Ground game
64 C+Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.
- 4.03 takedowns / 15 at 47% accuracy
- 0.24 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins
Bantamweight
20-1
SLpM
3.86
SApM
1.98
Str Acc
64%
Str Def
58%
TD Avg
4.03
TD Acc
47%
TD Def
100%
Sub Avg
0.24
Hybrid who can change levels — high-IQ problem solver, elite sprawl
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Takedown reaction
Sprawls on time. Level changes get stuffed at a rate that keeps this fight standing when they want it standing.
Durability
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
Fight IQ
High fight IQ. Changes lanes mid-fight, rarely gives up a finish, and wins more than one way.
Counter punching
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Umar Nurmagomedov is a 30-year-old Orthodox bantamweight out of Russia, camped at AKA (American Kickboxing Academy). The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — high-iq problem solver, elite sprawl. Career mark 20-1-0 — 2 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 11 by decision. Fight IQ grades A (85).
What works. Takedown reaction is the standout at 90 (A). Sprawls on time. Level changes get stuffed at a rate that keeps this fight standing when they want it standing. Ground game C+ on 4.03 TD/15 and 0.24 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 58% / 1.98 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction A on 100% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (52, C). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (6 bouts): W Figueiredo (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 4410868 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · L 3948572 (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W Sandhagen (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W 5196459 (Decision - Unanimous R3). Form index positive over the last 5. 4 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.
Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Sprawls on time. Level changes get stuffed at a rate that keeps this fight standing when they want it standing.
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
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| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2026 | Deiveson Figueiredo | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 34/72 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Fighter 4410868 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 32/54 |
| Jan 19, 2025 | Fighter 3948572 | L | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 104/237 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Cory Sandhagen | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 98/187 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Fighter 5196459 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 68/98 |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Fighter 3075570 | W | KO/TKO | 1 4:40 | 36/51 |