Giga Chikadze vs Cub Swanson — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka

Las Vegas, USA

1 May 2021

Featherweight

54%

Chikadze

46%

Swanson

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 1:03

Giga Chikadze

"Ninja"

15 – 6

6'0"74" reachOrthodox38 yrs3-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 54

Cub Swanson

31 – 14

Well-Rounded2-fight win streak42 yrsOrthodox70" reach5'8"

CFR 46

★ Official Result

Giga ChikadzewinsKO/TKOR1 · 1:03

def. Cub Swanson · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Chikadze

→

Actual result

Chikadze wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Chikadze at 54% vs Swanson at 46% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 9 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Swanson has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

ChikadzeSwanson

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Chikadze

Swanson

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'0"+

Height

5'8"

74"+

Reach

70"

38+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Chikadze

Swanson

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

54.4

45.5

49.5

Performance Avg

48.8

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Chikadze

Swanson

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

5.1

/ 10

6.2

/ 10

4.6

Style: Pressure

5.3

6.3

Style: Volume

5.2

3 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

8 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

7Distance4

0Clinch0

5Ground0

Chikadze

Swanson

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.5

/ 10

1.2

/ 10

1.1

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.8

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Chikadze

Swanson

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Moderate

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.5 stoppage

1 fight ago

Last KO loss

4 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

13/21 fights

Chin rating based on

26/45 fights

Chikadze

Swanson

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

3-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 🔥 win streak

Upcoming

L · KO · R2

L · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R3

Last 5

W · KO · R1

W · KO · R3

L · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R3

L · KO · R2

Chikadze

Swanson

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

38%

50%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Chikadze

Swanson

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

5.1

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

6.2

1.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.2

1.1

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.8

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

4.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

5.3

6.3

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

5.2

Chikadze

Strike Zones

Swanson

Chikadze

Attacking

12 landed

Absorbing

4 absorbed

Swanson

Attacking

4 landed

Absorbing

12 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Chikadze targets the head (75% of attacks) — Swanson absorbs 75% of strikes there

🎯Swanson targets the legs (75% of attacks) — Chikadze absorbs 75% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Chikadze

RND

Swanson

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Chikadze · Last 5

Upcoming

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KO/TKO

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Decision

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Decision

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Decision

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Nate Landwehr

KO/TKO

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Billy Quarantillo

KO/TKO

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Andre Fili

Decision

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Decision

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