Umar Nurmagomedov (20-1, 8) was born in Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Russia on January 3, 1996. At the age of 20 years on December 16, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Rishat Kharisov, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On January 20, 2021, 25-year old Umar Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny against a 31-year old Sergey Morozov, winning the fight in the 2nd round via choke-out.
Nurmagomedov's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 324 at age 30 on January 24, 2026. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Umar Nurmagomedov's best fights have been against Raoni Barcelos, Brian Kelleher, Deiveson Figueiredo, Nate Maness, Sergey Morozov, Bekzat Almakhan and Mario Bautista. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Umar Nurmagomedov".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21  | Jan 24, 2026 30 years 20-1 (8) | 38 years, 1 month 25-5-1 (17) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
20  | Oct 25, 2025 29 years, 9 months 19-1 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 16-2 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
19  | Jan 18, 2025 29 years 18-1 (8) | 34 years 18-4 (4) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | Loss For UFC bantamweight title |
18  | Aug 3, 2024 28 years, 7 months 18-0 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 17-4 (10) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | Win |
17  | Mar 2, 2024 28 years, 1 months 17-0 (8) | 26 years, 4 months 11-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
16  | Jan 14, 2023 27 years 16-0 (8) | 35 years, 8 months 17-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | Win Body kick and punch |
15  | Jun 25, 2022 26 years, 5 months 15-0 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 14-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Mar 5, 2022 26 years, 2 months 14-0 (7) | 35 years, 6 months 24-12 (18) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
13  | Jan 20, 2021 25 years 13-0 (6) | 31 years, 7 months 16-3 (11) | UFC | BT | 2 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke |
12 | Nov 23, 2019 23 years, 10 months 12-0 (6) | Braian Gonzalez | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Aug 8, 2019 23 years, 7 months 11-0 (5) | Sidemar Honorio | PFL | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
10 | Jul 23, 2019 23 years, 6 months 10-0 (5) | Taras Gryckiv | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Apr 14, 2019 23 years, 3 months 9-0 (4) | Wagner Lima | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
8 | Aug 30, 2018 22 years, 7 months 8-0 (4) | Saidyokub Kakhramonov | PFL | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
7 | May 11, 2018 22 years, 4 months 7-0 (4) | Fatkhidin Sobirov | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
6 | Feb 22, 2018 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Shyudi Yamauchi | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
5 | Oct 8, 2017 21 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Nauruz Dzamikhov | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
4 | Jul 29, 2017 21 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Valisher Rakhmonov | BT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Mar 31, 2017 21 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Alym Isabaev | BT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Jan 5, 2017 21 years 2-0 (2) | Ulukbek Amanbaev | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Dec 16, 2016 20 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Rishat Kharisov | BT | 2 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
