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Khamzat Chimaev
“Borz”
United Arab EmiratesMiddleweightActiveage 32
15-1
94% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
2025-08-16 → 2025-08-1688held 3 bouts-29 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · U-Dec · 2025-08-16
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
9 wins1 losslast 5: L W W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(10) | R2(5) | R3(4) | R4(2) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 26.1 | 14.5 | 26.3 | 20.5 | 15.5 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 2.5 | 16.4 | 27.8 | 18.0 | 20.5 |
| Takedowns landed | 1.74 | 1.63 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Control time | 3:59 | 1:58 | 1:49 | 2:40 | 2:13 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland2026-05-09L·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev2025-08-16W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway2024-10-26W·Sub·R1 · 3:34
- UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 22023-10-21W·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson2022-09-10W·Sub·R1 · 2:13
- W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira2021-10-30W·Sub·R1 · 3:16
- UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley2020-09-19W·KO·R1 · 0:17
- UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till2020-07-25W·KO·R1 · 3:09
- UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige2020-07-15W·Sub·R2 · 1:12
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Sean Strickland, the UFC's two-time middleweight champion, is expressing serious frustration over fighter compensation and hinting he may leave the promotion.
- Sherdog
Khamzat Chimaev has entered a bidding war with fellow middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov to secure a rematch with Sean Strickland, the current UFC middleweight champion.
- MMA Fighting
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