Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Interim FeatherweightTITLE FIGHTPerformance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
Chad Mendes
Money
18-5-0
RESULT

Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 4:57
WIN
Conor McGregor
The Notorious
22-7-0
Saturday, July 11, 2015
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Conor McGregor defeated Chad Mendes by TKO in round 2 (4:57) in the Interim Featherweight title main event of UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor, held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Chad Mendes
Conor McGregor
0
Knockdowns
1
31 of 48
Significant strikes
46 of 92
65%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
36 of 53
Total strikes
74 of 120
4 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
57%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:19
Control time
0:04
Significant strikes by target
28 of 45
Head
31 of 62
1 of 1
Body
15 of 30
2 of 2
Leg
0 of 0
14 of 25
Distance
39 of 84
1 of 3
Clinch
0 of 0
16 of 20
Ground
7 of 8

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 28
Sig. str.
19 of 51
16 of 29
Total str.
28 of 60
3 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:45
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
16 of 20
Sig. str.
27 of 41
20 of 24
Total str.
46 of 60
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:34
Ctrl
0:04

Betting Odds

Chad Mendes
+156
39% implied win probability
Open: +101Best: +170
Conor McGregor
-173
63% implied win probability
Open: -123Best: -155

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookChad MendesConor McGregor
Bookmaker+156-187
Bovada+170-155
Pinnacle+158-175
sports-interaction+140-180

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor?

Conor McGregor defeated Chad Mendes by TKO in round 2 (4:57) in the Interim Featherweight title main event of UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor, held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Chad Mendes 55%45% Conor McGregor

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Chad Mendes
Grappling Specialist
2 edges
Conor McGregor
Knockout Artist
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power96
93Speed97
94Precision100
79Durability94
72Engine88
98Wrestling84
87Ground89

Biggest edge Conor McGregor, Chin +29

Attribute by attribute

Chad Mendes is on the left of every row, Conor McGregor on the right.
97Punch power100
92Kick power92
97Punch speed100
89Kick speed94
94Accuracy100
98Takedowns84
97Ground striking94
76Submissions84
66Chin95
91Body strength93
72Cardio88

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

18-5-0
Record
22-7-0
1899
Power Index rating
1862
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
38
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Interim Featherweight
Weight Class
Interim Featherweight
United States
Nationality
Ireland

Striking Profile

2.78
SLpM
5.27
49%
Str. Acc.
49%
2.35
SApM
4.71
67%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

4.13
TD Avg.
0.66
55%
TD Acc.
55%
100%
TD Def.
66%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Chad Mendes · 2-2-1
Conor McGregor · 1-4
  • L
    UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 · Jan 24, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy · Jan 19, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor · Oct 7, 2018
    Submission · R4 · 3:03 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 15 fights
27.2
Avg sig. strikes
39.9
1.93
Avg takedowns
0.33
2:07
Avg control time
0:55
77
Career high strikes
164
7
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Chad Mendes
Strike target
Conor McGregor
67%
Head
70%
9%
Body
17%
24%
Leg
13%
Chad Mendes
Strike position
Conor McGregor
68%
Distance
77%
6%
Clinch
10%
25%
Ground
13%