Abubakar Nurmagomedov
RussiaAbubakar Nurmagomedov is a Welterweight from Russia with an official record of 17-4-1. Cage Brothers holds 17 of those bouts: 12 wins, 4 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 3 by knockout, 2 by submission and 7 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3 June 2023.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2026 | David Martinez | Upcoming | — | — | PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs. Bilostenniy |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Jared Gooden | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 |
| Nov 9, 2019 | David Zawada | LOSS | SUBTriangle Choke | R1 · 2:50 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Bojan Velickovic | NC | DECDecision - Unanimous (Draw) | R2 · 5:00 | PFL 10: Washington D.C. |
| Aug 16, 2018 | Jonatan Westin | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL 6: Atlantic City |
| Jul 5, 2018 | Pavel Kusch | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:23 | PFL 3: Washington DC |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Matt Secor | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WSOF 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan |
| Oct 7, 2016 | John Howard | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WSOF 33: Branch vs. Magalhaes |
| Apr 2, 2016 | Matthew Frincu | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 · 3:05 | WSOF 30: Branch vs. Starks |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Danny Davis Jr. | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WSOF 26: Palmer vs. Almeida |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Jorge Moreno | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields |
| Feb 22, 2015 | Vladimir Gunzu | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · - | Fight Star: Battle on Sura 3 |
| Sep 1, 2014 | Richard Totrav | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:27 | Sochi Star Club: Sochi Star Tournament 1 |
| Sep 1, 2014 | Magomed MustafaevTitle | LOSS | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R1 · 4:11 | Sochi Star Club: Sochi Star Tournament 1 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | Dmitrii Capmari | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 3:36 | Union of Veterans of Sport: Cup of Champions |
| Oct 22, 2011 | Ibrahim Dzhantukhanov | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 · 1:32 | ProFC: Battle in the Caucasus |
Wins, losses and draws are Abubakar Nurmagomedov’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 17 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Abubakar Nurmagomedov’s record, in numbers
Abubakar Nurmagomedov’s official record is 17-4-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 17 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 12 wins, 4 losses and 1 no contest — because 5 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 12 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 2 by submission and 7 by decision — 5 of 12 inside the distance, a finish rate of 42%. Across the 16 of 17 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 4 seconds.
Abubakar Nurmagomedov has been stopped 3 times in the 17 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 18% of them.
Of the 17 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title. None of them has come since September 2024.
Set against the 569 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Abubakar Nurmagomedov has a finish rate above 12% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 49% of them and a two-year bout count no higher than any of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Abubakar Nurmagomedov is listed at 5ft 11in with a reach of 72in, fights orthodox and is 36, born 12 November 1989.
These figures are recomputed from Abubakar Nurmagomedov’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.