OctagonEdge

Light Heavyweight

Magomed Ankalaev

22-2-1

Age
34
Height
6'3"
Reach
6'3"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Gorets
Out of
Russia
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 60
Finish rate
0%
Win rate
92%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
0
Dec
22

FightMetric

SLpM

3.65

SApM

3.32

Str Acc

61%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

0.79

TD Acc

22%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

60C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 25 career fights for Magomed Ankalaev. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C+

Reaction

proxy

B

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

C

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Takedown reaction

    A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

Scouting report

Magomed Ankalaev is a 34-year-old Orthodox light heavyweight out of Russia, camped at Gorets. The tape read: pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 22-2-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 22 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (60).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.79 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.32 SApM. Counter punching C+; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (21, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. When Ankalaev loses, it is usually a finish (0 KO, 1 sub) — composure under the first clean hurt is the live question.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Ankalaev yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

21 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.79 takedowns / 15 at 22% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 0 career sub wins

Striking defense

64 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.32 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 2 defeats

Counter punching

62 C+

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 61% accuracy on 3.65 SLpM
  • 0.75 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

68 B

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.32 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

64 C+

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.65 SLpM at 61% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.32 SApM

Takedown reaction

54 C

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 82% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 2 losses
  • 22 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.