Bogdan Guskov vs Magomed Ankalaev

Bogdan Guskov

Pro 18-4-1 | UFC 4-2-1

Magomed Ankalaev

Pro 22-2-1 (1 NC) | UFC 13-2-1

Age

34|34

Height

6'3"|6'3"

Reach

76"|75"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Bogdan Guskov	Magomed Ankalaev	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	56.8%	52.4%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6	3.5	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5	2.5	►
Strike Differential	0.1/min	1.0/min	►
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	24.5%	►
Takedown Defense	54.5%	87.5%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0	0.9	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7	0.2	—
Control Time/15min	1:24	4:15	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	75.0%	53.8%	—
Submission % of Wins	25.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	0.0%	46.2%	—
Avg Fight Time	9:27	12:27	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9	0.5	—
Reversals/15min	0.2	0.1	—
Edges	0	5	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Bogdan Guskov Magomed Ankalaev League median

Statistic	Bogdan Guskov	Magomed Ankalaev	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	57.6%	67.2%	—
Avg Fight Time	9:27	12:27	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	85.7%	52.9%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	62.0%	65.4%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	49-30 (62.0%)	102-54 (65.4%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	19-14 (57.6%)	73-40 (64.6%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	63.1%	68.4%	—
% Time in Control	9.4%	28.4%	▶
% Time Controlled	27.4%	3.2%	▶
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	25.5%	89.9%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	3.73	3.69	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	4.47	3.20	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.74	+0.49	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	51.5%	46.9%	—
Distance Strike Defense	50.3%	57.5%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	3.39	1.45	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.33	0.41	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.00	1.69	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.32	0.83	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	—	1.01	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Bogdan Guskov	Magomed Ankalaev	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	60.3%	51.9%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7	3.4	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2	3.1	—
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	11.8%	—
Takedown Defense	50.0%	100.0%	►
Control Time/Fight	1:14	3:08	►
Edges	1	2	3 even

Last 3 Fights

Bogdan Guskov

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov • Jul 2026Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 2:41

Bogdan Guskov39/6362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Magomed Ankalaev54/11348%TD 2/4Ctrl 8:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bogdan Guskov	11/22	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	19/39	49%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Bogdan Guskov	12/17	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	14/29	48%	0/1	1:21	—

R3	Bogdan Guskov	15/22	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	15/33	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Bogdan Guskov	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	3/5	60%	1/1	4:50	—

R5	Bogdan Guskov	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	3/7	43%	1/1	2:15	—

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025Light Heavyweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bogdan Guskov80/14057%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:09KD 1

Jan Blachowicz84/14956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bogdan Guskov	21/44	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	25/52	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Bogdan Guskov	32/51	63%	0/0	4:09	1
	Jan Blachowicz	11/13	85%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Bogdan Guskov	27/45	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	48/84	57%	0/0	0:08	1

WIN

vs. Nikita Krylov

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:18

Bogdan Guskov23/4353%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

Nikita Krylov16/3447%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bogdan Guskov	23/43	53%	0/0	0:17	1
	Nikita Krylov	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—

Magomed Ankalaev

WIN

vs. Bogdan Guskov

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov • Jul 2026Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 2:41

Magomed Ankalaev54/11348%TD 2/4Ctrl 8:26

Bogdan Guskov39/6362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	19/39	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Bogdan Guskov	11/22	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	14/29	48%	0/1	1:21	—
	Bogdan Guskov	12/17	71%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	15/33	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bogdan Guskov	15/22	68%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Magomed Ankalaev	3/5	60%	1/1	4:50	—
	Bogdan Guskov	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Magomed Ankalaev	3/7	43%	1/1	2:15	—
	Bogdan Guskov	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Pereira

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Light HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 1:20

Magomed Ankalaev4/944%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Alex Pereira28/4562%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	4/9	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alex Pereira	28/45	62%	0/0	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Alex Pereira

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2025Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Magomed Ankalaev94/18052%TD 0/12Ctrl 5:42

Alex Pereira76/13755%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	9/27	33%	0/1	0:22	—
	Alex Pereira	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	29/53	55%	0/0	0:02	—
	Alex Pereira	18/36	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	17/40	42%	0/1	0:06	—
	Alex Pereira	21/34	62%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Magomed Ankalaev	19/24	79%	0/6	3:50	—
	Alex Pereira	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Magomed Ankalaev	20/36	56%	0/4	1:22	—
	Alex Pereira	14/21	67%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Jan Blachowicz

Bogdan Guskov

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025Light Heavyweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bogdan Guskov80/14057%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:09KD 1

Jan Blachowicz84/14956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bogdan Guskov	21/44	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	25/52	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Bogdan Guskov	32/51	63%	0/0	4:09	1
	Jan Blachowicz	11/13	85%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Bogdan Guskov	27/45	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	48/84	57%	0/0	0:08	1

Magomed Ankalaev

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Magomed Ankalaev78/18442%TD 2/10Ctrl 11:20

Jan Blachowicz55/11747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	19/43	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	13/37	35%	0/2	0:32	—
	Jan Blachowicz	23/43	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	18/48	38%	1/5	1:26	—
	Jan Blachowicz	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Magomed Ankalaev	10/19	53%	1/2	4:32	—
	Jan Blachowicz	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Magomed Ankalaev	18/37	49%	0/1	4:50	—
	Jan Blachowicz	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Nikita Krylov

Bogdan Guskov

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:18

Bogdan Guskov23/4353%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

Nikita Krylov16/3447%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bogdan Guskov	23/43	53%	0/0	0:17	1
	Nikita Krylov	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—

Magomed Ankalaev

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane • Feb 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Magomed Ankalaev43/9247%TD 3/9Ctrl 5:59

Nikita Krylov47/12039%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	11/35	31%	0/2	0:14	—
	Nikita Krylov	21/49	43%	1/3	1:44	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	19/37	51%	1/2	2:05	—
	Nikita Krylov	16/52	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	13/20	65%	2/5	3:40	—
	Nikita Krylov	10/19	53%	0/2	0:00	—

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

Bogdan Guskov

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac • Sep 2023Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:46

Bogdan Guskov8/2532%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Volkan Oezdemir26/4657%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bogdan Guskov	8/25	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	26/46	57%	1/1	1:23	1

Magomed Ankalaev

WIN

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Magomed Ankalaev66/10861%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:45KD 1

Volkan Oezdemir48/10247%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	27/41	66%	0/1	0:45	1
	Volkan Oezdemir	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	13/26	50%	1/2	0:54	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	19/34	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	26/41	63%	0/1	0:06	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	13/32	41%	0/1	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.6 vs 3.5 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Magomed Ankalaev shoots at 24% accuracy against Bogdan Guskov's 54% defense — Bogdan Guskov should keep it standing.

Control: Magomed Ankalaev controls 3:32 per fight on average vs 0:53 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Bogdan Guskov finishes 100% of wins (75% KO/TKO, 25% sub). Magomed Ankalaev finishes 54% of wins (54% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Magomed Ankalaev's fights average 12:27 vs 9:27 for Bogdan Guskov. If this reaches the championship rounds, Magomed Ankalaev's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Data through UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan (Oct 10, 2026)