Alikhan Vakhaev
UFC DebutNickname“Umar”
Record
Streak
W3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Grozny, Chechnya
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'6" · 198 cm
Before the UFC
Alikhan Vakhaev makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
261-128-2
.671 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 18 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 1 sub · 7 decAbsolute Championship Berkut · ACA 195 · ACA 178 · ACA 166 · ACA 154 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kirill Kornilov20-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | ACA 195 | Nov 7, 2025 |
| W | Tony Johnson18-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 178 | Aug 16, 2024 |
| W | Yuriy Fedorov11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 166 | Nov 24, 2023 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | ACA 154 | Mar 17, 2023 | |
| W | Salimgerey Rasulov24-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | ACA 143 | Aug 27, 2022 |
| W | Roggers Souza15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | ACA 117 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| W | Denis Smoldarev18-14 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 3:07 | ACA 108 | Aug 8, 2020 |
| W | Shelton Graves11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:40 | ACA 101 | Nov 15, 2019 |
| W | Kyle Noblitt10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFCA 53 | Oct 4, 2018 |
| W | Kazbek Saidaliev13-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFCA 48 | May 4, 2018 |
| W | Ivo Cuk22-12 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:42 | WFCA 45 | Feb 24, 2018 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFCA 33 | Feb 4, 2017 | |
| L | Volkan Oezdemir21-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFCA 17 | Apr 9, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:49 | WFCA 14 | Jan 30, 2016 | |
| W | Sherzod Ramazanov0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:52 | WFCA 12 | Dec 16, 2015 |
| L | Ruslan Khaskhanov17-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:22 | Absolute Championship Berkut | May 18, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:36 | Absolute Championship Berkut | Apr 20, 2014 | |
| W | Aidi Usainov0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:08 | Absolute Championship Berkut | Mar 16, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Belal Muhammad: Song Yadong knocking out Umar Nurmagomedov ‘broke my heart’mmafighting · Sep 4, 2026
- Aljamain Sterling doubles down on Umar Nurmagomedov criticism after UFC Shanghai defeatmmaweekly · Sep 4, 2026
- Aljamain Sterling blames the UFC for Umar Nurmagomedov’s KO loss: ‘They rushed him’bloodyelbow · Sep 4, 2026
- Between the Links: Song Yadong’s massive knockout of Umar Nurmagomedov, UFC Paris, Mike Perry’s tough weekmmafighting · Sep 3, 2026
- Umar Nurmagomedov breaks silence on UFC futuremmaweekly · Sep 3, 2026