesa was one of 32 lightweight fighters announced by the UFC to participate in first live season of

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reality show. Chiesa earned his way into The Ultimate Fighter house, and a $5,000 bonus, with a submission victory over Johnavan Vistante in the elimination rounds. He was chosen as the fifth pick for Team Faber. Chiesa's terminally ill father died shortly after his victory. After teammate

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picked up the first win for Team Faber, his coach decided that Chiesa would fight Jeremy Larsen next. Chiesa would go on to defeat Larsen by unanimous decision after two rounds. For his quarter-final fight, Chiesa was matched up with the highly favored prospect, Justin Lawrence. After a hard-fought two rounds, the judges declared a draw and the fight went to a third, "sudden-victory" round. Early in the third round, Chiesa was able to reverse Lawrence on the ground, gain a mount position and win the fight by TKO, earning a $5,000 knock-out bonus and a place in the semi-finals. Chiesa was selected to fight Team Cruz fighter,

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, in the semi-final round. Chiesa won the fight by technical knockout in the second round. He moved on to the finals against Team Faber teammate

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Chiesa officially made his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale on June 1, 2012, against fellow Team Faber teammate

. Chiesa defeated Iaquinta by technical submission due to a rear-naked choke 2:47 into the opening round thus becoming The Ultimate Fighter: Live's inaugural winner and received ''Submission of the Night'' honors for his efforts. Chiesa was expected to face Rafaello Oliveira on December 8, 2012, at

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. However, Oliveira was forced out of the bout with a broken hand and replaced by Marcus LeVesseur. Then, the week of the event, Chiesa was forced out of the bout with LeVesseur with the shingles and the bout was scrapped altogether. Chiesa next fought Anton Kuivanen on February 23, 2013, at

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. Chiesa submitted Kuivanen with a rear-naked choke in the second round. Chiesa was expected to face Reza Madadi on July 27, 2013, at UFC on Fox 8. However, on May 14, 2013, it was announced Madadi was pulled from the bout due to visa issues. Chiesa instead faced

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. Chiesa was stopped by Masvidal in the second round due to a d'arce choke submission, resulting in the first defeat in his professional career. Chiesa next faced Ultimate Fighter winner Colton Smith on November 6, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 31. He won the fight via submission in the second round. The win also earned Chiesa his second ''Submission of the Night'' bonus award. Chiesa faced

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on May 24, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Chiesa faced

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on September 5, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 50. After a back and forth fight, Lauzon defeated Chiesa via TKO in the second round after opening a significant cut above Chiesa's right eye, forcing a doctor's stoppage. The performance earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Chiesa faced Mitch Clarke on April 4, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 63 ''UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 63'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Background The event was the third that the organization hosted at the ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Chiesa faced Jim Miller on December 10, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 80 ''UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 80'') was a mixed martial arts event held on December 10, 2015, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was expected to be headline ...

. He won the fight via submission in the second round. The bout also earned Chiesa his second ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Chiesa faced

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on April 16, 2016, at UFC on Fox 19. He won the bout via submission in the second round and was also awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Chiesa was expected to face

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on July 13, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 91 ''UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 91'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 13, 2016, at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ba ...

. However, Chiesa pulled out of the fight on June 27 citing a back injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Chiesa faced Kevin Lee on June 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 112. At a UFC summer kick off press conference in association with

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, Kevin Lee mentioned Chiesa's mother had tickets to the show, in which Chiesa responded "don't you ever talk about my mom". This verbal altercation ultimately led to punches being thrown, and both were escorted from the stage. Chiesa lost the fight via technical submission at the end of the first round. He appealed to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission to overturn the defeat, claiming referee

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erred both in stopping the fight despite no tapout nor loss of consciousness and in allowing Lee to use illegal downward elbows, which cut his head. Later, the appeal was dismissed by the commission. Albeit having one fight left on his contract, Chiesa signed a new four-fight deal with UFC at the end of August 2017.

UFC 223 and Conor McGregor incident

Chiesa was expected to face

Anthony Pettis Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist, and professional boxer. Pettis formerly fought in the Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...

on April 7, 2018, at

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; however, the bout was canceled after a backstage incident with

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on April 5, 2018. McGregor threw a dolly at a UFC bus that Chiesa was traveling on and broke a window. Chiesa was hit by shards of glass, which opened a cut on his forehead, and needed hospitalization subsequently resulting in the fight's cancellation. On September 10, 2018, Chiesa told the media he has sued McGregor for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He also sued Barclay's Center for negligence, although he didn't disclose the amounts or further details of either of the cases. In early 2022 news surfaced that the attorneys of both fighters filed for stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice, having reached a settlement in the process. The bout with Pettis was rescheduled to

UFC 226 ''UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 7, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Background The event took pl ...

. At weight-ins, Chiesa weighed in at 157.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the lightweight limit of 156 pounds. As a result, the fight proceeded at a catchweight bout and Chiesa forfeited 30% of his purse to Pettis. Chiesa lost the fight via submission in round two. Shortly after the loss, Chiesa announced going up to welterweight division.

Move up to Welterweight

Chiesa faced

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on December 29, 2018, at

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. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Chiesa faced

Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes on the Super Lightweight division of Eagle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his ...

on July 6, 2019, at

UFC 239 ''UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 6, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Background A UFC Light Heav ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Chiesa dedicated the win to the memory of Jess Roskelley. Chiesa faced

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on January 25, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 166. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Chiesa faced

Neil Magny Aoutneil Jacques "Neil" Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Magny made a name ...

on January 20, 2021, at

UFC on ESPN 20 ''UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 20'' and ''UFC Fight Island 8'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 20, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, ...

. Chiesa won the fight via unanimous decision after controlling Magny on the ground for most of the 5 rounds. Chiesa faced

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on August 7, 2021, at UFC 265. He lost the fight via a submission in round one. Chiesa faced Sean Brady on November 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 198. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Chiesa was scheduled to face

Li Jingliang Li Jingliang ( Chinese: 李景亮; pinyin: Lǐ Jǐngliàng; born March 20, 1988) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Originally from a small town near Tac ...

on April 8, 2023, at UFC 287. However, Jingliang pulled out of the bout due to a spine injury. Chiesa faced

Kevin Holland Kevin Alan Holland (born November 5, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional si ...

on July 29, 2023, at

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, losing the bout via a brabo choke submission in round one. Chiesa faced

on August 3, 2024 at UFC on ABC 7. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. On his birthday, Chiesa faced

Max Griffin Max Griffin (born November 29, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Griffin currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2009, Griffin has also competed for ...

on December 7, 2024 at

UFC 310 ''UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 7, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. Backgroun ...

. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round. Chiesa was scheduled to compete against a

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opponent on February 22, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 252. However, no opponent was ever announced so he was removed from the card. Chiesa faced

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on June 14, 2025, at UFC on ESPN 69. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Film and television

Chiesa was featured in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary ''

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''. The film is directed by James Z. Feng and was released in 2013. Since UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till on May 27, 2018, Chiesa has been regularly acting as a desk analyst at UFC events.

Championships and achievements

** The Ultimate Fighter 15 Tournament winner ** Fight of the Night (Two times) ** Submission of the Night (Two times) ** Performance of the Night (One time) **Fewest strikes absorbed-per-minute in UFC Welterweight division history (0.94) **Most submission losses by D'Arce choke in UFC history (3) **Tied (

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) for second most rear-naked choke submissions in UFC history (7) (behind

Demian Maia Demian Augusto Maia Baptista (born 6 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler and 5th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt. Maia competed in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisio ...

) *Lords of the Cage **LOTC Lightweight Championship (One time) * MMAJunkie.com **2016 April Submission of the Month **2018 December Submission of the Month

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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