Bantamweight

Umar Nurmagomedov

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

20-2-0

UFC

8-2-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:20
Fight Completion Rate	74.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.67
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	74-23 (76.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	51-17 (75.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	23-6 (79.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	59.0%
% Time in Control	38.3%
% Time Controlled	2.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	93.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.35
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.73
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.61
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.7%
Distance Strike Defense	62.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.32
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.54
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.83
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.16
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.59
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.30

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 Bantamweight field

Umar 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	Umar Nurmagomedov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	56.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Strike Differential	1.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	46.1%
Takedown Defense	79.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	5:44
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	62.5%
Avg Fight Time	13:20
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Takedown Accuracy	41.2%
Takedown Defense	78.8%
Control Time/Fight	4:52

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Song Yadong

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song • Aug 2026Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:48

Umar Nurmagomedov13/2162%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:58

Song Yadong11/2348%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	7/10	70%	1/1	1:58	—
	Song Yadong	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	6/11	55%	0/2	0:00	—
	Song Yadong	6/13	46%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov34/7247%TD 2/6Ctrl 4:50

Deiveson Figueiredo8/2730%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	9/19	47%	1/2	1:34	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	19/40	48%	0/3	0:11	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	8/20	40%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	6/13	46%	1/1	3:05	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mario Bautista

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov32/5459%TD 11/14Ctrl 10:46

Mario Bautista20/5437%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	5/6	83%	2/2	4:37	—
	Mario Bautista	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	12/21	57%	2/3	3:02	—
	Mario Bautista	9/28	32%	0/1	0:04	1

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	15/27	56%	7/9	3:07	—
	Mario Bautista	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov104/23744%TD 2/15Ctrl 1:37

Merab Dvalishvili111/25943%TD 7/30Ctrl 2:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/49	37%	0/2	0:02	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	20/47	43%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	25/47	53%	1/3	0:48	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	20/49	41%	0/3	0:15	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	22/48	46%	1/5	0:43	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	21/54	39%	1/5	0:07	—

R4	Umar Nurmagomedov	21/47	45%	0/4	0:04	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	36/70	51%	4/9	1:05	—

R5	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/46	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	14/39	36%	2/12	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov98/18752%TD 5/13Ctrl 5:11

Cory Sandhagen71/15945%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	15/28	54%	1/4	0:39	—
	Cory Sandhagen	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	24/42	57%	1/3	0:55	—
	Cory Sandhagen	16/32	50%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	17/27	63%	1/2	0:25	—
	Cory Sandhagen	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Umar Nurmagomedov	30/65	46%	1/2	0:36	—
	Cory Sandhagen	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Umar Nurmagomedov	12/25	48%	1/2	2:36	—
	Cory Sandhagen	6/10	60%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bekzat Almakhan

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev • Mar 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov68/9869%TD 5/5Ctrl 11:26

Bekzat Almakhan3/1619%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	7/8	88%	1/1	4:21	—
	Bekzat Almakhan	2/3	67%	0/0	0:09	1

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	39/60	65%	3/3	3:06	—
	Bekzat Almakhan	0/8	0%	0/0	0:25	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	22/30	73%	1/1	3:59	—
	Bekzat Almakhan	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Raoni Barcelos

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:40

Umar Nurmagomedov36/5171%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Raoni Barcelos13/2454%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	36/51	71%	0/0	0:02	1
	Raoni Barcelos	13/24	54%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nate Maness

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot • Jun 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov74/10074%TD 3/4Ctrl 10:49

Nate Maness2/2010%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/21	86%	1/1	3:29	—
	Nate Maness	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	21/31	68%	1/1	4:23	—
	Nate Maness	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	35/48	73%	1/2	2:57	—
	Nate Maness	1/9	11%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brian Kelleher

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal • Mar 2022Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:15

Umar Nurmagomedov18/2669%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:27

Brian Kelleher1/195%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/26	69%	1/5	1:27	—
	Brian Kelleher	1/19	5%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Sergey Morozov

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny • Jan 2021Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:39

Umar Nurmagomedov25/4161%TD 5/11Ctrl 2:57

Sergey Morozov7/3023%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	11/21	52%	2/5	1:08	—
	Sergey Morozov	3/20	15%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	14/20	70%	3/6	1:49	—
	Sergey Morozov	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-31 | Data source: UFCStats.com