Lightweight

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Last fought: Oct 2020

RECORD

Pro

29-0-0

UFC

13-0-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:13
Fight Completion Rate	73.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.65
% Fights Inside the Distance	53.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	88-34 (72.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	88-34 (72.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	43.4%
% Time in Control	55.1%
% Time Controlled	1.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	97.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.99
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.48
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.51
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.7%
Distance Strike Defense	68.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.69
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	8.50
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.87
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.43
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.76

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Khabib Nurmagomedov League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Khabib Nurmagomedov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.8
Strike Differential	2.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	48.0%
Takedown Defense	84.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	5.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	8:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	15.4%
Submission % of Wins	38.5%
Decision % of Wins	46.2%
Avg Fight Time	13:13
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Takedown Accuracy	47.8%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	8:36

Fight History

WIN

vs. Justin Gaethje

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020LightweightTITLE

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 1:34

Khabib Nurmagomedov26/8032%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:55

Justin Gaethje29/4564%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	23/60	38%	1/2	0:41	—
	Justin Gaethje	23/36	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	3/20	15%	1/1	0:14	—
	Justin Gaethje	6/9	67%	0/0	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019LightweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:06

Khabib Nurmagomedov22/4154%TD 7/8Ctrl 8:51

Dustin Poirier12/3931%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8/12	67%	3/4	3:39	—
	Dustin Poirier	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13/26	50%	3/3	3:41	—
	Dustin Poirier	8/28	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	1/3	33%	1/1	1:31	—
	Dustin Poirier	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Conor McGregor

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor • Oct 2018LightweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 3:03

Khabib Nurmagomedov70/11959%TD 3/7Ctrl 12:14

Conor McGregor51/8163%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7/9	78%	1/2	4:08	—
	Conor McGregor	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	41/60	68%	1/1	4:22	—
	Conor McGregor	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	15/37	41%	0/3	1:47	—
	Conor McGregor	34/52	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7/13	54%	1/1	1:57	—
	Conor McGregor	6/9	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Al Iaquinta

UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta • Apr 2018LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Khabib Nurmagomedov134/30444%TD 6/15Ctrl 10:33

Al Iaquinta41/14129%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13/24	54%	3/6	3:59	—
	Al Iaquinta	0/8	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	19/34	56%	2/3	4:00	—
	Al Iaquinta	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	37/87	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Al Iaquinta	7/36	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	35/93	38%	0/2	0:00	—
	Al Iaquinta	15/45	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Khabib Nurmagomedov	30/66	45%	1/3	2:34	—
	Al Iaquinta	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm • Dec 2017Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Khabib Nurmagomedov89/17750%TD 4/13Ctrl 10:31

Edson Barboza25/7633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	36/68	53%	1/3	3:43	—
	Edson Barboza	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	31/60	52%	1/4	3:28	—
	Edson Barboza	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	22/49	45%	2/6	3:20	—
	Edson Barboza	6/31	19%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Michael Johnson

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016Lightweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 3, 2:31

Khabib Nurmagomedov94/14266%TD 2/6Ctrl 8:44

Michael Johnson19/7725%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	33/58	57%	1/2	3:03	—
	Michael Johnson	16/52	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	49/69	71%	0/3	3:35	—
	Michael Johnson	1/20	5%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	12/15	80%	1/1	2:06	—
	Michael Johnson	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Darrell Horcher

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Catch Weight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:38

Khabib Nurmagomedov75/10571%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:33

Darrell Horcher6/2722%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	27/44	61%	1/2	2:21	—
	Darrell Horcher	4/22	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	48/61	79%	1/1	3:12	—
	Darrell Horcher	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne • Apr 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Khabib Nurmagomedov36/9737%TD 6/12Ctrl 9:47

Rafael Dos Anjos20/5636%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8/35	23%	2/4	2:21	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	18/37	49%	3/5	3:58	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	10/25	40%	1/3	3:28	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	5/10	50%	0/1	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Pat Healy

UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson • Sep 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Khabib Nurmagomedov54/13042%TD 5/11Ctrl 6:30

Pat Healy44/15728%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	29/70	41%	1/3	0:26	—
	Pat Healy	19/76	25%	0/1	0:01	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	15/38	39%	2/5	1:56	—
	Pat Healy	19/59	32%	0/1	0:05	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	10/22	45%	2/3	4:08	—
	Pat Healy	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Abel Trujillo

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Khabib Nurmagomedov23/4057%TD 21/27Ctrl 10:26

Abel Trujillo11/3037%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	4/9	44%	7/8	2:13	—
	Abel Trujillo	2/10	20%	1/1	1:25	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13/19	68%	5/8	3:47	—
	Abel Trujillo	8/17	47%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	6/12	50%	9/11	4:26	—
	Abel Trujillo	1/3	33%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Tavares

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping • Jan 2013Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 1:55

Khabib Nurmagomedov22/3171%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

Thiago Tavares2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	22/31	71%	0/0	0:13	1
	Thiago Tavares	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 • Jul 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Khabib Nurmagomedov25/10125%TD 0/13Ctrl 4:25

Gleison Tibau28/8732%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8/27	30%	0/8	1:37	—
	Gleison Tibau	10/27	37%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	9/33	27%	0/4	1:18	—
	Gleison Tibau	9/31	29%	0/2	0:09	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8/41	20%	0/1	1:30	—
	Gleison Tibau	9/29	31%	1/3	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Kamal Shalorus

UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller • Jan 2012Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:08

Khabib Nurmagomedov35/7745%TD 3/9Ctrl 5:59KD 1

Kamal Shalorus13/4430%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	24/54	44%	0/4	1:51	1
	Kamal Shalorus	9/34	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8/15	53%	2/3	3:09	—
	Kamal Shalorus	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	3/8	38%	1/2	0:59	—
	Kamal Shalorus	2/6	33%	0/2	0:05	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com