Chad Mendes
14 UFC Fights | 64% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (67%)
Chad Mendes UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Chad Mendes is 9-5 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 6 wins by knockout and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-5, 9-0 of it outside the UFC. Mendes competes at featherweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 5'6" with a 66" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Alexander Volkanovski by knockout in Dec 2018.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 94th percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (0.57/fight).
Chad Mendes's UFC win rate is 64% (9 of 14 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Mendes averages 1.9 takedowns per fight at 48% accuracy, and no opponent has completed a UFC takedown on Mendes.
- Pro MMA Record
- 18-5
- UFC Record
- 9-5
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 66"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Alexander Volkanovski · KO/TKO · Dec 2018
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Chad Mendes's Last 5 Fights
Mendes is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Alexander Volkanovski · KO/TKO · R2 4:14 · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 2018
- Win vs Myles Jury · KO/TKO · R1 2:52 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · Jul 2018
- Loss vs Frankie Edgar · KO/TKO · R1 2:28 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · Dec 2015
- Loss vs Conor McGregor · KO/TKO · R2 4:57 · UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 2015
- Win vs Ricardo Lamas · KO/TKO · R1 2:45 · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · Apr 2015
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Chad Mendes vs Average
Chad Mendes's UFC Fight History
14 UFC fights on record (9-5), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:14 | UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 | 2018-12-29 |
| W | Myles Jury | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:52 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov | 2018-07-14 |
| L | Frankie Edgar | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:28 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale | 2015-12-11 |
| L★ | Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:57 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | 2015-07-11 |
| W | Ricardo Lamas | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:45 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | 2015-04-04 |
| L★ | Jose Aldo | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | 2014-10-25 |
| W | Nik Lentz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | 2013-12-14 |
| W | Clay Guida | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:30 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | 2013-08-31 |
| W | Darren Elkins | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:08 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | 2013-04-20 |
| W | Yaotzin Meza | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:55 | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson | 2012-12-14 |
| W | Cody McKenzie | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:31 | UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 | 2012-07-07 |
| L★ | Jose Aldo | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:59 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | 2012-01-14 |
| W | Rani Yahya | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 2011-08-06 |
| W | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort | 2011-02-05 |
How Mendes Ranks at Featherweight
Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
Recent Opponents
More Featherweight Fighters
Simulate a Fight with Chad Mendes
Pick any opponent from 1,811 UFC fighters. Our engine runs a full simulation using real statistical data — round-by-round results, scorecards, and finish probabilities.
Launch Fight Simulator