Magomed Mustafaev
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Striking, TD Defense · stats alone on Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Grappling, Control.
Built on 36 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Yamato Nishikawa clear UFC 280: Full Card Analysis, Preview, & Prediction · October 18, 2022
He says he is 'pretty sure' of the outcome, separately flagging that Mustafaev makes a poor parlay anchor given how steep his price is -- a wager caution, not a hedge on the winner.
An experienced fighter with wins over legitimate competition who the analyst rates as a genuinely damaging striker, not just a hard hitter but one who causes real cuts and damage, plus decent-to-good wrestling. He is the clear pick, though the analyst won't use him as a heavy parlay anchor given the short price.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Brad Riddell 7-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · February 22, 2020
W Rafael Fiziev 6-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · April 20, 2019
L Kevin Lee 13-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:31 — UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · November 19, 2016
W Joe Proctor 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:54 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · December 12, 2015
W Piotr Hallmann 15-3 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 3:24 — UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne · June 20, 2015
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 14 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brad Riddell | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
February 23, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael Fiziev | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
April 20, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 1:26 |
| L | Kevin Lee | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
November 19, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 4:31 |
| W | Joe Proctor | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 194
December 12, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | Piotr Hallmann | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne
June 20, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 3:24 |
| W | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Sochi Star Club: Sochi Star Tournament 1
September 1, 2014 |
Sochi Star Club | 1 | 4:11 |
| W | Andrei Koshkin | Verbal Submission (heel hook) | M-1 Challenge 46
March 14, 2014 |
M-1 Challenge | 2 | 0:39 |
| W | Lom-Ali Nalgiev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legion Fight 18
December 26, 2013 |
Legion Fight | 2 | 2:45 |
| W | Guseyn Omarov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Legion Fight 17
November 28, 2013 |
Legion Fight | 2 | 1:39 |
| W | Islam Begidov | KO (punches) | Legion Fight 15
September 15, 2013 |
Legion Fight | 1 | 1:55 |
| W | Vadim Ogar | Submission (triangle choke) | Legion Fight 12
January 16, 2013 |
Legion Fight | 1 | 1:15 |
| W | Sakhil Askarov | TKO (corner stoppage) | Legion Fight 10
March 10, 2012 |
Legion Fight | 2 | 2:20 |
| L | Arsen Ubaidulaev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legion Fight 9
July 8, 2011 |
Legion Fight | 2 | 3:20 |
| W | Marat Medzhidov | TKO (punches) | Legion Fight 7
April 29, 2011 |
Legion Fight | 1 | 4:55 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Magomed Mustafaev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Magomed Mustafaev by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized