{"id":60423,"date":"2025-08-20T10:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=60423"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:11:13","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev Jumps 10 Spots In Latest UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings Following Dominant UFC 319 Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fresh off the back of his dominant victory over Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319, Khamzat Chimaev has not only won the UFC Middleweight Title, but has also jumped 10 spots in the latest UFC pound-for-pound rankings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 15-0 middleweight king has jumped from 14th to fourth in the latest rankings, overtaking some long-reigning champions such as Alexandre Pantoja and Alexander Volkanovski.<\/p>\n<h2>Khamzat Chimaev Jumps 10 Places In Updated UFC P4P Rankings<\/h2>\n<p>Following his emphatic display at UFC 319 where he captured the UFC Middleweight Title after dominating Dricus du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev has climbed 10 spots in the latest UFC pound-for-pound rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The new 185-pound king defeated the defending champion via comprehensive unanimous decision, winning every round to become the new belt holder at middleweight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-record\/\">Chimaev&#8217;s record<\/a> is now an impressive 15-0, remaining undefeated inside the octagon. Not only has &#8216;Borz&#8217; become the latest fighter to win UFC gold, but he has also entered the Top 5 of the P4P rankings for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p>Many people thought that Chimaev would beat du Plessis to win the UFC Middleweight Title, but not in the fashion he did it. If the 31-year-old was to win, the majority of fans thought it would come early via submission.<\/p>\n<p>However, Chimaev proved that the doubts over his cardio are total myths, dominating the South African from start to finish for the full 25 minutes. You could argue that Chimaev barely even broke a sweat, dominating every single minute of the contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/ufc\/\">UFC betting sites<\/a> did have the Russian-Emirati fighter as the pre-fight favourite, but he proved that he can win fights in a total different fashion. Chimaev has now shown he can submit and stop people in the first round, but has also shown he has what it takes to totally control a full 25 minute title fight.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of his emphatic display, Khamzat Chimaev has officially jumped a whopping 10 spots in the updated UFC P4P rankings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Borz&#8217; has overtaken the likes of long-reigning flyweight king Alexandre Pantoja, featherweight icon Alexandre Pantoja, heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall and two-division champion Alex Pereira to name but a few big names.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 The UFC men&#39;s pound-for-pound rankings have been updated following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC319?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC319<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Khamzat Chimaev moves up ten spots to #4, Dricus du Plessis moves down seven spots to #1, and Shavkat Rakhmonov replaces Charles Oliveira at #15 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PLP6kMXd94\">pic.twitter.com\/PLP6kMXd94<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/1957836362238902647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Khamzat Chimaev Now Ranked #4 In UFC Pound-For-Pound<\/h2>\n<p>After climbing 10 places in the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/pound-for-pound-rankings-ufc\/\">UFC pound-for-pound rankings<\/a>, this now means that Khamzat Chimaev has officially been placed at #4 in the updated list.<\/p>\n<p>Now that he is the UFC Middleweight Champion, it comes as no surprise to see &#8216;Borz&#8217; listed inside the top 10. However, a straight jump into the top five is an incredible achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev has overtaken the likes of Alexandre Pantoja, Alexander Volkanovski, Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall to name but a few elite fighters now behind the Russian-Emirati MMA phenom in the updated P4P rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Now, only undefeated two-division champion Ilia Topuria, the great Islam Makhachev and dominant bantamweight king Merab Dvalishvilli are above Chimaev in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-next-fight\/\">Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s next fight<\/a> result in his first UFC Middleweight Title defence, he could even climb about Dvalishvilli into the top three.<\/p>\n<p>This entirely depends on the manor of victory and who is in the opposite corner, but there is no doubt that &#8216;Borz&#8217; will remain near the top of the UFC P4P rankings for quite some time now.<\/p>\n<h3>Official UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings (Men&#8217;s Top 15)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-responsive su-table-alternate\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Ranking<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Fighter<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Weight Class<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">1.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Ilia Topuria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Lightweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">2.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Islam Makhachev<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Lightweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">3.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Merab Dvalishvilli<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Bantamweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">4.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Khamzat Chimaev<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Middleweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">5.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Alexandre Pantoja<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Flyweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">6.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Alexander Volkanovski<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Featherweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">7.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Magomed Ankalaev<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Light-Heavyweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">8.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Jack Della Maddalena<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Welterweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">9.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Tom Aspinall<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Heavyweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">10.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Alex Pereira<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Light-Heavyweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">11.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Dricus du Plessis<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Middleweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">12.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Max Holloway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Featherweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">13.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Belal Muhammad<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Welterweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">14.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Arman Tsarukyan<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Lightweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">15.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Shavkat Rakhmonov<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Welterweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh off the back of his dominant victory over Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319, Khamzat Chimaev has not only won the UFC Middleweight Title, but has also jumped 10 spots in the latest UFC pound-for-pound rankings. The 15-0 middleweight king has jumped from 14th to fourth in the latest rankings, overtaking some long-reigning champions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":356,"featured_media":60424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Khamzat Chimaev Climbs 10 Spots In Latest UFC P4P Rankings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following his victory at UFC 319 to become the middleweight king. Khamzat Chimaev has climbed 10 spots in the latest UFC P4P rankings.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60423\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Khamzat Chimaev Climbs 10 Spots In Latest UFC P4P Rankings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Following his victory at UFC 319 to become the middleweight king. Khamzat Chimaev has climbed 10 spots in the latest UFC P4P rankings.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sportscasting UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010816904663\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-20T10:11:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"547\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paul Kelly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulkelly98\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paul Kelly\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Paul Kelly\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142\"},\"headline\":\"Khamzat Chimaev Jumps 10 Spots In Latest UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings Following Dominant UFC 319 Victory\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-20T10:11:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":622,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"UFC\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/\",\"name\":\"Khamzat Chimaev Climbs 10 Spots In Latest UFC P4P Rankings\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-20T10:11:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142\"},\"description\":\"Following his victory at UFC 319 to become the middleweight king. Khamzat Chimaev has climbed 10 spots in the latest UFC P4P rankings.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg\",\"width\":820,\"height\":547,\"caption\":\"Khamzat Chimaev UFC Champion - UFC 319\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Khamzat Chimaev Jumps 10 Spots In Latest UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings Following Dominant UFC 319 Victory\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sportscasting UK\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142\",\"name\":\"Paul Kelly\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Paul Kelly\"},\"description\":\"Paul has worked in the sports journalism industry for several years now, specialising in boxing, MMA, golf and darts. This includes writing breaking news stories, in-depth features, predictions and more. Paul regularly attends live sporting events as both a journalist and as a fan, further adding to his expertise in his specialist sports. Paul is a Director at YouTube channel ESBR Boxing, as well as featuring regularly at BBC Sport NI. This has helped Paul master his knowledge of sports writing, as well as learning new skills with competence and proficiency.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=100010816904663\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/paull_kelly\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/paul-kelly-16a10b98c\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/paulkelly98\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/author\\\/paulkelly\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Khamzat Chimaev Climbs 10 Spots In Latest UFC P4P Rankings","description":"Following his victory at UFC 319 to become the middleweight king. Khamzat Chimaev has climbed 10 spots in the latest UFC P4P rankings.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60423","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Khamzat Chimaev Climbs 10 Spots In Latest UFC P4P Rankings","og_description":"Following his victory at UFC 319 to become the middleweight king. Khamzat Chimaev has climbed 10 spots in the latest UFC P4P rankings.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/","og_site_name":"Sportscasting UK","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010816904663","article_published_time":"2025-08-20T10:11:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":820,"height":547,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Paul Kelly","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulkelly98","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Paul Kelly","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/"},"author":{"name":"Paul Kelly","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142"},"headline":"Khamzat Chimaev Jumps 10 Spots In Latest UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings Following Dominant UFC 319 Victory","datePublished":"2025-08-20T10:11:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/"},"wordCount":622,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg","articleSection":["UFC"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/","name":"Khamzat Chimaev Climbs 10 Spots In Latest UFC P4P Rankings","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-20T10:11:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142"},"description":"Following his victory at UFC 319 to become the middleweight king. Khamzat Chimaev has climbed 10 spots in the latest UFC P4P rankings.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Khamzat-Chimaev-UFC-Champion-UFC-319.jpg","width":820,"height":547,"caption":"Khamzat Chimaev UFC Champion - UFC 319"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-climbs-ufc-pound-for-pound-rankings\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Khamzat Chimaev Jumps 10 Spots In Latest UFC Pound-For-Pound Rankings Following Dominant UFC 319 Victory"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/","name":"Sportscasting UK","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142","name":"Paul Kelly","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg","caption":"Paul Kelly"},"description":"Paul has worked in the sports journalism industry for several years now, specialising in boxing, MMA, golf and darts. This includes writing breaking news stories, in-depth features, predictions and more. Paul regularly attends live sporting events as both a journalist and as a fan, further adding to his expertise in his specialist sports. Paul is a Director at YouTube channel ESBR Boxing, as well as featuring regularly at BBC Sport NI. This has helped Paul master his knowledge of sports writing, as well as learning new skills with competence and proficiency.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010816904663","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paull_kelly\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-kelly-16a10b98c\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulkelly98"],"url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/author\/paulkelly\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/356"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60423"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60441,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60423\/revisions\/60441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}