
Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev is a Light Heavyweight from Russia with an official record of 22-2-1 (1 NC). MMA Hub holds 24 of those bouts: 20 wins, 2 losses and 2 no contests, the wins coming 12 by knockout and 8 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a fifth-round knockout win over Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov on 25 July 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | Bogdan Guskov | WIN | KOPunches | R5 · 2:41 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Alex PereiraTitle | LOSS | KOElbows | R1 · 1:20 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Alex PereiraTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Aleksandar Rakic | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Johnny Walker | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Johnny Walker | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 3:13 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Jan BlachowiczTitle | NC | Draw | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Anthony Smith | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 3:09 | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Thiago Santos | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Volkan Oezdemir | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Nikita Krylov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Ion Cutelaba | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:19 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Ion Cutelaba | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Dalcha Lungiambula | WIN | KOKick | R3 · 0:29 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Klidson Abreu | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Marcin Prachnio | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 3:09 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Paul Craig | LOSS | SUBTriangle Choke | R3 · 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov |
| Oct 4, 2017 | Celso Ricardo da Silva | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 1:09 | WFCA 43: Grozny Battle |
| May 21, 2017 | Wagner PradoTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:33 | WFCA 38: Grozny Battle |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Maxim GrishinTitle | WIN | KOTKO | R4 · 1:13 | WFCA 30: 2016 WFC Akhmat Grand Prix Final |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Artur Astakhov | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 23: Grand Prix Akhmat |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Lloyd Marshbanks | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 0:15 | WFCA 17: Grand Prix Akhmat |
| Dec 5, 2015 | Nadyr Bulkadarov | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | Russian MMA Union - 2015 Russian MMA Super Cup |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Denic Strahinja | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | TFC: Tesla Fighting Championship 4 |
Wins, losses and draws are Magomed Ankalaev’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 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.
Magomed Ankalaev’s record, in numbers
Magomed Ankalaev’s official record is 22-2-1 (1 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 24 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 20 wins, 2 losses and 2 no contests — because 2 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 20 wins break down as 12 by knockout and 8 by decision — 12 of 20 inside the distance, a finish rate of 60%. Across all 24 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 57 seconds.
Magomed Ankalaev has been stopped twice in the 24 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 8% of them.
Of the 24 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 5 were for a title and 6 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 16 Light Heavyweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Magomed Ankalaev has a finish rate above 13% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 56% of them and a two-year bout count above 19% 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.
Magomed Ankalaev is listed at 6ft 3in with a reach of 75in, fights orthodox and is 34, born 2 June 1992.
These figures are recomputed from Magomed Ankalaev’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















