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Magomed Ankalaev UFC Power Rankings

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UFC
Magomed Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight · #3
A+ Overall Grade 97
13-2
Record
86.7%
Win %
7
Finishes
8 years, 7 months
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Performance

Rating Rank
Overall
97 A+
3
Power
98 A+
2
Offensive
99 A+
1
Defensive
89 B+
13

Records

Overall 13-2 (86.7%)
Vs Top 10 1-1 (50%)
Vs >.500 8-1 (88.9%)
Vs <.500 5-1 (83.3%)
Last 5 Fights 4-1 (80%)

Superlatives

Best Win Light Heavyweight #5 Alex Pereira (10-3)
2025-03-08 · Rd 5 U-DEC
Worst Loss Light Heavyweight #33 Paul Craig (9-10)
2018-03-17 · Rd 3 SUB Triangle Choke

Other Stats

Finishes 7 (46.7%)
KOs 7 (46.7%)
Submissions 0 (0%)
Decisions 6 (40%)
Opp. Record 143-123
Avg Opp. Rank 23.6
Long Streak W 12 (03/08/2025)
Current Streak W 1

Fight Stats

Age 34
Strikes Landed / Min 3.52
Strikes Absorbed / Min 2.49
Striking Differential +1.02
Takedowns / 15 Min 0.85
Knockdowns / 15 Min 0.50
Sub. Attempts / 15 Min 0.21
UFC Fight Time 212 min

Fight Results

Date Opponent Result Method
2026-07-25 #12 Bogdan Guskov (4-2)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov 		W Rd 5
KO/TKO Punches
2025-10-04 #5 Alex Pereira (10-3)Light Heavyweight
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 		L Rd 1
KO/TKO Elbows
2025-03-08 #5 Alex Pereira (10-3)Light Heavyweight
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev 		W Rd 5
U-DEC
2024-10-26 #41 Aleksandar Rakic (7-5)Light Heavyweight
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway 		W Rd 3
U-DEC
2024-01-13 #22 Johnny Walker (9-7)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 		W Rd 2
KO/TKO Punch
2023-10-21 #22 Johnny Walker (9-7)Light Heavyweight
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 		- Rd 1
CNC
2022-12-10 #25 Jan Blachowicz (12-9)Light Heavyweight
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev 		- Rd 5
S-DEC
2022-07-30 #34 Anthony Smith (13-12)Light Heavyweight
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 		W Rd 2
KO/TKO Punches
2022-03-12 Thiago Santos (14-10)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev 		W Rd 5
U-DEC
2021-10-30 #15 Volkan Oezdemir (9-7)Light Heavyweight
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira 		W Rd 3
U-DEC
2021-02-27 #31 Nikita Krylov (12-11)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane 		W Rd 3
U-DEC
2020-10-24 #27 Ion Cutelaba (9-11)Light Heavyweight
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje 		W Rd 1
KO/TKO Punch
2020-02-29 #27 Ion Cutelaba (9-11)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo 		W Rd 1
KO/TKO Punches
2019-11-09 Dalcha Lungiambula (2-5)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar 		W Rd 3
KO/TKO Kick
2019-02-23 Klidson Abreu (1-3)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos 		W Rd 3
U-DEC
2018-09-15 #32 Marcin Prachnio (4-7)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik 		W Rd 1
KO/TKO Kick
2018-03-17 #33 Paul Craig (9-10)Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov 		L Rd 3
SUB Triangle Choke