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.

UFC 319 features a middleweight title fight at the top of the card.

UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at United Center in Chicago, and it’s the promotion’s first visit there in more than six years.