1835RATING · 205 LB
Light Heavyweight rankings

Magomed Ankalaev

No. 2 at light heavyweight. 13–2–1 (1 NC) in the UFC since 2018.

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Career and every weight

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Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (205 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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13–2–1 (1 NC)UFC record
7 of 13Dominant wins
86Average win score
69thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 0 submission 6 decision
Finish rate54% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 2
Knockdowns landed7
Average fight time13:01
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.6 / 2.5
Sig. strike accuracy54%
Takedowns per 15 min0.7
Control time26% of the fight
Best winAlex Pereira rated 1940 at 205 lb going in

Figures cover 16 of 17 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Magomed Ankalaev’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 34 fighters on today’s light heavyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every light heavyweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the light heavyweight board:No. 5hardest to hitNo. 7controlNo. 9win streak
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
6
54%
Average win scoreOut of 100
26
86.4
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
67
69th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
13
54%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
62
+1.06
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
31
3.56
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
88
2.50
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
69
0.74
ControlShare of fight time in control
81
26%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

7 of 13 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alex Pereira, rated 1940 at 205 lb. Dominant in 7 of 13 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

205 lb

No. 2 of 49 active men ranked at light heavyweight, with a published rating of 1835 across 16 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 205 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
13–2–1Record at 205 lb
7 of 13Dominant wins
86Average win score
1571Avg opponent rating
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 0 submission 6 decision
Finish rate54% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 2
Knockdowns landed7
Average fight time13:01
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.6 / 2.5
Sig. strike accuracy54%
Takedowns per 15 min0.7
Control time26% of the fight
Best winAlex Pereira rated 1940 going in

Output figures cover 15 of 16 fights; the rest have no round-by-round stats.

Against the division

How Magomed Ankalaev’s fights at 205 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 28 fighters on today’s light heavyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the light heavyweight board:No. 4hardest to hitNo. 6controlNo. 7win streakNo. 9toughest oppositionNo. 9takedowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
0
54%
Average win scoreOut of 100
21
86.4
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
70
69th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
11
54%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
54
+1.06
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
23
3.56
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
88
2.50
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
69
0.74
ControlShare of fight time in control
81
26%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 205 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

7 of 13 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alex Pereira, rated 1940 at 205 lb. Dominant in 7 of 13 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

17 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
25 Jul 2026Win92–8Bogdan GuskovKO/TKOR5 2:41Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
4 Oct 2025Loss10–90Alex PereiraKO/TKOR1 1:20Light HeavyweightUFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
8 Mar 2025Win82–18Alex Pereiraunanimous decisionR5 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
26 Oct 2024Win77–23Aleksandar Rakicunanimous decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
13 Jan 2024Win91–9Johnny WalkerKO/TKOR2 2:42Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
21 Oct 2023No contest100–0Johnny Walkercould not continueR1 3:13Light HeavyweightUFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
10 Dec 2022Draw–Jan Blachowiczsplit decisionR5 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
30 Jul 2022Win91–9Anthony SmithKO/TKOR2 3:09Light HeavyweightUFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
12 Mar 2022Win81–19Thiago Santosunanimous decisionR5 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
30 Oct 2021Win83–17Volkan Oezdemirunanimous decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
27 Feb 2021Win79–21Nikita Krylovunanimous decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
24 Oct 2020Win91–9Ion CutelabaKO/TKOR1 4:19Light HeavyweightUFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
29 Feb 2020Win87–13Ion CutelabaKO/TKOR1 0:38Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
9 Nov 2019Win97–3Dalcha LungiambulaKO/TKOR3 0:29Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
23 Feb 2019Win83–17Klidson Abreuunanimous decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
15 Sep 2018Win91–9Marcin PrachnioKO/TKOR1 3:09Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
17 Mar 2018Loss15–85Paul CraigsubmissionR3 4:59Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov