Allen vs Chikadze

Who won Allen vs Chikadze?

Arnold Allen beat Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Arnold Allen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Allen vs Chikadze stats

Arnold Allen stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Giga Chikadze made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Arnold Allen's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Giga Chikadze marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Arnold Allen's UFC record stood at 11-2-0, while Giga Chikadze's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Chikadze had a large advantage in power over Allen, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Allen's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Allen had an advantage over Chikadze, with a 21% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Arnold Allen was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Chikadze had a height advantage of 4 inches over Allen. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Allen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Chikadze, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 58 to Chikadze's 41.

Allen vs Chikadze form

Chikadze had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Cub Swanson at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He was victorious against Jamey Simmons at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Allen's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Chikadze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Allen vs Chikadze start?

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

What were the odds on Allen vs Chikadze?

Arnold Allen was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Giga Chikadze made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.