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Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev (Russian: Магомед Алибулатович Анкалаев; born June 2, 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. As of October 7, 2025, he is #11 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings and #1 in the UFC light heavyweight 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.
Ankalaev was born on 2 June 1992, in Teletl', a village in the Shamilsky District of Dagestan in Russia, into an Avar family.
Ankalaev first began training in Greco-Roman Wrestling for one year whilst he was a student at the Dagestan State Pedagogical University (DSPU) in Makhachkala, 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 named the 2015 Mixed Martial Artist of Russia by the Russian MMA federation.
In December 2013, in the WMMAA's World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, 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, Valentin Moldavsky in semi-final, and Vadim Nemkov in the finals; thereby qualifying for the WMMAA Championship in Minsk, Belarus, 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 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev (Russian: Магомед Алибулатович Анкалаев; born June 2, 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. As of October 7, 2025, he is #11 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings and #1 in the UFC light heavyweight 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.
Ankalaev was born on 2 June 1992, in Teletl', a village in the Shamilsky District of Dagestan in Russia, into an Avar family.
Ankalaev first began training in Greco-Roman Wrestling for one year whilst he was a student at the Dagestan State Pedagogical University (DSPU) in Makhachkala, 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 named the 2015 Mixed Martial Artist of Russia by the Russian MMA federation.
In December 2013, in the WMMAA's World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, 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, Valentin Moldavsky in semi-final, and Vadim Nemkov in the finals; thereby qualifying for the WMMAA Championship in Minsk, Belarus, 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 Prague, Czech Republic.
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