Giga Chikadze

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Giga Chikadze
File:Giga Chikadze post fight interview at UFC Fight Night 160 in Copenhagen.jpg
Giga Chikadze post fight interview at UFC Fight Night 160 in Copenhagen
Born (1988-08-25) August 25, 1988 (age 35)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Other names Ninja
Nationality Georgian
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 145.5 lb (66.0 kg; 10.39 st)
Division Featherweight (Kickboxing)[1]
Featherweight (MMA)
Reach 74 in (190 cm)[2]
Style Goju-ryu Karate, Kickboxing
Fighting out of Tbilisi, Georgia
Team Kings MMA
Rank Third degree black belt in Goju-ryu Karate[3]
Kickboxing record
Total 44
Wins 38
By knockout 22
Losses 6
By knockout 2
Mixed martial arts record
Total 15
Wins 13
By knockout 8
By submission 1
By decision 4
Losses 2
By submission 1
By decision 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Giga Chikadze (born August 25, 1988) is a Georgian mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who has competed in the featherweight division of GLORY and who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of May 4, 2021, he is #10 in the UFC featherweight rankings.[4]

Background

Giga Chikadze was born on August 25, 1988 in Tbilisi. Between ages 4 and 5, he began to train in martial arts.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

World Series of Fighting

Chikadze made his mixed martial arts debut as a lightweight in the WSOF, facing Xtreme Couture fighter Gil Guardado. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[5]

Gladiator Challenge

Chikadze would join a promotion known as the Gladiator Challenge, and would enjoy a five-fight win streak in which all fights were ended via first round knockout.[2]

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series

In mid-June, Chikadze would join UFC president Dana White's Dana White's Contender Series 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada to face former Ultimate Fighter contestant Austin Springer in a featherweight bout. Chikadze would receive his second professional loss in his MMA career after submitting to a rear-naked choke in the third round.[6]

Return to the Gladiator Challenge

After losing to Springer, Chikadze would return to the lightweight division of the Gladiator Challenge, earning a quick submission victory and a swift TKO after that.[2]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Giga Chikadze would sign a four-fight contract with the UFC and would be scheduled to make his UFC debut against fellow Contender Series fighter Mike Davis at UFC Fight Night 160 in Copenhagen, Denmark. However, Davis would pull out of the fight due to health issues and would be replaced by Brandon Davis in a short-notice bout.[7] After three rounds passed, the fight would be declared a split draw, but due to a scoring error made by one of the judges of the bout, the outcome would be corrected to a split decision victory for Chikadze.[8]

Chikadze would make his next UFC appearance on the preliminary card of UFC 248 against featherweight Jamall Emmers. Chikadze would earn a razor-thin split decision victory over Emmers after the bout had ended.[9]

Chikadze, once again, would be scheduled to face Mike Davis on May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 8. However, Davis would pull out of the bout due to a weight cut-related illness and would be replaced by promotional newcomer Irwin Rivera.[10] Chikadze would win the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

Chikadze was scheduled to face Alex Caceres on August 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 175.[12] However, Chikadze withdrew from the bout due to tested positive for COVID-19[13] and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Kevin Croom.[14]

Chikadze faced Omar Morales on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.[15] He won the fight fight via unanimous decision.

Chikadze faced promotional newcomer Jamey Simmons on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira.[16] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[17] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[18]

Chikadze faced Cub Swanson on May 1, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka.[19] He won the bout in the first round via body kick after catching Swanson with a liver shot.[20] This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus award.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Personal life

Chikadze has stated that he went to college and graduated with a degree in Business Management.[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–2 Cub Swanson TKO (body kick and punches) UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka May 1, 2021 1 1:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 12–2 Jamey Simmons TKO (head kick and punches) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira November 7, 2020 1 3:51 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 11–2 Omar Morales Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen October 11, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 10–2 Irwin Rivera Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris May 16, 2020 3 5:00 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Win 9–2 Jamall Emmers Decision (split) UFC 248 March 7, 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–2 Brandon Davis Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier September 28, 2019 3 5:00 Copenhagen, Denmark
Win 7–2 Damien Manzanares TKO (submission to punches) Gladiator Challenge: MMA World Championships March 23, 2019 1 0:45 Whitney, California, United States
Win 6–2 C.J. Baines Submission (armbar) Gladiator Challenge: Summer Showdown August 11, 2018 1 0:12 Rancho Mirage, California, United States Lightweight bout.
Loss 5–2 Austin Springer Submission (rear-naked choke) Dana White's Contender Series 10 June 19, 2018 3 4:10 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Featherweight debut.
Win 5–1 Kevin Ceron TKO (punch) Gladiator Challenge: MMA Fighting Championship April 21, 2018 1 2:37 Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Win 4–1 Kevin Gratts KO (punch) Gladiator Challenge: Season's Beatings December 16, 2017 1 1:17 Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Win 3–1 Julian Hernandez TKO (punch) Gladiator Challenge: Summer Feud June 10, 2017 1 0:49 Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Win 2–1 Anthony Ross TKO (punch) Gladiator Challenge: Absolute Beat Down March 25, 2017 1 0:10 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win 1–1 Joe Bear TKO (retirement) Gladiator Challenge: Season's Beatings December 17, 2016 1 1:50 San Jacinto, California, United States
Loss 0–1 Gil Guardado Decision (unanimous) WSOF 26 December 18, 2015 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lightweight debut.

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Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
38 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-12-23 Loss France Dylan Salvador Glory of Heroes: Jinan - GOH 65kg Championship Tournament, Semi-Finals Jinan, China Ex. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2017-07-14 Loss United States Kevin VanNostrand Glory 43: New York - Featherweight Championship Tournament, Final New York City, New York, US Decision (unanimous)[24] 3 3:00
2017-07-14 Win Russia Aleksei Ulianov Glory 43: New York - Featherweight Championship Tournament, Semi-Finals New York City, New York, US Decision (split) 3 3:00
2017-01-20 Win France Victor Pinto Glory 37: Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, US KO 1 2:03
2016-09-09 Loss Canada Matthew Embree Glory 33: New Jersey – Featherweight Contender Tournament, Final Trenton, New Jersey, US KO 2 1:28
2016-09-09 Win Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 33: New Jersey – Featherweight Contender Tournament, Semi-Finals Trenton, New Jersey, US Decision (Split)[25] 3 3:00
2016-07-22 Win United States Chris Mauceri Glory 32: Virginia Norfolk, Virginia, US KO (liver kick) 1 2:20
2016-02-26 Win United States Kevin VanNostrand Glory 27: Chicago Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-08-07 Loss Uzbekistan Anvar Boynazarov Glory 23: Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, US Decision (split) 3 3:00
2015-05-08 Win Canada Ken Tran Glory 21: San Diego San Diego, California, US KO 3 2:19
2014-10-04 Win Russia Armen Zakyan KO (head kick) 2 0:35
2014-02-08 Loss Angola Christian Baya Fight Fans VIII Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2014-01-12 Loss Netherlands Tayfun Ozcan Enfusion Live 12 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-02-03 Loss Spain Abraham Roqueñi Street Culture Fight Night 2 Tenerife, Spain KO (back kick) 1
2012-12-01 Win Netherlands Hicham Boubkari Decision 3 3:00
2012-05-27 Win Morocco Otman Allach Muay Thai event Slamm 7 Stedenwijk Almere Decision 3 3:00
2011-05-21 Win Russia Evgeniy Kurovskoy Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-04-10 Win Netherlands Nordin Kassrioui TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1
2009-12-19 Loss Albania Shemsi Beqiri WFC Fight Night Zürich, Switzerland Decision 5 3:00
For the WFC World Middleweight (-72.5 kg/160 lb) Muay Thai Championship.
2008 Win Domino Ross KO (Punch)

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See also

References

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