Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev

Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev: Matchup Breakdown

Gilbert Burns is 15-10 in the Welterweight division with a 60% win rate. Khamzat Chimaev is 9-1 at Middleweight, winning 90% of the time. Both are listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Khamzat Chimaev leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie on Apr 9, 2022, won by Khamzat Chimaev by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Khamzat Chimaev holds the higher ELO rating, 1,264 to 1,021. Career peaks are 1,196 for Gilbert Burns and 1,298 for Khamzat Chimaev. Gilbert Burns has 3 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins from 15 victories, a 53.3% finish rate. Khamzat Chimaev has 2 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins, finishing 66.7% of the time.

Gilbert Burns stands 5' 10" with a reach of 71" and fights orthodox. Khamzat Chimaev is 6' 2" with a reach of 75", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Khamzat Chimaev. Gilbert Burns is 40, Khamzat Chimaev is 32.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Gilbert Burns has landed 974 significant strikes at 48.1% accuracy with 42 takedowns and 1h 10m of control time. Khamzat Chimaev has landed 396 at 54.2% with 35 takedowns and 55:47 of control.

Gilbert Burns has 1 title fight (0 won) against 2 (1 won) for Khamzat Chimaev. They share 1 common opponent: Kamaru Usman.