Middleweight

Khamzat Chimaev

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

15-1-0

UFC

9-1-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:52
Fight Completion Rate	51.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.97
% Fights Inside the Distance	60.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	98-34 (74.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	81-27 (75.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	17-7 (70.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	39.4%
% Time in Control	56.5%
% Time Controlled	4.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	93.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.68
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.79
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.10
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.6%
Distance Strike Defense	54.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.01
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	7.71
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.03
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.42
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.26

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 Middleweight field

Khamzat Chimaev 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	Khamzat Chimaev
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	58.3%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	5.3
Submission Attempts/15min	1.4
Control Time/15min	8:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	22.2%
Submission % of Wins	44.4%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	9:52
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Takedown Accuracy	56.9%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	8:17

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Sean Strickland

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Khamzat Chimaev98/24041%TD 9/13Ctrl 7:16

Sean Strickland123/31239%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	0/3	0%	2/2	4:47	—
	Sean Strickland	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khamzat Chimaev	10/19	53%	0/2	0:04	—
	Sean Strickland	15/38	39%	0/0	3:01	—

R3	Khamzat Chimaev	29/89	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	43/100	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Khamzat Chimaev	37/72	51%	1/2	0:54	—
	Sean Strickland	34/86	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Khamzat Chimaev	22/57	39%	6/7	1:31	—
	Sean Strickland	31/88	35%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev • Aug 2025MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Khamzat Chimaev37/4779%TD 12/17Ctrl 21:40

Dricus Du Plessis13/2945%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	1/2	50%	1/1	4:47	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khamzat Chimaev	4/5	80%	2/2	4:47	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khamzat Chimaev	19/22	86%	3/3	4:46	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Khamzat Chimaev	4/6	67%	3/5	4:26	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Khamzat Chimaev	9/12	75%	3/6	2:54	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	10/20	50%	1/1	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:34

Khamzat Chimaev3/475%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:20

Robert Whittaker2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	3/4	75%	2/4	3:20	—
	Robert Whittaker	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Khamzat Chimaev38/7054%TD 4/12Ctrl 7:16

Kamaru Usman36/6655%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	16/17	94%	2/7	4:35	—
	Kamaru Usman	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khamzat Chimaev	9/20	45%	1/1	0:41	—
	Kamaru Usman	11/18	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khamzat Chimaev	13/33	39%	1/4	2:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	22/45	49%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson • Sep 2022Catch Weight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 2:13

Khamzat Chimaev0/10%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:56

Kevin Holland0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	0/1	0%	2/5	1:56	—
	Kevin Holland	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Khamzat Chimaev108/22348%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:23KD 1

Gilbert Burns119/20060%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	27/54	50%	1/2	1:44	1
	Gilbert Burns	18/42	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khamzat Chimaev	37/75	49%	1/1	0:10	—
	Gilbert Burns	56/90	62%	0/3	0:02	—

R3	Khamzat Chimaev	44/94	47%	0/0	0:29	—
	Gilbert Burns	45/68	66%	0/2	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Li Jingliang

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:16

Khamzat Chimaev25/25100%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:01

Li Jingliang0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	25/25	100%	1/2	3:01	—
	Li Jingliang	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gerald Meerschaert

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:17

Khamzat Chimaev4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Gerald Meerschaert0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	4/6	67%	0/0	0:02	1
	Gerald Meerschaert	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rhys McKee

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:09

Khamzat Chimaev40/6265%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:59

Rhys McKee0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	40/62	65%	1/2	2:59	—
	Rhys McKee	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. John Phillips

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige • Jul 2020Middleweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 1:12

Khamzat Chimaev43/5283%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:54

John Phillips1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khamzat Chimaev	40/49	82%	1/1	4:55	—
	John Phillips	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khamzat Chimaev	3/3	100%	1/1	0:59	—
	John Phillips	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com