Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas

Apr 4, 2015 · ESPN+

DateApr 4, 2015

DivisionFeatherweight

StatusScheduled

VenueEagleBank Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 4, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 6:00 AM
US West (PT): Sat 3:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 11:00 AM
Central Europe: Sat 12:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 9:00 PM
Your time

Chad MendesMoney |18-5-0Chad Mendes vs Ricardo LamasRicardo LamasThe Bully |20-8-0

Chad MendesMoney18-5-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

18-5-0Record20-8-0

41Age44

5'6"Height5'8"

66"Reach71"

145 lbsWeight145 lbs

FeatherweightWeight ClassFeatherweight

Ricardo LamasThe Bully20-8-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Ricardo Lamas owns a 19-point Elo edge (good). Chad Mendes shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Chad MendesRicardo Lamas

Recent form

Chad MendesL W L L W · -13 Elo last 5

LWLLW

Ricardo LamasW L W L L · -25 Elo last 5

WLWLL

Elo edge

Chad Mendes1707-17 last move

Ricardo Lamas1726+10 last move

Why they are ranked here

Chad MendesNot on the active ladder · 1707 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Myles Jury (rated 1749 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Frankie Edgar (rated 1737 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -13 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1617, not 1707: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Ricardo LamasNot on the active ladder · 1726 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jason Knight (rated 1756 at the time): +21.
Costliest loss: Lost to Josh Emmett (rated 1702 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -25 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1636, not 1726: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

What's at stake

Chad MendesNow 1707

Wins by decision+17→ 1724

Loses by decision-15→ 1692

Ricardo LamasNow 1726

Wins by decision+11→ 1737

Loses by decision-13→ 1713

What-if simulatorPremium

Pick the winner and how the fight ends to see both new ratings, both new division ranks, and who each fighter would pass.

The simulator is part of Combat Edge Premium, with zero ads, 30 Ask Stats questions a month and CSV exports.

Go Premium to run it

Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Chad MendesvsRicardo Lamas

Submission average

0.28vs0.95

Takedown average

4.13vs1.84

Takedown defense

100%vs47%

Takedown accuracy

56%vs34%

Finishing profile

Chad MendesKO/TKO leads 44% of wins

Ricardo Lamasdecision leads 45% of wins

Common opponents

Darren Elkins Chad Mendes: win · KO (punches) · Apr 20, 2013Ricardo Lamas: win · Ground & Pound · Nov 17, 2018

José Aldo Chad Mendes: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Oct 25, 2014Ricardo Lamas: cancelled · Dec 16, 2017

Hacran DiasChad Mendes: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Dec 14, 2012Ricardo Lamas: win · Decision · Jun 28, 2014

Tale of the tape

Chad MendesRicardo Lamas

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

2.78Sig. strikes landed per min3.13

UFC featherweight average : 3.93

50Sig. strike accuracy47

UFC featherweight average : 46%

2.35Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.87

UFC featherweight average : 3.88

67Sig. strike defense58

UFC featherweight average : 54%

4.13Takedown average1.84

UFC featherweight average : 1.57

56Takedown accuracy34

UFC featherweight average : 29%

100Takedown defense47

UFC featherweight average : 55%

0.28Submission average0.95

UFC featherweight average : 0.65

8Wins by knockout6

2Wins by submission5

8Wins by decision9

4Losses by knockout5

0Losses by submission0

1Losses by decision3

Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas is a scheduled Featherweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MENDES VS LAMAS. Chad Mendes enters with a 18-5-0 record and Ricardo Lamas enters with a 20-8-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.