Chris Cariaso

FlyweightComplete Fighter
7 - 6

13 UFC Fights | 54% Win Rate | 1 Finishes (14%)

Height
5' 3"
Reach
64"
Weight
125 lbs.
Age
45
Southpaw

Chris Cariaso UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Chris Cariaso is 7-6 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 1 win by knockout and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 17-8, 10-2 of it outside the UFC. Cariaso competes at flyweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 5'3" with a 64" reach at 45 years old. The last bout was a loss to Sergio Pettis by decision in Oct 2015.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 77th percentile among 115 flyweight fighters (2.4/min).

Chris Cariaso's UFC win rate is 54% (7 of 13 fights), and 14% of those wins came by finish. Cariaso averages 0.8 takedowns per fight at 39% accuracy and stops 57% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
17-8
UFC Record
7-6
Height
5'3"
Reach
64"
Age
45
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Sergio Pettis · Decision · Oct 2015

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Chris Cariaso's Last 5 Fights

Cariaso is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Sergio Pettis · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 2015
  2. Loss vs Henry Cejudo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · Mar 2015
  3. Loss vs Demetrious Johnson · Submission · R2 2:29 · UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Sep 2014
  4. Win vs Louis Smolka · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · May 2014
  5. Win vs Danny Martinez · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · Feb 2014

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.3
+1.4x ratio
Accuracy
43%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.4
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+0.9
Opp. Accuracy Against
40%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.8
Takedown Accuracy
39%
Takedown Defense
57%
Control Time / Fight
1:51
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.5

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
0% Sub
R2
8% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Chris Cariaso vs Average

Chris Cariaso lands 14.9 strikes in R1 but 16.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Chris Cariaso's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (7-6), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LSergio PettisDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson2015-10-03
LHenry CejudoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos2015-03-14
L★Demetrious JohnsonSubmissionR2 · 2:29UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso2014-09-27
WLouis SmolkaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva2014-05-10
WDanny MartinezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 22014-02-01
WIliarde SantosKO/TKOR2 · 4:31UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields2013-10-09
LJussier FormigaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold2013-05-18
LJohn MoragaSubmissionR3 · 1:11UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II2012-12-29
WJosh FergusonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman2012-07-11
WTakeya MizugakiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson2012-02-25
WVaughan LeeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz2011-11-05
LMichael McDonaldDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill2011-05-28
WWill CampuzanoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 22011-01-22

How Cariaso Ranks at Flyweight

Percentile among the 115 flyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.3 sig. strikes/min
52nd percentile
Striking accuracy43%
50th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.4/min
77th percentile
Takedowns0.8/fight
45th percentile
Takedown defense57%
39th percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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