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Lightweight · “The Eagle”

Khabib Nurmagomedov

26-0-0 UFC 13-0-0
Smothering Control Chain Wrestling Submission Efficiency Granite Chin
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
2KO wins
5Sub wins
53.8%Finish rate
13:13Avg 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 — Average, rated 60.9 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 69.9 of 100 Striking D — Elite, rated 96.4 of 100 Durability — Elite, rated 96.4 of 100 Wrestling — Elite, rated 98.9 of 100 TD Defense — Strong, rated 91.8 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 83.3 of 100 Control — Elite, rated 99.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Elite 99
  2. Wrestling Elite 99
  3. Striking D Elite 96
  4. Durability Elite 96
  5. TD Defense Strong 92
  6. Grappling Above avg 83
  7. Accuracy Above avg 70
  8. Striking Average 61
Smothering Control 55% of every fight spent in control position
Chain Wrestling 61 takedowns from 127 attempts · 5.3 landed per 15 min
Submission Efficiency 5 submission wins from 9 attempts
Granite Chin never dropped in 171 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.1
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.75
Striking accuracy48.8%
Striking defense65.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.17
Takedowns / 15 min5.32
Takedown accuracy48.0%
Takedown defense84.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.79
Control time55.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
April 19, 2014 vs Rafael Dos Anjos — 2.4/min (W) Apr '14 April 16, 2016 vs Darrell Horcher — 8.69/min (W) Apr '16 November 12, 2016 vs Michael Johnson — 7.51/min (W) Nov '16 December 30, 2017 vs Edson Barboza — 5.93/min (W) Dec '17 April 7, 2018 vs Al Iaquinta — 5.36/min (W) Apr '18 October 6, 2018 vs Conor McGregor — 3.88/min (W) Oct '18 September 7, 2019 vs Dustin Poirier — 1.82/min (W) Sep '19 October 24, 2020 vs Justin Gaethje — 3.96/min (W) Oct '20

Fight history

13 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Justin Gaethje 22-2 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 1:34 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · October 24, 2020
26/80Sig. strikes
29/45Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Dustin Poirier 25-5 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:06 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
22/41Sig. strikes
12/39Absorbed
7/8Takedowns
8:51Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Conor McGregor 21-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R4 3:03 — UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · October 6, 2018
70/119Sig. strikes
51/81Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
12:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Al Iaquinta 13-3-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · April 7, 2018
134/304Sig. strikes
41/141Absorbed
6/15Takedowns
10:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Edson Barboza 19-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm · December 30, 2017
89/177Sig. strikes
25/76Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
10:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Michael Johnson 17-10 walk-in Submission · R3 2:31 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · November 12, 2016
94/142Sig. strikes
19/77Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
8:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Darrell Horcher 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:38 — UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans · April 16, 2016
75/105Sig. strikes
6/27Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rafael Dos Anjos 19-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · April 19, 2014
36/97Sig. strikes
20/56Absorbed
6/12Takedowns
9:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Pat Healy 29-16 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · September 21, 2013
54/130Sig. strikes
44/157Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
6:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Abel Trujillo 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · May 25, 2013
23/40Sig. strikes
11/30Absorbed
21/27Takedowns
10:26Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Thiago Tavares 17-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:55 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · January 19, 2013
22/31Sig. strikes
2/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Gleison Tibau 27-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · July 7, 2012
25/101Sig. strikes
28/87Absorbed
0/13Takedowns
4:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kamal Shalorus 7-1-2 walk-in Submission · R3 2:08 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · January 20, 2012
35/77Sig. strikes
13/44Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
5:59Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
26-0-0Pro record
American Kickboxing Academy, Eagles MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 11
Decision 8
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 13
ProFC 5
M-1 Selection Ukraine 2
ProFC / GM Fight 1
Golden Fist of Russia 1
M-1 Challenge 1
Tsumada FC 1
Atrium Pankration Cup 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 26 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Justin Gaethje Technical Submission (triangle choke) UFC 254
October 24, 2020
 UFC 2 1:34
W Dustin Poirier Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 242
September 7, 2019
 UFC 3 2:06
W Conor McGregor Submission (neck crank) UFC 229
October 6, 2018
 UFC 4 3:03
W Al Iaquinta Decision (unanimous) UFC 223
April 7, 2018
 UFC 5 5:00
W Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) UFC 219
December 30, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Michael Johnson Submission (kimura) UFC 205
November 12, 2016
 UFC 3 2:31
W Darrell Horcher TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
April 16, 2016
 UFC 2 3:38
W Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne
April 19, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) UFC 165
September 21, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Abel Trujillo Decision (unanimous) UFC 160
May 25, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Thiago Tavares KO (punches and elbows) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
January 19, 2013
 UFC 1 1:55
W Gleison Tibau Decision (unanimous) UFC 148
July 7, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kamal Shalorus Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
January 20, 2012
 UFC 3 2:08
W Arymarcel Santos TKO (punches) ProFC 36
October 22, 2011
 ProFC 1 3:33
W Vadim Sandulskiy Submission (triangle choke) ProFC / GM Fight: Ukraine Cup 3
September 15, 2011
 ProFC / GM Fight 1 3:01
W Khamiz Mamedov Submission (triangle choke) ProFC 30
August 5, 2011
 ProFC 1 3:15
W Kadzhik Abadzhyan Submission (triangle choke) ProFC 29: Union Nation Cup Final
July 2, 2011
 ProFC 1 4:28
W Ashot Shaginyan KO (punches) ProFC 28: Union Nation Cup 15
May 5, 2011
 ProFC 1 2:18
W Said Khalilov Submission (kimura) ProFC 26: Union Nation Cup 14
April 9, 2011
 ProFC 1 3:16
W Alexander Agafonov TKO (corner stoppage) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: The Finals
February 12, 2011
 M-1 Selection Ukraine 2 5:00
W Vitaliy Ostroskiy TKO (punches) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans
September 18, 2010
 M-1 Selection Ukraine 1 4:06
W Ali Bagov Decision (unanimous) Golden Fist of Russia 1
June 10, 2010
 Golden Fist of Russia 2 5:00
W Shahbulat Shamhalaev Submission (armbar) M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 9
November 3, 2009
 M-1 Challenge 1 4:36
W Eldar Eldarov TKO (punches) Tsumada FC 3
August 8, 2009
 Tsumada FC 2 2:44
W Shamil Abdulkerimov Decision (unanimous) Atrium Pankration Cup 2008
October 11, 2008
 Atrium Pankration Cup 2 5:00
W Vusal Bayramov Submission (triangle choke) CSFU: Champions League
September 13, 2008
 CSFU 1 2:20

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Khabib Nurmagomedov) — 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 4.1 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 1.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 48.8% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 65.4% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 5.3 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 48.0% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 84.6% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.8 avg 0.6
Control time 55.1% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 53.8% avg 50.7%