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Umar Nurmagomedov
Russia
Ranked #4 · BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
20-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 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
- Eagles MMA
- 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.
- 1903
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Nurmagomedov lives on the scorecards: 10 decisions, 2 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission. That's a 20% finish rate. He grinds out rounds rather than ending fights early.
- Recent Form
- Song Yadong (24-9-1) stopped him by KO/TKO in round 2, a loss. Before that, he beat Deiveson Figueiredo (25-8-1) by unanimous decision, then Mario Bautista (18-3-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox stance. He lands 3.76 significant strikes a minute at 57% accuracy, absorbs 1.85, and defends 61%. A chain wrestler at 3.94 takedowns per 15 minutes, with 79% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (10%)
- 2 Submission (10%)
- 11 Decision (55%)
- 5 No method on record (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 27%
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
20 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 106-32-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1860
- Lossvs Song Yadong24-9-1 · Power Index 1821KO/TKO · R2 · 1:48Aug 29, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song
Fight stats
Stat Umar Nurmagomedov Song Yadong Sig. strikes 13/21 11/23 Takedowns 1/3 0/0 Control time 1:58 0:02 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 6 - Winvs Deiveson Figueiredo25-8-1 · Power Index 1833Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 24, 2026 · UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett
Fight stats
Stat Umar Nurmagomedov Deiveson Figueiredo Sig. strikes 34/72 8/27 Takedowns 2/6 0/0 Control time 4:50 0:09 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 0 Round 2 sig. strikes 19 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 6 0 - Winvs Mario Bautista18-3-0 · Power Index 1887Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 25, 2025 · UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane
Fight stats
Stat Umar Nurmagomedov Mario Bautista Sig. strikes 32/54 20/54 Takedowns 11/14 0/1 Control time 10:46 0:04 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 1 Round 2 sig. strikes 12 9 Round 3 sig. strikes 15 10 - Lossvs Merab Dvalishvili21-5-0 · Power Index 1909Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jan 19, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano
Fight stats
Stat Umar Nurmagomedov Merab Dvalishvili Sig. strikes 104/237 111/259 Takedowns 2/15 7/30 Control time 1:37 2:22 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 20 Round 2 sig. strikes 25 20 Round 3 sig. strikes 22 21 Round 4 sig. strikes 21 36 Round 5 sig. strikes 18 14 - Winvs Cory Sandhagen18-7-0 · Power Index 1850Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
Fight stats
Stat Umar Nurmagomedov Cory Sandhagen Sig. strikes 98/187 71/159 Takedowns 5/13 0/2 Control time 5:11 0:12 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 17 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 17 12 Round 4 sig. strikes 30 20 Round 5 sig. strikes 12 6
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.76
- Striking accuracy
- 57%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.85
- Striking defense
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.94
- Takedown accuracy
- 46%
- Takedown defense
- 79%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20