Usman Nurmagomedov
RussiaUsman Nurmagomedov is a Lightweight from Russia with an official record of 21-0 (1 NC). The 21 wins came 8 by knockout, 7 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a third-round submission win over Alfie Davis at PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis on 7 February 2026, the fourth win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Archie ColganTitle | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:42 | PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Alfie DavisTitle | WIN | SUBTechnical Submission | R3 · 4:41 | PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Paul HughesTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | PFL Champions Series Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Paul HughesTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Majority | R5 · 5:00 | PFL Champions Series Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes |
| Sep 8, 2024 | Alexander ShabliyTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series San Diego: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Brent PrimusTitle | NC | NCNo Contest | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov vs. Primus |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Benson HendersonTitle | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:37 | Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Patricky PitbullTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Chris Gonzalez | WIN | SUBFront Choke | R1 · 2:54 | Bellator 283: Lima vs. Jackson |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Patrik Pietila | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 4:06 | Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Manny Muro | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:30 | Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Mike Hamel | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Svyatoslav Shabanov | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 · 3:37 | Fight Nights Global & GFC |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Jerry Kvarnstrom | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:39 | UAE Warriors 12 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | Ruslan Tuyakov | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:03 | GFC 24: Gorilla Fighting 24 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | Roman Golovinov | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 1:45 | UAE Warriors 9 |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Kazim Zhakhangirov | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R2 · 1:10 | GFC 17: Gorilla Fighting 17 |
| Jul 28, 2019 | Ruslan Hisamutdinov | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | GFC 15: Gorilla Fighting 15 |
| May 3, 2019 | Gabriel Baino | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:14 | GFC: GFC 11 |
| Feb 17, 2019 | Romeo Njia | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:48 | Battle on Volga 9 |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Issei Moriyama | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 4:24 | Brave CF 21 |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Dmitriy Berestovskiy | WIN | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R1 | Battle on Volga 8: Abasov vs. Protsenko |
| Mar 26, 2017 | Imran Abdiev | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | Moscow Pankration Federation - Young Talents of Russia, Europe and Asia 2017 |
Wins, losses and draws are Usman Nurmagomedov’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.
Usman Nurmagomedov’s record, in numbers
Usman Nurmagomedov’s record is 21-0 (1 NC), and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 22 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 21 wins break down as 8 by knockout, 7 by submission and 6 by decision — 15 of 21 inside the distance, a finish rate of 71%. Across all 22 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 4 seconds.
Usman Nurmagomedov has never been stopped in the 22 bouts on file. The last 4 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 22 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 7 were for a title and 8 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Usman Nurmagomedov has a finish rate above 55% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 84% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% 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.
Usman Nurmagomedov is listed at 5ft 11in with a reach of 71in and is 28, born 16 April 1998.
These figures are recomputed from Usman Nurmagomedov’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.