Khamzat Chimaev
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Chimaev in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev 1 May 1994 Gvardeyskoye, Chechen Republic, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Chechen: Чимаев Хизаран кӏант Хамзат | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Borz (lit. 'The Chechen wolf') | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian Emirati | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Division | Welterweight (2018–2022) Middleweight (2018–2020, 2023–present) | |||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 75 in (190 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | Allstars Training Center (2017–2023) Fight Club Akhmat | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Alan Nascimento | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015–2018, 2021 (Freestyle wrestling) 2018–present (MMA) | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amateur record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.