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Magomed Ankalaev

UFC Record
13-2-1
Age
34
Height
6'3"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1686Today
1730Best, Jul 2022
1656Classic Elo
#28 Men: Pound for Pound#2 Light Heavyweight
150016001700180020192021202320251525 going into Paul Craig, Mar 20181598 going into Marcin Prachnio, Sep 20181634 going into Klidson Abreu, Feb 20191583 going into Dalcha Lungiambula, Nov 20191661 going into Ion Cutelaba, Feb 20201663 going into Ion Cutelaba, Oct 20201703 going into Nikita Krylov, Feb 20211694 going into Volkan Oezdemir, Oct 20211704 going into Thiago Santos, Mar 20221730 going into Anthony Smith, Jul 20221725 going into Jan Blachowicz, Dec 20221671 going into Johnny Walker, Jan 20241702 going into Aleksandar Rakic, Oct 20241695 going into Alex Pereira, Mar 20251715 going into Alex Pereira, Oct 20251646 going into Bogdan Guskov, Jul 20261686 today1686
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1656Today
1662Best, Oct 2025
1686Fighter Elo
#11 Men: Pound for Pound#1 Light Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

140015001600170020192021202320251500 going into Paul Craig, Mar 20181483 going into Marcin Prachnio, Sep 20181499 going into Klidson Abreu, Feb 20191515 going into Dalcha Lungiambula, Nov 20191531 going into Ion Cutelaba, Feb 20201547 going into Ion Cutelaba, Oct 20201561 going into Nikita Krylov, Feb 20211577 going into Volkan Oezdemir, Oct 20211591 going into Thiago Santos, Mar 20221606 going into Anthony Smith, Jul 20221622 going into Jan Blachowicz, Dec 20221622 going into Johnny Walker, Jan 20241635 going into Aleksandar Rakic, Oct 20241647 going into Alex Pereira, Mar 20251662 going into Alex Pereira, Oct 20251645 going into Bogdan Guskov, Jul 20261656 today1656
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

3.52Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
52%Striking Accuracy
2.50Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
55%Striking Defense
0.50Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.85Takedowns per 15 Minutes
24%Takedown Accuracy
88%Takedown Defense
0.21Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
28%Share of Fight Time in Control
12.4 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins706
Losses110

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Winvs. Bogdan GuskovKO/TKO · R5 2:41Jul 25, 2026UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevBogdan Guskov
1646Fighter Elo Going In1507
1645Classic Elo Going In1552
54 of 113Significant Strikes39 of 63
156 of 235Total Strikes45 of 70
2 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
3Submission Attempts1
8:26Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Alex PereiraKO/TKO · R1 1:20Oct 4, 2025UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2

UFC Light Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevAlex Pereira
1715Fighter Elo Going In1733
1662Classic Elo Going In1623
4 of 9Significant Strikes28 of 45
4 of 9Total Strikes28 of 45
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:17
Winvs. Alex PereiraUnanimous DecisionMar 8, 2025UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev

UFC Light Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevAlex Pereira
1695Fighter Elo Going In1736
1647Classic Elo Going In1639
94 of 180Significant Strikes76 of 137
127 of 224Total Strikes97 of 159
0 of 12Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:42Control Time0:00
Winvs. Aleksandar RakicUnanimous DecisionOct 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevAleksandar Rakic
1702Fighter Elo Going In1495
1635Classic Elo Going In1549
55 of 114Significant Strikes53 of 117
75 of 142Total Strikes59 of 123
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:31Control Time1:00
Winvs. Johnny WalkerKO/TKO · R2 2:42Jan 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevJohnny Walker
1671Fighter Elo Going In1580
1622Classic Elo Going In1558
39 of 58Significant Strikes24 of 71
39 of 58Total Strikes26 of 73
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time0:00
Drawvs. Jan BlachowiczSplit DecisionDec 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev

UFC Light Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevJan Blachowicz
1725Fighter Elo Going In1602
1622Classic Elo Going In1617
78 of 184Significant Strikes55 of 117
191 of 312Total Strikes79 of 141
2 of 10Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
11:20Control Time0:00
Winvs. Anthony SmithKO/TKO · R2 3:09Jul 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevAnthony Smith
1730Fighter Elo Going In1480
1606Classic Elo Going In1593
46 of 79Significant Strikes18 of 36
64 of 102Total Strikes21 of 39
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:26Control Time0:51
Winvs. Thiago SantosUnanimous DecisionMar 12, 2022UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevThiago Santos
1704Fighter Elo Going In1558
1591Classic Elo Going In1586
78 of 155Significant Strikes60 of 138
114 of 191Total Strikes81 of 160
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
3:35Control Time0:17
Winvs. Volkan OezdemirUnanimous DecisionOct 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevVolkan Oezdemir
1694Fighter Elo Going In1515
1577Classic Elo Going In1528
66 of 108Significant Strikes48 of 102
76 of 118Total Strikes56 of 112
1 of 4Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:45Control Time0:00
Winvs. Nikita KrylovUnanimous DecisionFeb 27, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevNikita Krylov
1703Fighter Elo Going In1528
1561Classic Elo Going In1551
43 of 92Significant Strikes47 of 120
89 of 143Total Strikes58 of 132
3 of 9Takedowns1 of 6
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:59Control Time1:44
Winvs. Ion CutelabaKO/TKO · R1 4:19Oct 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevIon Cutelaba
1663Fighter Elo Going In1593
1547Classic Elo Going In1508
21 of 41Significant Strikes11 of 36
21 of 41Total Strikes11 of 36
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time0:00
Winvs. Ion CutelabaKO/TKO · R1 0:38Feb 29, 2020UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevIon Cutelaba
1661Fighter Elo Going In1618
1531Classic Elo Going In1524
8 of 12Significant Strikes5 of 11
8 of 12Total Strikes5 of 11
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Dalcha LungiambulaKO/TKO · R3 0:29Nov 9, 2019UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevDalcha Lungiambula
1583Fighter Elo Going In1544
1515Classic Elo Going In1516
44 of 67Significant Strikes6 of 26
91 of 123Total Strikes13 of 33
1 of 3Takedowns0 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:34Control Time0:20
Winvs. Klidson AbreuUnanimous DecisionFeb 23, 2019UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevKlidson Abreu
1634Fighter Elo Going In1430
1499Classic Elo Going In1500
30 of 67Significant Strikes23 of 62
66 of 107Total Strikes32 of 73
1 of 3Takedowns0 of 5
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:48Control Time0:28
Winvs. Marcin PrachnioKO/TKO · R1 3:09Sep 15, 2018UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevMarcin Prachnio
1598Fighter Elo Going In1407
1483Classic Elo Going In1486
12 of 27Significant Strikes3 of 22
12 of 27Total Strikes3 of 22
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Paul CraigSubmission · R3 4:59Mar 17, 2018UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Magomed AnkalaevPaul Craig
1525Fighter Elo Going In1428
1500Classic Elo Going In1485
59 of 96Significant Strikes18 of 50
89 of 129Total Strikes34 of 70
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
6:43Control Time1:47