Khamzat Chimaev: RECORD Numbers in his UFC title victory

Khamzat Chimaev, with a shocking debut in the UFC in the summer of 2020, demonstrated his power by finishing his first three opponents in a span of two months. Despite setbacks caused by injuries and other factors, Chimaev remained undefeated and finally managed to contend for the title at UFC 319. In this event, Chimaev dominated, conquering the UFC middleweight championship against Dricus Du Plessis. Below, we analyze some of the most outstanding statistics of this contest, which will remain in UFC history.

Key Combat Statistics

529 strikes connected: Chimaev set a new UFC record, surpassing the previous mark of Max Holloway, who landed 447 strikes in his 2021 fight against Calvin Kattar. The previous record for a UFC championship fight was 336 strikes, set by Kamaru Usman in 2019.
37 to 13 in significant strikes: Although Chimaev connected 529 strikes in total, only 37 were considered significant. Chimaev only received 45 total strikes from Du Plessis, of which 13 were significant.
1 significant strike in the first round: In the first round, Chimaev had a 131-3 advantage in total strikes, but was only credited with one significant strike. Du Plessis did not land any significant strikes until the third round.

Khamzat Chimaev landed 12 takedowns against Dricus Du Plessis.

In nine previous UFC fights, Dricus Du Plessis allowed a total of three takedowns. Khamzat Chimaev landed 12 against him.

12 takedowns: Chimaev achieved the second-highest number of takedowns in a UFC middleweight fight. Chimaev’s total is the third-highest in a UFC title fight. In Du Plessis’ previous nine UFC fights, his opponents only managed a total of three takedowns.
21 minutes and 40 seconds of control time: Chimaev controlled Du Plessis on the mat for 87% of the fight.
0 submission attempts: Despite dominating Du Plessis for almost the entire fight, Chimaev was not credited with any submission attempts.

Khamzat Chimaev was in control for nearly 90% of his fight against Dricus Du Plessis.

3 undefeated middleweight champions: Chimaev joins Israel Adesanya and Chris Weidman as the only 185-pound fighters who have won UFC titles without being defeated. Chimaev and Ilia Topuria are the only current UFC champions who remain undefeated.
9 consecutive victories in the UFC: Chimaev is tied for the third-longest winning streak in the octagon.
1 champion: Chimaev is the first fighter representing the United Arab Emirates to win a UFC title.