Rustam Khabilov

LightweightGrappler
10 - 3

13 UFC Fights | 77% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (20%)

Height
5' 8"
Reach
73"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
39
Orthodox

Rustam Khabilov UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Rustam Khabilov is 10-3 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-4, 14-1 of it outside the UFC. Khabilov competes at lightweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 5'8" with a 73" reach at 39 years old. The last bout was a win over Sergey Khandozhko by decision in Nov 2019.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 98th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (3.5/fight).

Rustam Khabilov's UFC win rate is 77% (10 of 13 fights), and 20% of those wins came by finish. Khabilov averages 3.5 takedowns per fight at 42% accuracy and stops 61% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
24-4
UFC Record
10-3
Height
5'8"
Reach
73"
Age
39
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Sergey Khandozhko · Decision · Nov 2019

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

Rustam Khabilov's Last 5 Fights

Khabilov is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Sergey Khandozhko · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · Nov 2019
  2. Loss vs Diego Ferreira · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 2019
  3. Win vs Kajan Johnson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 2018
  4. Win vs Desmond Green · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · Sep 2017
  5. Win vs Jason Saggo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · Dec 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.0
Accuracy
34%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.08

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.2
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
34%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
3.5
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
42%
Takedown Defense
61%
Control Time / Fight
3:30
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
15% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rustam Khabilov vs Average

Rustam Khabilov lands 8.8 strikes in R1 but 9.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Rustam Khabilov's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (10-3), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WSergey KhandozhkoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar2019-11-09
LDiego FerreiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos2019-02-23
WKajan JohnsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik2018-09-15
WDesmond GreenDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve2017-09-02
WJason SaggoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis2016-12-10
WLeandro SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett2016-09-03
WChris WadeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski2016-05-08
WNorman ParkeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping2016-02-27
LAdriano MartinsDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir2015-02-22
LBenson HendersonSubmissionR4 · 1:16UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov2014-06-07
WJorge MasvidalDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 32013-11-06
WYancy MedeirosKO/TKOR1 · 2:32UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen2013-04-27
WVinc PichelKO/TKOR1 · 2:15The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale2012-12-15

How Khabilov Ranks at Lightweight

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

Striking volume2.0 sig. strikes/min
18th percentile
Striking accuracy34%
14th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.2/min
82nd percentile
Takedowns3.5/fight
98th percentile
Takedown defense61%
48th percentile
Knockdown power0.08/fight
37th percentile

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