Magomed Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev
#1 Light Heavyweight
OctagonStats Rating 1658 P4P #12
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13-2-1
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach75" (190 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJun 02, 1992
Age34
DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.52
Str. Acc52%
SApM2.49
Str. Def55%
TD Avg0.85
TD Acc24%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

W L W W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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17 fights, oldest to newest โ€” โ–  win โ–  loss โ–  draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts โ€” early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
7 KO/TKO wins ยท 0 sub wins ยท 6 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses ยท 1 sub losses ยท 0 decision losses
Finish rate54%
Times finished100%
StreakW1
Best streak9
Avg fight12:27
Octagon time3h 31m
Opp win%70%
ActiveMar. 17, 2018 โ€“ Jul. 25, 2026 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced6
Ranked wins4
Best ranked winAlex Pereira (#3 Light Heavyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings โ€” a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night4
Total bonuses4
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Magomed Ankalaev is a 22-2-1 knockout artist (1 NC).

Magomed debuted Mar. 17, 2018 vs Paul Craig (loss). Longest win streak: 9. 9 years active (Mar. 17, 2018โ€“Jul. 25, 2026).

Best wins: Nikita Krylov (U-DEC R3, Feb. 27, 2021); Anthony Smith (KO/TKO Punches R2, Jul. 30, 2022); Bogdan Guskov (KO/TKO Punches R5, Jul. 25, 2026).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jul. 25, 2026UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. GuskovW Bogdan GuskovKO/TKO Punches52:410 054 392 03 1
Oct. 04, 2025UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2L Alex PereiraKO/TKO Elbows11:200 04 280 00 0
Mar. 08, 2025UFC 313: Pereira vs. AnkalaevW Alex PereiraU-DEC55:000 094 760 00 0
Oct. 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayW Aleksandar RakicU-DEC35:000 055 530 00 0
Jan. 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2W Johnny WalkerKO/TKO Punch22:421 039 240 00 0
Oct. 21, 2023UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2NC Johnny WalkerCNC13:130 013 141 00 0
Dec. 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevD Jan BlachowiczS-DEC55:000 078 552 00 0
Jul. 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2W Anthony SmithKO/TKO Punches23:090 046 180 00 0
Mar. 12, 2022UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. AnkalaevW Thiago SantosU-DEC55:000 178 601 00 0
Oct. 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraW Volkan OezdemirU-DEC35:001 066 481 00 0
Feb. 27, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. GaneW Nikita KrylovU-DEC35:000 043 473 10 0
Oct. 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs. GaethjeW Ion CutelabaKO/TKO Punch14:192 021 110 00 0
Feb. 29, 2020UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. FigueiredoW Ion CutelabaKO/TKO Punches10:380 08 50 00 0
Nov. 09, 2019UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. KattarW Dalcha LungiambulaKO/TKO Kick30:291 044 61 00 0
Feb. 23, 2019UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. SantosW Klidson AbreuU-DEC35:001 030 231 00 0
Sep. 15, 2018UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. OleinikW Marcin PrachnioKO/TKO Kick13:091 012 30 00 0
Mar. 17, 2018UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. VolkovL Paul CraigSUB Triangle Choke34:590 059 180 20 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.