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Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev#2 MW

Secondary style
High-Pace Grinder
FAST STARTERDURABLE
established · 10 UFC fights
15-1
Record
6 KO · 6 SUB · 3 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinWinWinLoss
Recent form
32
Age
188 cm
Height
191 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-05-09
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P74
Volume
P31
Striking Efficiency
P54
Range Sniper
P24
Kickboxing
P23
Clinch Striking
P10
Defensive Striking
P18
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P100
Pressure Wrestling
P79
Top Control
P98
Submission
P74
Anti-Wrestling
P54
Grappling Defense
P83
Scrambler
P29
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P63
Finisher
P72
Damage Resistance
P89
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P99
Pace
P98
Late Fighter
P87
GLOBAL
Versatility
P87
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. GRAPPLING CONTROLLER2023-10-21 → CURRENT · 4 fights
  2. HIGH-PACE GRINDER2022-04-09 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-05-09
Striking
4.01
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.98
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
54%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
52%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.30
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
5.32
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
9.12
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
58%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
88%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
8:29
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
1.37
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head76%
Body15%
Leg9%
Position
Distance56%
Clinch3%
Ground41%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2109R3267increasing
TakedownsR1100R254R367declining
ControlR1100R242R356declining

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
60%
Model correct (3/5)
3/4
Fighter wins when model favored
1/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
2/3
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-05-09
73.4%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-08-16
63.5%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-10-26
78.2%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-10-21
34.8%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-04-09
71.3%
Model · pick ✓
→