Light Heavyweight

Magomed Ankalaev

Last fought: Jul 2026

RECORD

Pro

22-2-1 (1 NC)

UFC

13-2-1

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:27
Fight Completion Rate	67.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.49
% Fights Inside the Distance	52.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	102-54 (65.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	73-40 (64.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	10-4 (71.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.4%
% Time in Control	28.4%
% Time Controlled	3.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	89.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.69
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.20
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.49
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.9%
Distance Strike Defense	57.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.45
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.41
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.69
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.83
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.75
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.01

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 Light Heavyweight field

Magomed Ankalaev 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	Magomed Ankalaev
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	24.5%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	4:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	53.8%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	46.2%
Avg Fight Time	12:27
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	11.8%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:08

Fight History

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	—

WIN

vs. Aleksandar Rakic

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024Light Heavyweight

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	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Walker

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:42

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	—

vs. Johnny Walker

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023Light Heavyweight

CNC • Rd 1, 3:13

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	—

vs. Jan Blachowicz

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	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:09

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

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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	—

WIN

vs. Nikita Krylov

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	—

WIN

vs. Ion Cutelaba

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:19

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

UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo • Feb 2020Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:38

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

UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar • Nov 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 0:29

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

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:09

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

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018Light Heavyweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:59

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

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