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Khamzat Chimaev

15-1-0 UFC 9-1-0
6'2"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
2KO wins
4Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
9:52Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.01
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.98
Striking accuracy54.2%
Striking defense52.0%
Takedowns / 15 min5.32
Takedown accuracy58.3%
Takedown defense87.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.37
Control time56.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-1
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2020-09-19 vs Gerald Meerschaert — 14.12/min (W) 20-09 2021-10-30 vs Li Jingliang — 7.65/min (W) 21-10 2022-04-09 vs Gilbert Burns — 7.2/min (W) 22-04 2023-10-21 vs Kamaru Usman — 2.53/min (W) 23-10 2024-10-26 vs Robert Whittaker — 0.84/min (W) 24-10 2025-08-16 vs Dricus Du Plessis — 1.48/min (W) 25-08 2026-05-09 vs Sean Strickland — 3.92/min (L) 26-05
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

10 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Sean Strickland 17-7 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05-09
98/240Sig. strikes
123/312Absorbed
9/13Takedowns
7:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dricus Du Plessis 9-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08-16
37/47Sig. strikes
13/29Absorbed
12/17Takedowns
21:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Robert Whittaker 17-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:34 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10-26
3/4Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
3:20Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Kamaru Usman 15-2 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21
38/70Sig. strikes
36/66Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
7:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Kevin Holland 10-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:13 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · 2022-09-10
0/1Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
1:56Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Gilbert Burns 13-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · 2022-04-09
108/223Sig. strikes
119/200Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Li Jingliang 10-4 walk-in Submission · R1 3:16 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30
25/25Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:01Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Gerald Meerschaert 6-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:17 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · 2020-09-19
4/6Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rhys McKee 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · 2020-07-25
40/62Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:59Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W John Phillips 1-3 walk-in Submission · R2 1:12 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige · 2020-07-15
43/52Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:54Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Khamzat Chimaev) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

15-1-0Pro record
Allstars Training Center (2017–2023), Fight Club AkhmatGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 7
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 10
Brave CF 4
Fight Club Rush 1
International Ring Fight Arena 1
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Sean Strickland Decision (split) UFC 328
2026-05-09
UFC 5 5:00
W Dricus du Plessis Decision (unanimous) UFC 319
2025-08-16
UFC 5 5:00
W Robert Whittaker Submission (face crank) UFC 308
2024-10-26
UFC 1 3:34
W Kamaru Usman Decision (majority) UFC 294
2023-10-21
UFC 3 5:00
W Kevin Holland Submission (brabo choke) UFC 279
2022-09-10
UFC 1 2:13
W Gilbert Burns Decision (unanimous) UFC 273
2022-04-09
UFC 3 5:00
W Li Jingliang Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 267
2021-10-30
UFC 1 3:16
W Gerald Meerschaert KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
2020-09-19
UFC 1 0:17
W Rhys McKee TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
2020-07-26
UFC 1 3:09
W John Phillips Submission (brabo choke) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige
2020-07-16
UFC 2 1:12
W Mzwandile Hlongwa Technical Submission (brabo choke) Brave CF 27
2019-10-04
Brave CF 2 1:15
W Ikram Aliskerov KO (punch) Brave CF 23
2019-04-19
Brave CF 1 2:26
W Sidney Wheeler TKO (submission to punches) Brave CF 20
2018-12-22
Brave CF 1 0:35
W Marko Kisič TKO (punches) Brave CF 18
2018-11-16
Brave CF 1 3:12
W Ole Magnor Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Club Rush 3
2018-08-18
Fight Club Rush 1 4:23
W Gard Olve Sagen TKO (punches) International Ring Fight Arena 14
2018-05-26
International Ring Fight Arena 2 0:05

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Khamzat Chimaev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.0 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 54.2% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 52.0% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 5.3 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 58.3% avg 40.3%
Takedown defense 87.5% avg 60.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.4 avg 0.7
Control time 56.5% avg 22.2%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 61.0%