BantamweightContender

Umar Nurmagomedov

Young Eagle” · Russia

#27
P4P rank
84
Overall
20-1
Record
30
Age
5'8"
Height
135 lbs
Weight
69"
Reach
Skill axes
Striking82
Wrestling92
Grappling77
Cardio + IQ85

#2 of 16 in Bantamweight by overall.

Striking breakdown137 sig. strikes · 9 fights
Head60%
Body26%
Leg14%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights
Wvs Deiveson FigueiredoDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Jan 24, 2026Sig 9–0 · TD 1–0 · 1:34 ctrl
Wvs Mario BautistaDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Oct 25, 2025Sig 5–1 · TD 2–0 · 4:37 ctrl
Lvs Merab DvalishviliDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Jan 18, 2025Sig 18–20 · 0:02 ctrl
Wvs Cory SandhagenDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Aug 3, 2024Sig 15–17 · TD 1–0 · 0:39 ctrl
Wvs Bekzat AlmakhanDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Mar 2, 2024Sig 7–2 · TD 1–0 · 4:21 ctrl

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted9 UFC fights · Elite competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking62
Adj. wrestling84
Adj. takedown defense98
Strength of schedule77
UFCStats career averages
Sig. strikes landed / min3.9
Striking accuracy56%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.9
Striking defense61%
Takedowns / 15 min4.0
Takedown accuracy46%
Takedown defense79%
Submissions / 15 min0.2
How the wins come
KO / TKO1
Submission2
Decision5

Finish rate 15% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.