Chikadze vs Onama

Who won Chikadze vs Onama?

David Onama beat Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner David Onama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Chikadze vs Onama stats

Giga Chikadze stepped 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 made 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 was Giga Chikadze's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. David Onama marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Giga Chikadze's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while David Onama's came in at 6-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Onama had a large advantage over Chikadze, boasting a 36% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Giga Chikadze was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Chikadze had a height advantage of 1 inch over Onama.

Chikadze was 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 had fought 12 more professional rounds, 44 to Onama's 32.

Chikadze vs Onama form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious 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 of activity leading into the fight, David Onama had been fighting more than Giga Chikadze.

Going to this contest, Giga Chikadze had last fought 10 months and 11 days ago, while David Onama's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 11 days ago.

Chikadze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Onama's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Chikadze vs Onama start?

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

What were the odds on Chikadze vs Onama?

Giga Chikadze was a 33/20 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while David Onama made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.