Chikadze vs Onama

When is Chikadze vs Onama?

Giga Chikadze will face David Onama during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Chikadze vs Onama stats

Giga Chikadze steps into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

David Onama will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This will be Giga Chikadze's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Giga Chikadze's UFC record currently stands at 8-2-0, while David Onama's comes in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggest Onama has a slight advantage in power over Chikadze, with a 64% knock out percentage over Chikadze's 60%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Onama will have a large advantage over Chikadze, boasting a 36% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Giga Chikadze is the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Chikadze has a height advantage of 1 inch over Onama.

Chikadze is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Onama, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 18 more professional rounds, 41 to Onama's 23.

Chikadze vs Onama form

Chikadze has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Arnold Allen at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Edson Barboza at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had defeated Cub Swanson at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Onama has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Jonathan Pearce at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Gabriel Santos at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Nate Landwehr at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had beaten Garrett Armfield at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Gabriel Benitez at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, David Onama has been fighting more than Giga Chikadze.

Giga Chikadze last fought 8 months and 27 days ago, while David Onama's last outing was 11 months and 27 days ago.

Chikadze's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Onama's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time does Chikadze vs Onama start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which is 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Chikadze vs Onama?

David Onama is currently 3/5 (-170) to win the bout outright, while you can get 13/10 (+130) on Giga Chikadze if you fancy the small upset.

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