Khamzat Chimaev

“Borz”

Khamzat Chimaev (15-1) is a middleweight fighting out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Khamzat Chimaev's last fight was a loss to Sean Strickland by split decision at UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland in May 2026.

Record15-1-0

DivisionMiddleweight

Height6'2"

Reach75"

Age32

Last FightAug 16, 2025

BornMay 1, 1994

BirthplaceBeno-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia

Fighting out ofDubai, United Arab Emirates

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min4.01

Striking accuracy54%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.98

Striking defense52%

Takedowns / 15 min5.32

Takedown accuracy58%

Takedown defense88%

Sub attempts / 15 min1.37

10 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Sean Strickland	Middleweight	Decision (Split)	R5 · 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	May 9, 2026	View
W	Dricus Du Plessis	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev	Aug 16, 2025
W	Robert Whittaker	Middleweight	Submission (Face Crank)	R1 · 3:34	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway	Oct 26, 2024
W	Kamaru Usman	Middleweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2	Oct 21, 2023
W	Kevin Holland	Catchweight	Submission (D'arce Choke)	R1 · 2:13	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson	Sep 10, 2022
W	Gilbert Burns	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 273	Apr 9, 2022
W	Jingliang Li	Welterweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:16	UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira	Oct 30, 2021
W	Gerald Meerschaert	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Right Cross)	R1 · 0:17	UFC Fight Night	Sep 19, 2020
W	Rhys McKee	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 3:09	UFC Fight Night	Jul 25, 2020
W	John Phillips	Middleweight	Submission (D'arce Choke)	R2 · 1:12	UFC Fight Night	Jul 15, 2020
W	Mzwandile Hlongwa	Welterweight	Submission	R2 · 1:15	Brave CF 27	Oct 4, 2019
W	Ikram Aliskerov	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Uppercut)	R1 · 2:26	Brave CF 23	Apr 19, 2019
W	Sidney Wheeler	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Submission to Strikes)	R1 · 0:35	Brave CF 20	Dec 22, 2018
W	Marko Kisič	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:12	Brave CF 18	Nov 16, 2018
W	Ole Magnor	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:23	Fight Club Rush 3	Aug 18, 2018
W	Gard Olve Sagen	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2	IRFA 14	May 26, 2018

LSean Strickland
May 9, 2026
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland·Middleweight
Decision (Split)·R5 · 5:00View
WDricus Du Plessis
Aug 16, 2025
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WRobert Whittaker
Oct 26, 2024
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway·Middleweight
Submission (Face Crank)·R1 · 3:34
WKamaru Usman
Oct 21, 2023
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2·Middleweight
Decision (Majority)·R3
WKevin Holland
Sep 10, 2022
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson·Catchweight
Submission (D'arce Choke)·R1 · 2:13
WGilbert Burns
Apr 9, 2022
UFC 273·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJingliang Li
Oct 30, 2021
UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira·Welterweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:16
WGerald Meerschaert
Sep 19, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Right Cross)·R1 · 0:17
WRhys McKee
Jul 25, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 3:09
WJohn Phillips
Jul 15, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
Submission (D'arce Choke)·R2 · 1:12
WMzwandile Hlongwa
Oct 4, 2019
Brave CF 27·Welterweight
Submission·R2 · 1:15
WIkram Aliskerov
Apr 19, 2019
Brave CF 23·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Uppercut)·R1 · 2:26
WSidney Wheeler
Dec 22, 2018
Brave CF 20·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Submission to Strikes)·R1 · 0:35
WMarko Kisič
Nov 16, 2018
Brave CF 18·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:12
WOle Magnor
Aug 18, 2018
Fight Club Rush 3·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:23
WGard Olve Sagen
May 26, 2018
IRFA 14·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2