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 34 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 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, .

Before that, he had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He had defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Chimaev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 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.