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Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev (born 1 May 1994) is a Russian-Emirati professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. In freestyle wrestling, Chimaev is a three-time Swedish national champion. As of 9 December 2025, he is #3 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
| 15 matches | 15 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 15–0 | Dricus du Plessis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 319 | 16 August 2025 | 5 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Won the UFC Middleweight Championship. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–0 | Robert Whittaker | Submission (face crank) | UFC 308 | 26 October 2024 | 1 | 3:34 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 13–0 | Kamaru Usman | Decision (majority) | UFC 294 | 21 October 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 12–0 | Kevin Holland | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 279 | 10 September 2022 | 1 | 2:13 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
| Win | 11–0 | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 273 | 9 April 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 10–0 | Li Jingliang | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 267 | 30 October 2021 | 1 | 3:16 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 9–0 | Gerald Meerschaert | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | 19 September 2020 | 1 | 0:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Middleweight bout. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 8–0 | Rhys McKee | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | 26 July 2020 | 1 | 3:09 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Broke the record for quickest turnaround between UFC wins in the modern era (10 days). Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 7–0 | John Phillips | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige | 16 July 2020 | 2 | 1:12 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Middleweight bout. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 6–0 | Mzwandile Hlongwa | Technical Submission (brabo choke) | Brave CF 27 | 4 October 2019 | 2 | 1:15 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 5–0 | Ikram Aliskerov | KO (punch) | Brave CF 23 | 19 April 2019 | 1 | 2:26 | Amman, Jordan | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 4–0 | Sidney Wheeler | TKO (submission to punches) | Brave CF 20 | 22 December 2018 | 1 | 0:35 | Hyderabad, India | Middleweight bout. |
| Win | 3–0 | Marko Kisič | TKO (punches) | Brave CF 18 | 16 November 2018 | 1 | 3:12 | Manama, Bahrain | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 2–0 | Ole Magnor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight Club Rush 3 | 18 August 2018 | 1 | 4:23 | Västerås, Sweden | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Gard Olve Sagen | TKO (punches) | International Ring Fight Arena 14 | 26 May 2018 | 2 | 0:05 | Uppsala, Sweden | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
| Amateur record breakdown | ||
| 3 matches | 3 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 3–0 | Adnan Music | TKO (punches) | Nordic Warrior 3 | 14 April 2018 | 1 | 0:57 | Nyköping, Sweden | |
| Win | 2–0 | Danijel Grbic | Submission (guillotine choke) | Kashio Battle 14 | 18 November 2017 | 2 | 2:20 | Helsingborg, Sweden | |
| Win | 1–0 | Khaled Laallam | Submission (D'Arce choke) | Fight Club Rush 1 | 10 September 2017 | 2 | 2:06 | Västerås, Sweden |
| No. | Event | Fight | Date | Venue | City | PPV buys |
| 1. | UFC 319 | du Plessis vs. Chimaev | 16 August 2025 | United Center | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Not Disclosed |
| Senior Freestyle Matches | ||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| Win | 24–0 | Jack Hermansson | 8–0 | 19 November 2021 | Bulldog Fight Night 9 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 2018 SM Nationals at 92 kg | ||||||
| Win | 23–0 | Albin Frid | 7–0 | 3 June 2018 | 2018 Swedish National Wrestling Championships | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| Win | 22–0 | Tobias Mathisen | TF 10–0 | |||
| Win | 21–0 | Oskar Hjelm | TF 10–0 | |||
| Win | 20–0 | Farid Teymori | TF 10–0 | |||
| 2016 SM Nationals at 86 kg | ||||||
| Win | 19–0 | Alireza Rezai | TF 10–0 | 10 July 2016 | 2016 Swedish National Wrestling Championships | Norrköping, Sweden |
| Win | 18–0 | Anton Carlsson | TF 10–0 | |||
| Win | 17–0 | Fredrik Almén | Fall | |||
| 2016 Solacup at 86 kg | ||||||
| Win | 16–0 | Henrik Martengård | TF 12–2 | 7 May 2016 | 2016 Solacup | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Win | 15–0 | Christian Nielsen | Fall | |||
| 2015 Hammarslaget at 86 kg | ||||||
| Win | 14–0 | Christian Nielsen | Fall | 26 September 2015 | 2015 Hammarslaget | Hallstahammar, Sweden |
| Win | 13–0 | Sven Engström | TF 10–0 | |||
| Win | 12–0 | Martin Sandin | TF 10–0 | |||
| Win | 11–0 | Farid Teymori | TF 10–0 | |||
| 2015 SM Nationals at 86 kg | ||||||
| Win | 10–0 | Naib Ilaladayev | TF 12–2 | 4 July 2015 | 2015 Swedish National Wrestling Championships | Sundsvall, Sweden |
| Win | 9–0 | Filip Krantz | 4–0 | |||
| Win | 8–0 | Sven Engström | Fall | |||
| Win | 7–0 | Mattias Balkevärn | Fall | |||
| Win | 6–0 | Simon Brandström | TF 10–0 | |||
| 2015 Lilla Mälarcupen at 86 kg | ||||||
| Win | 5–0 | Naib Ilaldayev | TF 14–4 | 3–4 February 2015 | 2015 Lilla Mälarcupen | Västerås, Sweden |
| Win | 4–0 | Samuel Thaken | Fall | |||
| Win | 3–0 | Billy Granberg | Fall | |||
| Win | 2–0 | Edgar Mrad | TF 12–0 | |||
| Win | 1–0 | Emil Bertzell | TF 12–0 | |||
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded byDricus du Plessis | 16th UFC Middleweight Champion 16 August 2025 – present | Incumbent |