Magomed Ankalaev

🇷🇺

(1992-06-02)

Statistics

UFC Record: 12-2-1 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 6-1
Submission: 0-1
Decision: 6-0-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-2 (1 NC)
As Underdog: 3-0-1

By Weight Class:

Light Heavyweight: 11-2-1 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 3-1 (1 NC)
Round 2: 2-0
Round 3: 5-1
Round 5: 2-0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 3-1-1
Title Fight: 1-1
Ranked Opponent: 7-1-1 (1 NC)

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: N W W W L

Elo: 3411

Peak Elo: 3554 (2025-03-08)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3024 (#67)

Bonuses: 4 (0 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 49s

Total Fight Time: 3h 8m 58s

Avg Time Between Fights: 161 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.9

Current Rankings:

#12 Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1 Light Heavyweight

Peak Rankings:

#5 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Light Heavyweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-10-04
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2

⭐ Alex Pereira (38) 🇧🇷
W W W W L • 9-2
Elo: 3392 • UFC rank: #1

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R1
1:20

🇷🇺 Magomed Ankalaev (33)
12-1-1 (1 NC) • W W W N D
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3554

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2025-03-08
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev (32) 🇷🇺
W W N D W • 11-1-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3430
48

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
05:00
🤖

🇧🇷 Alex Pereira (37)
9-1 • W W W W W
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3517
47

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2024-10-26
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Magomed Ankalaev (32) 🇷🇺
W N D W W • 10-1-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3404
30

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00
🤖

🇦🇹 🇷🇸 Aleksandar Rakic (32)
6-3 • L W W L L
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3072
27

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2024-01-13
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

⭐ Magomed Ankalaev (31) 🇷🇺
N D W W W • 9-1-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3362

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
02:42

🇧🇷 🇮🇪 Johnny Walker (31)
7-4 (1 NC) • L W W W N
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3129

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-10-21
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

Magomed Ankalaev (31) 🇷🇺
D W W W W • 9-1-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3362

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
NC
R1
03:13

🇧🇷 🇮🇪 Johnny Walker (31)
7-4 • L L W W W
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3129

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2022-12-10
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev (30) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 9-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3345

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DRAW
R5
05:00

🇵🇱 Jan Blachowicz (39)
12-6 • W W W L W
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3407

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-07-30
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2

Magomed Ankalaev (30) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 8-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3275

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
03:09

🇺🇸 Anthony Smith (34)
11-6 • L L W W W
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3166

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2022-03-12
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev (29) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 7-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3201

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
05:00

🇧🇷 Thiago Santos (38)
14-8 • W L L L W
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3109

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-10-30
UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira

Magomed Ankalaev (29) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 6-1
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3159

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇨🇭 🇹🇷 Volkan Oezdemir (32)
5-4 • L L W W L
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2928

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2021-02-27
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane

Magomed Ankalaev (28) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 5-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3074

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Nikita Krylov (28)
8-5 • L L W L W
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3019

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-10-24
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

⭐ Magomed Ankalaev (28) 🇷🇺
W W W W L • 4-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3036

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
04:19

🇲🇩 Ion Cutelaba (26)
4-4 • W W L W L
Elo: 2788

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2020-02-29
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

Magomed Ankalaev (27) 🇷🇺
W W W L • 3-1
Elo: 2965

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
00:38

🇲🇩 Ion Cutelaba (26)
4-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 2858

Chartway Arena
Norfolk, Virginia
United States 🇺🇸

2019-11-09
UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar

⭐ Magomed Ankalaev (27) 🇷🇺
W W L • 2-1
Elo: 2917

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R3
00:29

🇨🇩 Dalcha Lungiambula (32)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2720

CSKA Arena
Moscow
Russia 🇷🇺

2019-02-23
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos

Magomed Ankalaev (26) 🇷🇺
W L • 1-1
Elo: 2782

CATCHWEIGHT (209 LB)
DEC
R3
05:00

🇧🇷 Klidson Abreu (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2907

O2 Arena
Prague
Czech Republic 🇨🇿

2018-09-15
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik

⭐ Magomed Ankalaev (26) 🇷🇺
L • 0-1
Elo: 2680

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
03:09

🇵🇱 Marcin Prachnio (30)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2688

Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Moscow
Russia 🇷🇺

2018-03-17
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

⭐ Paul Craig (30) 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
W L L • 1-2
Elo: 2549

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
04:59

🇷🇺 Magomed Ankalaev (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2850

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧