Khamzat Chimaev
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Khamzat Chimaev "Borz" is a 15-1-0 well-rounded fighter. 66% finish rate.
Khamzat debuted Jul. 15, 2020 vs John Phillips (win). Longest win streak: 9. 7 years active (Jul. 15, 2020โMay. 09, 2026).
Best wins: Dricus Du Plessis (U-DEC R5, Aug. 16, 2025); Robert Whittaker (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Oct. 26, 2024); Kamaru Usman (M-DEC R3, Oct. 21, 2023).
Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev (born 1 May 1994) is a Russian-Emirati professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Middleweight Champion. As of 12 May 2026, he is #1 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings, and as of 23 June 2026, he is #12 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. In freestyle wrestling, Chimaev is a three-time Swedish national champion. He is currently signed to the Cruiserweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF).
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May. 09, 2026 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | L Sean Strickland | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 98 123 | 9 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 16, 2025 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | W Dricus Du Plessis | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 37 13 | 12 1 | 0 1 |
| Oct. 26, 2024 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | W Robert Whittaker | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:34 | 0 0 | 3 2 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 21, 2023 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | W Kamaru Usman | M-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 38 36 | 4 0 | 1 0 |
| Sep. 10, 2022 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | W Kevin Holland | SUB D'Arce Choke | 1 | 2:13 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 2 0 | 2 0 |
| Apr. 09, 2022 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie | W Gilbert Burns | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 108 119 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 30, 2021 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | W Li Jingliang | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:16 | 0 0 | 25 0 | 1 0 | 3 0 |
| Sep. 19, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | W Gerald Meerschaert | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:17 | 1 0 | 4 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 25, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till | W Rhys McKee | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:09 | 0 0 | 40 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 15, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige | W John Phillips | SUB D'Arce Choke | 2 | 1:12 | 0 0 | 43 1 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
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