Umar Nurmagomedov
Record
8-2
Rating
2109 ± 146
Since last event
–
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
30
30
Current streak
1 losses
1 losses
Wins by
1 KO · 2 sub · 5 dec
1 KO · 2 sub · 5 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 8-2
- Division
- Bantamweight
- Our rank
- #4
- Rating
- 2109 ± 146
- Style label
- grappler
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 68"
- Reach
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1996-01-03
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Umar Nurmagomedov | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 50.8 ± 2.8 46th percentile | 49.9 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 48.0 ± 18.8 97th percentile | 59.5 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 6.52 ± 2.94 92nd percentile | 4.74 |
| Takedown defence % | 66 ± 25 96th percentile | 58 |
| Control time s /15 min | 278 ± 130 98th percentile | 198 |
| Striking defence % | 57 ± 8 98th percentile | 52 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.67 ± 0.06 32nd percentile | 0.68 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.38 ± 0.29 7th percentile | 0.55 |
| Metric | Umar Nurmagomedov | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 59.2 ± 7.1 79th percentile | 57.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 60.3 ± 10.9 85th percentile | 63.4 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 6.50 ± 2.91 85th percentile | 5.65 |
| Takedown defence % | 68 ± 20 78th percentile | 63 |
| Control time s /15 min | 181 ± 65 85th percentile | 162 |
| Striking defence % | 52 ± 4 79th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.14 ± 0.01 56th percentile | 1.13 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.30 ± 0.30 21st percentile | 0.39 |
| Metric | Umar Nurmagomedov | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.0 ± 3.4 37th percentile | 56.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 68.8 ± 10.7 63rd percentile | 69.8 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 6.88 ± 1.21 83rd percentile | 6.77 |
| Takedown defence % | 69 ± 16 81st percentile | 67 |
| Control time s /15 min | 180 ± 51 77th percentile | 175 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 5 83rd percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.33 ± 0.03 37th percentile | 0.33 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.74 ± 0.74 30th percentile | 0.81 |
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 67.1%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Aiemann Zahabi — 82%
- Raoni Barcelos — 78%
- Montel Jackson — 72%
Worst matchups
- David Martinez — 61%
- Raul Rosas Jr. — 60%
- Merab Dvalishvili — 58%
UFC fight history
| L | Song Yadong
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · 2026-08-29 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01-24 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Mario Bautista
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · 2025-10-25 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · 2025-01-18 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Cory Sandhagen
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · 2024-08-03 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Bekzat Almakhan
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev · 2024-03-02 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Raoni Barcelos
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · 2023-01-14 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Nate Maness
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · 2022-06-25 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Brian Kelleher
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · 2022-03-05 |
Submission R1 |
| W | Sergey Morozov
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · 2021-01-20 |
Submission R2 |