Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev Biography, Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Fact, and More

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Swedish mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev participates in the welterweight category of the UFC. In the past, he participated in Brave Combat Federation. Chimaev has successfully earned three Swedish National wrestling championships and Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev Biography he is third in the UFC welterweight standings as of 2022.

Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev Biography and Net Worth

Net Worth $1.5 million

Full Name Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev

Birth Date 1 May 1994

Age 28 Years

Birthplace Beno-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia

Profession Mixed Martial Artist

Relationship Status Married

Khamzat Chimaev Early Life

Chimaev was born in the Russian Chechen Republic, where he began wrestling at the age of five. He purportedly took home a bronze medal in the junior division at the Russian National Championships. He joined his older brother in Sweden in 2013, when he was 18 years old, together with his mother.

Khamzat Chimaev Early Career

At the age of 23, Khamzat first began training in his favorite, mixed martial arts. He works out at the Allstar Training Center in Stockholm along with others and three-time UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Alexander Gustafsson. Chimaev competed in three amateur MMA matches between September 2017 and April 2018. He won the first one by submission in the second round against future IMMAF World Champion Khaled Laallam. His final two amateur fights were victories by technical knockout and submission, giving him a perfect 3-0 record. On May 26, 2018, Chimaev competed in his first professional match at International Ring Fight Arena 14 against Gard Olve Sagen. The following contest between Chimaev and Ole Magnor took place on August 18, 2018, at Fight club.

Khamzat Chimaev UFC Career

On July 16, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 13, Chimaev made his promotional debut in a middleweight matchup against John Phillips, taking Duko Todorovi’s place. With this first victory of UFC, he was given the famous Performance of the Night prize. Chimaev would have another rapid turnaround as he was scheduled to take on Gerald Meerschaert on September 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 178, according to a report from September 6, 2020.

Within 17 seconds of the first round beginning, he knocked out Meerschaert to win the match. He now has three consecutive wins for Performance of the Night thanks to this triumph. He set a new record for the quickest three-fight winning streak in UFC history thanks to this as well (66 days). At UFC 279, Chimaev will fight against Nate Diaz on September 10, 2022.

Khamzat Chimaev Wife

Khamzat got married to his longtime girlfriend in his hometown on 21 May 2022 but no information regarding his wife is available.

Khamzat Chimaev Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Khamzat is $1.5 million as of 2022. Khamzat Chimaev is believed to have earned $759,000 thus far in his MMA fighting career, according to a number of reports. At UFC 273, where he faced Gilbert Burns, he earned his highest wage. From this bout, he earned a staggering $350,000. He defeated Li Jingliang in the first round of UFC 267, winning a huge sum of $154,500 in the process.