Tony Ferguson

LightweightOutfighter
15 - 9

24 UFC Fights | 63% Win Rate | 11 Finishes (73%)

Height
5' 11"
Reach
76"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
42
Orthodox

Tony Ferguson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Tony Ferguson is 15-9 in the UFC across 24 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 6 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 25-11, 10-2 of it outside the UFC. Ferguson competes at lightweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'11" with a 76" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Michael Chiesa by submission in Aug 2024.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 88th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (4.9 sig. strikes/min).

Tony Ferguson's UFC win rate is 63% (15 of 24 fights), and 73% of those wins came by finish. Ferguson averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 35% accuracy and stops 66% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
25-11
UFC Record
15-9
Height
5'11"
Reach
76"
Age
42
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Michael Chiesa · Submission · Aug 2024

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

Tony Ferguson's Last 5 Fights

Ferguson is 0-5 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Michael Chiesa · Submission · R1 3:44 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · Aug 2024
  2. Loss vs Paddy Pimblett · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · Dec 2023
  3. Loss vs King Green · Submission · R3 4:54 · UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Jul 2023
  4. Loss vs Nate Diaz · Submission · R4 2:52 · UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · Sep 2022
  5. Loss vs Michael Chandler · KO/TKO · R2 0:17 · UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 2022

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.9
Accuracy
46%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.12

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.4
Strike Differential
+0.5
Opp. Accuracy Against
45%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.3
Takedown Accuracy
35%
Takedown Defense
66%
Control Time / Fight
0:20
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
13% KO
8% Sub
R2
8% KO
13% Sub
R3+
0% KO
4% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Tony Ferguson vs Average

Tony Ferguson's UFC Fight History

24 UFC fights on record (15-9), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LMichael ChiesaSubmissionR1 · 3:44UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov2024-08-03
LPaddy PimblettDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington2023-12-16
LKing GreenSubmissionR3 · 4:54UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 22023-07-29
LNate DiazSubmissionR4 · 2:52UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson2022-09-10
LMichael ChandlerKO/TKOR2 · 0:17UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje2022-05-07
LBeneil DariushDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler2021-05-15
LCharles OliveiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno2020-12-12
L★Justin GaethjeKO/TKOR5 · 3:39UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje2020-05-09
WDonald CerroneKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes2019-06-08
WAnthony PettisKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor2018-10-06
W★Kevin LeeSubmissionR3 · 4:02UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee2017-10-07
WRafael Dos AnjosDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson2016-11-05
WLando VannataSubmissionR2 · 2:22UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker2016-07-13
WEdson BarbozaSubmissionR2 · 2:54The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale2015-12-11
WJosh ThomsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee2015-07-15
WGleison TibauSubmissionR1 · 2:37UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano2015-02-28
WAbel TrujilloSubmissionR2 · 4:19UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II2014-12-06
WDanny CastilloDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto2014-08-30
WKatsunori KikunoKO/TKOR1 · 4:06UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw2014-05-24
WMike RioSubmissionR1 · 1:52UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 32013-10-19
LMichael JohnsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller2012-05-05
WYves EdwardsDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale2011-12-03
WAaron RileyKO/TKOR1 · 5:00UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage2011-09-24
W★Ramsey NijemKO/TKOR1 · 3:54The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale2011-06-04

How Ferguson Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.9 sig. strikes/min
88th percentile
Striking accuracy46%
61st percentile
Strikes absorbed4.4/min
20th percentile
Takedowns0.3/fight
19th percentile
Takedown defense66%
55th percentile
Knockdown power0.12/fight
42nd percentile

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