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11 KOs
1 KO
1 NC
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Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev (Russian: Магомед Алибулатович Анкалаев; born June 2, 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. As of June 20, 2026, he is #2 in the Meta UFC light heavyweight rankings.
Ankalaev is the former light heavyweight champion of World Fighting Championship Akhmat. He is also the winner of 2016 Akhmat FC Light Heavyweight Grand Prix.
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8 Mar 2025 – 4 Oct 2025
| Result | Date | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 25 Jul 2026 | Bogdan Guskov Light heavyweight | TKO · R5 2:41 punches | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov |
| L | 4 Oct 2025 |  Alex PereiraTitleLight heavyweight | TKO · R1 1:20 punches and elbows | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 |
| W | 8 Mar 2025 | Alex PereiraTitle Light heavyweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev |
| W | 26 Oct 2024 |  Aleksandar RakićLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway |
| W | 13 Jan 2024 | Johnny Walker Light heavyweight | KO · R2 2:42 punches | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 |
| NC | 21 Oct 2023 | Johnny Walker Light heavyweight | — · R1 3:13 illegal knee | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 |
| D | 10 Dec 2022 |  Jan BłachowiczLight heavyweight | SD · R5 5:00 | UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev |
| W | 30 Jul 2022 |  Anthony SmithLight heavyweight | TKO · R2 3:09 punches | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 |
| W | 12 Mar 2022 | Thiago de Lima Santos Light heavyweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev |
| W | 30 Oct 2021 |  Volkan ÖzdemirLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| W | 27 Feb 2021 |  Nikita KrylovLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane |
| W | 24 Oct 2020 |  Ion CuțelabaLight heavyweight | KO · R1 4:19 punches | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| W | 29 Feb 2020 | Ion Cuțelaba Light heavyweight | TKO · R1 0:38 head kicks and punches | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo |
| W | 9 Nov 2019 | Dalcha Lungiambula Light heavyweight | KO · R3 0:29 front kick and punch | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar |
| W | 23 Feb 2019 | Klidson Abreu Catchweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos |
| W | 15 Sept 2018 | Marcin Prachnio Light heavyweight | KO · R1 3:09 head kick and punches | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik |
| L | 17 Mar 2018 | Paul Craig Light heavyweight | SUB · R3 4:59 triangle choke | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov |
