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Khamzat Chimaev
“Borz”
United Arab Emirates
Ranked #1 · MiddleweightOfficial UFC rankings
15-1-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6'2"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Allstars Training Center
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1980
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Chimaev's wins come from 6 submissions, 5 KO/TKOs and 3 decisions, a 73% finish rate. Submissions lead the way, so he makes people tap more often than he puts them to sleep.
- Recent Form
- Strickland, now 31-7-0, was a split-decision loss in round 5. Before that, Du Plessis (24-3-0) went to a unanimous decision win. Whittaker (28-9-0) was a round 1 submission win.
- Style
- Orthodox, lands 4.12 significant strikes a minute at 54% accuracy and absorbs 2.87. He attempts 5.43 takedowns per 15 minutes, lands 60% of them, and stuffs 88% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (33%)
- 6 Submission (40%)
- 3 Decision (20%)
- 1 No method on record (7%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 79%
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
15 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 133-39
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1864
- Lossvs Sean Strickland31-7-0 · Power Index 1843Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland
- Winvs Dricus Du Plessis24-3-0 · Power Index 1954Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 17, 2025 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev
- Winvs Robert Whittaker28-9-0 · Power Index 1859Submission · R1 · 3:34Oct 26, 2024 · UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway
- Winvs Kamaru Usman21-5-0 · Power Index 1853Decision - Majority · R3 · 5:00Oct 21, 2023 · UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2
- Winvs Kevin Holland29-15-0 · Power Index 1813Submission · R1 · 2:13Sep 11, 2022 · UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.12
- Striking accuracy
- 54%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.87
- Striking defense
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 5.43
- Takedown accuracy
- 60%
- Takedown defense
- 88%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.40