#1Magomed Ankalaev

Light Heavyweight · 21-2-1 (1 NC) · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'3"
190.5 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
34
Elo Rating
1708.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 87% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 91% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.59 significant strikes per minute — better than 75% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 87% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Completes only 22% of their takedown attempts — worse than 79% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.65
    Top 41%
  • Striking accuracy
    52%
    Top 30%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.59
    Top 25%
  • Striking defense
    56%
    Top 37%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.79
    Bottom 40%
  • Takedown accuracy
    22%
    Bottom 21%
  • Takedown defense
    87%
    Top 9%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 13%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1638, higher than 92% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1709).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520257:42Walker15:00Rakic25:00Pereira1:20Pereira
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WBogdan Guskov
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov
2026-07-25
LAlex PereiraTitle
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-10-04 · KO/TKO, R1 1:20
WAlex PereiraTitle
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
2025-03-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WAleksandar Rakic
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-10-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJohnny Walker
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13 · KO/TKO, R2 2:42
NCJohnny Walker
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
2023-10-21
DJan BlachowiczTitle
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
2022-12-10
WAnthony Smith
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2022-07-30 · KO/TKO, R2 3:09
WThiago Santos
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2022-03-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WVolkan Oezdemir
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-10-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WNikita Krylov
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
2021-02-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WIon Cutelaba
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2020-10-24 · KO/TKO, R1 4:19
WIon Cutelaba
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2020-02-29 · KO/TKO, R1 0:38
WDalcha Lungiambula
UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
2019-11-09 · KO/TKO, R3 0:29
WKlidson Abreu
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
2019-02-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMarcin Prachnio
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
2018-09-15 · KO/TKO, R1 3:09
LPaul Craig
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2018-03-17 · Submission, R3 4:59