Allen vs Chikadze

When is Allen vs Chikadze?

Arnold Allen will face the challenge of Giga Chikadze during the main card of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Allen vs Chikadze stats

Arnold Allen steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Giga Chikadze will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Arnold Allen's UFC record currently stands at 10-2-0, while Giga Chikadze's comes in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggest Chikadze has a large advantage in power over Allen, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Allen's 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Allen will have an advantage over Chikadze, with a 21% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Arnold Allen is the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Chikadze has a height advantage of 4 inches over Allen. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Allen is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Chikadze, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 17 more professional rounds, 55 to Chikadze's 38.

Allen vs Chikadze form

Allen has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Movsar Evloev at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Mads Burnell at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Chikadze has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had defeated Jamey Simmons at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Giga Chikadze has been fighting more than Arnold Allen.

Arnold Allen last fought 6 months and 4 days ago, while Giga Chikadze's last outing was 10 months and 28 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Chikadze's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time does Allen vs Chikadze start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which is 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Allen vs Chikadze?

Arnold Allen is currently 4/11 (-280) to win the clash outright, while you can get 41/20 (+200) on Giga Chikadze if you fancy the upset.

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