Khamzat Chimaev
United Arab EmiratesKhamzat Chimaev, “Borz”, is a Middleweight from the United Arab Emirates with an official record of 15-1. The 15 wins came 6 by knockout, 6 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on 9 May 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Sean StricklandTitle | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Dricus Du PlessisTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Robert Whittaker | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:34 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Kamaru Usman | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Kevin Holland | WIN | SUBD'Arce Choke | R1 · 2:13 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Gilbert Burns | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Li Jingliang | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:16 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Gerald Meerschaert | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 0:17 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Rhys McKee | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:09 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till |
| Jul 15, 2020 | John Phillips | WIN | SUBD'Arce Choke | R2 · 1:12 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Mzwandile Hlongwa | WIN | SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke) | R2 · 1:15 | Brave CF 27 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Ikram Aliskerov | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:26 | Brave CF 23 |
| Dec 22, 2018 | Sidney Wheeler | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:35 | Brave CF 20 |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Marko Kisič | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Brave CF 18 |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Ole Magnor | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | AMF: Attitude MMA Fights 13 |
| May 26, 2018 | Gard Olve Sagen | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | IRFA: International Ring Fight Arena 14 |
Wins, losses and draws are Khamzat Chimaev’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 16 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Khamzat Chimaev’s record, in numbers
Khamzat Chimaev’s record is 15-1, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 16 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 15 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 6 by submission and 3 by decision — 12 of 15 inside the distance, a finish rate of 80%. Across all 16 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 4 seconds.
Khamzat Chimaev has never been stopped in the 16 bouts on file; the one loss went to a decision.
Of the 16 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 392 Middleweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Khamzat Chimaev has a finish rate above 61% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 88% of them and a two-year bout count above 77% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Khamzat Chimaev is listed at 6ft 2in with a reach of 75in, fights orthodox and is 32, born 30 April 1994.
These figures are recomputed from Khamzat Chimaev’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.