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Khamzat Chimaev
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Russian-Emirati mixed martial artist (born 1994)
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Khamzat Chimaev is a male mixed martial artist and wrestler born on May 1, 1994, in Gvardeyskoe. He holds citizenship in the United Arab Emirates and Russia and currently resides in the United Arab Emirates. Chimaev competes in the UFC Welterweight division and is a member of the Fight Club Akhmat sports team. He has represented the United Arab Emirates, Sweden, and Argentina in sport.
Standing 188 centimeters tall and weighing 77 kilograms, Chimaev is known by the nicknames Borz, Volk, and Wolf. His native name is Чимаев Хизарин Хьамзат. He maintains an official website and shop, and has 373,659 social media followers.
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Film & TV
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
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 109
- Total plays
- 350
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Khamzat+Chimaev">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Advancing offshore solar energy generation: Numerical modelling and calibration of a floating solar array against model tests
· 2025 · cited 14x
- Analysis of anthropogenic impact on the environment, measures to reduce it, and waste management
· 2023 · cited 8x
- A study of psycholinguistic meanings of the toponym "Vladikavkaz" (through linguistic associative experiments)
· 2023 · cited 4x
- TARGET PROGRAM FORMATION MODEL TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRITORY
· 2019 · cited 4x
- Prognosis of morbidity and health risk assessment during hygienic research associated with of chemical impact
· 2017 · cited 4x
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Key facts
- Born
- Khamzat Khizarovich Girikanov , ( 1994-05-01 ) 1 May 1994 (age 32) , Gvardeyskoye, Chechen Republic , Russia
- Native name
- Chechen : Чимаев Хизаран кӏант Хамзат
- Other names
- Borz ( literal translation</span>"}]]}'>lit. ' The Chechen wolf ' )
- Nationality
- Russian, Emirati
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- Weight
- 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 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–present ( Freestyle wrestling ) , 2018–present ( MMA )
- Website
- khamzatborz .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Gvardeyskoe
- Sport
- wrestling
- Member of team
- Fight Club Akhmat
- Country for sport
- Sweden
- Mass
- 77
- Official website
- khamzatborz.com
- Image
- Khamzat Chimaev 2022.png
- Height
- 188
- Residence
- United Arab Emirates
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1994-05-01
- social media followers
- 373659
- Commons category
- Khamzat Chimaev
- nickname
- Wolf
- name in native language
- Чимаев Хизарин Хьамзат
- official shop URL
- theborzstore.com
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khamzat Chimaev” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.