Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
FeatherweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
“Money”
18-5-0
RESULT

Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 4:57
WIN
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
“The Notorious”
22-6-0
Saturday, July 11, 2015

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

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

Tale of the Tape

18-5-0
Record
22-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
37
5'6"
Height
5'9"
66"
Reach
74"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.78
SLpM
5.32
49%
Str. Acc.
49%
2.35
SApM
4.66
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.13
TD Avg.
0.67
55%
TD Acc.
55%
100%
TD Def.
66%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Chad Mendes · 2-3
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2Sat, Dec 29, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 4:14 · Featherweight
  • W
    Myles Jury
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. IvanovSat, Jul 14, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Featherweight
  • L
    Frankie Edgar
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber FinaleFri, Dec 11, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Featherweight
  • L
    Conor McGregor
    UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregorSat, Jul 11, 2015
    TKO · R2 · 4:57 · Featherweight
  • W
    Ricardo Lamas
    UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs LamasSat, Apr 4, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:45 · Featherweight
Conor McGregor · 2-3
  • L
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3Sat, Jul 10, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2Sun, Jan 24, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • W
    Donald Cerrone
    UFC 246: McGregor vs CowboySun, Jan 19, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khabib Nurmagomedov
    UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregorSat, Oct 6, 2018
    Submission · R4 · 3:03 · Lightweight
  • W
    Eddie Alvarez
    UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregorSat, Nov 12, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 3:04 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 14 fights
27.2
Avg sig. strikes
42.8
1.93
Avg takedowns
0.36
2:07
Avg control time
0:59
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%