• UFC on ABC(7/26/25) Nurmagomedov lost a three round unanimous decision to Bryce Mitchell
• UFC Fight Night(2/1/25) Nurmagomedov lost a three round unanimous decision to Vinicius Oliveira
• UFC 294(10/21/23) Nurmagomedov submitted Muin Gafurov via guillotine choke at 1:13 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(3/11/23) Nurmagomedov lost a three round unanimous decision to Jonathan Martinez
• UFC Fight Night(12/17/22) Nurmagomedov submitted Saidyokub Kakhramonov via ninja choke at 3:50 of the second round
• UFC on ESPN(7/9/22) Nurmagomedov won a three round unanimous decision over Douglas Silva de Andrade
• UFC 270(1/22/22) Nurmagomedov submitted Cody Stamann via guillotine choke at :47 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(10/18/20) Nurmagomedov knocked out Mark Striegl at :51 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(12/21/19) Nurmagomedov lost a three-round unanimous decision to Raoni Barcelos
• UFC Fight Night(2/2/19) Nurmagomedov stopped Ricardo Ramos via strikes at 2:28 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(7/14/18) Nurmagomedov won a three round split decision over Justin Scoggins
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
Pro since 2009
Has won 12 of his last 16 and five of his last eight
Nine first round finishes
Four wins by KO, six by submission (3 guillotine, armbar, RNC, ninja choke)
Lone pre-UFC loss in 2014 was via decision to UFC vet Magomed Bibulatov
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER:
I started training when I was a kid to be able to protect myself from bullies.
Q: Training
ANSWER:
Morning run and stretching, morning sparring, evening wrestling / striking class
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER:
World, Russian and European amateur MMA champion
Q: What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
ANSWER:
It’s the top of the game and I wanna be the best in the world.
Q: Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?
ANSWER:
No
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER:
I’ve been a professional athlete all my life.
Q: Specific accomplishments in pro competition?
ANSWER:
WFCA featherweight champion
Q: Ranks in any martial arts styles:
ANSWER:
International Master of Sport in amateur MMA
Q: Favorite grappling technique:
ANSWER:
RNC
Q: Favorite Striking technique:
ANSWER:
Flying knee
LOSS
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Mitchell
LOSS
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Oliveira
WIN
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Gafurov
LOSS
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Martinez
WIN
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Kakhramonov
WIN
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Andrade
WIN
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Stamann
WIN
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Striegl
LOSS
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Barcelos
WIN
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Ramos
WIN
Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov
VS
Scoggins
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY48%
STRIKING DEFENSE55%
LANDED/MIN
3.08
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
2.05
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY15%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE63%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
0.86
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
1.1
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
7 W - 4 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-2 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)2
Submission3
Decision2
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)0
Submission0
Decision4
FIGHTING STYLE
MMA
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
Jul. 14, 2018
