Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev prediction

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Saturday, 21 October 2023 · Middleweight · main event

Kamaru Usman

Nigeria · 21-5-0UFC wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB, 11 DEC

Khamzat Chimaev

United Arab Emirates · 15-1-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB, 3 DEC

Result: Khamzat Chimaev by M Dec, R3 5:00.

Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Kamaru Usman	Tale of the tape	Khamzat Chimaev
21-5-0	Record	15-1-0
Nigeria	Nationality	United Arab Emirates
20	UFC fights	10
36	Age	29
183 cm	Height	188 cm
193 cm	Reach	191 cm
Switch	Stance	Orthodox
4 / 1 / 11	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	2 / 4 / 3
1 / 0 / 3	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 1
4.1	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.0
2.9	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.1
2.6	Takedowns per 15 minutes	4.8
0.41	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.31

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Kamaru Usman: last UFC fights

2023-03-18vs Leon Edwards R5 5:00L DEC
2022-08-21vs Leon Edwards R5 4:04L KO/TKO
2021-11-07vs Colby Covington R5 5:00W DEC
2021-04-25vs Jorge Masvidal R2 1:02W KO/TKO
2021-02-14vs Gilbert Burns R3 0:34W KO/TKO

Won 3 (60%)Lost 2 (40%)

Khamzat Chimaev: last UFC fights

2022-09-11vs Kevin Holland R1 2:13W SUB
2022-04-10vs Gilbert Burns R3 5:00W DEC
2021-10-30vs Li Jingliang R1 3:16W SUB
2020-09-20vs Gerald Meerschaert R1 0:17W KO/TKO

Won 4 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

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