UFC Middleweight Title Bout

Khamzat Chimaev

“Borz”

Record: 9-1-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 2"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 01, 1994

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 10
Minutes: 98.7
Knockdowns: 2
Sig. accuracy: 54.2%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 58.3%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 9
Control / 15: 8:29

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted396/730

Accuracy54.2%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head76.0%
Body14.6%
Leg9.3%

Position

Distance55.8%
Clinch3.3%
Ground40.9%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head83.3%
Body11.9%
Leg4.8%

Position absorbed

Distance89.8%
Clinch3.7%
Ground6.5%

Grappling

For

Takedowns35/60

TD accuracy58.3%

TD per 155.3

Sub attempts9

Subs per 151.4

Reversals0

Control55:47

Control per 158:29

Against

Takedowns absorbed1/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded4:00

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	1.3/2.6	50.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	1/1.4	71.4%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1/1.8	57.1%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	2/3.5	57.1%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	4.5/6.5	69.2%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Sean Strickland
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMay 9, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 98/240 · TD 9/13 · Ctrl 7:16
Win vs Kamaru Usman
Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2Oct 21, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 38/70 · TD 4/12 · Ctrl 7:16
Win vs Kevin Holland
Submission · Round 1 · 2:13
UFC 279: Diaz vs. FergusonSep 10, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 0/1 · TD 2/5 · Ctrl 1:56
Win vs John Phillips
Submission · Round 2 · 1:12
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. IgeJul 15, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 43/52 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 5:54
Win vs Li Jingliang
Submission · Round 1 · 3:16
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraOct 30, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 25/25 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 3:01
Win vs Gerald Meerschaert
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:17
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. WoodleySep 19, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 4/6 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Win vs Dricus Du Plessis
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevAug 16, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 37/47 · TD 12/17 · Ctrl 21:40
Win vs Robert Whittaker
Submission · Round 1 · 3:34
UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 3/4 · TD 2/4 · Ctrl 3:20
Win vs Rhys McKee
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:09
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. TillJul 25, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 40/62 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 2:59
Win vs Gilbert Burns
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean ZombieApr 9, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 108/223 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 2:23

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