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Abubakar Nurmagomedov
Russia
17-4-1W-L-D
- Age
- 36 · 🎂 turns 37 this week
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1679
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- L
- D
Won 2 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Nurmagomedov wins by decision seven times, by KO/TKO six times and by submission four times, with a 56% finish rate. He's a mixed bag: he can put people to sleep or tap them, but scorecards are his most common result.
- Recent Form
- Most recent is Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (26-10-1), a split decision loss in round 3. Before that, Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (16-4-0), a unanimous decision win. Before that, Jared Gooden (23-12-0), another unanimous decision win.
- Style
- Orthodox stance. He lands 2.78 significant strikes a minute at 53% accuracy and absorbs 2.61, defending 65% of strikes. He averages 1.25 takedowns per 15 minutes at 22% accuracy, and stuffs 89% of takedown attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 6 KO/TKO (35%)
- 4 Submission (24%)
- 7 Decision (41%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 59%
- Last fought
- 3 years ago
17 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 110-52-3
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1702
- Lossvs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos26-10-1 · Power Index 1731Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jun 4, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi
- Winvs Gadzhi Omargadzhiev16-4-0 · Power Index 1693Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 22, 2022 · UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev
- Winvs Jared Gooden23-12-0 · Power Index 1673Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 28, 2021 · UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2
- Lossvs David Zawada20-13-0 · Power Index 1676Submission · R1 · 2:50Nov 9, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs Kattar
- Drawvs Bojan Velickovic25-13-2 · Power Index 1735Draw (Unanimous) · R2 · 5:00Oct 20, 2018 · Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3
Career Stats
Based on 6 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.78
- Striking accuracy
- 53%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.61
- Striking defense
- 65%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.25
- Takedown accuracy
- 22%
- Takedown defense
- 89%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00