Magomed Ankalaev
17 UFC Fights | 76% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (54%)
Magomed Ankalaev UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Magomed Ankalaev is 13-2-1 in the UFC across 17 fights (1 no contest), with 7 wins by knockout and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-2-1 (1 NC), 8-0 of it outside the UFC. Ankalaev competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox striker, standing 6'3" with a 75" reach at 34 years old. The last bout was a win over Bogdan Guskov by knockout in Jul 2026.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 82nd percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (0.47/fight).
Magomed Ankalaev's UFC win rate is 76% (13 of 17 fights), and 54% of those wins came by finish. Ankalaev averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 24% accuracy and stops 88% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 21-2-1 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 13-2-1 (1 NC)
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 75"
- Age
- 34
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Bogdan Guskov · KO/TKO · Jul 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Magomed Ankalaev's Last 5 Fights
Ankalaev is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Bogdan Guskov · KO/TKO · R5 2:41 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov · Jul 2026
- Loss vs Alex Pereira · KO/TKO · R1 1:20 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 2025
- Win vs Alex Pereira · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · Mar 2025
- Win vs Aleksandar Rakic · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 2024
- Win vs Johnny Walker · KO/TKO · R2 2:42 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 2024
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
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Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Magomed Ankalaev vs Average
Magomed Ankalaev lands 14.8 strikes in R1 but 14.9 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Magomed Ankalaev's UFC Fight History
17 UFC fights on record (13-2-1 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Bogdan Guskov | KO/TKO | R5 · 2:41 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov | 2026-07-25 |
| L★ | Alex Pereira | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:20 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | 2025-10-04 |
| W★ | Alex Pereira | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | 2025-03-08 |
| W | Aleksandar Rakic | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 2024-10-26 |
| W | Johnny Walker | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | 2024-01-13 |
| D/NC | Johnny Walker | Other | R1 · 3:13 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | 2023-10-21 |
| D/NC★ | Jan Blachowicz | Draw | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | 2022-12-10 |
| W | Anthony Smith | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:09 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | 2022-07-30 |
| W | Thiago Santos | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | 2022-03-12 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | 2021-10-30 |
| W | Nikita Krylov | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane | 2021-02-27 |
| W | Ion Cutelaba | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:19 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | 2020-10-24 |
| W | Ion Cutelaba | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | 2020-02-29 |
| W | Dalcha Lungiambula | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:29 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar | 2019-11-09 |
| W | Klidson Abreu | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | 2019-02-23 |
| W | Marcin Prachnio | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:09 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik | 2018-09-15 |
| L | Paul Craig | Submission | R3 · 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 2018-03-17 |
How Ankalaev Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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