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Khamzat Chimaev

“Borz”
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15-1-0
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  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W
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RUS

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

UFC championship title belt
Middleweight Bout - Main Event
Main Card:
Khamzat Chimaev headshot
K. Chimaev Khamzat Chimaev
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15-1-0
#1
ML: -485
Win Prob:
  80%
live
Final
R5 5:00
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S. Strickland Sean Strickland
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31-7-0
C
ML: +370
Win Prob:
  20%
Win By
S. Decision
Win By
S. DEC
Win By
S. Decision
Win By
S. DEC
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Career statistics

  • 2
    Wins by knockout
  • 4
    Wins by submission
  • 5
    First round finishes
  • 9:52
    Average fight time

Accuracy

  • 396 / 730
    Striking accuracy
  • 35 / 60
    Takedown accuracy

Significant strikes by position

Striking

  • 4.01
    Significant strikes landed (per minute)
  • 2.98
    Significant strikes absorbed (per minute)
  • 52%
    Significant strikes defense
  • 0.3
    Knockdown average

Grappling

  • 5.32
    Takedown average (per 15 minutes)
  • 1.37
    Submission average (per 15 minutes)
  • 88%
    Takedown defense

Fighter details

  • Age
    32 (5/1/1994)
  • Fighting style
    Wrestling
  • Stance
    Orthodox
  • Strengths
    World-Class Grappling, Elite Wrestling, Submission Specialist
  • Born
    Russian Federation
  • Fighting out of
    Russian Federation
  • Height
    6'2"
  • Weight
    185 lbs
  • Reach
    75"
  • Walkout song
    Thé à la Menthe La Caution

Khamzat Chimaev's fight history

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    Titles
  • 1 Fight of the Night
    Fight of the night
  • 6 Performance of the Night
    Performance of the night
Opponent Result Method Event Awarded Fight tracker
vs
S. Strickland
Sean Strickland
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L
S. DEC S. Decision
UFC 328 May 10, 2026
vs
D. Du Plessis
Dricus Du Plessis
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W
U. DEC U. Decision
UFC 319 August 17, 2025
vs
R. Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
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W
SUB Submission
UFC 308 October 26, 2024
vs
K. Usman
Kamaru Usman
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W
M. DEC M. Decision
UFC 294 October 21, 2023
vs
K. Holland
Kevin Holland
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W
SUB Submission
UFC 279 September 11, 2022
vs
G. Burns
Gilbert Burns
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W
U. DEC U. Decision
UFC 273 April 10, 2022
vs
L. Jingliang
Li Jingliang
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W
SUB Submission
UFC 267 October 30, 2021
vs
G. Meerschaert
Gerald Meerschaert
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W
KO/TKO KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night September 20, 2020
vs
R. McKee
Rhys McKee
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W
KO/TKO KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night July 26, 2020
vs
J. Phillips
John Phillips
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W
SUB Submission
UFC Fight Night July 15, 2020
Khamzat Chimaev Biography
Borz

Khamzat Chimaev felt inevitable from the moment he arrived in the UFC. His first four UFC opponents mustered just one combined strike against him. Chimaev's dominance was such that his fights looked more like horror movies than sporting events. He caved in a former UFC champion's teeth with a face crank before terrorizing another to win the middleweight title. The formula is a brutally effective blend of suffocating wrestling, physical strength and underrated striking. He makes most elite fighters seem helpless.

"If I die, I die in the cage."
Khamzat "Borz" Chimaev

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