Chris Cariaso
13 UFC Fights | 54% Win Rate | 1 Finishes (14%)
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.
- Loss vs Sergio Pettis · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 2015
- Loss vs Henry Cejudo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · Mar 2015
- Loss vs Demetrious Johnson · Submission · R2 2:29 · UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Sep 2014
- Win vs Louis Smolka · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · May 2014
- Win vs Danny Martinez · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · Feb 2014
Striking
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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.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sergio Pettis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 2015-10-03 |
| L | Henry Cejudo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | 2015-03-14 |
| L★ | Demetrious Johnson | Submission | R2 · 2:29 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | 2014-09-27 |
| W | Louis Smolka | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva | 2014-05-10 |
| W | Danny Martinez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | 2014-02-01 |
| W | Iliarde Santos | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:31 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | 2013-10-09 |
| L | Jussier Formiga | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | 2013-05-18 |
| L | John Moraga | Submission | R3 · 1:11 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | 2012-12-29 |
| W | Josh Ferguson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman | 2012-07-11 |
| W | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson | 2012-02-25 |
| W | Vaughan Lee | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz | 2011-11-05 |
| L | Michael McDonald | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill | 2011-05-28 |
| W | Will Campuzano | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 | 2011-01-22 |
How Cariaso Ranks at Flyweight
Percentile among the 115 flyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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