Magomed Ankalaev

Statistic	Magomed Ankalaev
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	22.2%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	4:06
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:48
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.2

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	7.1%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:40

LOSS

vs. Alex Pereira

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 1:20 • UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2025

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024

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	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Walker

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:42 • UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024

Magomed Ankalaev39/5867%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Johnny Walker24/7134%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	17/33	52%	0/0	0:02	—
	Johnny Walker	15/50	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	22/25	88%	0/0	0:03	1
	Johnny Walker	9/21	43%	0/0	0:00	—

NC

vs. Johnny Walker

CNC • Rd 1, 3:13 • UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023

Magomed Ankalaev13/1968%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:06

Johnny Walker14/2752%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	13/19	68%	1/1	1:06	—
	Johnny Walker	14/27	52%	0/0	0:00	—

D

vs. Jan Blachowicz

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022

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	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Smith

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:09 • UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022

Magomed Ankalaev46/7958%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:26

Anthony Smith18/3650%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	20/41	49%	0/0	0:35	—
	Anthony Smith	13/23	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	26/38	68%	0/0	1:51	—
	Anthony Smith	5/13	38%	0/1	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Santos

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022

Magomed Ankalaev78/15550%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:35

Thiago Santos60/13843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Santos	10/21	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Santos	15/36	42%	0/0	0:17	1

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	19/31	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Santos	18/30	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Magomed Ankalaev	21/48	44%	1/1	0:56	—
	Thiago Santos	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Magomed Ankalaev	15/21	71%	0/1	2:39	—
	Thiago Santos	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021

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	—

WIN

vs. Nikita Krylov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane • Feb 2021

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	—

WIN

vs. Ion Cutelaba

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:19 • UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020

Magomed Ankalaev21/4151%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 2

Ion Cutelaba11/3631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	21/41	51%	0/0	0:05	2
	Ion Cutelaba	11/36	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ion Cutelaba

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:38 • UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo • Feb 2020

Magomed Ankalaev8/1267%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ion Cutelaba5/1145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ion Cutelaba	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dalcha Lungiambula

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 0:29 • UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar • Nov 2019

Magomed Ankalaev44/6766%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:34KD 1

Dalcha Lungiambula6/2623%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	20/37	54%	0/2	1:07	—
	Dalcha Lungiambula	5/20	25%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	22/25	88%	1/1	4:25	—
	Dalcha Lungiambula	1/2	50%	0/2	0:02	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	2/5	40%	0/0	0:02	1
	Dalcha Lungiambula	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Klidson Abreu

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019

Magomed Ankalaev30/6745%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:48KD 1

Klidson Abreu23/6237%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	9/22	41%	0/0	2:43	1
	Klidson Abreu	8/21	38%	0/3	0:03	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	9/19	47%	0/0	1:39	—
	Klidson Abreu	11/17	65%	0/2	0:25	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	12/26	46%	1/3	1:26	—
	Klidson Abreu	4/24	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marcin Prachnio

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:09 • UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018

Magomed Ankalaev12/2744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Marcin Prachnio3/2214%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	12/27	44%	0/0	0:02	1
	Marcin Prachnio	3/22	14%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Paul Craig

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:59 • UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018

Magomed Ankalaev59/9661%TD 0/0Ctrl 6:43

Paul Craig18/5036%TD 2/7Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Magomed Ankalaev	18/29	62%	0/0	1:26	—
	Paul Craig	8/20	40%	1/2	1:14	—

R2	Magomed Ankalaev	15/27	56%	0/0	2:08	—
	Paul Craig	9/20	45%	1/2	0:33	—

R3	Magomed Ankalaev	26/40	65%	0/0	3:09	—
	Paul Craig	1/10	10%	0/3	0:00	—