UFC 319 results: Khamzat Chimaev obliterates Dricus du Plessis for middleweight title.

Dricus du Plessis told Uncrowned he wanted Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in Chicago. He got him. He suffered for it. Historically. In a display of dominance that outdid even his path to the title, Chimaev spent five rounds smothering the life out of what was once an impressive champion, winning by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) to take the UFC middleweight belt.Yes, 50-44, times three. It could have been even worse, but the judges didn't give Chimaev more than one 10-8 round, likely due to a lack of meaningful damage. It took seven seconds for Chimaev to get du Plessis on the ground. He landed 12-of-17 takedown attempts and had 21:40 of ground control time in a 25-minute fight. Du Plessis had previously spent 4:56 of time in bottom position in his five-year UFC career, then spent 4:46 there in the first round.By total strikes, Chimaev outlanded du Plessis 529-45. Most of those strikes weren't damaging, but the sheer volume shows how one-sided this thing was.