Featherweight

Giga Chikadze

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

15-7-0

UFC

8-5-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:55
Fight Completion Rate	72.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.39
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	78-41 (65.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	48-31 (60.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	30-10 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	85.7%
% Time in Control	2.0%
% Time Controlled	12.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	14.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.10
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.72
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.38
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.1%
Distance Strike Defense	62.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.32
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.47
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.19
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.20
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	9.47
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.25

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Giga Chikadze League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Giga Chikadze
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	68.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	0:18
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	37.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	62.5%
Avg Fight Time	11:55
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	40.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:00

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Joanderson Brito

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 • Sep 2026Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:57

Giga Chikadze7/1258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joanderson Brito20/2774%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joanderson Brito	20/27	74%	0/0	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Vallejos

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025Featherweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 2, 1:29

Giga Chikadze12/2255%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kevin Vallejos20/3262%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Vallejos	9/18	50%	0/1	1:27	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Vallejos	11/14	79%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. David Onama

UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates • Apr 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Giga Chikadze43/9147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

David Onama49/8756%TD 3/3Ctrl 6:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Onama	13/26	50%	1/1	0:44	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	11/20	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Onama	18/32	56%	1/1	3:07	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	11/28	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Onama	18/29	62%	1/1	2:24	—

LOSS

vs. Arnold Allen

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Giga Chikadze38/11134%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Arnold Allen61/12250%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	14/33	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arnold Allen	13/22	59%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	13/40	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arnold Allen	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	11/38	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arnold Allen	32/57	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Caceres

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie • Aug 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Giga Chikadze65/14146%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alex Caceres62/16837%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	17/30	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Caceres	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	23/44	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Caceres	24/61	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	25/67	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Caceres	23/68	34%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Calvin Kattar

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze • Jan 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Giga Chikadze128/34737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

Calvin Kattar144/40236%TD 2/7Ctrl 3:42KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	8/19	42%	0/0	0:09	—
	Calvin Kattar	4/7	57%	1/1	3:19	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	38/99	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	28/81	35%	1/2	0:08	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	22/67	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	25/87	29%	0/1	0:08	—

R4	Giga Chikadze	28/70	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	36/102	35%	0/3	0:02	—

R5	Giga Chikadze	32/92	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	51/125	41%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze • Aug 2021Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:44

Giga Chikadze60/11751%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41KD 2

Edson Barboza33/9535%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	17/43	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	10/26	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	19/56	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	21/27	78%	0/0	0:41	2
	Edson Barboza	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cub Swanson

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021Featherweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:03

Giga Chikadze12/1867%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Cub Swanson4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	12/18	67%	0/0	0:05	1
	Cub Swanson	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jamey Simmons

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020Featherweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:51

Giga Chikadze8/1650%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Jamey Simmons2/450%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	8/16	50%	0/1	0:09	1
	Jamey Simmons	2/4	50%	0/3	0:44	—

WIN

vs. Omar Morales

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Giga Chikadze65/15741%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29KD 1

Omar Morales34/12827%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Omar Morales	11/31	35%	0/0	0:26	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	11/39	28%	0/1	0:07	—
	Omar Morales	11/50	22%	0/0	0:32	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	31/68	46%	0/0	0:22	1
	Omar Morales	12/47	26%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Irwin Rivera

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris • May 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Giga Chikadze61/13545%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Irwin Rivera34/9436%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	17/39	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Irwin Rivera	11/33	33%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	25/49	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Irwin Rivera	10/26	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	19/47	40%	1/1	0:06	1
	Irwin Rivera	13/35	37%	0/1	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Jamall Emmers

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Giga Chikadze38/12231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

Jamall Emmers54/12743%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jamall Emmers	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	12/35	34%	0/0	0:20	—
	Jamall Emmers	14/32	44%	1/4	1:26	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	13/53	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jamall Emmers	32/73	44%	1/2	0:38	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Davis

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Giga Chikadze59/11950%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:11

Brandon Davis34/9934%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	20/29	69%	1/2	1:11	—
	Brandon Davis	3/5	60%	1/2	2:09	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	21/42	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Davis	14/35	40%	1/2	0:33	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Davis	17/59	29%	1/3	0:20	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Austin Springer

DWCS 2.2 • Jun 2018

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:10

Giga Chikadze38/6558%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Austin Springer49/7764%TD 4/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Giga Chikadze	13/19	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austin Springer	14/20	70%	2/2	0:00	—

R2	Giga Chikadze	9/21	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Austin Springer	16/21	76%	1/4	0:00	—

R3	Giga Chikadze	16/25	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austin Springer	19/36	53%	1/3	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com