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Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland Overview

Chimaev vs. Strickland
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main Card
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Chimaev
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Strickland
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How This Fight Ends

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Your prop picksMethod and fight length
Method
Fight length · 2.5 rounds

Personal picks lock at fight start. Exact cutoff is a push.

Matchup

Tale of the Tape
ChimaevMetricStrickland
32Age35
6′2″Height6′1″
75″Reach76″
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
PendingWeigh-inPending

Populates after official weigh-ins.

Striking & Defense

Indicator moves from even toward the fighter with the advantage.

4.04Sig. strikes / min6.04
2.32Absorbed / minLower is better4.57
54%Accuracy42%
52%Defense60%
Wrestling & Control
5.32Takedown avg.0.66
55%Takedown accuracy64%
85%Takedown defense69%
Style History

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Recent Form

Chimaev

5 recorded bouts shown

  1. LSean StricklandS-DEC
  2. WDricus Du PlessisDecision
  3. WRobert WhittakerSubmission
  4. WKamaru UsmanDecision
  5. WSean StricklandDecision

Strickland

5 recorded bouts shown

  1. WKhamzat ChimaevS-DEC
  2. WAnthony HernandezKO/TKO
  3. LDricus Du PlessisU-DEC
  4. WPaulo CostaDecision
  5. LDricus Du PlessisDecision

Strength of Schedule

Longer bar means higher opponent quality.

Chimaev
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Strickland
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History & Common OpponentsShared opponents and prior meetings

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Fight Shape

Fight Shape

What this matchup looks like on the fighters’ own records.

Why this fight may differMatchup-specific context
Chimaev's power meets a proven weakness

40% of Chimaev's wins come by knockout, and Strickland has been stopped by strikes 2 times. That is the clearest route to an early night.

Market

Odds over time

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