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Magomed Ankalaev
RussiaLight HeavyweightActiveage 34
22-2-1
92% win rate
W1 streak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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13 wins2 losses1 draw1 NClast 5: W L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(17) | R2(12) | R3(10) | R4(4) | R5(4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 19.9 | 21.2 | 18.0 | 13.3 | 14.6 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 20.2 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.75 | 0.47 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 0:32 | 1:22 | 1:09 | 3:32 | 3:16 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Abu Dhabi2026-07-25W·KO·R5 · 2:41
- UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 22025-10-04L·KO·R1 · 1:20
- UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev2025-03-08W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway2024-10-26W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 22024-01-13W·KO·R2 · 2:42
- UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 22023-10-21NC·NC·R1 · 3:13
- UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev2022-12-10D·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 22022-07-30W·KO·R2 · 3:09
- UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev2022-03-12W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira2021-10-30W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane2021-02-27W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje2020-10-24W·KO·R1 · 4:19
- W·KO·R1 · 0:38
- UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar2019-11-09W·KO·R3 · 0:29
- UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos2019-02-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik2018-09-15W·KO·R1 · 3:09
- UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov2018-03-17L·Sub·R3 · 4:59
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Robert Whittaker is looking to climb the light heavyweight rankings after his impressive debut at 205 pounds.
- Sherdog
Robert Whittaker is plotting his next light heavyweight opponent after a successful move up from middleweight, and he has made clear whom he wants to face next—and notably, whom he will not…
- Sherdog
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