Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev (; born June 2, 1992) is a Russian professional

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. He currently competes in the

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(UFC), where he is the current

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. As of March 11, 2025, he is #6 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound 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.

Early life

Ankalaev was born on June 2, 1992, in Teletl',

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, to a family of Avar descent. Ankalaev first began training in

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for one year whilst he was a student at the

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, where he graduated in the sport faculty. At that time he also competed in combat sambo, where he was honoured with the title of Master of Sports in the discipline. Ankalaev was compelled at the idea of transitioning to MMA, because of the similarity between MMA and combat sambo. Ankalaev then became the Russian and World champion in amateur MMA. Ankalaev was also named the 2015 Mixed Martial Artist of Russia by the Russian MMA federation. Ankalaev is a devout

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Mixed martial arts career

Amateur MMA & combat sambo career

In December 2013, in the WMMAA's World Cup in

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, Ankalaev won the gold medal, beating Kazakhstani Rustam Malaev in the finals. In June 2014, at the Russian MMA Championship, Ankalaev ended up beating two of Fedor Emelianenko's students,

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in semi-final, and

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in the finals; thereby qualifying for the WMMAA Championship in

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, in September of the same year. He went on to win the silver medal. In March 2015, Ankalaev won the finals of the MMA Cup of Dagestan, by beating Muslim Magomedov. Barely a month later, Magomed Ankalaev won the Russian Cup, by again beating his rival, Muslim Magomedov in the final. One month later, at the Russian MMA Championship, Ankalaev beat his old rival Valentin Moldavsky via split decision in the final, to win the gold medal. In November 2015, Ankalaev won the gold medal in the WMMAA World Championship held in

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. In May 2016, Ankalaev won the Russian MMA Championship, by beating Magomed Shakhrudinov in tourney finals. In November of the same year, Ankalaev won the Combat Sambo Cup of Dagestan, and the gold medal in the WMMAA Championship a few weeks later, in

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Early career

Ankalaev made his professional debut on January 18, 2014, at Oplot Challenge 96, where he beat Vasily Babich of Ukraine by majority decision. In December 2015, Ankalaev won the MMA Super Cup of Russia, by beating Nadyr Bulkadarov in the pro exhibition fight. At Akhmat FC in 2016, he won the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. After winning the Chechen MMA promotion World Fighting Championship Akhmat's world title he signed with the UFC in October 2017.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ankalaev made his promotional debut against

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in March 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov. Ankalaev dominated the fight for the majority of the bout, winning with clean striking, takedowns and top control; Ankalaev had Craig badly hurt with a body kick in the first round. However, in the last five seconds of round three, Craig caught Ankalaev with a triangle choke, giving him his first professional loss at exactly 4:59 of round three. Rebounding from this loss, Ankalaev was scheduled to fight

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on September 15, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik. After a slow start, Ankalaev landed a right hook counter that knocked down Prachnio, who then got up, only to then be hit with a head kick and follow up punch which rendered him unconscious. The knockout earned Ankalaev his first UFC win and

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award. Ankalaev was expected to face

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on February 23, 2019, at

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. However, Stošić pulled out of the fight on January 23 citing injury. Ankalaev instead faced promotional newcomer

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. Ankalaev won the fight by unanimous decision. Ankalaev faced

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on November 9, 2019, at

UFC Fight Night 163 UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar (also known as UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar, UFC Fight Night 163 and UFC on ESPN+ 21) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 9, 20 ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the third round. This fight earned him the ''

'' award. Ankalaev faced

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on February 29, 2020, at

UFC Fight Night 169 ''UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 169'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 27'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 29, 2020 at Chartway Arena i ...

. He won via a technical knockout in the first round. The win was not without controversy as referee Kevin MacDonald stopped the bout believing Cuțelaba was out on his feet while still standing, which Cuțelaba immediately protested. The stoppage was heavily criticized by media outlets, fighters, and fans as being premature. Consequently, the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupation Regulation (DPOR) reviewed the fight, denying Cuțelaba's appeal to overturn the loss. A rematch against Cuțelaba was expected to take place on August 15, 2020, at

UFC 252 ''UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 15, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United St ...

. Cuțelaba then pulled out on August 11 after testing positive for COVID-19 and the bout was rescheduled for

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. However, the day of the event, it was announced the fight was once again cancelled after Cuțelaba tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. They eventually faced each other at

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. Ankalaev won the fight via knockout in round one. This win earned him the ''

'' award. Ankalev faced

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on February 27, 2021, at

UFC Fight Night 186 ''UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 186'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 44'' and ''UFC Vegas 20'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 27, 2021, at the ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Ankalaev was scheduled to face

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on September 4, 2021, at

UFC Fight Night 191 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 191 '' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 49'' and ''UFC Vegas 36'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 4, 2021, at th ...

. The fight was later moved to

UFC 267 ''UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 30, 2021, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background This event took place ...

in Abu Dhabi on October 30, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Ankalaev faced

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on March 12, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 203 ''UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 203'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 61'' or ''UFC Vegas 50'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 12, 2022 at the UF ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Ankalaev next faced Anthony Smith on July 30, 2022, at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. Ankalaev fought

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for the vacant

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on December 10, 2022, at

UFC 282 ''UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on December 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United S ...

. At first, it was booked as a 3-round co-main event, but then-reigning UFC Light Heavyweight champion

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pulled out of his title defense against

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due to a shoulder injury and subsequently vacated his title, and the fight between Blachowicz and Ankalaev was changed to a 5-round title fight. The fight ended in a controversial split draw. 23 out of 25 media members scored the fight as a win for Ankalaev. Ankalaev faced Johnny Walker at

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. The fight ended in a no-contest after an illegal knee by Ankalaev and the cage-side doctor controversially deemed Walker was unable to continue the fight. Due to the controversial ending, the pair quickly rematched at

UFC Fight Night 234 ''UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 234, UFC on ESPN+ 92'' and ''UFC Vegas 84'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 13, 2024, at the UFC ...

on January 13, 2024. Ankalaev won the fight by knockout in the second round after dropping Walker with a right hand. This fight earned him the ''

'' award. Ankalaev faced

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on October 26, 2024 at

UFC 308 ''UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26, 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background The event marked the promotio ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Ankalaev faced

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for the

on March 8, 2025 at

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. He won the championship by unanimous decision.

Personal life

Ankalaev lost his father when he was in the ninth or tenth grade. He, as the oldest son, has three sisters and one brother. Ankalaev owns a coffee shop called "Ankl".

Championships and accomplishments

Pro mixed martial arts

(One time, current) ***First Russian UFC Light Heavyweight Champion **

(Four times) ** Second longest win streak in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (9) **Second longest unbeaten streak in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (14) (behind

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) ***Fifth longest unbeaten streak in UFC history (14) *World Fighting Championship Akhmat **WFCA Light Heavyweight Champion (One time) ***One successful title defense **2016 Akhmat FC Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Winner *Russian MMA Union **MMA Super Cup of Russia 2015

Amateur MMA/combat sambo

* World MMA Association (WMMAA) ** World Cup ** World Championship ** World Championship ** World Championship * Russian MMA Union ** Russian MMA Championship ** Moscow Open Cup ** Super Cup of Russia ** MMA Cup of Dagestan ** Russian Cup: North Caucasian Federal District ** Russian MMA Championship ** Russian MMA Championship * Combat Sambo ** Combat Sambo Cup of Dagestan

Mixed martial arts record

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