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Lightweight · “Qazaq”

Damir Ismagulov

25-3-0 UFC 5-2-0
Defensive Striker Durable
5'10"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 41.4 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 35.5 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 81.6 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 74.7 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 49.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 53.9 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 14.8 of 100 Control — Average, rated 52.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Above avg 82
  2. Durability Above avg 75
  3. TD Defense Average 54
  4. Control Average 52
  5. Wrestling Average 49
  6. Striking Below avg 41
  7. Accuracy Below avg 36
  8. Grappling Weak 15
Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 82 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable above avg durability — rates 75 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.36
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.44
Striking accuracy42.8%
Striking defense61.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.14
Takedowns / 15 min1.0
Takedown accuracy28.0%
Takedown defense70.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time18.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
December 1, 2018 vs Alex Gorgees — 2.27/min (W) Dec '18 February 23, 2019 vs Joel Alvarez — 4.27/min (W) Feb '19 August 31, 2019 vs Thiago Moises — 4.73/min (W) Aug '19 May 22, 2021 vs Rafael Alves — 3.73/min (W) May '21 June 18, 2022 vs Guram Kutateladze — 5.27/min (W) Jun '22 December 17, 2022 vs Arman Tsarukyan — 2.4/min (L) Dec '22 July 1, 2023 vs Grant Dawson — 0.87/min (L) Jul '23

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Grant Dawson 18-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · July 1, 2023
13/28Sig. strikes
30/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Arman Tsarukyan 18-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · December 17, 2022
36/86Sig. strikes
34/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Guram Kutateladze 12-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · June 18, 2022
79/192Sig. strikes
78/187Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rafael Alves 19-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt · May 22, 2021
56/126Sig. strikes
30/63Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
7:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Thiago Moises 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang · August 31, 2019
71/188Sig. strikes
36/114Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
1:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Joel Alvarez 15-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · February 23, 2019
64/150Sig. strikes
38/127Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alex Gorgees 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · December 1, 2018
34/55Sig. strikes
10/31Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
9:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
25-3-0Pro record
Tiger Muay Thai/ Fighter Gym/ New Stream / Storm Fight Team / Boets MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 2
Decision 12
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

M-1 Challenge 11
UFC 7
Alash Pride 2
Orenburg MMA Federation 2
Kazakhstan MMA Federation 2
Hardcore MMA 1
Alash Pride FC 1
Naiza FC 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Alan Patrick TKO (punches) Alash Pride 108
May 27, 2025
 Alash Pride 2 4:33
W Oberdan Tenório KO (spinning back kick) Alash Pride 100
September 21, 2024
 Alash Pride 1 2:12
W Dimitry Klimov Decision (unanimous) Hardcore MMA 93
July 13, 2024
 Hardcore MMA 3 5:00
L Grant Dawson Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
July 1, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
L Arman Tsarukyan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
December 17, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Guram Kutateladze Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
June 18, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rafael Alves Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
May 22, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Thiago Moisés Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
August 31, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Joel Álvarez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
February 23, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Alex Gorgees Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
December 2, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Artem Damkovsky TKO (hand injury) M-1 Challenge 94
June 15, 2018
 M-1 Challenge 1 3:53
W Raul Tutarauli Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 88
February 22, 2018
 M-1 Challenge 5 5:00
W Rogério Matias da Conceição Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 85
November 10, 2017
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
W Maxim Divnich TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 78
May 26, 2017
 M-1 Challenge 5 4:47
W Morgan Heraud TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 74
February 18, 2017
 M-1 Challenge 3 1:31
W Murat Bakhtorazov TKO (punches) Alash Pride FC: Zhekpe Zhek
December 15, 2016
 Alash Pride FC 1 3:52
W Rubenilton Pereira Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 72
November 18, 2016
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
W Ilias Chyngyzbek Decision (unanimous) Naiza FC 6
September 16, 2016
 Naiza FC 5 5:00
W Raul Tutarauli TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 66
May 27, 2016
 M-1 Challenge 3 3:49
W Vyacheslav Ten Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 65
April 8, 2016
 M-1 Challenge 1 2:31
W Gennady Sysoev TKO (submission to punches) Scythian Gold: MMA Fight Night
March 4, 2016
 Scythian Gold 3 —
W Javier Fuentes TKO (punches) Orenburg MMA Federation: Scythian Gold 2015
November 21, 2015
 Orenburg MMA Federation 1 —
L Ramazan Esenbaev Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 61
September 20, 2015
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
W Pedro Eugenio Granjo TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 59
July 3, 2015
 M-1 Challenge 1 2:53
W Sergei Andreev Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 57
May 2, 2015
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
W Faud Aliev Decision (unanimous) Kazakhstan MMA Federation: Battle of Nomads 3
April 11, 2015
 Kazakhstan MMA Federation 3 5:00
W Eldar Magomedov TKO (punches) Kazakhstan MMA Federation: Battle of Nomads 2
November 30, 2014
 Kazakhstan MMA Federation 1 4:32
W David Bácskai TKO (punches) Orenburg MMA Federation: Scythian Gold 2014
October 18, 2014
 Orenburg MMA Federation 1 3:57

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Damir Ismagulov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.4 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 42.8% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 61.2% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 28.0% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 70.3% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 18.8% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 50.7%