Magomed Ankalaev

Record

13-2-1 (1 NC)

Rating

2267 ± 135

Since last event

–

Next fight

nothing booked

Age
34

Current streak
1 wins

Wins by
7 KO · 0 sub · 6 dec

Key facts

Record: 13-2-1 (1 NC)
Division: Light Heavyweight
Our rank: #1
Rating: 2267 ± 135
Style label: balanced
Country: unknown
Height: 75"
Reach: 75"
Stance: Orthodox
Date of birth: 1992-06-02

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	Magomed Ankalaev	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	50.3 ± 3.6 46th percentile	48.0
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	50.5 ± 10.1 97th percentile	57.0
Takedown attempts /15 min	4.39 ± 0.39 59th percentile	4.50
Takedown defence %	66 ± 32 99th percentile	56
Control time s /15 min	234 ± 57 90th percentile	196
Striking defence %	50 ± 1 43rd percentile	50
Knockdowns /15 min	0.63 ± 0.09 32nd percentile	0.63
Submission attempts /15 min	0.66 ± 0.18 46th percentile	0.77

Metric	Magomed Ankalaev	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	62.4 ± 2.7 75th percentile	61.3
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	53.5 ± 14.4 89th percentile	59.9
Takedown attempts /15 min	2.64 ± 2.44 89th percentile	1.51
Takedown defence %	66 ± 34 96th percentile	62
Control time s /15 min	200 ± 29 89th percentile	187
Striking defence %	46 ± 1 54th percentile	46
Knockdowns /15 min	1.15 ± 0.05 68th percentile	1.16
Submission attempts /15 min	0.35 ± 0.40 96th percentile	0.17

Metric	Magomed Ankalaev	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	56.0 ± 5.1 68th percentile	55.2
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	50.4 ± 35.6 96th percentile	56.1
Takedown attempts /15 min	3.33 ± 5.53 96th percentile	2.43
Control time s /15 min	240 ± 100 96th percentile	224
Striking defence %	48 ± 5 86th percentile	47
Knockdowns /15 min	0.24 ± 0.06 96th percentile	0.23
Submission attempts /15 min	0.74 ± 1.40 96th percentile	0.51

Style-based strength score

Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 66.9%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.

Best matchups

Worst matchups

UFC fight history

W	Bogdan Guskov UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov · 2026-07-25	KO/TKO R5
L	Alex Pereira UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04	KO/TKO R1
W	Alex Pereira UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · 2025-03-08	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Aleksandar Rakić UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10-26	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Johnny Walker UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13	KO/TKO R2
NC	Johnny Walker UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21	Could Not Continue R1
DRAW	Jan Błachowicz UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · 2022-12-10	Decision - Split R5
W	Anthony Smith UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30	KO/TKO R2
W	Thiago Santos UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · 2022-03-12	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Volkan Oezdemir UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Nikita Krylov UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · 2021-02-27	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Ion Cutelaba UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · 2020-10-24	KO/TKO R1
W	Ion Cutelaba UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29	KO/TKO R1
W	Dalcha Lungiambula UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · 2019-11-09	KO/TKO R3
W	Klidson Abreu UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · 2019-02-23	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Marcin Prachnio UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · 2018-09-15	KO/TKO R1
L	Paul Craig UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · 2018-03-17	Submission R3