Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Magomed Ankalaev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.66 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Dalcha Lungiambula
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Magomed Ankalaev
Distance 80.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 10.6%)
Dalcha Lungiambula
Distance 71.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 13.8% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Magomed Ankalaev
Head 69.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 20.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 9.7%)
Dalcha Lungiambula
Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ankalaev L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Lungiambula L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 534 / 1138 | 46.9% | 41.5% | 118 / 339 | 34.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 77 / 96 | 80.2% | 70.8% | 45 / 72 | 62.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 133 / 187 | 71.1% | 72.9% | 52 / 66 | 78.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 402 / 985 | 40.8% | 39.2% | 141 / 377 | 37.4% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 215 / 295 | 72.9% | 72.0% | 60 / 83 | 72.3% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 127 / 141 | 90.1% | 82.1% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ankalaev L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Lungiambula L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 463 / 1089 | 42.5% | 40.6% | 191 / 461 | 41.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 52 | 75.0% | 68.8% | 50 / 74 | 67.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 34 / 50 | 68.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 155 / 683 | 22.7% | 37.7% | 164 / 435 | 37.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 115 / 192 | 59.9% | 72.9% | 85 / 116 | 73.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 258 / 305 | 84.6% | 83.1% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ankalaev has more cage time on record.