Chris Weidman "The All-American"

Catch Weight

Record and bio

Pro record	—
UFC record	12-8 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record	166-61-2 (73.1%) across 20 opponents
Last 5 opponents	43-30-1 (58.9%) across 5 opponents
Age	42
Height	6' 2"
Reach	78"
Stance	Orthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute	3.11
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	3.37
Striking accuracy	45%
Striking defense	51%
Takedowns per 15 minutes	3.27
Takedowns landed / attempted	42%
Takedown defense	72%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	0.82
Average fight time	10.1 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 7 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

Date	Opponent	Their UFC record then	Style	Result	Method	Event
2024-12-07	Eryk Anders	8-8 (1 NC)	Balanced	L	KO/TKO R2 4:51	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-03-30	Bruno Silva	4-4	Striker	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 2:18	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2023-08-19	Brad Tavares	14-8	Balanced	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2021-04-24	Uriah Hall	9-7	Balanced	L	KO/TKO R1 0:17	UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
2020-08-08	Omari Akhmedov	8-3-1	Wrestler	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2019-10-18	Dominick Reyes	5-0	Striker	L	KO/TKO R1 1:43	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
2018-11-03	Jacare Souza	8-3	Grappler	L	KO/TKO R3 2:46	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
2017-07-22	Kelvin Gastelum	8-2 (1 NC)	Striker	W	Submission R3 3:45	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-04-08	Gegard Mousasi	8-3	Striker	L	KO/TKO R2 3:13	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
2016-11-12	Yoel Romero	7-0	Wrestler	L	KO/TKO R3 0:24	UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2015-12-12	Luke Rockhold	4-1	Submission grappler	L	KO/TKO R4 3:12 (title)	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-05-23	Vitor Belfort	13-6	Submission grappler	W	KO/TKO R1 2:53 (title)	UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
2014-07-05	Lyoto Machida	13-4	Balanced	W	Decision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)	UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida
2013-12-28	Anderson Silva	16-1	Balanced	W	KO/TKO R2 1:16 (title)	UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
2013-07-06	Anderson Silva	16-0	Balanced	W	KO/TKO R2 1:18 (title)	UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
2012-07-11	Mark Munoz	7-2	Wrestler	W	KO/TKO R2 1:37	UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
2012-01-28	Demian Maia	9-3	Grappler	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
2011-11-19	Tom Lawlor	3-2	Grappler	W	Submission R1 2:07	UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
2011-06-11	Jesse Bongfeldt	0-0-1	Wrestler	W	Submission R1 4:54	UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
2011-03-03	Alessio Sakara	6-4 (1 NC)	Wrestler	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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