Fighter profile

Giga Chikadze

“Ninja”

Featherweight · UFC record 8-5 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 19 Sep 2026

Distance StrikerPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)74

Power83

Striking defense78

Takedown defense76

WrestlingProvisional measure64

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 19 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.9

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 188 cm (6'2")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 34 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 19 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed16.2per round

Striking differential+1.3per round

Takedown attempts0.15per round

Takedown defense68.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate37.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 17.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 16.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +1.3
Striking accuracy: 42.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 60.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.18
Target: head / body / leg: 57.6% / 26.5% / 15.9%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 91.4% / 0.8% / 7.7%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.15
Takedowns landed per round: 0.06
Takedown accuracy: 40.0%
Takedown defense: 68.8%
Control time per round: 0:06
Submission attempts per round: 0.06
Reversals per round: 0.09

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 37.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 2
Average fight time: 11:48 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Giga Chikadze — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Sep 2026	Joanderson Brito	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:57	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Sat 13 Dec 2025	Kevin Vallejos	L	KO/TKO Spinning Back Fist	R2 1:29	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
Sat 26 Apr 2025	David Onama	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 27 Jul 2024	Arnold Allen	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Sat 26 Aug 2023	Alex Caceres	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

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Giga Chikadze — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 15 Jan 2022	Calvin Kattar	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
Sat 28 Aug 2021	Edson Barboza	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 1:44	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Sat 1 May 2021	Cub Swanson	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 1:03	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Sat 7 Nov 2020	Jamey Simmons	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 3:51	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
Sat 10 Oct 2020	Omar Morales	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Sat 16 May 2020	Irwin Rivera	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Sat 7 Mar 2020	Jamall Emmers	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Sat 28 Sep 2019	Brandon Davis	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

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