Khamzat Chimaev (15-0, 10) was born in Gvardeyskoye, Chechnya, Russia on May 1, 1994. At the age of 24 years on May 26, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut against Gard Olve Sagen, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On July 16, 2020, 26-year old Khamzat Chimaev made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige against a 35-year old John Phillips, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on August 16, 2025 at age 31 on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 319 after defeating a 31-year old Dricus du Plessis via 5-round unanimous decision.
Chimaev's last fight was a middleweight title fight against Dricus du Plessis for Plessis' UFC Championship title on August 16, 2025. He won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and was crowned the new middleweight UFC champion. He is currently undefeated and is on a 15-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Khamzat Chimaev's best fights have been against Dricus du Plessis, Gerald Meerschaert, Robert Whittaker, Kevin Holland, John Phillips, Li Jingliang and Rhys McKee.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15  | Aug 16, 2025 31 years, 3 months 15-0 (10) | 31 years, 7 months 23-2 (20) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC middleweight title |
14  | Oct 26, 2024 30 years, 5 months 14-0 (10) | 33 years, 10 months 26-7 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Face crank |
13  | Oct 21, 2023 29 years, 5 months 13-0 (9) | 36 years, 5 months 20-3 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | MD | WIN |
12  | Sep 10, 2022 28 years, 4 months 12-0 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 23-7 (19) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke |
11  | Apr 9, 2022 27 years, 11 months 11-0 (8) | 35 years, 8 months 20-4 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Oct 30, 2021 27 years, 5 months 10-0 (8) | 33 years, 7 months 18-6 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9  | Sep 19, 2020 26 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | 32 years, 9 months 31-13 (27) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
8 | Jul 26, 2020 26 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | Rhys McKee | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
7  | Jul 16, 2020 26 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | 35 years, 1 months 22-9 (22) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke |
6 | Oct 4, 2019 25 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | Mzwandile Hlongwa | Brave | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Brabo choke |
5  | Apr 19, 2019 24 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | 26 years, 4 months 8-0 (5) | Brave | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
4 | Dec 22, 2018 24 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Sidney Wheeler | Brave | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
3 | Nov 16, 2018 24 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Marko Kisič | Brave | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
2 | Aug 18, 2018 24 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Ole Magnor | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | May 26, 2018 24 years 1-0 (1) | Gard Olve Sagen | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
