Fighter Profile›Welterweight

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

17-4-14 UFC

Counter Striker

Form

Inactive

Moderate Wear

5'11"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLElizeu Zaleski dos Santos·S-DEC·R3·2yr ago

Fighter Context

2–2UFC·

0KO

0Sub

2Dec

12.0min/fight

48UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.17

Neutral

47%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.092

Average

34%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

80%

Dominant

93%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nurmagomedov

Counter Puncher

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.78

Str. Accuracy53%

133UFC landed/250attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.1 vs avg2.61

Str. Defense65%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

15%

Leg

17%

By Position

Distance90%

Clinch10%

Ground1%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 14 rounds	Round 23 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	12	13	16
Avg. Absorbed	10	13	15
Avg. Net	+2	0	0

Grappling

Nurmagomedov

Control Wrestler

·305s ctrlElite Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.25

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.64

TD Accuracy22%

4UFC landed/18attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense88%

8UFC defended/9opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

div avg 53%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision2 / 2

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 2

Submission1 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Pattern

1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

40%

2 of 5 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.3pts

W2 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

4 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.6

2.7

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.2

2.7

3.1

Diff

+0.4

+0.0

+0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 4 Fights — Trend

▼TD Acc-51%L3

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Nurmagomedov — 4 UFC Fights

Result

Method

4 fights

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosVeteran

S-DEC R3Jun '23

-13

·29 SS (54%)·42 abs·1/8 td·376s ctrl

Gadzhi Omargadzhiev

U-DEC R3Oct '22

·40 SS (60%)·38 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·475s ctrl

↵ 19mo layoff

Jared Gooden

U-DEC R3Mar '21

+17

·60 SS (50%)·43 abs·1/5 td·258s ctrl

↵ 16mo layoff

David Zawada

SUB R1 · 2:50Nov '19

·4 SS (44%)·2 abs·1/1 td·110s ctrl

All Fighters

Welterweight

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

17-4-14 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLElizeu Zaleski dos Santos·S-DEC·2yr ago

Fighter Context

2–2UFC·

0KO

0Sub

2Dec

12.0min/fight

48UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.17

47%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.092

34%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

80%

93%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nurmagomedov

Welterweight avg

Counter Puncher

Sig. Strikes / Min2.78

Str. Accuracy53%

133UFC landed/250attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.1 vs avg2.61

Str. Defense65%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

15%

Leg

17%

By Position

Dist90%

Clinch10%

Ground1%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=4	R2 n=3	R3 n=3
Landed	12	13	16
Absorbed	10	13	15
Net	+2	0	0

Grappling

Nurmagomedov

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

305s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.25

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.64

TD Accuracy22%

4UFC landed/18attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense88%

8UFC defended/9opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

40%2 of 5 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.3pts

W2 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.6

2.7

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.2

2.7

3.1

Diff

+0.4

+0.0

+0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Nurmagomedov — UFC Fight Log

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Jun '23

29 SS (54%)·42 abs·1/8 td·376s ctrl

Gadzhi Omargadzhiev

U-DEC·R3·Oct '22

40 SS (60%)·38 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·475s ctrl

Jared Gooden

U-DEC·R3·Mar '21

60 SS (50%)·43 abs·1/5 td·258s ctrl

David Zawada

SUB·R1·Nov '19

4 SS (44%)·2 abs·1/1 td·110s ctrl

Round 14 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net