Bogdan Guskov vs Magomed Ankalaev

Bogdan Guskov

Pro 18-3-1 | UFC 4-1-1

Light Heavyweight

Magomed Ankalaev

Pro 21-2-1 (1 NC) | UFC 12-2-1

Age

33|34

Height

6'3"|6'3"

Reach

76"|75"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Bogdan Guskov	Magomed Ankalaev	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.9%	52.8%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6	3.7	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1	2.6	►
Strike Differential	0.5/min	1.1/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	22.2%	►
Takedown Defense	57.1%	87.5%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0	0.8	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7	0.0	◄
Control Time/15min	2:08	4:06	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	75.0%	50.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	25.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	0.0%	50.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	7:15	11:48	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.4	0.6	—
Reversals/15min	0.3	0.2	—
Edges	2	4	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Bogdan Guskov Magomed Ankalaev League median

Statistic	Bogdan Guskov	Magomed Ankalaev	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	48.4%	65.2%	—
Avg Fight Time	7:15	11:48	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	83.3%	50.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	56.9%	64.9%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	37-28 (56.9%)	98-53 (64.9%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	19-14 (57.6%)	69-39 (63.9%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	63.3%	69.1%	—
% Time in Control	14.3%	27.4%	▶
% Time Controlled	22.4%	3.6%	▶
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	39.0%	88.5%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.25	3.75	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	5.19	3.25	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.94	+0.51	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.8%	47.1%	—
Distance Strike Defense	48.6%	58.7%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	3.54	1.57	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.80	0.42	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.00	1.72	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.27	0.92	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	—	1.04	—

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	57.7%	53.9%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.8	3.9	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8	3.7	—
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	7.1%	—
Takedown Defense	66.7%	100.0%	►
Control Time/Fight	1:14	1:40	—
Edges	1	1	4 even

Last 3 Fights

Bogdan Guskov

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025

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 2025

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	—

WIN

vs. Billy Elekana

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:33

Bogdan Guskov47/7166%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:24

Billy Elekana20/2871%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bogdan Guskov	12/17	71%	0/0	0:44	—
	Billy Elekana	8/9	89%	1/1	3:40	—

R2	Bogdan Guskov	35/54	65%	0/0	0:40	—
	Billy Elekana	12/19	63%	0/0	0:00	—

Magomed Ankalaev

LOSS

vs. Alex Pereira

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025

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 2025

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	—

WIN

vs. Aleksandar Rakic

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Magomed Ankalaev55/11448%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:31

Aleksandar Rakic53/11745%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	19/34	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	23/50	46%	0/0	0:13	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	19/43	44%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	13/30	43%	0/0	1:18	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	12/29	41%	0/1	0:54	—

Common Opponents

vs. Jan Blachowicz

Bogdan Guskov

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025

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 2022

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 2025

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 2021

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 2023

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 2021

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: Bogdan Guskov is the busier striker, landing 4.6 significant strikes per minute vs 3.7. Their opponent absorbs 2.6 strikes per minute on average — Bogdan Guskov's output should find a target.

Grappling: Magomed Ankalaev shoots at 22% accuracy against Bogdan Guskov's 57% defense — Bogdan Guskov should keep it standing.

Control: Magomed Ankalaev controls 3:13 per fight on average vs 1:02 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Bogdan Guskov finishes 100% of wins (75% KO/TKO, 25% sub). Magomed Ankalaev finishes 50% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Magomed Ankalaev's fights average 11:48 vs 7:15 for Bogdan Guskov. If this reaches the championship rounds, Magomed Ankalaev's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-07-20 08:53:55 | Data source: UFCStats.com