Light Heavyweight
Magomed Ankalaev
21-2-1 (1 NC) UFC 13-2-1 (1 NC)
6'3"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1992-06-02Born
7KO wins
0Sub wins
53.8%Finish rate
12:27Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.52
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.49
Striking accuracy52.4%
Striking defense55.3%
Takedowns / 15 min0.85
Takedown accuracy24.5%
Takedown defense87.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.21
Control time28.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-1
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
17 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Bogdan Guskov 4-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 2:41 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov · 2026-07-25
54/113Sig. strikes
39/63Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
8:26Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Alex Pereira 9-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:20 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04
4/9Sig. strikes
28/45Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex Pereira 9-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · 2025-03-08
94/180Sig. strikes
76/137Absorbed
0/12Takedowns
5:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aleksandar Rakic 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10-26
55/114Sig. strikes
53/117Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johnny Walker 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:42 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13
39/58Sig. strikes
24/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Johnny Walker 7-4 walk-in Could Not Continue · R1 3:13 — UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21
13/19Sig. strikes
14/27Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Jan Blachowicz 12-6 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · 2022-12-10
78/184Sig. strikes
55/117Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
11:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Smith 11-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:09 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
46/79Sig. strikes
18/36Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Santos 14-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · 2022-03-12
78/155Sig. strikes
60/138Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Volkan Oezdemir 5-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30
66/108Sig. strikes
48/102Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:45Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nikita Krylov 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · 2021-02-27
43/92Sig. strikes
47/120Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
5:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ion Cutelaba 4-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:19 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · 2020-10-24
21/41Sig. strikes
11/36Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ion Cutelaba 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:38 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29
8/12Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dalcha Lungiambula 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:29 — UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · 2019-11-09
44/67Sig. strikes
6/26Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
5:34Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Klidson Abreu 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · 2019-02-23
30/67Sig. strikes
23/62Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
5:48Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcin Prachnio 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · 2018-09-15
12/27Sig. strikes
3/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Paul Craig 1-2 walk-in Submission · R3 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · 2018-03-17
59/96Sig. strikes
18/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
6:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Magomed Ankalaev) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
10
Submission
1
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Draws: 1 · No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
17
WFCA
5
Oplot Challenge
2
Tesla FC
1
Full career — 25 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Bogdan Guskov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
2026-07-25 |
UFC | 5 | 2:41 |
| L | Alex Pereira | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 320
2025-10-04 |
UFC | 1 | 1:20 |
| W | Alex Pereira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 313
2025-03-08 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 308
2024-10-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Johnny Walker | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13 |
UFC | 2 | 2:42 |
| NC | Johnny Walker | NC (illegal knee) | UFC 294
2023-10-21 |
UFC | 1 | 3:13 |
| D | Jan Błachowicz | Draw (split) | UFC 282
2022-12-10 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Smith | TKO (punches) | UFC 277
2022-07-30 |
UFC | 2 | 3:09 |
| W | Thiago Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2022-03-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nikita Krylov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
2021-02-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ion Cuțelaba | KO (punches) | UFC 254
2020-10-24 |
UFC | 1 | 4:19 |
| W | Ion Cuțelaba | TKO (head kicks and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2020-02-29 |
UFC | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Dalcha Lungiambula | KO (front kick and punch) | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
2019-11-09 |
UFC | 3 | 0:29 |
| W | Klidson Abreu | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
2019-02-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcin Prachnio | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
2018-09-15 |
UFC | 1 | 3:09 |
| L | Paul Craig | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2018-03-17 |
UFC | 3 | 4:59 |
| W | Celso Ricardo da Silva | KO (punches) | WFCA 43
2017-10-04 |
WFCA | 1 | 1:11 |
| W | Wagner Prado | KO (punches) | WFCA 38
2017-06-21 |
WFCA | 1 | 3:33 |
| W | Maxim Grishin | TKO (punches) | WFCA 30
2016-10-04 |
WFCA | 4 | 1:13 |
| W | Artur Astakhov | Decision (unanimous) | WFCA 23
2016-06-11 |
WFCA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Lloyd Marshbanks | TKO (submission to punches) | WFCA 18
2016-04-09 |
WFCA | 1 | 0:15 |
| W | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Decision (unanimous) | Oplot Challenge 103
2014-10-18 |
Oplot Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Denić Strahinja | Decision (unanimous) | Tesla FC 4
2014-06-14 |
Tesla FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vasily Babich | Decision (majority) | Oplot Challenge 96
2014-01-18 |
Oplot Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Magomed Ankalaev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.