Middleweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Kamaru Usman v Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2, Sat, Oct 21, 2023, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Referee Jason Herzog
Referee Jason Herzog
Khamzat Chimaev won by Majority decision, R3 5:00. Derek Cleary 27 - 29. David Lethaby 28 - 28. Vito Paolillo 27 - 29.
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
Height 6'0", Reach 76", Stance Switch, Age 36 on the night
Coming in 15-2-0 in the UFC over 17 fights
“Borz”
Height 6'2", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 6-0-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Kamaru Usman | Khamzat Chimaev | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 16 of 17 | 2 of 7 | 4:35 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 11 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 9 of 20 | 1 of 1 | 0:41 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 22 of 45 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 13 of 33 | 1 of 4 | 2:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 36 of 66 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 38 of 70 | 4 of 12 | 7:16 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 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.