Magomed Ankalaev
13-2-1, 1 NC
UFC record, 17 fights, 211.7 min
22-2-1 (1 NC)
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
1-1
in 3 title fights
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 75"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Tue, Jun 2, 1992, age 34
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Mar 17, 2018
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jul 25, 2026
01/How he wins
in 13 wins
7 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2, punches to head on ground 2, kick to head at distance, kick to head at distance front kick, punches to head at distance), 6 decisions in 13 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 7 | 1 |
| Submission | 0 | 1 |
| Decision | 6 | 0 |
| All | 13 | 2 |
1 draw, 1 no contest not in either column
02/Career rates
17 fights, 211.7 min
Sig strikes landed
3.52 per min
744 in 211.7 min, 17 fights
Sig strike accuracy
52.4%
744 of 1,421 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
2.49 per min
528 of 1,180 landed on him in 211.7 min
Takedowns
0.85 per 15 min
12 of 49 · 211.7 min
Takedown accuracy
24.5%
12 of 49 attempts
Takedown defence
21 of 24
defended of attempted on him, 211.7 min
Control time
4:16 per 15 min
60:07 of 211:39
Knockdowns
7
scored in 211.7 min, 17 fights
Submission attempts
0.21 per 15 min
3 in 211.7 min
Where his sig strikes land
72% distance, 10% clinch, 18% ground
534 distance, 77 clinch, 133 ground of 744 landed
What he hits
54% head, 29% body, 17% leg
402 head, 215 body, 127 leg of 744 landed
Cage time
211:39
17 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
1 fight was overturned or ruled a no contest. Its minutes and attempts count in every rate above; the result counts in neither column of the record.
03/Title fights
1-1 in 3
- Lv Alex PereiraLight Heavyweight, title fight. Sat, Oct 4, 2025, UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2. KO/TKO, R1 1:20
- Wv Alex PereiraLight Heavyweight, title fight. Sat, Mar 8, 2025, UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
- Dv Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight, title fight. Sat, Dec 10, 2022, UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev. Split decision, R5 5:00
04/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 17 | 13-2-1, 1 NC | 211.7 | 744 of 1,421 | 3.52 | 12 of 49 | 60:07 of 211:39 | 7 | 7 in 13 |
| All | 17 | 13-2-1, 1 NC | 211.7 | 744 of 1,421 | 3.52 | 12 of 49 | 60:07 of 211:39 | 7 | 7 in 13 |
05/By year
2018 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 22.7 | 54 of 113 | 2.38 | 2 of 4 | 8:26 of 22:41 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 26.3 | 98 of 189 | 3.72 | 0 of 13 | 5:42 of 26:20 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 22.7 | 94 of 172 | 4.14 | 0 of 0 | 1:36 of 22:42 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-0-0, 1 NC | 3.2 | 13 of 19 | 4.04 | 1 of 1 | 1:06 of 3:13 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2-0-1 | 58.1 | 202 of 418 | 3.47 | 3 of 12 | 17:21 of 58:09 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 30.0 | 109 of 200 | 3.63 | 4 of 13 | 7:44 of 30:00 | 1 | 0 in 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 5.0 | 29 of 53 | 5.86 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 of 4:57 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 25.5 | 74 of 134 | 2.90 | 2 of 6 | 11:22 of 25:29 | 2 | 1 in 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 18.1 | 71 of 123 | 3.92 | 0 of 0 | 6:45 of 18:08 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 17 | 13-2-1, 1 NC | 211.7 | 744 of 1,421 | 3.52 | 12 of 49 | 60:07 of 211:39 | 7 | 7 in 13 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 17 of 17 | 72.7 | 254 of 512 | 3.50 | 1 of 9 | 8:27 of 72:39 | 5 | 0 | 5, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 12 of 17 | 55.9 | 220 of 398 | 3.94 | 3 of 8 | 15:13 of 55:51 | 1 | 0 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 10 of 17 | 45.5 | 161 of 314 | 3.54 | 4 of 15 | 11:13 of 45:28 | 1 | 0 | 6, won 5 |
| Round 4 | 4 of 17 | 20.0 | 53 of 96 | 2.65 | 3 of 10 | 14:08 of 20:00 | 0 | 3 | |
| Round 5 | 4 of 17 | 17.7 | 56 of 101 | 3.17 | 1 of 7 | 11:06 of 17:41 | 0 | 0 | 4, won 3 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
17 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jul 25, 2026UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov | Bogdan GuskovLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R5 2:41Punches to Head On Ground | 54 of 113 | 2 of 4 | 8:26 | 0 | 22:41 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 4, 2025UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | Alex PereiraLight Heavyweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:20Elbows to Head From Half Guard | 4 of 9 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:20 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 8, 2025UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | Alex PereiraLight Heavyweight, title fight | WUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Sal D'amato 46 - 49. Derek Cleary 47 - 48. Mike Bell 47 - 48. | 94 of 180 | 0 of 12 | 5:42 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Aleksandar RakicLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Jacob Montalvo 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 29. | 55 of 114 | 0 of 0 | 1:31 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Johnny WalkerLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:42Punch to Head At Distance | 39 of 58 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 | 1 | 7:42 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 21, 2023UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | Johnny WalkerLight Heavyweight | NCCould Not Continue, R1 3:13Knee to head of grounded opponent | 13 of 19 | 1 of 1 | 1:06 | 0 | 3:13 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight, title fight | DSplit decision, R5 5:00Mike Bell 47 - 48. Derek Cleary 48 - 46. Sal D'amato 47 - 47. | 78 of 184 | 2 of 10 | 11:20 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Anthony SmithLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:09Punches to Head On Ground | 46 of 79 | 0 of 0 | 2:26 | 0 | 8:09 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 12, 2022UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | Thiago SantosLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Derek Cleary 46 - 49. Sal D'amato 46 - 49. Mike Bell 47 - 48. | 78 of 155 | 1 of 2 | 3:35 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | Volkan OezdemirLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Darryl Ransom 27 - 30. Clemens Werner 27 - 30. Ben Cartlidge 28 - 29. | 66 of 108 | 1 of 4 | 1:45 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane | Nikita KrylovLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. | 43 of 92 | 3 of 9 | 5:59 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Ion CutelabaLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:19Punch to Head At Distance | 21 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 | 2 | 4:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 29, 2020UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | Ion CutelabaLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:38Punches to Head At Distance | 8 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:38 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 9, 2019UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar | Dalcha LungiambulaLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 0:29Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick | 44 of 67 | 1 of 3 | 5:34 | 1 | 10:29 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 23, 2019UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | Klidson AbreuLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Ben Cartlidge 27 - 30. Paul Sutherland 27 - 30. David Lethaby 28 - 29. | 30 of 67 | 1 of 3 | 5:48 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 15, 2018UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik | Marcin PrachnioLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:09Kick to Head At Distance | 12 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 3:09 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 17, 2018UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | Paul CraigLight Heavyweight | LSubmission, R3 4:59Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard | 59 of 96 | 0 of 0 | 6:43 | 0 | 14:59 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.