Magomed Ankalaev
12W · 2L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
50% finish rate85% as favorite100% as underdog
1516
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1516.4Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#13of 43 active
Age
34
Jun 2, 1992
Height
6'3" (190.5 cm)
Reach
190.5 cm
Win Rate
85.7%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.65
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.06
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
56%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
87%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Sub_Avg
Elite TD defense
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
10.8
Sig. Strikes
0.8
Takedowns
0.0
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO6 (50%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (50%)
Submission1 (50%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
85%
11W – 2L in 13 fights
As Underdog
100%
1W – 0L in 1 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Alex Pereira
-11.51516
def. Alex Pereira
+9.51528
def. Aleksandar Rakic
+6.81518
def. Johnny Walker
+4.71512
def. Anthony Smith
+2.11507
def. Thiago Santos
+1.21505
def. Volkan Oezdemir
+1.01504
def. Nikita Krylov
+0.71503
def. Ion Cutelaba
+0.61502
def. Ion Cutelaba
+0.61501
def. Dalcha Lungiambula
+0.41501
def. Klidson Abreu
+0.21500
def. Marcin Prachnio
+0.21500
lost to Paul Craig
-0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1567
Carlos Ulberg
1554
Billy Elekana
1545
Bogdan Guskov
1541
Alex Pereira
1541
Iwo Baraniewski
1541
Dustin Jacoby
1533
Jiri Prochazka
1521
Fight History (14 fights)
vs Alex Pereira
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025
Loss
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UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · Mar 8, 2025
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 30, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · Feb 27, 2021
vs Ion Cutelaba
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020
vs Ion Cutelaba
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · Nov 9, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 23, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018
vs Paul Craig
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 17, 2018
Loss
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