Khabib Nurmagomedov

LightweightWrestler
13 - 0

13 UFC Fights | 100% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (54%)

Height
5' 10"
Reach
70"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
38
Orthodox

Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Khabib Nurmagomedov is 13-0 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 5 by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 29-0, 16-0 of it outside the UFC. Nurmagomedov competes at lightweight as an orthodox wrestler, standing 5'10" with a 70" reach at 38 years old. The last bout was a win over Justin Gaethje by submission in Oct 2020.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 99th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (4.7/fight).

Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC win rate is 100% (13 of 13 fights), and 54% of those wins came by finish. Nurmagomedov averages 4.7 takedowns per fight at 48% accuracy and stops 85% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
29-0
UFC Record
13-0
Height
5'10"
Reach
70"
Age
38
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Justin Gaethje · Submission · Oct 2020

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's Last 5 Fights

Nurmagomedov is 5-0 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Justin Gaethje · Submission · R2 1:34 · UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 2020
  2. Win vs Dustin Poirier · Submission · R3 2:06 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 2019
  3. Win vs Conor McGregor · Submission · R4 3:03 · UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Oct 2018
  4. Win vs Al Iaquinta · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · Apr 2018
  5. Win vs Edson Barboza · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm · Dec 2017

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.1
+2.3x ratio
Accuracy
49%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.15

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.8
0.5x avg
Strike Differential
+2.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
35%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
4.7
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
48%
Takedown Defense
85%
Control Time / Fight
7:17
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
0% Sub
R2
8% KO
8% Sub
R3+
0% KO
31% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Average

Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (13-0), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
W★Justin GaethjeSubmissionR2 · 1:34UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje2020-10-24
W★Dustin PoirierSubmissionR3 · 2:06UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier2019-09-07
W★Conor McGregorSubmissionR4 · 3:03UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor2018-10-06
W★Al IaquintaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta2018-04-07
WEdson BarbozaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm2017-12-30
WMichael JohnsonSubmissionR3 · 2:31UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor2016-11-12
WDarrell HorcherKO/TKOR2 · 3:38UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans2016-04-16
WRafael Dos AnjosDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne2014-04-19
WPat HealyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson2013-09-21
WAbel TrujilloDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 22013-05-25
WThiago TavaresKO/TKOR1 · 1:55UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping2013-01-19
WGleison TibauDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 22012-07-07
WKamal ShalorusSubmissionR3 · 2:08UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller2012-01-20

How Nurmagomedov Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.1 sig. strikes/min
74th percentile
Striking accuracy49%
74th percentile
Strikes absorbed1.8/min
91st percentile
Takedowns4.7/fight
99th percentile
Takedown defense85%
88th percentile
Knockdown power0.15/fight
49th percentile

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