McGregor vs Chimaev

When is McGregor vs Chimaev?

Conor McGregor could set to fight Khamzat Chimaev, in Autumn/Fall 2022.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

McGregor vs Chimaev stats

Conor McGregor would step into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Khamzat Chimaev would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggest McGregor would have a massive power advantage over Chimaev, boasting at 86% knock out percentage over Chimaev's 50%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Chimaev would have a massive advantage over McGregor, boosting at 42% submission rate over McGregor's 5%.

Conor McGregor is the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Chimaev has a height advantage of 5 inches over McGregor. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

McGregor is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 10 years and 2 months earlier than Chimaev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, 45 to Chimaev's 17.

McGregor vs Chimaev form

Chimaev remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Kevin Holland at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jingliang Li at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beat Rhys McKee at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

McGregor's last 4 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Chimaev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on McGregor vs Chimaev?

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