All fightersMagomed Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight21-2-1 (1 NC)RECORD
11KO / TKO WINS
0SUBMISSION WINS
10DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 2 Jun 1992 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Birthplace | Teletl, Dagestan, Russia |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Fight Club Akhmat Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts |
| Height | 190 cm (6′3″) |
| Reach | 190 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 18 Jan 2014 |
| UFC debut | 17 Mar 2018 |
| Last fight | 25 Jul 2026 |
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Fight history
25 professional fights on file (17 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Bogdan Guskov | KO/TKO (punches) | 5 | 2:41 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov | 25 Jul 2026 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Alex Pereira | KO/TKO (elbows) | 1 | 1:20 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | 4 Oct 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Light Heavyweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alex Pereira | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | 8 Mar 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Light Heavyweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 49-46, Derek Cleary 48-47, Mike Bell 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 26 Oct 2024 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Vitor RibeiroScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 29-28, Jacob Montalvo 29-28, Tony Weeks 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Johnny Walker | KO/TKO (punch) | 2 | 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | 13 Jan 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| No contest | Johnny Walker | No contest (could not continue) | 1 | 3:13 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | 21 Oct 2023 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Daniel MovahediScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Draw | Jan Błachowicz | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | 10 Dec 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Light Heavyweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Anthony Smith | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:09 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | 30 Jul 2022 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Jacob MontalvoScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Thiago Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | 12 Mar 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 49-46, Sal D'amato 49-46, Mike Bell 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | 30 Oct 2021 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Darryl Ransom 30-27, Clemens Werner 30-27, Ben Cartlidge 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Nikita Krylov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane | 27 Feb 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 29-28, Chris Lee 29-28, Ron McCarthy 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Ion Cuțelaba | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 4:19 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | 24 Oct 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Anders OhlssonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Ion Cuțelaba | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | 29 Feb 2020 | Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Kevin MacDonaldScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Dalcha Lungiambula | KO/TKO (front kick) | 3 | 0:29 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar | 9 Nov 2019 | Moscow, Moscow, Russia |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Klidson Abreu | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | 23 Feb 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Leon RobertsScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 30-27, Paul Sutherland 30-27, David Lethaby 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Marcin Prachnio | KO/TKO (kick) | 1 | 3:09 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik | 15 Sep 2018 | Moscow, Moscow, Russia |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Paul Craig | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 17 Mar 2018 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Celso Ricardo da Silva | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:11 | WFCA 43 | 4 Oct 2017 | Grozny, Russia |
| Win | Wagner Prado | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:33 | WFCA 38 | 21 Jun 2017 | Grozny, Russia |
| Win | Maxim Grishin | TKO (punches) | 4 | 1:13 | WFCA 30 | 4 Oct 2016 | Grozny, Russia |
| Win | Artur Astakhov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WFCA 23 | 11 Jun 2016 | Grozny, Russia |
| Win | Lloyd Marshbanks | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 0:15 | WFCA 18 | 9 Apr 2016 | Grozny, Russia |
| Win | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Oplot Challenge 103 | 18 Oct 2014 | Moscow, Russia |
| Win | Denić Strahinja | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Tesla FC 4 | 14 Jun 2014 | Pančevo, Serbia |
| Win | Vasily Babich | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Oplot Challenge 96 | 18 Jan 2014 | Kharkiv, Ukraine |