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Magomed Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev

UFC record 13-2-1 · Rating 1680 · Last fight Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 1-fight win streak

#1 in UFC light heavyweight (CageIQ rating)

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UFC stats

3.50
Sig. strikes landed / min
2.55
Sig. strikes absorbed / min
52%
Striking accuracy
55%
Striking defence
0.88
Takedowns / 15 min
81%
Takedown defence
0.23
Submission attempts / 15 min
42%
Finish rate

From 17 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 1 time by KO/TKO and 1 by submission.

Age 34Height 6'3"Reach 75"

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Recent UFC fights

OpponentMethodDate
W Bogdan Guskov
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
KO/TKO · R5 2026-07-25
L Alex Pereira
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
KO/TKO · R1 2025-10-04
W Alex Pereira
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2025-03-08
W Aleksandar Rakic
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Decision - Unanimous · R3 2024-10-26
W Johnny Walker
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
KO/TKO · R2 2024-01-13
NC Johnny Walker
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Could Not Continue · R1 2023-10-21
D Jan Blachowicz
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Decision - Split · R5 2022-12-10
W Anthony Smith
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
KO/TKO · R2 2022-07-30
W Thiago Santos
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2022-03-12
W Volkan Oezdemir
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Decision - Unanimous · R3 2021-10-30