The wrestling game of Chimaev was simply too much for Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) to handle. After 25 minutes, the judges turned in unanimous scores of 50-44 to crown Chimaev as the new 185-pound champion.

Khamzat Chimaev smothers Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319, winning by unanimous decision to claim the middleweight title.

The winner finished with 12 takedowns, 529 total strikes and 21:40 in control time.