UFC 319 Prediction: Dricus Du Plessis – Khamzat Chimaev (16-08-2025)

On August 16, Chicago will host UFC 319, where Dricus Du Plessis will defend his title against Khamzat Chimaev. D. Du Plessis became champion in 2024 after defeating Sean Strickland. He then defended his title by defeating Israel Adesanya and once again defeating Strickland.

Khamzat Chimaev made his UFC debut in 2020 and has won all eight of his fights so far. Will Dricus Du Plessis be able to retain his championship belt once again?

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Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev are both 31-year-old fighters who joined the UFC in 2020. Chimaev has won eight victories during this period and attracted attention in his first two fights, which took place on July 16 and 26, 2020, defeating John Phillips and Rhys McKee in just ten days.

D. Du Plessis has won nine victories during this period and was the first to get a chance to fight for the championship belt, which he currently holds.

Fights that end with a judges’ decision are not common in the careers of these fighters. In 25 fights, D. Du Plessis has only needed a judges’ decision three times, but both of those times were in his last three fights, when he was fighting for the belt. Both fights were against Sean Strickland. K. Chimaev has had to go to the judges’ decision twice in 14 fights, both times in his last four fights.

It should be noted that this will be the first time K. Chimaev will fight in a five-round bout, and given his aggressive style, it is unlikely that the judges will be called upon to make a decision.

K. Chimaev is considered a clear favorite in this fight, and D. Du Plessis will not have a significant advantage against a fighter of this style, so betting on K. Chimaev to win the fight without a decision is a good value.