Magomed Ankalaev

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record13-2-1 (1 NC) · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record102-54-1 (65.4%) across 17 opponents
Last 5 opponents35-11-1 (76.1%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height6' 3"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.52
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.49
Striking accuracy52%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.85
Takedowns landed / attempted24%
Takedown defense88%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.21
Average fight time12.4 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 0 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-25Bogdan Guskov4-1-1StrikerWKO/TKO R5 2:41UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
2025-10-04Alex Pereira9-2StrikerLKO/TKO R1 1:20 (title)UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-03-08Alex Pereira9-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
2024-10-26Aleksandar Rakic6-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-01-13Johnny Walker7-4 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R2 2:42UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2023-10-21Johnny Walker7-4BalancedNCCould Not Continue R1 3:13UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
2022-12-10Jan Blachowicz12-6BalancedDDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
2022-07-30Anthony Smith11-6BalancedWKO/TKO R2 3:09UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2022-03-12Thiago Santos14-8StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2021-10-30Volkan Oezdemir5-4StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-02-27Nikita Krylov8-5Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
2020-10-24Ion Cutelaba4-4WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:19UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2020-02-29Ion Cutelaba4-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 0:38UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2019-11-09Dalcha Lungiambula1-0—WKO/TKO R3 0:29UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
2019-02-23Klidson AbreuUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
2018-09-15Marcin Prachnio0-1—WKO/TKO R1 3:09UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
2018-03-17Paul Craig1-2Submission grapplerLSubmission R3 4:59UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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