In 2016, 2017, and 2018, he took first place in the Swedish Freestyle National Championships. Chimaev is still regarded as one of Russia's top freestyle wrestlers. Khamzat Chimaev net worth is around 1 million dollars. At the Allstar Training Center in Stockholm, he started MMA training in addition to wrestling. In 2017 and 2018, the Russian wrestler went 3-0 in three amateur mixed martial arts matches. On his opponent list was Khaled Laallam, a future IMMAF World Champion. In the second round, he submitted Lallam to win. Chimaev made his professional MMA debut a month after his third and final amateur match.