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Khamzat Chimaev

UFC Record
9-1
Age
32
Height
6'2"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1797Today
1813Best, May 2026
1637Classic Elo
#5 Men: Pound for Pound#1 Middleweight
1400150016001700180019002021202220232024202520261438 going into John Phillips, Jul 20201604 going into Rhys McKee, Jul 20201717 going into Gerald Meerschaert, Sep 20201616 going into Li Jingliang, Oct 20211759 going into Gilbert Burns, Apr 20221692 going into Kevin Holland, Sep 20221673 going into Kamaru Usman, Oct 20231718 going into Robert Whittaker, Oct 20241765 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Aug 20251813 going into Sean Strickland, May 20261797 today1797
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1637Today
1654Best, May 2026
1797Fighter Elo
#26 Men: Pound for Pound#5 Middleweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1500160017002021202220232024202520261500 going into John Phillips, Jul 20201515 going into Rhys McKee, Jul 20201530 going into Gerald Meerschaert, Sep 20201545 going into Li Jingliang, Oct 20211563 going into Gilbert Burns, Apr 20221582 going into Kevin Holland, Sep 20221599 going into Kamaru Usman, Oct 20231619 going into Robert Whittaker, Oct 20241637 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Aug 20251654 going into Sean Strickland, May 20261637 today1637
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.01Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
54%Striking Accuracy
2.98Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
52%Striking Defense
0.30Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
5.32Takedowns per 15 Minutes
58%Takedown Accuracy
88%Takedown Defense
1.37Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
56%Share of Fight Time in Control
9.9 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins243
Losses001

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Sean StricklandSplit DecisionMay 9, 2026UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevSean Strickland
1813Fighter Elo Going In1634
1654Classic Elo Going In1634
98 of 240Significant Strikes123 of 312
137 of 283Total Strikes160 of 355
9 of 13Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:16Control Time3:01
Winvs. Dricus Du PlessisUnanimous DecisionAug 16, 2025UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevDricus Du Plessis
1765Fighter Elo Going In1780
1637Classic Elo Going In1656
37 of 47Significant Strikes13 of 29
529 of 567Total Strikes45 of 68
12 of 17Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
21:40Control Time0:53
Winvs. Robert WhittakerSubmission · R1 3:34Oct 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevRobert Whittaker
1718Fighter Elo Going In1610
1619Classic Elo Going In1667
3 of 4Significant Strikes2 of 2
25 of 31Total Strikes2 of 2
2 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
3:20Control Time0:00
Winvs. Kamaru UsmanMajority DecisionOct 21, 2023UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevKamaru Usman
1673Fighter Elo Going In1773
1599Classic Elo Going In1685
38 of 70Significant Strikes36 of 66
107 of 143Total Strikes58 of 92
4 of 12Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
7:16Control Time0:00
Winvs. Kevin HollandSubmission · R1 2:13Sep 10, 2022UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

Catch Weight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevKevin Holland
1692Fighter Elo Going In1675
1582Classic Elo Going In1589
0 of 1Significant Strikes0 of 0
1 of 2Total Strikes0 of 0
2 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
1:56Control Time0:00
Winvs. Gilbert BurnsUnanimous DecisionApr 9, 2022UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevGilbert Burns
1759Fighter Elo Going In1600
1563Classic Elo Going In1636
108 of 223Significant Strikes119 of 200
124 of 239Total Strikes141 of 223
2 of 3Takedowns0 of 5
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:23Control Time0:06
Winvs. Li JingliangSubmission · R1 3:16Oct 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevLi Jingliang
1616Fighter Elo Going In1512
1545Classic Elo Going In1587
25 of 25Significant Strikes0 of 1
58 of 62Total Strikes0 of 1
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
3Submission Attempts0
3:01Control Time0:00
Winvs. Gerald MeerschaertKO/TKO · R1 0:17Sep 19, 2020UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevGerald Meerschaert
1717Fighter Elo Going In1514
1530Classic Elo Going In1511
4 of 6Significant Strikes0 of 1
4 of 6Total Strikes0 of 1
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Rhys McKeeKO/TKO · R1 3:09Jul 25, 2020UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevRhys McKee
1604Fighter Elo Going In1463
1515Classic Elo Going In1500
40 of 62Significant Strikes0 of 0
68 of 98Total Strikes0 of 0
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
2:59Control Time0:00
Winvs. John PhillipsSubmission · R2 1:12Jul 15, 2020UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Khamzat ChimaevJohn Phillips
1438Fighter Elo Going In1293
1500Classic Elo Going In1470
43 of 52Significant Strikes1 of 2
124 of 140Total Strikes2 of 3
2 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
5:54Control Time0:00