Chris Vincent Cariaso was born on May 27,1981 and is a retired Filipino-American mixed martial artist who competed as a Flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
23 Facts About Chris Cariaso
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Since turning professional in 2006, Cariaso has competed in several organizations, obtaining wins in large MMA promotions such as Strikeforce and EliteXC, with all of his fights taking place in his native Northern California.
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Chris Cariaso won the ISCF Bantamweight Title on October 24,2009, when he defeated Rolando Velasco by TKO at 3:17 of round 2 due to strikes.
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Chris Cariaso made his WEC debut against Rafael Rebello on June 20,2010, at WEC 49.
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Chris Cariaso next faced Renan Barao on December 16,2010, at WEC 53.
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Chris Cariaso won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Chris Cariaso was expected to face Norifumi Yamamoto on May 28,2011, at UFC 130.
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Chris Cariaso lost a hard fought split decision to McDonald in a closely contested fight.
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Chris Cariaso faced UFC newcomer Vaughan Lee on November 5,2011, at UFC 138.
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Chris Cariaso faced Takeya Mizugaki on February 26,2012, at UFC 144.
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Chris Cariaso decided to drop to the flyweight division where he faced Josh Ferguson at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs Weidman.
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Chris Cariaso fought John Moraga on December 29,2012, at UFC 155.
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Chris Cariaso was submitted in the third round with a guillotine choke.
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Chris Cariaso faced Jussier Formiga on May 18,2013, at UFC on FX 8.
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Chris Cariaso next faced Iliarde Santos on October 9,2013, at UFC Fight Night 29.
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Chris Cariaso won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Chris Cariaso was expected to face Kyoji Horiguchi on February 1,2014, at UFC 169.
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Chris Cariaso faced Louis Smolka on May 10,2014, at UFC Fight Night 40.
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However, on July 15,2014, it was announced that Chris Cariaso would receive a title shot against UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson in the co-main event of UFC 177.
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Chris Cariaso lost the bout via submission due to a kimura in the second round.
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Chris Cariaso faced Henry Cejudo on March 14,2015, at UFC 185.
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Chris Cariaso faced Sergio Pettis on October 3,2015, at UFC 192.
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On February 2,2016, Chris Cariaso announced that he was retiring from active competition.