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UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev
14-0 · ARE
VS
August 16, 2025 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
183.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus Du Plessis by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Chimaev1/21/104:47
Du Plessis0/00/000:00
R2
Chimaev4/52/204:47
Du Plessis0/20/000:00
R3
Chimaev19/223/304:46
Du Plessis1/20/000:00
R4
Chimaev4/63/504:26
Du Plessis2/50/000:00
R5
Chimaev9/123/602:54
Du Plessis10/201/100:53
Total
Chimaev37/4712/17021:40
Du Plessis13/291/100:53

Scorecards

Chimaev vs Du Plessis

RdDerek ClearyRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.3
R210-910-910-910-8.6
R310-810-810-810-8.1
R410-910-910-910-8.6
R510-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total50-4450-4450-4449.8-42.8

Media (18 cards) · avg 49.843.6 · 18 Chimaev · 0 Du Plessis

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Chimaev-Du Plessis.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ChimaevWin probabilityDu Plessis
55.6%44.4%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
26%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 16.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Chimaev, blue toward Du Plessis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chimaev56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%32%
Submission15%27%
Decision23%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (2376)act 37
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.5)act 12
Du Plessis44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%35%
Submission11%26%
Decision17%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (2891)act 13
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~123 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R215%
R313%
R47%
R55%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Chimaev
43.3%+129
Du Plessis
-12955.9%
Most takedownstie 26.0%
Chimaev
61.8%-504
Du Plessis
+50412.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 55.7
55.5
Over 55.5
40.0%
+150
Under 55.5
60.0%
-150
070140
Du Plessis
Expected: 67.2
67
Over 67
39.5%
+151
Exactly 67
0.7%
push
Under 67
59.8%
-151
084168
Takedowns — over/under
Chimaev
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
38.1%
+124
Exactly 2
14.9%
push
Under 2
47.0%
-124
036
Du Plessis
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.2%
+314
Under 0.5
75.8%
-314
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 16.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Chimaev55.6%70.0%−14.4-270
Du Plessis44.4%30.0%+14.4+220

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
72.8Striking69.3
Chimaev +3.5
92.8Grappling58.4
Chimaev +34.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChimaevDu Plessis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1660
Pound-for-pound
1696
1589
Divisional
1690
1501
Striking offense
1535
1498
Striking defense
1500
1544
Grappling offense
1511
1524
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
5.36
Strikes landed / min
6.12
59%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
4.90
42%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.31
Takedowns / 15 min
2.55
47%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
50%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+8
Win/loss streak
+9
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
75%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khamzat Chimaev
  • WRobert WhittakerSUB R1
    Close -23410mo before
  • WKamaru UsmanM-DEC R3
    Close -3631y 10mo before
  • WKevin HollandSUB R1
    Close -5582y 11mo before
  • WGilbert BurnsU-DEC R3
    Close -5243y 4mo before
  • WLi JingliangSUB R1
    Close -5103y 10mo before
Dricus Du Plessis
  • WSean StricklandU-DEC R5
    Close -2196mo before
  • WIsrael AdesanyaSUB R4
    Close -1201y before
  • WSean StricklandS-DEC R5
    Close -1121y 7mo before
  • WRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R2
    Close +2602y 1mo before
  • WDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2332y 5mo before
Chimaev — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Du Plessis — win / loss by method
Record: 23-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
48% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Chimaev
Du Plessis
8
UFC fights
9
48.7 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
123.8 min · 13.8 avg
8y 2m
Career length
13y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Chimaev
Du Plessis
170W–51L · 76.9%
Overall
191W–43L · 81.6%
170W–51L · 76.9%
Wins
191W–43L · 81.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chimaev
Du Plessis
27W–8L · 77.1%
Overall
135W–46L · 74.6%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
111W–41L · 73.0%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–5L · 82.8%
Distance striking
Chimaev
Du Plessis
5.42
Landed / min
6.38
45.0%
Accuracy
45.8%
45.3%
Defense
55.2%
0.62
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
42.8%
Time at distance
79.2%
Grappling & control
Chimaev
Du Plessis
4.31
Takedowns / 15 min
2.55
46.7%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.77
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.73
99.6%
Control share
74.8%
Strike target map
Chimaev
  • Head85%(221)div 63%
  • Body8%(20)div 20%
  • Legs8%(20)div 17%
Du Plessis
  • Head59%(447)div 63%
  • Body18%(135)div 20%
  • Legs23%(175)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Khamzat Chimaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Dricus Du Plessis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.