Overview

• Judges scored all three rounds 50–44 for Chimaev, ending Du Plessis’s two-title defense reign.
• Chimaev improved his perfect record to 15–0 by capturing the undisputed middleweight championship.
• He outlanded Du Plessis 529–45 in total strikes and secured 12 takedowns across five rounds.
• Dana White revealed he scored the bout 50–41 for Chimaev and lauded the champion’s dominant display.
• Chimaev asked for a swift return at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, and White said he would consider the request as the division’s next challengers emerge.