Giga Chikadze
8W · 4L
Orthodox
Featherweight
38% finish rate80% as favorite57% as underdog
1476
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1475.9Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#74of 81 active
Age
37
Aug 25, 1988
Height
6'0" (182.88 cm)
Reach
187.96 cm
Win Rate
66.7%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.75
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.28
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
59%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.18
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
65%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
3.6
Sig. Strikes
0.3
Takedowns
0.1
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (38%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (25%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
80%
4W – 1L in 5 fights
As Underdog
57%
4W – 3L in 7 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Kevin Vallejos
-19.11476
lost to David Onama
-7.41495
lost to Arnold Allen
-4.31502
def. Alex Caceres
+2.31507
lost to Calvin Kattar
-0.81504
def. Edson Barboza
+1.21505
def. Cub Swanson
+1.01504
def. Jamey Simmons
+1.01503
def. Omar Morales
+0.81502
def. Irwin Rivera
+0.51501
def. Jamall Emmers
+0.41501
def. Brandon Davis
+0.31500
Division ELO Rankings
Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Kevin Vallejos
1577
Melquizael Costa
1576
Mairon Santos
1559
Jean Silva
1559
Steve Garcia
1552
Nathaniel Wood
1544
Youssef Zalal
1540
Luke Riley
1539
Movsar Evloev
1537
Lerone Murphy
1535
Fight History (12 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 13, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs David Onama
UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · Apr 26, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Arnold Allen
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →vs Alex Caceres
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · Jan 15, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · Aug 28, 2021
vs Cub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 1, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · Nov 7, 2020
vs Omar Morales
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 10, 2020
vs Irwin Rivera
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · Mar 7, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019