Li vs Chimaev

Who won Li vs Chimaev?

Khamzat Chimaev beat Jingliang Li by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 267, on Saturday 30th October 2021.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Li vs Chimaev stats

Jingliang Li stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Khamzat Chimaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jingliang Li's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Khamzat Chimaev's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Chimaev had an advantage in power over Li, with a 67% knock out percentage over Li's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chimaev had an advantage over Li, with a 33% submission rate over Li's 22%.

Jingliang Li was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Chimaev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Li. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Li was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 10 years and 8 months earlier than Chimaev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 61 to Chimaev's 20.

Activity check

Chimaev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Li vs Chimaev?

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