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MAGOMED
ANKALAEV
Overview
Magomed Ankalaev is a ranked UFC Light Heavyweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Ankalaev defeated Bogdan Guskov via TKO (punches) in round 5 (2:41) at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov on July 25, 2026, taking his record to 21–2–1 (1).
Ankalaev lost to Alex Pereira via TKO (punches and elbows) in round 1 (1:20) at UFC 320 on Oct. 4, 2025, taking his record to 20–2–1 (1).
Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 313 on March 8, 2025, taking his record to 20–1–1 (1).
Ankalaev defeated Aleksandar Rakić via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 308 on Oct. 26, 2024, taking his record to 19–1–1 (1).
Ankalaev defeated Johnny Walker via KO (punches) in round 2 (2:42) at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 on Jan. 13, 2024, taking his record to 18–1–1 (1).
Ankalaev's bout with Johnny Walker was ruled a no contest in round 1 (3:13) at UFC 294 on Oct. 21, 2023, taking his record to 17–1–1 (1).
Ankalaev fought Jan Błachowicz to a draw in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 282 on Dec. 10, 2022, taking his record to 17–1–1.
Ankalaev defeated Anthony Smith via TKO (punches) in round 2 (3:09) at UFC 277 on July 30, 2022, taking his record to 17–1.
Ankalaev defeated Thiago Santos via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev on March 12, 2022, taking his record to 16–1.
Ankalaev defeated Volkan Oezdemir via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 267 on Oct. 30, 2021, taking his record to 15–1.
Ankalaev defeated Nikita Krylov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane on Feb. 27, 2021, taking his record to 14–1.
Ankalaev defeated Ion Cuțelaba via KO (punches) in round 1 (4:19) at UFC 254 on Oct. 24, 2020, taking his record to 13–1.
Ankalaev defeated Ion Cuțelaba via TKO (head kicks and punches) in round 1 (0:38) at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo on Feb. 29, 2020, taking his record to 12–1.
Ankalaev defeated Dalcha Lungiambula via KO (front kick and punch) in round 3 (0:29) at UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar on Nov. 9, 2019, taking his record to 11–1.
Ankalaev defeated Klidson Abreu via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos on Feb. 23, 2019, taking his record to 10–1.
Ankalaev defeated Marcin Prachnio via TKO (head kick and punches) in round 1 (3:09) at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik on Sept. 15, 2018, taking his record to 9–1.
Ankalaev lost to Paul Craig via Submission (triangle choke) in round 3 (4:59) at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov on March 17, 2018, taking his record to 8–1.
Ankalaev defeated Celso Ricardo da Silva via KO (punches) in round 1 (1:11) at WFCA 43 on Oct. 4, 2017, taking his record to 8–0.
Ankalaev defeated Wagner Prado via KO (punches) in round 1 (3:33) at WFCA 38 on June 21, 2017, taking his record to 7–0.
Ankalaev defeated Maxim Grishin via TKO (punches) in round 4 (1:13) at WFCA 30 on Oct. 4, 2016, taking his record to 6–0.
Ankalaev defeated Artur Astakhov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at WFCA 23 on June 11, 2016, taking his record to 5–0.
Ankalaev defeated Lloyd Marshbanks via TKO (submission to punches) in round 1 (0:15) at WFCA 18 on April 9, 2016, taking his record to 4–0.
Ankalaev defeated Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Oplot Challenge 103 on Oct. 18, 2014, taking his record to 3–0.
Ankalaev defeated Denić Strahinja via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Tesla FC 4 on June 14, 2014, taking his record to 2–0.
Ankalaev defeated Vasily Babich via Decision (majority) in round 3 (5:00) at Oplot Challenge 96 on Jan. 18, 2014, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO11 · 52%
- Submission0 · 0%
- Decision10 · 48%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Light Heavyweight
