Usman Nurmagomedov
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Makhachkala, Dagestan
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Usman Nurmagomedov 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
288-154-4
.652 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
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 23 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 7 sub · 6 decBellator · PFL · UAE Warriors · FNG / GFC · GFC 24 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Archie Colgan13-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:42 | PFL | Jul 31, 2026 |
| W | Alfie Davis20-7-1 | Submission | Reverse Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 4:41 | PFL | Feb 7, 2026 |
| W | Paul Hughes14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 3, 2025 |
| W | Paul Hughes14-3 | Decision | Majority | R5 | 5:00 | PFL | Jan 25, 2025 |
| W | Alexandr Shabliy25-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 7, 2024 |
| NC | Brent Primus16-6 | No Contest | Overturned | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Oct 7, 2023 |
| W | Benson Henderson30-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:37 | Bellator | Mar 10, 2023 |
| W | Patricky Freire25-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 18, 2022 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:54 | Bellator | Jul 22, 2022 | |
| W | Patrik Pietila13-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:06 | Bellator | Oct 23, 2021 |
| W | Luis Muro13-9 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R1 | 3:30 | Bellator | Jul 31, 2021 |
| W | Mike Hamel11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Apr 2, 2021 |
| W | Svyatoslav Shabanov17-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:37 | FNG / GFC | Sep 9, 2020 |
| W | Jerry Kvarnstrom16-24 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 2:39 | UAE Warriors | Jul 31, 2020 |
| W | Ruslan Tuyakov5-4 | KO/TKO | Knees | R2 | 2:03 | GFC 24 | Feb 9, 2020 |
| W | Roman Golovinov11-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | UAE Warriors | Nov 29, 2019 |
| W | Kazim Zhakhangirov6-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:10 | GFC 17 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| W | Ruslan Hisamutdinov13-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 15 | Jul 28, 2019 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:14 | GFC | May 3, 2019 | |
| W | Romeo Njia2-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:48 | Battle on Volga 9 | Feb 17, 2019 |
| W | Issei Moriyama6-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:24 | Brave CF 21 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| W | Dmitriy Berestovskiy1-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Battle on Volga 8 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| W | Imran Abdiev2-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:51 | Moscow Pankration Federation | Mar 26, 2017 |
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 →- Mania Mailbag: Did Usman Nurmagomedov Fumble The Bag?mmamania · Sep 4, 2026
- Salahdine Parnasse: Usman Nurmagomedov fight ‘a possibility’ with UFC Paris winmmafighting · Sep 4, 2026
- Morning Report | Henry Cejudo: ‘The PFL is finished’ if they don’t re-sign Usman Nurmagomedovmmafighting · Sep 4, 2026
- Usman Nurmagomedov told he ‘crossed a line’ by Dana White after UFC Shanghai cage jumpbloodyelbow · Sep 1, 2026
- Darren Till blasts 'company man' Daniel Cormier for Usman Nurmagomedov defensemmaweekly · Sep 1, 2026