Fighter profile

Magomed Ankalaev

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 13-2-1 (1 NC) · 17 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 25 Jul 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)80

Power81

Striking defense77

Takedown defense91

WrestlingProvisional measure67

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (17 detailed fights; as of Sat 25 Jul 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED86.5

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED72.3

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: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 34

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

17 detailed UFC fights · 47 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 25 Jul 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed15.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed11.2per round

Striking differential+4.6per round

Takedown attempts1.04per round

Takedown defense87.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate53.8%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 15.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 11.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +4.6
Striking accuracy: 52.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 55.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.15
Target: head / body / leg: 54.0% / 28.9% / 17.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 71.8% / 10.3% / 17.9%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.04
Takedowns landed per round: 0.26
Takedown accuracy: 24.5%
Takedown defense: 87.5%
Control time per round: 1:17
Submission attempts per round: 0.06
Reversals per round: 0.04

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 13-2-1, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 53.8%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 7 · 0 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 1
Average fight time: 12:07 (over 15 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

Magomed Ankalaev — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 25 Jul 2026	Bogdan Guskov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R5 2:41	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Sat 4 Oct 2025	Alex Pereira	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 1:20	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Sat 8 Mar 2025	Alex Pereira	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Sat 26 Oct 2024	Aleksandar Rakic	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Sat 13 Jan 2024	Johnny Walker	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:42	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

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Magomed Ankalaev — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 21 Oct 2023	Johnny Walker	NC	CNC	R1 3:13	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Sat 10 Dec 2022	Jan Blachowicz	D	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Anthony Smith	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:09	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 12 Mar 2022	Thiago Santos	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Sat 30 Oct 2021	Volkan Oezdemir	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Sat 27 Feb 2021	Nikita Krylov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Sat 24 Oct 2020	Ion Cutelaba	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:19	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Sat 29 Feb 2020	Ion Cutelaba	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:38	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Sat 9 Nov 2019	Dalcha Lungiambula	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 0:29	UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
Sat 23 Feb 2019	Klidson Abreu	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Sat 15 Sep 2018	Marcin Prachnio	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 3:09	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Sat 17 Mar 2018	Paul Craig	L	SUB Triangle Choke	R3 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

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