Record & Stats
Record21-2-1, 1 NC (11 finishes)Born
Jun 2, 1992
Age
34Y, 4M
Stance
Southpaw
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
11 (44%)
KO/TKO
11 (44%)
Submissions
0 (0%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record1-1UFCLight Heavyweight
Magomed Ankalaev MMA record
Magomed Ankalaev's professional MMA record stands at 21-2-1, 1 NC (11 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 25 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Ankalaev's most recent fight was a win over Bogdan Guskov on Jul 25, 2026.
Ankalaev has won the UFC light heavyweight championship. He has gone 1-1 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jul 25, 2026 | 34 | Bogdan Guskov | W | TKO | 5 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 24 | Oct 4, 2025 | 33 | Alex Pereira | L | TKO | 1 | Punches and elbows | − UFC Championship | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 23 | Mar 8, 2025 | 32 | Alex Pereira | W | UD | 5 | — | + UFC Championship | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 22 | Oct 26, 2024 | 32 | Aleksandar Rakić | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 21 | Jan 13, 2024 | 31 | Johnny Walker | W | KO | 2 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 20 | Oct 21, 2023 | 31 | Johnny Walker | NC | NC | 1 | NC | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 19 | Dec 10, 2022 | 30 | Jan Błachowicz | D | UD | 5 | Split | ~ UFC Championship | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 18 | Jul 30, 2022 | 30 | Anthony Smith | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 17 | Mar 12, 2022 | 29 | Thiago Santos | W | UD | 5 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 16 | Oct 30, 2021 | 29 | Volkan Oezdemir | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 15 | Feb 27, 2021 | 28 | Nikita Krylov | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 14 | Oct 24, 2020 | 28 | Ion Cuțelaba | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 13 | Feb 29, 2020 | 27 | Ion Cuțelaba | W | TKO | 1 | Head kicks and punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 12 | Nov 9, 2019 | 27 | Dalcha Lungiambula | W | KO | 3 | Front kick and punch | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 11 | Feb 23, 2019 | 26 | Klidson Abreu | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 10 | Sep 15, 2018 | 26 | Marcin Prachnio | W | TKO | 1 | Head kick and punches | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 9 | Mar 17, 2018 | 25 | Paul Craig | L | SUB | 3 | Triangle choke | — | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 8 | Oct 4, 2017 | 25 | Celso Ricardo da Silva | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | WFCA |
| 7 | Jun 21, 2017 | 25 | Wagner Prado | W | KO | 1 | Punches | ! WFCA Championship | Light Heavyweight | WFCA |
| 6 | Oct 4, 2016 | 24 | Maxim Grishin | W | TKO | 4 | Punches | + WFCA Championship | Light Heavyweight | WFCA |
| 5 | Jun 11, 2016 | 24 | Artur Astakhov | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | WFCA |
| 4 | Apr 9, 2016 | 23 | Lloyd Marshbanks | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | — | Light Heavyweight | WFCA |
| 3 | Oct 18, 2014 | 22 | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Heavyweight | Oplot Challenge |
| 2 | Jun 14, 2014 | 22 | Denić Strahinja | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 1 | Jan 18, 2014 | 21 | Vasily Babich | W | MD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | Oplot Challenge |