Khamzat Chimaev
"Borz"
| Age | 32 |
| Nationality | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Reach | 190 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
15
fights
15
✅ wins
0
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
7
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
6
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
July 15, 2020
UFC debuts
May 09, 2026
UFC last fight
1h38:41
time in the cage
9:52
avg time by combat
90.0%
win rate
66.7%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1671
as of May 09, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1691
on August 16, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
92
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Control time | 98 | 170s / round |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 97 | 1.77 / round |
| 3. | Total strikes attempted | 97 | 79.60 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 97 | 75% |
| 5. | Ground strikes landed | 96 | 8.21 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clinch strikes landed | 12 | 0.66 / round |
| 2. | Leg strikes landed | 37 | 1.87 / round |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 45 | 2.94 / round |
| 4. | Distance strikes landed | 48 | 11.20 / round |
| 5. | Total strikes defense | 48 | 45% |
56
Boxing Score
40
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+5.17
/ round
💫 Strike differential
11.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
13.4 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
43.6%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
54.3%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
97
Wrestling Score
92
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
3.0 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.8 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
58.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
87.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:50 / round
⏱ Control Time
12s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
8.2 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
78.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
4
✅ Submission wins
0.5 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
44.4%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Khamzat Chimaev's UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026 - UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Middleweight title fight
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 16, 2025 - UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Middleweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 26, 2024 - UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (3:34).
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October 21, 2023 - UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Middleweight bout
Win by majority decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 10, 2022 - UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Catch Weight bout
Win by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 1 (2:13).
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April 09, 2022 - UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 30, 2021 - UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (3:16).
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September 19, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (17s).
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July 25, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:09).
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July 15, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 2 (1:12).
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Fighter's fights