Late 2022
Potentially

Potential contest
3 rounds contest @ Featherweight
14-3-0
13-2-0

The tape

34
Age
29
6' 0" / 183 cm
Height
5' 9" / 175 cm
74" / 188 cm
Reach
70.9" / 180 cm

Full record

UD 5KO 3KO 1KO 1
Form
SUB 1UD 3KO 1UD 3KO 1
14
Wins
13
9
By KO
6
64
KO%
46
1
By Sub
1
7
SUB%
8
3
Losses
2
0
Stopped
1
1
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2015
Debut
2016
17
Bouts
15
35
Rounds
31
2 hours, 18 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 10 minutes

Current rankings @ Featherweight

8
UFC
12
-
Bellator
-
10
Tapology
11

Giga Chikadze vs Sodiq Yusuff preview

When is Chikadze vs Yusuff?

Giga Chikadze could set to fight Sodiq Yusuff, in Late 2022.

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

Chikadze vs Yusuff stats

Giga Chikadze would step into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sodiq Yusuff would make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Chikadze would have an advantage in power over Yusuff, with a 64% knock out percentage over Yusuff's 46%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Yusuff would have a slight advantage over Chikadze, with a 8% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Giga Chikadze is the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Chikadze has a height advantage of 3 inches over Yusuff. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Chikadze is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months earlier than Yusuff, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 4 more professional rounds, 35 to Yusuff's 31.

Chikadze vs Yusuff form

Yusuff has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Don Shainis at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Gabriel Benitez at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had won against Sheymon Moraes at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

He had beat Suman Mokhtarian at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Activity check

Chikadze's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Yusuff's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Chikadze vs Yusuff?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Chikadze vs Yusuff yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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