Khamzat Chimaev

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Khamzat Chimaev is 9-1 as a Middleweight fighter — 2 by knockout, 4 by submission, 3 by decision or other. Last fight: Lost to Sean Strickland by decision, May 2026. Former UFC Middleweight champion (266 days with the belt). Also: 2nd highest significant strikes landed per minute at Welterweight (8.08); 17th of 2,760 in the UFC for win streak (9). Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

"Borz"

Middleweight 9-1 Active

Age: 32
Height: 6' 2"
Reach: 75"
Stance: Orthodox

Last 5 W W W W L

Last L vs Sean Strickland May 9, 2026

2 KOs

4 SUBs

7.8 Rating

227 Days/Fight

4.01 Sig Str/Min

0.35 TD/Min

23 Rounds

7.8

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Striking

7.1

Grappling

8.8

Wrestling

9.5

Cardio

6.2

Chin

7.7

Power

7.5

Exciting

8.0

Statistics

9Wins

1Loss

0Draws

How the wins came

2 KO/TKO 4 Submission 3 Decision

Win rate90%9/10
Finish rate66.7%6/9
KO rate22.2%2/9
Sub rate44.4%4/9

Advanced Stats

54.2% Sig. Strike Acc.

58.3% Takedown Acc.

39.6 Sig. Strikes/Fight

3.5 Takedowns/Fight

0.2 Knockdowns/Fight

5:35 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head

76%

Body

15%

Leg

Career Timeline 10 fights

1,295 Current ELO

1,328 Prime ELO (Aug 2025)

+295 Career Change

LOSS

vs Sean Strickland Decision - Split · R5 May 9, 2026

-32 → 1,295

→

WIN

vs Dricus Du Plessis Decision - Unanimous · R5 Aug 16, 2025 ▲ PRIME

+63 → 1,327

→

WIN

vs Robert Whittaker Submission · R1 Oct 26, 2024

+43 → 1,264

→

WIN

vs Kamaru Usman Decision - Majority · R3 Oct 21, 2023

+34 → 1,221

→

WIN

vs Kevin Holland Submission · R1 Sep 10, 2022

+36 → 1,187

→

WIN

vs Gilbert Burns Decision - Unanimous · R3 Apr 9, 2022

+32 → 1,151

→

WIN

vs Li Jingliang Submission · R1 Oct 30, 2021

+36 → 1,119

→

WIN

vs Gerald Meerschaert KO/TKO · R1 Sep 19, 2020

+27 → 1,083

→

WIN

vs Rhys McKee KO/TKO · R1 Jul 25, 2020

+29 → 1,056

→

WIN

vs John Phillips Submission · R2 Jul 15, 2020

+27 → 1,027

→

Career Statistics 10 of 10 bouts with official stats

Pace

4.01 Strikes landed per minute 2.98 Strikes absorbed per minute 5.32 Takedowns per 15 minutes

+1.03 Strike differential per minute

0.30 Knockdowns per 15 minutes

1.37 Submission attempts per 15 minutes

5:35 Control time per fight

UFC record

9-1 Record

10 Bouts

9 Wins

1 Loss

90.0% Win rate

1 Current losing streak

9 Longest win streak

LWWWW Last five

How the fights end

2 Wins by KO/TKO

4 Wins by submission

3 Wins by decision

5 First-round finishes

66.7% Finish rate

0 Losses by KO/TKO

0 Losses by submission

1 Loss by decision

Striking

396 Significant strikes landed

730 Significant strikes attempted

54.2% Significant strike accuracy

39.6 Strikes landed per fight

294 Significant strikes absorbed

52.0% Strike defence

1,177 Total strikes landed

2 Knockdowns scored

0 Knockdowns absorbed

Where the strikes land

301 Landed to the head

76.0% Head share

58 Landed to the body

14.6% Body share

37 Landed to the legs

9.3% Leg share

From where

221 Landed at distance

55.8% Distance share

13 Landed in the clinch

3.3% Clinch share

162 Landed on the ground

40.9% Ground share

Grappling

35 Takedowns landed

60 Takedowns attempted

58.3% Takedown accuracy

1 Takedown conceded

87.5% Takedown defence

9 Submission attempts

0 Reversals

55m 47s Total control time

4m 0s Control time conceded

Octagon time

1h 38m Total octagon time

9:52 Average fight time

10 Bouts with a comparable clock

4 Five-round bouts

Title record

1 Undisputed title win

2 Undisputed title bouts

1 Title reign

266 Days as champion

0 Title defences

Career Rankings where Khamzat Chimaev sits

2nd of 305 Significant strikes landed per minute 8.08 Welterweight Top 1%

17th of 2,760 Longest UFC win streak 9 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%

19th of 1,265 Win rate 90.0% UFC-wide Tied Top 2%

71st of 2,760 Undisputed title wins 1 UFC-wide Tied Top 3%

23rd of 1,816 Takedowns per 15 minutes 5.32 UFC-wide Top 2%

59th of 2,760 First-round finishes 5 UFC-wide Tied Top 3%

5th of 305 Strike differential per minute +2.52 Welterweight Top 2%

60th of 2,760 Wins by submission 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 3%

2nd of 254 Control time per fight 7:35 Middleweight Top 1%

3rd of 247 Takedowns per 15 minutes 5.80 Middleweight Top 2%

97th of 2,760 Undisputed title bouts 2 UFC-wide Tied Top 4%

171st of 2,760 Wins by finish 6 UFC-wide Tied Top 7%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Khamzat Chimaev is a Middleweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 9-1. Of 9 career wins, 6 have come by finish (2 by knockout and 4 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,295, with a career peak of 1,328. Fans rate Khamzat Chimaev 7.8/10 across 21 community ratings.

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What is Khamzat Chimaev's UFC record?

Khamzat Chimaev is 9-1 as a Middleweight fighter — 2 by knockout, 4 by submission, 3 by decision or other.

Last fight: Lost to Sean Strickland by decision, May 2026. Former UFC Middleweight champion (266 days with the belt). Also: 2nd highest significant strikes landed per minute at Welterweight (8.08); 17th of 2,760 in the UFC for win streak (9).

UFC record: 9-1
KO/TKO wins: 2
Submission wins: 4
Title reigns: 1

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

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Advanced Stats

Strike Distribution

Career Timeline 10 fights

Career Statistics 10 of 10 bouts with official stats

Pace

UFC record

How the fights end

Striking

Where the strikes land

From where

Grappling

Octagon time

Title record

Career Rankings where Khamzat Chimaev sits

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