Whittaker vs Chimaev

Who won Whittaker vs Chimaev?

Khamzat Chimaev beat Robert Whittaker by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Whittaker vs Chimaev stats

Robert Whittaker stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Khamzat Chimaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Robert Whittaker's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Khamzat Chimaev marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record stood at 17-6-0, while Khamzat Chimaev's came in at 8-0-0.

The stats suggested Chimaev had a slight advantage in power over Whittaker, with a 46% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chimaev had an advantage over Whittaker, with a 38% submission rate over Whittaker's 19%.

Robert Whittaker was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Chimaev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Whittaker. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Whittaker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years and 2 months earlier than Chimaev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, 86 to Chimaev's 21.

Whittaker vs Chimaev form

Robert Whittaker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jared Cannonier at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Darren Till at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Yoel Romero at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by split decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago, United States.

He was victorious against Yoel Romero at UFC 213 on 8th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Chimaev remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kevin Holland at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Jingliang Li at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Khamzat Chimaev had been fighting more than Robert Whittaker.

Going to this contest, Robert Whittaker had last fought 4 years and 15 days ago, while Khamzat Chimaev's last outing had been 1 year and 18 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Chimaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Whittaker vs Chimaev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Whittaker vs Chimaev?

Robert Whittaker was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Khamzat Chimaev made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.