Emmett vs Chikadze

When is Emmett vs Chikadze?

Josh Emmett could potentially fight Giga Chikadze, in Early 2026.

The fight would take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Emmett vs Chikadze stats

Josh Emmett would step into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Giga Chikadze would make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Chikadze would have a large advantage in power over Emmett, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Emmett's 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Emmett would have a slight advantage over Chikadze, with a 11% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Josh Emmett is the older man by 4 years, at 40 years old.

Chikadze has a height advantage of 6 inches over Emmett. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Emmett is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Chikadze, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 20 more professional rounds, 64 to Chikadze's 44.

Emmett vs Chikadze form

Emmett has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy on 5th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had been defeated by Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

He had beaten Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Chikadze has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to David Onama at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates on 26th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he had been defeated 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.

He was victorious against Edson Barboza at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Josh Emmett has been fighting more than Giga Chikadze.

Josh Emmett last fought 2 months and 22 days ago, while Giga Chikadze's last outing was 2 months and 1 day ago.

Emmett's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Chikadze's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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