Abubakar Vagaev
Abubakar Vagaev is a Welterweight from Russia with an official record of 25-4. Cage Brothers holds 24 of those bouts: 20 wins and 4 losses, the wins coming 3 by knockout and 17 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Saygid Izagakhmaev at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov on 25 July 2026, the fourth win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2026 | Jacob Malkoun | Upcoming | — | — | UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Saygid Izagakhmaev | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Albert TumenovTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | ACA 183: Tumenov vs. Vagaev |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Edil Esengulov | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | ACA 172: Esengulov vs. Vagaev |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Michel Prazeres | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | ACA 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Vitaly SlipenkoTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 | ACA 149: Vagaev vs. Slipenko |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Ustarmagomed GadzhidaudovTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R5 | ACA 138: Vagaev vs. Gadzhidaudov |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Murad Abdulaev | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | ACA 118: Abdulaev vs. Vagaev 2 |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Yasubey Enomoto | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | ACA 112: Oliveira vs. Dudaev |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | ACA 107: Absolute Championship Akhmat |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Fernando Gonzalez | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | ACA 100 |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Murad AbdulaevTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 | WFCA 53 - Abdurahmanov vs. Abdulaev |
| Feb 24, 2018 | Rodrigo Cavalheiro | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 45: Grozny Battle |
| Oct 4, 2017 | Beslan UshukovTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | WFCA 43: Grozny Battle |
| May 21, 2017 | Nodar Kudukhashvili | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:53 | WFCA 38: Grozny Battle |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Jorge Filho | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | WFCA 35: Battle in Astana |
| Feb 25, 2017 | Luiz Dutra Jr. | WIN | KOTKO (Doctor Stoppage) | R1 · 0:21 | WFCA 34: Battle in Moscow |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Beslan Ushukov | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R4 | WFCA 32: Grozny Battle |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Luis Melo | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 23: Grand Prix Akhmat |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Michel Pereira | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 17: Grand Prix Akhmat |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Tiago Varejao Lacerda | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 13: Grozny Battle |
| Oct 4, 2015 | David Castillo | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 2:18 | WFCA 9: Grozny Battle |
| Jun 13, 2015 | Yasubey Enomoto | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 3: Grozny Battle |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Thibaud Larchet | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 1: Grozny Battle |
| Oct 4, 2014 | Piotr Wolowik | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R2 · 5:00 | ACB 10: Coliseum Time |
Wins, losses and draws are Abubakar Vagaev’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 23 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 Vagaev’s record, in numbers
Abubakar Vagaev’s official record is 25-4. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 24 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 20 wins, 4 losses — because 5 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 20 wins break down as 3 by knockout and 17 by decision — 3 of 20 inside the distance, a finish rate of 15%. Across all 24 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 13 minutes 9 seconds.
Abubakar Vagaev has been stopped 3 times in the 24 bouts on file — 3 by knockout — which is 13% of them. The last 4 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 24 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 5 were for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 569 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Abubakar Vagaev has a finish rate above 2% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 64% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% 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 Vagaev is listed at 6ft with a reach of 73in, fights orthodox and is 33, born 14 April 1993.
These figures are recomputed from Abubakar Vagaev’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















