// Roster IndexLightweightDossier · Khabib Nurmagomedov
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESTAPOLOGY SHERDOG
Khabib Nurmagomedov
// SUBJECT_-
RUS🇷🇺
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERSTOCK 0LIGHTWEIGHT

Khabib
Nurmagomedov

// CALLSIGN"The Eagle"·RUSSIA
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
5'10"
AGE
37
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Lightweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 29 bouts
WIN
29
LOSS
0
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
100%
29/29 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
66%
STRONG
// L5 FORM5W STREAK · 5-0
WWWWW
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
GRAPPLER

Grappler fighter built around defensive grappling — 38% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Sample size too small to draw a vulnerability profile.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM ABOVE
4.10
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. ACC ABOVE
48%
Striking Accuracy
division median 45%
// SAPM ABOVE
1.75
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. DEF ABOVE
65%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG ABOVE
5.32
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC ABOVE
48%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF ABOVE
84%
Takedown Defense
division median 59%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
0.80
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (29)
n = 29
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 11
DEC · 10
8
KO/TKO
28%
11
SUB
38%
10
DEC
34%
// LOSSES (0)
n = 0
NO DATA
0
KO/TKO
0%
0
SUB
0%
0
DEC
0%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
66% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
28%
SUBANY ROUND · 11 fights
38%
DECFULL FIGHT · 10 fights
34%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER39TD DEFENSE98GRAPPLING71CHIN80STRIKING57CARDIO75AGGRESSION82SUB THREAT63STR DEFENSE92RECOVERY-
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in TD Defense. Lowest reading in KO Power.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100SEP 2008WSEP 2008WOCT 2008WOCT 2008WOCT 2008WAUG 2009WAUG 2009WNOV 2009WJUN 2010WSEP 2010WFEB 2011WAPR 2011WMAY 2011WJUL 2011WAUG 2011WSEP 2011WOCT 2011WJAN 2012WJUL 2012WJAN 2013WMAY 2013WSEP 2013WAPR 2014WAPR 2016WNOV 2016WDEC 2017WAPR 2018WOCT 2018WSEP 2019WOCT 2020// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Shamhalaev), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
29/29 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
5
17%
3
10%
-
-
-
8
total
SUB
6
21%
1
3%
3
10%
1
3%
-
11
total
DEC
-
4
14%
5
17%
-
1
3%
10
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 8 of 29 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
34%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
29 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Justin Gaethje
Submission
Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)
R2
1:34
EVENT · UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
DATE · Oct 24, 2020
WVS Dustin Poirier
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R3
2:06
EVENT · UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier
DATE · Sep 7, 2019
WVS Conor McGregor
Submission
Submission (Neck Crank)
R4
3:03
EVENT · UFC 229 - Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
DATE · Oct 6, 2018
WVS Al Iaquinta
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 223 - Khabib vs. Iaquinta
DATE · Apr 7, 2018
WVS Edson Barboza
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 219 - Cyborg vs. Holm
DATE · Dec 30, 2017
WVS Michael Johnson
Submission
Submission (Kimura)
R3
2:31
EVENT · UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
DATE · Nov 12, 2016
WVS Darrell Horcher
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
3:38
EVENT · UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans
DATE · Apr 16, 2016
WVS Rafael dos Anjos
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne
DATE · Apr 19, 2014
WVS Pat Healy
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 165 - Jones vs. Gustafsson
DATE · Sep 21, 2013
WVS Abel Trujillo
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
DATE · May 25, 2013
WVS Thiago Tavares
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
R1
1:55
EVENT · UFC on FX 7 - Belfort vs. Bisping
DATE · Jan 19, 2013
WVS Gleison Tibau
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 148 - Silva vs. Sonnen 2
DATE · Jul 7, 2012
// FAQ · 09_

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Lightweight. Professional record 29-0. Unranked at the time of indexing.
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