Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 2020–present · rated in 3 editions · peak overall 91.0
Scouting report
Khamzat Chimaev fought stretches of his UFC career at middleweight, training in Sweden and refining his striking at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket. He beat former title challenger Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 and, on ten days' notice, decisioned former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, building toward a middleweight title shot against Dricus du Plessis. His 87 Wrestling rating remained his baseline tool across both middleweight editions, while his Fight IQ rose to 86 in the later edition.
Peak ratings
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Chimaev delivered a promotional entrance in 2020, winning two fights in ten days on Fight Island against John Phillips and Rhys McKee with just two strikes absorbed, followed by a 17-second one-punch knockout of Gerald Meerschaert in Las Vegas and a first-round rear-naked choke submission of Li Jingliang at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi. His wrestling dominance and power are reflected in an 97 Wrestling and 86 Boxing.
Chimaev defeated Gilbert Burns in an all-out 2022 war at UFC 273, submitted Kevin Holland in 2:13 without absorbing a strike at UFC 279, and defeated former pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi over three rounds. His freestyle wrestling control, physical strength, and explosive boxing power justify his 98 Wrestling and 87 Boxing.
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