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Magomed Ankalaev

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Magomed Ankalaev
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MAGOMED
ANKALAEV
Teletl', Dagestan, Russia
Born
Jun 2, 1992
Age
33 years
Debut
Jan 18, 2014
Record
20-2-1 (10)
KOs
10 (43.48%)
Submissions
0
Health
Last 5 Fights
Height
191 cm
Reach
191 cm
Disparity
0 cm
Stance
Southpaw
Latest Fight
Oct 4, 2025
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Health
Performance
Career
Age
Generated by: zen-minimum-mma 0.5.1 (2025-10-12)

MMA career summary

Magomed Ankalaev (20-2-1, 10) was born in Teletl', Dagestan, Russia on June 2, 1992. At the age of 21 years on January 18, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Vasily Babich, winning the fight via 3-round majority decision.

On March 17, 2018, 25-year old Magomed Ankalaev made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against a 30-year old Paul Craig but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.

On his 19th career fight at 30 years old, Magomed Ankalaev got a shot at the UFC Championship light-heavyweight titles against Jan Błachowicz on December 10, 2022 but lost the fight via 5-round draw.

He became the UFC light-heavyweight champion on March 8, 2025 at age 32 on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC 313 after defeating a 37-year old Alex Pereira via 5-round unanimous decision.

Ankalaev's last fight was a light-heavyweight (UFC Championship) title defense against Alex Pereira on October 4, 2025. He lost the fight via 1st-round TKO. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.

He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw and 1 no-contest in the promotion.

Some of Magomed Ankalaev's best fights have been against Ion Cuțelaba, Alex Pereira, Marcin Prachnio, Dalcha Lungiambula, Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Magomed Ankalaev".

Ankalaev has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Magomed Ankalaev Losses".

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24 fights