Giga Chikadze “Ninja”
Featherweight · ORCA rating 49/100 · peak 68 · Finisher · 8–5 in 13 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
At 49 (career peak 68), Giga Chikadze's ORCA rating ranks 86th of 129 active featherweights. Striking defence is the strongest of the four families at 64, 41st of 129 active featherweights. The weak side is grappling offence, which grades 17, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 1. 5 of 8 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Featherweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 52 | 93 of 129 | — |
| Striking defence | 64 | 41 of 129 | — |
| Grappling offence | 17 | 123 of 129 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 1 |
| Grappling defence | 60 | 46 of 129 | — |
Strongest sub-grade: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 1. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 1.
Profile
- Division
- Featherweight
- ORCA rating
- 49 (peak 68)
- Featherweight rank
- 86 of 129 active
- UFC record
- 8–5
- Pro record
- 15–7
- Graded UFC bouts
- 13
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.83
- Significant strike accuracy: 43%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.53
- Significant strike defence: 60%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.2
- Takedown accuracy: 40%
- Takedown defence: 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.2
Fight history
- 2026-09-19 · L vs Joanderson Brito · KO/TKO · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
- 2025-12-13 · L vs Kevin Vallejos · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
- 2025-04-26 · L vs David Onama · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
- 2024-07-27 · L vs Arnold Allen · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
- 2023-08-26 · W vs Alex Caceres · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2022-01-15 · L vs Calvin Kattar · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
- 2021-08-28 · W vs Edson Barboza · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
- 2021-05-01 · W vs Cub Swanson · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
- 2020-11-07 · W vs Jamey Simmons · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
- 2020-10-10 · W vs Omar Morales · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
- 2020-05-16 · W vs Irwin Rivera · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
- 2020-03-07 · W vs Jamall Emmers · Decision - Split · UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
- 2019-09-28 · W vs Brandon Davis · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
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