Khamzat Chimaevย (9-0)ย took the MMA world by storm, going from making his UFC debut to a main event fighter that took only 66 days to get three wins in 2020. “Borz” is your 2020 Nordic Fighter of the Year.

Khamzat made spectacular UFC debut against John Phillips (22-10, 1NC) in July on fight island. The Allstars Training Center fighter took the fight on short notice and moved up to middleweight for the fight. The strike count was 124-2 in a dominant effort, and earning a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus for his second round submission.
The wrestler had one of the shortest UFC layoffs as the โWolfโ stepped back into the cage just 10 days after his UFC debut to get another win overย Rhys McKeeย (10-3-1) at UFC Fight Island 3, earning a $50.000 โPerformance of The Nightโ bonus.
In his third bout of the year, he shockedย Gerald Meerschaertย (31-14) at UFC Fight Night Covington vs Woodley with a 1 punch KO. The fight was over in the first exchange.
The Sweden based fighter is now ranked as the #15 contender in the UFC and eying a future showdown with #3 contender Leon Edwards.
Former Fighter of the Year winners include:
โขย 2019 :ย Jack Hermansson
โขย 2018 :ย Jack Hermansson
โขย 2017 :ย David Teymur
โขย 2016 :ย Emil Meek
โขย 2015 :ย Makwan Amirkhani
โขย 2014 :ย Magnus Cedenblad
โขย 2013 :ย Tom Niinimรคki
โขย 2012 :ย Alexander Gustafsson
โขย 2011 :ย Alexander Gustafsson