Khamzat Chimaev

Russian-Emirati mixed martial artist (born 1994)

Person

Born: 1994-05-01

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Acting · Beno-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Welterweight division.

Known for

UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland — Self2026
UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev — Self2025
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway — Self2024
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 — Self2023
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie — Self2022
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson — Self2022
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira — Self2021
UFC on ESPN 13: Kattar vs. Ige — Self2020
UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till — Self2020
UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley — Self2020

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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 former UFC Middleweight Champion. As of 12 May 2026, he is #1 in the UFC middleweight rankings and #10 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

In freestyle wrestling, Chimaev is a three-time Swedish national champion. He is currently signed to the Cruiserweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF).