Allen vs Chikadze

Who won Allen vs Chikadze?

Arnold Allen beat Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Arnold Allen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Allen vs Chikadze stats

Arnold Allen stepped 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 made 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.

This was Arnold Allen's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Giga Chikadze marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Arnold Allen's UFC record stood at 11-2-0, while Giga Chikadze's came in at 8-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Allen had an advantage over Chikadze, with a 21% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Arnold Allen was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Chikadze had a height advantage of 4 inches over Allen. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Allen was 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 had fought 17 more professional rounds, 58 to Chikadze's 41.

Allen vs Chikadze form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious 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 activity leading into the fight, Giga Chikadze had been fighting more than Arnold Allen.

Going to this contest, Arnold Allen had last fought 8 months and 12 days ago, while Giga Chikadze's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 6 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Chikadze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Allen vs Chikadze start?

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

What were the odds on Allen vs Chikadze?

Arnold Allen was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Giga Chikadze made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.