Volkanovski vs Chikadze

When is Volkanovski vs Chikadze?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially fight Giga Chikadze, in Spring 2022.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Volkanovski vs Chikadze stats

Alexander Volkanovski would step into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

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

The stats suggest Chikadze would have a slight advantage in power over Volkanovski, with a 60% knock out percentage over Volkanovski's 50%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Volkanovski would have a slight advantage over Chikadze, with a 12% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Chikadze has a height advantage of 6 inches over Volkanovski. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Chikadze, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 41 more professional rounds, 79 to Chikadze's 38.

Volkanovski vs Chikadze form

Volkanovski has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beat Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had defeated Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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 lost to 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 defeated Cub Swanson at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had beat 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, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Giga Chikadze.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 2 months and 14 days ago, while Giga Chikadze's last outing was 27 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Chikadze's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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