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Fighter profile

Umar Nurmagomedov

Bantamweight · UFC record 8-2 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 29 Aug 2026

Wrestling HeavyControl Grappler

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)83
Power66
Striking defense87
Takedown defense88
WrestlingProvisional measure88

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sat 29 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING79.4
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING93.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
173 cm (5'8")
Reach
175 cm (5'9")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
30

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 28 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 29 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.9significant, per round
Strikes absorbed8.8per round
Striking differential+9.1per round
Takedown attempts2.71per round
Takedown defense79.4%of attempts stopped
Finish rate37.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
17.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round
8.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+9.1
Striking accuracy
56.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
60.9%
Knockdowns per round
0.04
Target: head / body / leg
67.9% / 19.7% / 12.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
68.1% / 5.8% / 26.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
2.71
Takedowns landed per round
1.25
Takedown accuracy
46.1%
Takedown defense
79.4%
Control time per round
1:49
Submission attempts per round
0.07
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
8-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
37.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 2 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 3
Average fight time
13:43 (over 8 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Umar Nurmagomedov — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 29 Aug 2026Song YadongLKO/TKO PunchR2 1:48UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Sat 24 Jan 2026Deiveson FigueiredoWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Sat 25 Oct 2025Mario BautistaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
Sat 18 Jan 2025Merab DvalishviliLU-DECR5 5:00UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Sat 3 Aug 2024Cory SandhagenWU-DECR5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
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Umar Nurmagomedov — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 2 Mar 2024Bekzat AlmakhanWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
Sat 14 Jan 2023Raoni BarcelosWKO/TKO PunchR1 4:40UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Sat 25 Jun 2022Nate ManessWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
Sat 5 Mar 2022Brian KelleherWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR1 3:15UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Wed 20 Jan 2021Sergey MorozovWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 3:39UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny

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