Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Magomed Ankalaev won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Saturday, January 13, 2024·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupMagomed Ankalaev: Elusive strikervsJohnny Walker: Well-rounded
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Magomed Ankalaev wins(51.6%)
Actual result: Magomed Ankalaev wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Magomed Ankalaev is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Johnny Walker has lost 67% of fights by KO.
- Johnny Walker is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Magomed Ankalaev has lost 50% of fights by KO.
- Magomed Ankalaev has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Magomed Ankalaev has 30pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Johnny Walker has a 18cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Magomed Ankalaev
Red Corner
VS
Johnny Walker
Blue Corner
-520
(84%)
Vegas Odds
+390
(20%)
33
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'6"
190.5 cm
Reach
208.28 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Magomed Ankalaev
oldest →latest
W
vs Thiago Santos · Mar 22W
KOvs Anthony Smith · Jul 22W
vs Aleksandar Rakic · Oct 24W
vs Alex Pereira · Mar 25L
KOvs Alex Pereira · Oct 25Johnny Walker
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Ion Cutelaba · Sep 22W
KOvs Paul Craig · Jan 23W
vs Anthony Smith · May 23L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jun 24W
KOvs Zhang Mingyang · Aug 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Magomed AnkalaevMetricJohnny Walker
3.65
Strikes / min
3.90
2.59
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
56%
Strike defense
46%
0.79
TDs / 15 min
0.36
87%
Takedown defense
57%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.06evenly matched on net striking+0.91
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Magomed AnkalaevJohnny Walker
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Magomed Ankalaev(10 fights)Johnny Walker(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+64.0-64.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+287.0-287.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
Magomed Ankalaev
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14
Johnny Walker
StanceOrthodox
Height78.0"
Reach82.0"
Fights14