Chad Edward Mendes ( born Chad Edward Mendes ; born May 1, 1985 ) is an American mixed martial artist who performed in the featherweight category. He was a contender for the UFC title.
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| Full name | Chad Edward Mendes |
| Nickname | Money |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | May 1, 1985 ( 34) |
| Place of Birth | Hanford , California , USA |
| Accommodation | Sacramento , California , USA |
| Growth | 168 cm |
| Weight category | Feather-weight |
| Arm span | 168 cm |
| Career | 2001 - p.t. |
| Team | Team Alpha Male |
| Style | Boxing wrestling |
| Mixed Martial Arts Statistics | |
| Boev | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| β’ knockout | eight |
| β’ change | 2 |
| β’ decision | eight |
| Defeat | five |
| β’ knockout | four |
| β’ decision | one |
| Other information | |
| Site | UFC.com Profile |
| Chadmendes | |
| Battle stats on the Sherdog website | |
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Wrestling career
High School
Speaking for Hanford High School, Mendes became 8th in California among beginners in 2001. In 2002, he took 5th place as a junior and in 2003 3rd place in the older age group. He was selected for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
NCAA
Mendes fought and played for the team at the California Polytechnic University. He ended his career with a total result of 64-14.
Mixed Martial Arts Career
The early years
Having made some conclusions for himself, Chad decided to engage in mixed martial arts in the Team Alpha Male team. He performed at the Palace Fighting Championship, where he walked without defeat.
World Extreme Cagefighting
Mendes began his career at WEC with a fight with Eric Koch on March 6, 2010 at the WEC 47 tournament. That fight ended in a victory for Chad Mendes by unanimous decision. On April 24, 2010 Mendes at the WEC 48 tournament met Anthony Morrison, and strangled him with a guillotine in the first round.
On August 18, 2010 at WEC 50, Chad fought with Kab Swanson , winning the match by unanimous decision.
UFC
Chad Mendes moved from WEC to UFC in 2011. In the first fight against Rani, Yahya Chad won by unanimous decision and earned his first title chance. In the fight with Aldo for the belt of the champion of the featherweight division, he lost by knockout in the first round. After the defeat, Mendes gained a good shape and for a long time occupied the first line in the featherweight rating. Thus, having earned another title fight against Jose , but even there he lost by unanimous decision. He lost his last two fights by knockout, McGregor in the second round at UFC 189 and Frankie Edgar in the first round at TUF 22 Finale. At the moment, he occupies the third place in the ranking of featherweight.
In July 2016, he was disqualified for 2 years due to the use of growth hormone stimulant (GHRP-6), which violates the USADA anti-doping policy. The first fight after returning was held on July 14, 2018 against Miles Jury and won by TKO in the first round. On December 29, 2018, at UFC 232, he lost to Alexander Volkanovsky by technical knockout (punches) in the second round. After this defeat, he decided to end the career of a fighter.
Statistics
| Professional career of a fighter (total) | ||
| Boev 21 | Wins 17 | Lost 4 |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| Surrender | 2 | 0 |
| Decision | eight | one |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date | Round | Time | A place | Note |
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| Defeat | 17-4 | Frankie Edgar | Knockout (kick) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team faber finale | December 11, 2015 | one | 2:28 | Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | |
| Defeat | 17-3 | Conor McGregor | Technical knockout (punches) | UFC 189 | July 11, 2015 | 2 | 4:57 | Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | Fight for the interim UFC Featherweight title. Performance of the evening. |
| Victory | 17-2 | Ricardo Lamas | Technical knockout (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas | April 4, 2015 | one | 2:45 | Fairfax, Virginia , USA | Performance of the evening. |
| Defeat | 16-2 | Jose aldu | Unanimous decision | UFC 179 | October 25, 2014 | five | 5 a.m. | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | Fight for the UFC Featherweight Championship . |
| Victory | 16-1 | Nick Lenz | Unanimous decision | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | December 14, 2013 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Sacramento , California , USA | |
| Victory | 15-1 | Glue Guida | Technical knockout (punches) | UFC 164 | August 31, 2013 | 3 | 0:30 | Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA | The best knockout of the evening. |
| Victory | 14-1 | Darren Elkins | Knockout (punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez | April 20, 2013 | one | 1:08 | San Jose , California , USA | |
| Victory | 13-1 | Jaotzin Mesa | Knockout (punches) | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson | December 15, 2012 | one | 1:55 | Gold Coast , Australia | |
| Victory | 12-1 | Cody mackenzie | Technical knockout (punches) | UFC 148 | July 7, 2012 | one | 0:31 | Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | |
| Defeat | 11-1 | Jose aldu | Knockout (knee) | UFC 142 | January 14, 2012 | one | 4:59 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | Fight for the UFC Featherweight Championship . |
| Victory | 11-0 | Rani Yahya | Unanimous decision | UFC 133 | August 6, 2011 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Philadelphia , PA , USA | |
| Victory | 10-0 | Michihiro Omigawa | Unanimous decision | UFC 126 | February 5, 2011 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | |
| Victory | 9-0 | Javier Vasquez | Unanimous decision | Wec 52 | November 11, 2010 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | |
| Victory | 8-0 | Kab Swanson | Unanimous decision | Wec 50 | August 18, 2010 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | |
| Victory | 7-0 | Anthony Morrison | Choking Reception (Guillotine) | Wec 48 | April 24, 2010 | one | 2:13 | Sacramento , California , USA | |
| Victory | 6-0 | Eric Koch | Unanimous decision | Wec 47 | March 6, 2010 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Columbus , Ohio , USA | |
| Victory | 5-0 | Mike joy | Unanimous decision | TPF 1: Tachi Palace Fights 1 | October 8, 2009 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Lemur, California , USA | |
| Victory | 4-0 | Stephen Siler | Knockout (punches) | TPF: Best of Both Worlds | July 16, 2009 | one | 0:44 | Lemur, California , USA | |
| Victory | 3-0 | Art Arsinyega | Unanimous decision | PFC: Best of Both Worlds 2 | April 23, 2009 | 3 | 3 o'clock | Lemur, California , USA | |
| Victory | 2-0 | Leland Gridley | Technical knockout (punches) | PFC: Best of Both Worlds | February 6, 2009 | 2 | 1:58 | Lemur, California , USA | |
| Victory | 1-0 | Giovanni Encarnacion | Asphyxiation (back) | PFC 10: Explosive | September 26, 2008 | one | 2:06 | Lemur, California , USA |