Chad Mendes
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Chad Mendes in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Chad Eduardo Mendes May 1, 1985 Hanford, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Money | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Sacramento, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Team Alpha Male | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–2008 (Collegiate wrestling) 2008–2018 (MMA) 2022–present (bare-knuckle boxing) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | California Polytechnic State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable school(s) | Hanford High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | chadmendes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chad Eduardo Mendes (born May 1, 1985) is an American professional bare-knuckle boxer, and former mixed martial artist and collegiate wrestler who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). Mendes gained notoriety competing in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a three-time UFC championship challenger. Competing as a Cal Poly Mustang, he was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and a Pac-10 Conference champion in folkstyle wrestling.