Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-4-1, 10) was born in Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on November 13, 1989. At the age of 21 years on October 22, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Ibrahim Dzhantukhanov, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 9, 2019, 29-year old Abubakar Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar against a 29-year old David Zawada but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Nurmagomedov's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi at age 33 on June 3, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Abubakar Nurmagomedov's best fights have been against Gadzhi Omargadzhiev and Jared Gooden.
Nurmagomedov has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Jun 3, 2023 33 years, 6 months 17-4-1 (10) | 36 years, 6 months 23-7 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
21 | Oct 22, 2022 32 years, 11 months 17-3-1 (10) | Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Mar 27, 2021 31 years, 4 months 16-3-1 (10) | 27 years, 3 months 17-5 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Nov 9, 2019 29 years, 11 months 15-3-1 (10) | 29 years, 3 months 16-5 (14) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
18  | Oct 20, 2018 28 years, 11 months 15-2-1 (10) | 29 years, 10 months 16-7-1 (13) | PFL | WL | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
17 | Aug 16, 2018 28 years, 9 months 15-2 (10) | Jonatan Westin | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Jul 5, 2018 28 years, 7 months 14-2 (10) | Pavel Kusch | PFL | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
15 | Mar 18, 2017 27 years, 4 months 14-1 (10) | Matt Secor | WSOF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Oct 7, 2016 26 years, 10 months 13-1 (10) | 33 years, 7 months 24-12 (15) | WSOF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Apr 2, 2016 26 years, 4 months 12-1 (10) | Matthew Frincu | WSOF | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Dec 18, 2015 26 years, 1 months 11-1 (9) | Danny Davis Jr. | WSOF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Aug 1, 2015 25 years, 8 months 10-1 (9) | Jorge Moreno | WSOF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Feb 22, 2015 25 years, 3 months 9-1 (9) | Vladimir Gunzu | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Sep 1, 2014 24 years, 9 months 8-1 (8) | 26 years 10-1 (10) | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
8 | Sep 1, 2014 24 years, 9 months 8-0 (8) | Richard Totrav | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Dec 21, 2013 24 years, 1 months 7-0 (7) | Dmitry Capmari | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Jul 7, 2013 23 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | Magomed Shakhbanov | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Mar 31, 2013 23 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Yuri Grigoryan | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
4 | Feb 21, 2013 23 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Sergei Akinin | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Feb 21, 2013 23 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Adilbek Zhaldoshov | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jul 3, 2012 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Anatoly Safronov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
1 | Oct 22, 2011 21 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Ibrahim Dzhantukhanov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
