Official MMA record
Magomed Ankalaev
Professional record
21-2-1
- Division
- Light-heavyweight
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- Russia
Profile summary
Magomed Ankalaev is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 21-2-1.
Career file
Professional career statistics
21-2-1
Total fights
24
Rounds fought
57.2
Current streak
1 L
Finish rate
52.4%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
11y 8m 16d
Fights per year
2.1
Longest layoff
1y 1m 17d
Quickest turnaround
2m 2d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:15
Fastest KO
00:15
Fastest submission
00:00
Finished rate
100%
Avg. fight length · wins
11:38
Avg. fight length · losses
08:09
Avg. rounds · wins
2.3
Avg. rounds · losses
1.6
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | Next | Bogdan Guskov | Light-heavyweight | Result pending UFC FIGHT NIGHT 282: ANKALAEV vs GUSKOV | R5/05:00 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | L | Alex Pereira | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 320: ANKALAEV vs PEREIRA 2VerifiedTitle bout | R1/01:20 |
| Mar 8, 2025 | W | Alex Pereira | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 313: PEREIRA vs ANKALAEVVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | W | Aleksandar Rakic | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 308: TOPURIA vs HOLLOWAYVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | W | Johnny Walker | Light-heavyweight | KO UFC FN 149 ON ESPN: ANKALAEV vs. WALKERVerified | R2/02:42 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | NC | Johnny Walker | Light-heavyweight | No Contest UFC 294: MAKHACHEV vs VOLKANOVSKI 2Verified | R1/03:13 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | D | Jan Blachowicz | Light-heavyweight | Draw · Split Draw UFC 282: BLACHOWICZ vs ANKALAEVVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | W | Anthony Smith | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC 277: PENA vs NUNESVerified | R2/03:09 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | W | Thiago Santos | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN 95 ON ESPN: SANTOS vs ANKALAEVVerified | R5/05:00 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | W | Volkan Oezdemir | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 267: BLACHOWICZ vs TEIXEIRAVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | W | Nikita Krylov | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN 65 ON ESPN: ROZENSTRUIK vs GANEVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | W | Ion Cutelaba | Light-heavyweight | KO UFC 254: KHABIB vs GAETHJEVerified | R1/04:19 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | W | Ion Cutelaba | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | R1/00:38 |
| Nov 9, 2019 | W | Dalcha Lungiambula | Light-heavyweight | KO UFC ON ESPN+: ZABIT VS KATTARVerified | R3/00:29 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | W | Klidson Farias de Abreu | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC on ESPN+ #3Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | W | Marcin Prachnio | Light-heavyweight | KO UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HUNT vs. OLEINIKVerified | R1/03:09 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | L | Paul Craig | Light-heavyweight | Submission · Triangle Choke UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. VolkovVerified | R3/04:59 |
| Oct 4, 2017 | W | Celso Ricardo Da Silva | Light-heavyweight | KO Akhmat Fight Club - Akhmat Battle 43 | R1/05:00 |
| May 21, 2017 | W | Wagner Caldeirao | — | TKO/RSC Akhmat Fight Club - Akhmat Battle 38 | R1/03:33 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | W | Max Grishin | — | TKO/RSC Akhmat Fight Club - Akhmat Battle 30 | R4/01:13 |
| Jun 11, 2016 | W | Artur Astakhov | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision Akhmat Fight Club - Akhmat Battle 23 | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 9, 2016 | W | Lloyd Marshbanks | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Akhmat Fight Club 18 | R1/00:15 |
| Dec 5, 2015 | W | Nadir Bulkadarov | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes MMA Super Cup of Russia | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 18, 2014 | W | Dovletdzhan Yagshimiradov | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision Oplot Challenge 103 | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 14, 2014 | W | Strahinja Denic | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision Telsa Fighting Championship 4 | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 18, 2014 | W | Basil Babich | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Oplot Challenge 96 | R3/05:00 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
9-1-0
Total fights
10
Rounds fought
25
Current streak
6 W
Finish rate
11.1%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
2y 5m 27d
Fights per year
4.1
Longest layoff
1y 3m 10d
Quickest turnaround
1d
Quick hits
Fastest win
05:00
Fastest KO
05:00
Fastest submission
00:00
Finished rate
100%
Avg. fight length · wins
07:46
Avg. fight length · losses
05:00
Avg. rounds · wins
2.6
Avg. rounds · losses
1.7
Official record