Last fight
Victoria
Chikadze vs Brito
Sep. 19, 2026
Atleta Destacado
Estadísticas y récords
9
Wins by Knockout
1
Wins by Submission
9
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 634
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 1473
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- 1
- Derribos intentados
- 6
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Récord del Atleta
Info
Status
Activo
Ciudad natal
Tbilisi, Georgia
Estilo de lucha
Karate
Años
38
Alto
72.00
Peso
146.00
Debut del octágono
Sep. 28, 2019
Alcance
74.00
Alcance de la pierna
40.50
- Pro since 2015, made UFC debut in September 2019
- Nine wins by KO, one by submission (Armbar)
- Nine first-round finishes, one third-round finish
- Six wins in under 80 seconds (0:10, 0:12, 0:45, 0:49, 1:03, 1:17)
- Has 38-6 (22 KOs) kickboxing record with a 6-3 (3 KOs) record in Glory Kickboxing
UFC 331 (9/19/26) Chikadze was knocked out by Joanderson Brito at 1:57 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (12/13/25) Chikadze was knocked out by Kevin Vallejos at 1:29 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (4/26/25) Chikadze lost a three round unanimous decision to David Onama
UFC 304 (7/27/24) Chikadze lost a three round unanimous decision to Arnold Allen
UFC Fight Night (8/26/23) Chikadze won a three round unanimous decision over Alex Caceres
UFC on ESPN (1/15/22) Chikadze lost a five round unanimous decision to Calvin Kattar
UFC on ESPN (8/28/21) Chikadze stopped Edson Barboza via strikes at 1:44 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (5/1/21) Chikadze stopped Cub Swanson via strikes at 1:03 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (11/7/20) Chikadze stopped Jamey Simmons via strikes at 3:51 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (10/10/20) Chikadze won a three round unanimous decision over Omar Morales
UFC on ESPN (5/16/20) Chikadze won a three round unanimous decision over Irwin Rivera
UFC 248 (3/7/20) Chikadze won a three round split decision over Jamall Emmers
UFC Fight Night (9/28/19) Chikadze won a three round split decision over Brandon Davis
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 2
Episode 2 (6/19/18) Chikadze was submitted by Austin Springer via rear naked choke at 4:10 of the third round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I have a video where my dad comes out from the hospital, saying, “Here was born Giga Chikadze, World Champion in Fighting.” So my family decided for me and pushed me into it.
What titles have you held? World title twice in kickboxing and European title in Muay Thai, World and European Champion twice in Karate
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Today’s Favorite fighter: Ren Hiramoto, love how he’s transitioning from K1 to MMA
Do you have any heroes outside of fighting? Every member of my family, watching them give so much for me is everything to me
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? To have a real job where I belong.
What fight do you consider to be the key fight of your career? I do think fight vs Edson Barboza was a key in my career, he probably was the fighter who represented the striking on highest level and outclassing him in striking gave me the badge and the confidence in this new game in my career.
What are your current ranks in martial arts?
- Karate: 3d degree black belt, world and European champion
- Kickboxing: World and European champion
- BJJ: purple belt, JJWL world champion
Is there a cause that you want to use your platform for? I want to use my platform to help children and families fighting cancer. Through my “Knock Out Cancer” Foundation, I want to bring more attention, support and resources to families going through some of the hardest moments of their lives. Fighting has given me a platform, and I believe it’s important to use it for something bigger than myself.
Beyond a championship and money, what motivates you? Family is my motivation, me and my wife changed our life twice from Georgia to Amsterdam and than Amsterdam to California, and these took a lot, rising daughter and son here takes a lot of work, this is more than enough to have my motivation always on point daily.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes. Bachelor degree in business and management.
What was your job before you started fighting? I started to train when I was four, five years old, and since then I am a fighter. But besides that, I founded the charity fund Knock Out Cancer and I’m trying to make it worldwide.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black belt Third Dan in Karate Goju Ryu.
Favorite grappling technique: Armbar
Favorite Striking technique: GigaKick ;)
Tell us about your life outside of fighting: I’m a husband for last 19 of years and rising 17-year-old daughter Nita and 10-year-old Max, have 2 dogs and adopting one more from my country, running my new MMA academy in Newport Beach called “gigakick”, and trying to make a change into people’s life and career.
