Sunday, July 28, 2024Co-op Live, Manchester, United Kingdom
Arnold Allen defeated Giga Chikadze by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2, held Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Co-op Live, Manchester. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Arnold Allen won the decision.
Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Arnold AllenGiga Chikadze
0
Knockdowns0
61 / 122
Significant strikes38 / 111
50%
Sig. strike accuracy34%
61 / 122
Total strikes39 / 112
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Arnold AllenGiga Chikadze
4370%2258%
Head
1626%1232%
Body
23%411%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
95%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Arnold Allen61 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4343/95
1616/22
22/5
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Giga Chikadze38 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2222/83
1212/24
44/4
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Arnold AllenGiga Chikadze
R1
13
14
10-910-910-9
R2
16
13
10-910-910-9
R3
32
11
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Giga Chikadze
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 22
Significant strikes14 / 33
59%
Sig. strike accuracy42%
13 / 22
Total strikes15 / 34
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Arnold Allen
0
Knockdowns0
16 / 43
Significant strikes13 / 40
37%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
16 / 43
Total strikes13 / 40
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Arnold Allen
0
Knockdowns0
32 / 57
Significant strikes11 / 38
56%
Sig. strike accuracy29%
32 / 57
Total strikes11 / 38
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
22
Arnold Allen
0
Giga Chikadze
●29-28 Allen×22
All 22 media scorecards
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Allen
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com29-28Allen
- Scottie Smith · Sherdog.com29-28Allen
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com29-28Allen
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Allen
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks29-28Allen
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Allen
- Damien Bartonek · Fox West Texas29-28Allen
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28Allen
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Allen
- Nolan King · MMAJunkie.com29-28Allen
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Allen
- Jake Noecker · Cageside Press29-28Allen
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29-28Allen
- CombatPress.com29-28Allen
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News29-28Allen
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Allen
- Dayne Fox · The MMA Draw29-28Allen
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Allen
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Allen
- Scottie Smith · Sherdog.com29-28Allen
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com29-28Allen
Fan Scorecards
125 fan scorecards submitted
82%
Arnold Allen
2%
Draw
16%
Giga Chikadze
●29-28 Allen78.4%●29-28 Chikadze15.2%●30-27 Allen3.2%●29-29 Draw2.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Chikadze
R2
82%
Allen
R3
96%
Allen
Betting Odds
Arnold Allen
-345
78% implied win probability
Open: -239Best: -260
Giga Chikadze
+390
20% implied win probability
Open: +190Best: +1500
Average moneyline across 14 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Arnold Allen | Giga Chikadze | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -270 | +230 | |
| BetMGM | -2000 | +800 | |
| BetOnline | -262 | +222 | |
| BetRivers | -265 | +205 | |
| BetUS | -270 | +215 | |
| Betway | -333 | +220 | |
| Bovada | -260 | +220 | |
| Caesars | -265 | +215 | |
| Cloudbet | -337 | +216 | |
| DraftKings | -4000 | +1500 | |
| FanDuel | -1450 | +770 | |
| mybookie | -325 | +200 | |
| Pinnacle | -273 | +230 | |
| SXBet | -264 | +210 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Giga Chikadze's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Arnold Allen spends 80% of fight time at distance.
- Giga Chikadze spends 84% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Arnold Allen
BJJBoxing
- 2025Black belt · BJJMark Nixon
- —M4TC Lightweight Championship (British)Made4TheCage
- —Champion · Aba Eastern Counties Championshipsjunior
- —Champion · MMA Amateurfeatherweight
Giga Chikadze
KarateKickboxing
- —Black belt · Karate
- —Kickboxing World Champion (two-time)
- —Muay Thai European Champion
- 2017Runner-up · Glory Featherweight Contender Tournamentfeatherweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
73%58%
Head
18%26%
Body
8%15%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Arnold Allenlast 6 fights
80%11%9%
Giga Chikadzelast 4 fights
84%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Arnold Allen Giga Chikadze
Strikes landed / min
3.523.75
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersGiga Chikadze · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.153.55
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersGiga Chikadze · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.240.18
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersGiga Chikadze · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
60%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersGiga Chikadze · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersGiga Chikadze · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersGiga Chikadze · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.52
Strikes landed / min3.75
3.15
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.55
1.24 / 2.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.18 / 0.5
60%
Takedown accuracy33%
73%
Takedown defence65%
2:08
Control time / fight0:14
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Arnold Allen15 UFC fights · 765 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
65%495/1335
17%129/196
7%57/75
Clinch
3%24/49
1%6/10
0%0/1
Ground
6%43/54
0%3/3
1%8/16
Giga Chikadze14 UFC fights · 634 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%317/1010
25%158/246
15%97/121
Clinch
2%12/21
0%0/0
0%1/1
Ground
6%41/65
1%8/9
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Arnold Allen11 of 25 ended early · 44%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Giga Chikadze13 of 22 ended early · 59%9 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Arnold Allen2-3
- WUFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
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- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos · Jan 25, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 6, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WTobias HuberCage Warriors · Apr 18, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Featherweight
- WDoni MillerCage Warriors 61 · Dec 13, 2013TKO · R2 · 0:34 · Featherweight
- WDeclan WilliamsCage Warriors 60 · Oct 5, 2013SUB · R2 · 4:50 · Featherweight
- WAndy GreenCage Warriors 56 · Jul 6, 2013SUB · R1 · 4:00 · Featherweight
- WCarl OrrissUCMMA 32 · Feb 2, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WKim ThinghaugenUWC 21: Xplosion · Oct 20, 2012TKO · R1 · 5:00
- WNathan GreysonUCMMA 27 · Apr 7, 2012TKO · R2 · 0:40 · Bantamweight
Giga Chikadze1-4
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates · Apr 26, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Chikadze · Jan 15, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WJamey SimmonsUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira · Nov 7, 2020TKO · R1 · 3:51 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WDamien ManzanaresGladiator Challenge · Mar 23, 2019TKO · R1 · 0:45 · Featherweight
- WC.J. BainesGladiator Challenge · Aug 11, 2018· R1 · 0:12 · Lightweight
- LDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 10 · Jun 19, 2018SUB · R3 · 4:10 · Featherweight
- WKevin CeronGladiator Challenge · Apr 21, 2018TKO · R1 · 2:37
- WKevin GrattsGladiator Challenge · Dec 16, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:17
- WJulian HernandezGladiator Challenge · Jun 10, 2017TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Lightweight
- WAnthony RossGladiator Challenge · Mar 25, 2017TKO · R1 · 0:10
- WJoe BearGladiator Challenge · Dec 17, 2016TKO · R1 · 1:50 · Lightweight
- LGil GuardadoWSOF 26: Palmer vs. Almeida · Dec 18, 2015Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze?
Arnold Allen defeated Giga Chikadze by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2, held Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Co-op Live, Manchester. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Arnold Allen won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Arnold Allen won the decision.
Was Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 82% of 125 fan cards scored it for Arnold Allen; 100% of 22 media scores picked Arnold Allen.