Dricus Du Plessis v Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev, Sat, Aug 16, 2025, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee Marc Goddard
Referee Marc Goddard
Khamzat Chimaev won by Unanimous decision, R5 5:00. Sal D'amato 44 - 50. Ron McCarthy 44 - 50. Derek Cleary 44 - 50.
“Stillknocks”
Height 6'1", Reach 76", Stance Switch, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 9-0-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
“Borz”
Height 6'2", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 8-0-0 in the UFC over 8 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Dricus Du Plessis | Khamzat Chimaev | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 0 of 0 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 1 | 4:47 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 2 | 4:47 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 19 of 22 | 3 of 3 | 4:46 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 2 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 4 of 6 | 3 of 5 | 4:26 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 10 of 20 | 1 of 1 | 0:53 | 0 | 9 of 12 | 3 of 6 | 2:54 | 0 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 13 of 29 | 1 of 1 | 0:53 | 0 | 37 of 47 | 12 of 17 | 21:40 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.