Lightweight

Magomed Zaynukov

Wild Chanco

9-0

Age
31
Height
5'10"
Reach
5'8"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Martial Arts School
Out of
Russia
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 70
Finish rate
0%
Win rate
100%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
0
Dec
9

FightMetric

SLpM

15.67

SApM

1.40

Str Acc

62%

Str Def

42%

TD Avg

2.00

TD Acc

100%

TD Def

77%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

70B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 9 career fights for Magomed Zaynukov. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

B+

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.

  • Punching agility

    Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Ground game

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

  • Timing & reaction

    Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

Scouting report

Magomed Zaynukov “Wild Chanco” is a 31-year-old Orthodox lightweight out of Russia, camped at Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Martial Arts School. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 9-0-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 9 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (70).

What works. Durability is the standout at 84 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 2.00 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 42% / 1.40 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 77% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (29, D). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. 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.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Zaynukov 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

42 D

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

  • 2.00 takedowns / 15 at 100% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 0 career sub wins

Striking defense

66 C+

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

  • 42% striking defense · 1.40 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 0 defeats

Counter punching

29 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 62% accuracy on 15.67 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

54 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 42% · TD def 77% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.40 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

80 B+

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 15.67 SLpM at 62% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.40 SApM

Takedown reaction

66 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 77% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

84 A

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

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

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.