Said Nurmagomedov (18-5, 10) was born in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia on April 5, 1992. At the age of 17 years on August 22, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Oscar Nave, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On July 14, 2018, 26-year old Said Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov against a 26-year old Justin Scoggins, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Nurmagomedov's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Bryce Mitchell at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder at age 33 on July 26, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Said Nurmagomedov's best fights have been against Ricardo Ramos, Cody Stamann, Mark Striegl, Saidyokub Kakhramonov, Muin Gafurov, Douglas Silva de Andrade and Justin Scoggins.
Nurmagomedov has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Jul 26, 2025 33 years, 3 months 18-5 (10) | 30 years, 9 months 17-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Feb 1, 2025 32 years, 9 months 18-4 (10) | 29 years, 2 months 21-3 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Oct 21, 2023 31 years, 6 months 18-3 (10) | Muin Gafurov | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
20  | Mar 11, 2023 30 years, 11 months 17-3 (9) | 28 years, 10 months 17-4 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Dec 17, 2022 30 years, 8 months 17-2 (9) | Saidyokub Kakhramonov | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Ninja choke |
18  | Jul 9, 2022 30 years, 3 months 16-2 (8) | 37 years 28-4 (21) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Jan 22, 2022 29 years, 9 months 15-2 (8) | 32 years, 2 months 19-4-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
16 | Oct 18, 2020 28 years, 6 months 14-2 (7) | Mark Striegl | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
15  | Dec 21, 2019 27 years, 8 months 13-2 (6) | 32 years, 7 months 14-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14  | Feb 2, 2019 26 years, 9 months 13-1 (6) | 23 years, 6 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Spinning back kick and punches |
13  | Jul 14, 2018 26 years, 3 months 12-1 (5) | 26 years, 2 months 11-4 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
12  | Sep 27, 2017 25 years, 5 months 11-1 (5) | 32 years, 5 months 21-6-1 (11) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Apr 1, 2017 24 years, 11 months 10-1 (5) | 31 years, 8 months 16-4 (13) | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
10 | Oct 4, 2016 24 years, 5 months 9-1 (4) | Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won AFC bantamweight title | |
9 | May 22, 2016 24 years, 1 months 8-1 (4) | Walter Pereira Jr. | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 12, 2016 24 years, 1 months 7-1 (4) | Diego Marlon | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Jun 22, 2014 22 years, 2 months 6-1 (4) | 25 years, 10 months 6-0 (4) | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | May 18, 2014 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | German Barsegyan | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
5 | Mar 30, 2014 21 years, 11 months 5-0 (3) | Magomed-Emin Hazhgeriev | BT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Mar 2, 2014 21 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Aslan Toktarbaev | BT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 15, 2013 21 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Akhmed Sarapov | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2 | May 12, 2013 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Jolon Uulu Jayloobay | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Aug 22, 2009 17 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Oscar Nave | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
