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Magomed Ankalaev
Russia
Ranked #1 · Light HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
22-2-1W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'3"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 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
- Fight Club Akhmat
- 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.
- 1924
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Ankalaev lights people up: 12 wins by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, and 10 on the scorecards. His finish rate is 55%, so he ends fights early more often than he goes the distance.
- Recent Form
- Most recently he stopped Bogdan Guskov (18-4-1) by KO/TKO in round 5. Before that, he lost to Alex Pereira (13-4-0) by round 1 KO/TKO, after beating Pereira by unanimous decision in March 2025.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 75" reach, he lands 3.52 significant strikes a minute at 52% accuracy and absorbs 2.49. He defends 55% of strikes and stops 88% of takedowns, rarely shooting himself (0.85 per 15 minutes).
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 12 KO/TKO (55%)
- 10 Decision (45%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 55%
- Last fought
- 4 months ago
22 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.: 82-28-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1797
- Winvs Bogdan Guskov18-4-1 · Power Index 1770KO/TKO · R5 · 2:41Jul 25, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov
- Lossvs Alex Pereira13-4-0 · Power Index 1909KO/TKO · R1 · 1:20Oct 5, 2025 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2
Fight stats
Stat Magomed Ankalaev Alex Pereira Sig. strikes 4/9 28/45 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:17 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 4 28 - Winvs Alex Pereira13-4-0 · Power Index 1909Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Mar 9, 2025 · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev
Fight stats
Stat Magomed Ankalaev Alex Pereira Sig. strikes 94/180 76/137 Takedowns 0/12 0/1 Control time 5:42 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 16 Round 2 sig. strikes 29 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 17 21 Round 4 sig. strikes 19 7 Round 5 sig. strikes 20 14 - Winvs Aleksandar Rakic15-6-0 · Power Index 1653Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 26, 2024 · UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway
- Winvs Johnny Walker23-10-0 · Power Index 1746KO/TKO · R2 · 2:42Jan 14, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2
Fight stats
Stat Magomed Ankalaev Johnny Walker Sig. strikes 39/58 24/71 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:05 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 17 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 22 9
Career Stats
Based on 17 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.52
- Striking accuracy
- 52%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.49
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.85
- Takedown accuracy
- 24%
- Takedown defense
- 88%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20