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Upper-body portrait of Michael Caliendo, RAF athlete.

United States

Michael Caliendo

2

wins

0

draws

1

losses

age

23

hometown

Geneva, IL

other

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Colby Covington

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Light Heavyweight

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Khamzat Chimaev

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Welterweight

Championship match

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Caliendo vs Alvan

November 28, 2026

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Chicago, IL

Portrait of Michael Caliendo, RAF athlete.

Caliendo vs Alvan

November 28, 2026

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Chicago, IL

November 28, 2026

match history

Welterweight

RAF11

Caliendo vs Khayitov

score

9

-

2

·

takedowns

3

-

0

Portrait of Michael Caliendo, RAF athlete.

Win

Portrait of Mirzo Khayitov, RAF athlete.

loss

Close-up of a young man with red hair and a beard, wearing a blue and white sports jersey, looking straight ahead with a neutral expression.

Win

Caliendo vs Khayitov

Close-up of a young man with short black hair, a beard, and mustache, wearing a white and yellow sports jersey, against a plain black background.

loss

score

9

-

2

·

takedowns

3

-

0

July 18, 2026

Welterweight

RAF13

Caliendo vs Bizhoev

score

4

-

5

·

takedowns

2

-

1

Portrait of Michael Caliendo, RAF athlete.

loss

Win

Close-up portrait of a young man with short red hair, a full red beard, and green eyes looking straight at the camera, wearing a black and white sports jersey.

loss

Caliendo vs Bizhoev

Close-up of a man with short dark hair, thick eyebrows, a full beard on the chin and jawline, and dark eyes looking straight ahead.

Win

score

4

-

5

·

takedowns

2

-

1

September 18, 2026

Middleweight

RAF14

Burroughs vs Caliendo

score

5

-

7

·

takedowns

1

-

1

Portrait of Jordan Burroughs, RAF athlete.

loss

Portrait of Michael Caliendo, RAF athlete.

Win

loss

Burroughs vs Caliendo

Win

score

5

-

7

·

takedowns

1

-

1

October 23, 2026

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