Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev is a Russian-Emirati professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the former UFC Middleweight Champion. As of 12 May 2026, he is #1 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings, and as of 23 June 2026, he is #12 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. In freestyle wrestling, Chimaev is a three-time Swedish national champion. He is currently signed to the Cruiserweight division of Real American Freestyle.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Athlete

• Born:  Khamzat Khizarovich Girikanov, May 1, 1994, Gvardeyskoye, Chechen Republic, Russia
• Age:  32 Years
• Native name:  Chechen: Чимаев Хизаран Кӏант Хамзат
• Other names:  Borz
• Nationality:  Russian, Emirati
• Division:  Welterweight (2018–2022), Middleweight (2018–2020, 2023–Present)
• Reach:  75 In (190.5 Cm)
• Style:  "Text-Align:center, Vertical-Align:middle, "
• Stance:  Orthodox
• Fighting out of:  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Team:  Allstars Training Center (2017–2023), Fight Club Akhmat
• Rank:  Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Under Alan Nascimento
• Years active:  2015–Present (Freestyle Wrestling), 2018–Present (Mma)
• Website:  Khamzatborz.com
• Born:  01 May 1994
• Wikidata description:  Russian-Emirati Mixed Martial Artist (Born 1994)
• Wikidata label:  Khamzat Chimaev
• Wikidata aliases:  Khamzat Chimaev, Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev, Khamzat Girikanov

• Related Topics:  Swedish Practitioners Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Russian Emigrants To Sweden, Swedish Male Sport Wrestlers, Middleweight Mixed Martial Artists, Welterweight Mixed Martial Artists