Khamzat Chimaev made his introduction into the UFC at an ideal time, when the promo was seeing a big boost in viewership due to the fact that of the international pandemic, and Chimaev ended up being a fighter for fans to get delighted about.
In 2020 when the world was at a dead stop and the UFC was among the only sports companies continuing to place on live occasions, they got a rapid quantity of brand-new fans that still follow the sport to this day.
Khamzat Chimaev benefitted enormously from this as he made his launching on Fight Island.
Image by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty ImagesKhamzat Chimaev age
Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev was born upon May 1, 1994, in Gvardeyskoye, Chechnya, Russia.
Since July 2024, he is 30 years old.
Khamzat Chimaev height, weight, and reach
‘Borz’ stands at 6’2 ″ and has a 75 ″ reach. Considering that the start of his UFC period, he has actually battled at both 170lbs and 185 pounds however has actually more just recently made it clear that 185 pounds would be his routine battling weight moving on.
When not in battle camp, Chimaev is believed to be around 200-220lbs, as he has actually formerly informed ESPN.
Instagram and X/Twitter accounts
Chimaev has a huge Instagram following of 8.2 m and you can discover his account @khamzat_chimaev.
He likewise has an X, previously Twitter, account with almost 700k fans you can discover @KChimaev.
Khamzat Chimaev MMA recordW-L-D(T)KOSUB13-0-06-05-0Career statsSignificant Strikes Landed per Minute5.72 Significant Striking Accuracy58%Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute3.46 Significant Strike Defence (the % of challengers strikes that did not land)42%Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes3.99 Takedown Accuracy46%Takedown Defense (the % of challengers TD efforts that did not land)100%Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes2.7 Data by means of UFC StatsKhamzat Chimaev net worth
According to sites like Sportskeeda and Essentially Sports, Chimaev’s net worth is approximated at around $ 1 million, nevertheless, that isn’t thought to be precise.
Khamzat Chimaev next battle
In his next battle, ‘Borz’ is set to handle previous UFC middleweight champ, Robert Whittaker. The 2 were arranged to satisfy at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22, 2024, however simply a week before the arranged centerpiece, Chimaev withdrew since of health issues.
Kamura Usman vs Chimaev
At UFC 294 on October 21, 2023, Khamzat Chimaev invited the previous UFC welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman, to the middleweight department in a late-notice battle after Paulo Costa withdrew from his arranged battle versus Chimaev.
Regardless of the late notification, this stood as Chimaev’s hardest test to date after a back-and-forth affair.
Chimaev vs Gilbert Burns
In among the most amusing battles of 2023, Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns combated a three-round war at UFC 273, with this being the very first time we saw Chimaev need to conquer difficulty.
In round 2, Burns even for a short while dropped Chimaev, which was the very first time we have actually seen him dropped throughout his UFC period.