Khamzat Chimaev defeated Dricus Du Plessis by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev, held Saturday, August 16, 2025 at United Center, Chicago. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-44, 50-44, Khamzat Chimaev won the decision.
Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 18 media scorecards
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection50-41Chimaev
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com50-43Chimaev
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-43Chimaev
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News50-43Chimaev
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight50-43Chimaev
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno50-43Chimaev
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com50-44Chimaev
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com50-44Chimaev
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com50-44Chimaev
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-44Chimaev
- Nick Baldwin · theScore50-44Chimaev
- Scott Fontana · New York Post50-44Chimaev
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com50-44Chimaev
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com50-44Chimaev
- MMAMania.com50-45Chimaev
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com49-44Chimaev
- Scottie Smith · Sherdog.com49-44Chimaev
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com49-44Chimaev
Fan Scorecards
808 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 20 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Dricus Du Plessis | Khamzat Chimaev |
|---|---|---|
| 4casters | +229 | -242 |
| 4Cx | +225 | -247 |
| Bet105 | +228 | -262 |
| BetAnything | +200 | -245 |
| BetMGM | +220 | -275 |
| BetOnline | +220 | -260 |
| BetRivers | +215 | -275 |
| BetUS | +214 | -260 |
| Betway | +200 | -250 |
| Bookmaker | +209 | -265 |
| Bovada | +200 | -240 |
| Caesars | +225 | -275 |
| Circa | +210 | -245 |
| Cloudbet | +210 | -266 |
| DraftKings | +230 | -285 |
| FanDuel | +220 | -270 |
| MyBookie | +193 | -255 |
| Pinnacle | +226 | -260 |
| Stake | +230 | -256 |
| SXBet | +233 | -292 |
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
- Khamzat Chimaev stops 88% of takedowns, better than 92% of UFC fighters.
- Dricus Du Plessis absorbs 4.24 significant strikes a minute, more than 75% of UFC fighters.
- Khamzat Chimaev lands 5.43 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 99% of UFC fighters.
- Dricus Du Plessis lands 5.21 significant strikes a minute, more than 90% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Team CIT · South Africa- 2018Champion · Swedish Nationals92 kg
- 2016Champion · Swedish Nationals86 kg
- 2015Champion · Swedish Nationals86 kg
- —Amateur MMA 3-0Record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
10 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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- LUFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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- W
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev?
Khamzat Chimaev defeated Dricus Du Plessis by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev, held Saturday, August 16, 2025 at United Center, Chicago. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-44, 50-44, Khamzat Chimaev won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev?
The judges scored it 50-44, 50-44, 50-44, Khamzat Chimaev won the decision.
Was Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 98% of 808 fan cards scored it for Khamzat Chimaev; 100% of 18 media scores picked Khamzat Chimaev.