Start times & how to watch
Main card starts Saturday, April 18, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.
- US East (ET)
- Sat 11:30 AM
- US West (PT)
- Sat 8:30 AM
- United Kingdom
- Sat 4:30 PM
- Central Europe
- Sat 5:30 PM
- Australia (Sydney)
- Sun 1:30 AM
- Your time

Fight Overview

What changed?
Checked daily by Combat Edge. Times show when we recorded an update, not when it was announced.
Fight Intelligence
Eddie Gordon owns a 187-point Elo edge (average). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.
Compare Eddie Gordon and Chris Dempsey 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.
Elo edge
Why they are ranked here
- Biggest gain
- Beat Dhiego Lima (rated 1542 at the time): +25.
- Costliest loss
- Lost to Chris Dempsey (rated 1452 at the time): -33.
- Last 5 fights
- 1 win, 4 losses, -25 Elo in total.
- Inactivity
- Placed on 1401, not 1491: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.
- Costliest loss
- Lost to Chris Stone (rated 1500 at the time): -22.
- Last 5 fights
- 0 wins, 5 losses, -54 Elo in total.
- Inactivity
- Placed on 1214, not 1304: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.
- Activity
- Not on the active ladder: no rated fight in the last 24 months.
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
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Stat advantages
Finishing profile
Common opponents
No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.
Tale of the tape
Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey is a scheduled Middleweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MACHIDA VS ROCKHOLD. Eddie Gordon enters with a 8-7-0 record and Chris Dempsey enters with a 11-7-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.
Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey quick answers
When is Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey?
Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey is listed for UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MACHIDA VS ROCKHOLD on Apr 18, 2015 at 11:30 AM CDT.
What event is Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey on?
Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey is listed on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MACHIDA VS ROCKHOLD.
What are the records for Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey?
Eddie Gordon enters with a 8-7-0 record and Chris Dempsey enters with a 11-7-0 record.
What division is Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey?
Eddie Gordon vs Chris Dempsey is listed as a Middleweight fight.
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