Flyweight · Men

Chris Cariaso

“Kamikaze”
United States Fight and Fitness debut 2006
Held by Petr Yan
Form W W L L L
Elo 1,423 peak 1,576 · 10 May 2014 153 below it
Tapology Sherdog
17-8pro record
3L current streak
1,648best win, Elo
1,401average opponent
-- born 27 May 1981
63.0" / 64.5" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at flyweight, ages 26–35

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,237 Sub1,126 Dec1,194

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of flyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,789 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings
Strikes landed Accuracy Absorbed Strikedefence Takedowns TD defence Control Subattempts Knockdowns
In the cage: 17 bouts with the UFC's statistics, 220 minutes, against 81 in the class

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 25 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 25 bouts (2015): 1,423 Elo, 17-8, aged 34, average opponent 1,401.

  1. Yusaku Nakamura then 1,441, 16-8, aged 34 4-2 after peaked 1,452
  2. Gustavo Machado then 1,453, 17-7, aged 34 · Middleweight 6-3 after peaked 1,516 ▲
  3. Yuki Yasunaga then 1,427, 14-10, aged 34 2-5 after peaked 1,369 ▼
  4. Francisco Maciel then 1,479, 17-7, aged 35 · Bantamweight 0-4 after peaked 1,461 ▼
  5. Yoshitomi Mishima then 1,392, 17-6, aged 35 · Lightweight 3-1 after peaked 1,543 ▲
  6. Yoshihiro Koyama then 1,549, 16-7, aged 33 · Lightweight 8-8 after peaked 1,547 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Takeya Mizugaki Decision R3 · 25 Feb 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,648
  2. Louis Smolka Decision R3 · 10 May 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,604
  3. Rafael Rebello Decision R3 · 20 Jun 2010 · WEC 1,510
  4. Iliarde Santos KO/TKO R2 · 9 Oct 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,495
  5. Danny Martinez Decision R3 · 1 Feb 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,404

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Sergio Pettis Decision R3 · 3 Oct 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,444
  2. Henry Cejudo Decision R3 · 14 Mar 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,536
  3. Demetrious Johnson Submission R2 · 27 Sep 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,961
  4. Jussier Formiga Decision R3 · 18 May 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,612
  5. John Moraga Submission R3 · 29 Dec 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,549

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Anthony Figueroa 2 meetings · 2007, 2008 2–0

Fight history

25 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
25 3 Oct 201534.4 yrs L17-8 Sergio Pettis 12-2 · 22.1 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.29* 1,465→1,423 -42 1,444 +148→+166 UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 14 Mar 201533.8 yrs L17-7 Henry Cejudo 7-0 · 28.1 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,558→1,465 -93 1,536 +347→+347 UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 27 Sep 201433.3 yrs L17-6 Demetrious Johnson 13-2-1 · 28.1 yrs Flyweighttitle SubKimura R27:29 0.00 1,576→1,558 -17 1,961 +750→+750 UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 10 May 201433.0 yrs W17-5 Louis Smolka 7-0 · 22.8 yrs Flyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.63* 1,536→1,576 +39 1,604 +105→+105 UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 1 Feb 201432.7 yrs W16-5 Danny Martinez 18-5 · 28.6 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.62* 1,550→1,536 -13 1,404 -156→-156 UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 9 Oct 201332.4 yrs W15-5 Iliarde Santos 29-8-1 (2) · 33.0 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOPunches R29:31 1.00 1,451→1,550 +98 1,495 +115→+115 UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 18 May 201332.0 yrs L14-5 Jussier Formiga 14-2 · 28.1 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.33* 1,440→1,451 +11 1,612 +122→+122 UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 29 Dec 201231.6 yrs L14-4 John Moraga 12-1 · 28.8 yrs Flyweight SubGuillotine Choke R311:11 0.00 1,521→1,440 -81 1,549 +145→+145 UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 11 Jul 201231.1 yrs W14-3 Josh Ferguson 9-5 · 24.2 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.90* 1,492→1,521 +29 1,312 -330→-330 UFC on Fuel TV 4: Munoz vs. Weidman Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 25 Feb 201230.7 yrs W13-3 Takeya Mizugaki 15-6-2 · 28.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.27* 1,496→1,492 -4 1,648 +158→+158 UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 5 Nov 201130.4 yrs W12-3 Vaughan Lee 11-6-1 · 29.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.62* 1,513→1,496 -17 1,351 – UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 28 May 201130.0 yrs L11-3 Michael McDonald 12-1 · 20.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.50* 1,456→1,513 +57 1,723 – UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 22 Jan 201129.7 yrs W11-2 Will Campuzano 8-3 · 24.7 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.50* 1,495→1,456 -40 1,325 – UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 16 Dec 201029.6 yrs L10-2 Renan Barão 24-2 (1) · 23.9 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:47 0.00 1,562→1,495 -66 1,647 – WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis WEC
11 20 Jun 201029.1 yrs W10-1 Rafael Rebello 6-3 · 29.7 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.83* 1,502→1,562 +60 1,510 – WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus WEC
10 24 Oct 200928.4 yrs W9-1 Rolando Velasco 5-1-1 · 22.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,432→1,502 +69 1,359 – LTD - Rumble in Richmond California Regional
9 30 May 200928.0 yrs W8-1 Alvin Cacdac 7-6 – SubRear-Naked Choke -- 1.00 1,343→1,432 +90 1,351 – WCSC - The Awakening California Regional
8 27 Jun 200827.1 yrs W7-1 Anthony Figueroa 4-2 Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R29:34 1.00 1,296→1,343 +46 1,119 – Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson Strikeforce
7 21 Mar 200826.8 yrs L6-1 Mark Oshiro 12-1 · 24.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:38 0.00 1,349→1,296 -53 1,494 – ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series Elite XC
6 26 Oct 200726.4 yrs W6-0 Rick McCorkell 6-3 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,297→1,349 +52 1,267 – ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series Elite XC
5 22 Jun 200726.1 yrs W5-0 Anthony Figueroa 2-0 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R313:00 0.89* 1,273→1,297 +24 1,081 – Strikeforce-EliteXC - Shamrock vs. Baroni Strikeforce
4 12 May 200726.0 yrs W4-0 David Barrios 0-2 – KO/TKOKick R2 1.00 1,250→1,273 +23 923 – CCFC - Total Elimination Cage Combat FC
3 10 Feb 200725.7 yrs W3-0 Andrew Valladerez debut · 19.6 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.67* 1,245→1,250 +5 1,146 – Strikeforce: Young Guns Strikeforce
2 12 Aug 200625.2 yrs W2-0 Walt Hughes 0-3 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,243→1,245 +2 970 – Warrior Cup 1 California Regional
1 13 May 200625.0 yrs W1-0 Ralph Alvarado debut · 23.6 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,183→1,243 +60 1,183 – ICFO 1: Stockton California Regional