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Khamzat Chimaev
Record
9-1
Rating
2326 ± 152
Since last event
–
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
32
32
Current streak
1 losses
1 losses
Wins by
2 KO · 4 sub · 3 dec
2 KO · 4 sub · 3 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 9-1
- Division
- Middleweight
- Our rank
- #1
- Rating
- 2326 ± 152
- Style label
- grappler
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 74"
- Reach
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1994-05-01
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Khamzat Chimaev | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 46.7 ± 5.9 4th percentile | 49.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 50.9 ± 7.0 79th percentile | 53.6 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 6.16 ± 4.56 96th percentile | 4.06 |
| Takedown defence % | 57 ± 11 56th percentile | 53 |
| Control time s /15 min | 322 ± 273 98th percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 3 75th percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.65 ± 0.14 52nd percentile | 0.62 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.73 ± 0.24 76th percentile | 0.73 |
| Metric | Khamzat Chimaev | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.0 ± 19.4 3rd percentile | 62.8 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 60.4 ± 19.2 97th percentile | 67.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 5.81 ± 4.94 92nd percentile | 4.08 |
| Takedown defence % | 67 ± 15 16th percentile | 71 |
| Control time s /15 min | 298 ± 284 97th percentile | 198 |
| Striking defence % | 52 ± 4 82nd percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.18 ± 0.03 40th percentile | 1.19 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.21 ± 0.33 87th percentile | 0.13 |
| Metric | Khamzat Chimaev | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 57.0 ± 17.7 3rd percentile | 59.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 68.5 ± 7.5 74th percentile | 69.4 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 6.94 ± 9.70 91st percentile | 5.66 |
| Takedown defence % | 68 ± 13 11th percentile | 69 |
| Control time s /15 min | 259 ± 252 97th percentile | 226 |
| Striking defence % | 52 ± 6 79th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.34 ± 0.05 50th percentile | 0.35 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.20 ± 0.20 32nd percentile | 0.22 |
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 64.1%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Israel Adesanya — 73%
- Abus Magomedov — 69%
- Gregory Rodrigues — 69%
Worst matchups
- Joe Pyfer — 60%
- Caio Borralho — 58%
- Dricus Du Plessis — 57%
UFC fight history
| L | Sean Strickland
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05-09 |
Decision - Split R5 |
| W | Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08-16 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Robert Whittaker
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10-26 |
Submission R1 |
| W | Kamaru Usman
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21 |
Decision - Majority R3 |
| W | Kevin Holland
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · 2022-09-10 |
Submission R1 |
| W | Gilbert Burns
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · 2022-04-09 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Li Jingliang
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30 |
Submission R1 |
| W | Gerald Meerschaert
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · 2020-09-19 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Rhys McKee
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · 2020-07-25 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | John Phillips
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige · 2020-07-15 |
Submission R2 |