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CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE
Chad Mendes
fighter145 lb
CAREER LINEAGE
High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club
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COLLEGE
California Polytechnic State University
stored profile
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TROPHY CASE
Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won
Fight of the Year (2023) (vs. Eddie Alvarez)
2023 · Bare-knuckle boxing
SOURCE ↗2014 #2 Ranked Fight of the Year
2014 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2014 Fight of the Year vs. José Aldo 2 at UFC 179
2014 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2014 October Fight of the Month vs. José Aldo 2
2014 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2014: Ranked #2 Fight of the Year
2014 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2013 #9 Ranked Fighter of the Year
2013 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2011: Ranked #9 Import of the Year
2011 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗NCAA Division I 141 lb: Runner-up out of Cal Poly (2008)
2008 · Collegiate wrestling
SOURCE ↗Pac-10 Conference Championship (2008)
2008 · Collegiate wrestling
SOURCE ↗Pac-10 Conference Wrestler of the Year (2008)
2008 · Collegiate wrestling
SOURCE ↗NCAA Division I All-American (2006, 2008)
2006, 2008 · Collegiate wrestling
SOURCE ↗NCAA Division I 125 lb: 6th place out of Cal Poly (2006)
2006 · Collegiate wrestling
SOURCE ↗Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Bare-knuckle boxing
SOURCE ↗Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Bloody Elbow
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗ESPN
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Eddie Alvarez
Bare-knuckle boxing
SOURCE ↗Fight of the Night (Two times)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Knockout of the Night (One time)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Junkie
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗National Collegiate Athletic Association
Collegiate wrestling
SOURCE ↗Performance of the Night (Two times)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Res. · Record · Opponent · Score · Date · Event
SOURCE ↗Tied (Conor McGregor & Choi Doo-ho) for third most knockouts in UFC Featherweight division history (6)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗UFC.com Awards
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Ultimate Fighting Championship
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗World MMA Awards
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Yahoo Sports
Mixed martial arts
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SOURCE ↗ko-wins=1 · ko-losses= · sub-wins= · sub-losses= · dec-wins= · dec-losses=1
SOURCE ↗BRAIN STORAGE
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