Magomed Ankalaev
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| Age | 34 |
| Nationality | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Weight class | Light Heavyweight |
| Height | 190 cm |
| Reach | 190 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
24
fights
20
✅ wins
2
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
4
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
4
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
March 17, 2018
UFC debuts
July 25, 2026
UFC last fight
3h31:39
time in the cage
12:27
avg time by combat
76.5%
win rate
53.8%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1681
as of July 25, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1690
on March 08, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
81
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 96 | 106 |
| 2. | Ko tko | 95 | 7 |
| 3. | Takedowns defense | 95 | 88% |
| 4. | Significant strikes differential | 81 | +5.10 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes accuracy | 80 | 52% |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 38 | 0.28 / round |
| 3. | Submissions attempted | 38 | 0.07 / round |
| 4. | Head strikes landed | 44 | 9.50 / round |
| 5. | Clinch strikes landed | 49 | 1.82 / round |
68
Boxing Score
61
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+5.10
/ round
💫 Strike differential
12.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
10.9 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
46.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.5%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
62
Wrestling Score
10
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.3 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
24.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
87.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:25 / round
⏱ Control Time
10s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.1 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
71.1%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Magomed Ankalaev's UFC Fight History
July 25, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 5 (2:41).
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October 04, 2025 - UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Light Heavyweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (1:20).
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March 08, 2025 - UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 26, 2024 - UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 13, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (2:42).
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October 21, 2023 - UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Light Heavyweight bout
No contest at round 1 (3:13).
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December 10, 2022 - UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight title fight
Draw at round 5 (5:00).
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July 30, 2022 - UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:09).
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March 12, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 30, 2021 - UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 27, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 24, 2020 - UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:19).
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February 29, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (38s).
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November 09, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 3 (29s).
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February 23, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 15, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (3:09).
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March 17, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 3 (4:59).
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Fighter's fights