Light Heavyweight Bout

Magomed Ankalaev

Record: 13-2-1 (1 NC)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 3"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Jun 02, 1992

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 17
Minutes: 211.7
Knockdowns: 7
Sig. accuracy: 52.4%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 24.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 3
Control / 15: 4:16

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted744/1421

Accuracy52.4%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head54.0%
Body28.9%
Leg17.1%

Position

Distance71.8%
Clinch10.3%
Ground17.9%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head29.4%
Body21.8%
Leg48.9%

Position absorbed

Distance87.7%
Clinch7.4%
Ground4.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns12/49

TD accuracy24.5%

TD per 150.8

Sub attempts3

Subs per 150.2

Reversals2

Control60:07

Control per 154:16

Against

Takedowns absorbed3/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced2

Control conceded6:44

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.5	11.3%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.7	37.3%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.5	26.7%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/2.5	30.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1.8	14.3%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Bogdan Guskov
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 2:41
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. GuskovJul 25, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 54/113 · TD 2/4 · Ctrl 8:26
Loss vs Alex Pereira
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:20
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2Oct 4, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 4/9 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Alex Pereira
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 313: Pereira vs. AnkalaevMar 8, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 94/180 · TD 0/12 · Ctrl 5:42
Win vs Aleksandar Rakic
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 55/114 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:31
Win vs Johnny Walker
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:42
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Jan 13, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 39/58 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:05
NC vs Johnny Walker
Could Not Continue · Round 1 · 3:13
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2Oct 21, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 13/19 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 1:06
D vs Jan Blachowicz
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevDec 10, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 78/184 · TD 2/10 · Ctrl 11:20
Win vs Anthony Smith
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:09
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2Jul 30, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 46/79 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 2:26
Win vs Thiago Santos
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. AnkalaevMar 12, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 78/155 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 3:35
Win vs Volkan Oezdemir
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraOct 30, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 66/108 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 1:45

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