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Said Nurmagomedov

Bantamweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #33; v1.1 (shadow) #50

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 26-40: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,625, deviation 138: measured from 11 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 34 (born 1992-04-05) · Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) · Reach 70 in (178 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 463 days since last bout (2025-07-26) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L2

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,625 is the division's 18th highest of 86 board fighters after an inactivity penalty of 28 points for 463 days without a bout; the ledger stands at -2.0 (less 2.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 0 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score +0.06 = +0.27 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.06 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #33.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.0670% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.27resume rating 1,625 (raw 1,653 less inactivity penalty 28), scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.06quality ledger -2.0: +0.0 QW +0.0 proof -0.0 blowout -2.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #33v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#50score -0.19; score order #50

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2025-07-26UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De RidderBryce MitchellunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)54%
2025-02-01UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. ImavovVinicius OliveiraunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)62%
2023-10-21UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2Muin GafurovunrankedWsubmission1 (1:13)76%
2023-03-11UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. DvalishviliJonathan MartinezunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)60%
2022-12-17UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. StricklandSaidyokub KakhramonovunrankedWsubmission2 (3:50)65%
2022-07-09UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. FizievDouglas Silva de AndradeunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)75%
2022-01-22UFC 270: Ngannou vs. GaneCody StamannunrankedWsubmission1 (0:47)61%
2020-10-17UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean ZombieMark StrieglunrankedWKO/TKO1 (0:51)70%
2019-12-21UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean ZombieRaoni BarcelosunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)55%
2019-02-02UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2Ricardo RamosunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:28)53%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 86 board fighters at Bantamweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.08(31st percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike accuracy49%(60th percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.29(56th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of wins by finish71%(77th percentile at Bantamweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.05(10th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike defence56%(59th percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.00(45th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career214(51st percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses0(63rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Submission losses0(66th percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(64th percentile at Bantamweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.86(42nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Takedown defence63%(42nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of cage time in control11%(40th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground24%(69th percentile at Bantamweight)
Stylemixed (5.6 takedown attempts per 15 min; 11% control)
Career stage
Age34.6(77th percentile at Bantamweight)
Age at UFC debut26.3(39th percentile at Bantamweight)
Years since UFC debut8.3(81st percentile at Bantamweight)
UFC bouts11(76th percentile at Bantamweight)
Cage time, minutes104(69th percentile at Bantamweight)
Bouts per year, last three years0.7(9th percentile at Bantamweight)
Days since last bout463(98th percentile at Bantamweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C1020304020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #15, Bantamweight2023-10-13: #15, Bantamweight2023-10-20: #15, Bantamweight2023-11-03: #13, Bantamweight2023-11-10: #13, Bantamweight2023-11-17: #13, Bantamweight2023-12-01: #13, Bantamweight2023-12-08: #12, Bantamweight2023-12-15: #12, Bantamweight2024-01-12: #12, Bantamweight2024-01-19: #12, Bantamweight2024-02-02: #12, Bantamweight2024-02-09: #12, Bantamweight2024-02-16: #11, Bantamweight2024-02-23: #11, Bantamweight2024-03-01: #11, Bantamweight2024-03-08: #11, Bantamweight2024-03-15: #12, Bantamweight2024-03-22: #12, Bantamweight2024-03-29: #12, Bantamweight2024-04-05: #12, Bantamweight2024-04-12: #12, Bantamweight2024-04-26: #12, Bantamweight2024-05-03: #12, Bantamweight2024-05-10: #12, Bantamweight2024-05-17: #12, Bantamweight2024-05-31: #12, Bantamweight2024-06-07: #12, Bantamweight2024-06-14: #11, Bantamweight2024-06-21: #11, Bantamweight2024-06-28: #11, Bantamweight2024-07-12: #11, Bantamweight2024-07-19: #12, Bantamweight2024-07-26: #13, Bantamweight2024-08-02: #13, Bantamweight2024-08-09: #13, Bantamweight2024-08-16: #13, Bantamweight2024-08-23: #13, Bantamweight2024-09-06: #13, Bantamweight2024-09-13: #13, Bantamweight2024-09-27: #13, Bantamweight2024-10-04: #13, Bantamweight2024-10-11: #14, Bantamweight2024-10-18: #14, Bantamweight2024-10-25: #13, Bantamweight2024-11-01: #13, Bantamweight2024-11-08: #13, Bantamweight2024-11-15: #13, Bantamweight2024-11-22: #14, Bantamweight2024-12-06: #16, Bantamweight2024-12-13: #16, Bantamweight2025-01-10: #16, Bantamweight2025-01-17: #16, Bantamweight2025-01-31: #15, Bantamweight2025-02-07: #16, Bantamweight2025-02-14: #16, Bantamweight2025-02-21: #16, Bantamweight2025-02-28: #16, Bantamweight2025-03-07: #16, Bantamweight2025-03-14: #16, Bantamweight2025-03-21: #16, Bantamweight2025-03-28: #16, Bantamweight2025-04-04: #16, Bantamweight2025-04-11: #16, Bantamweight2025-04-25: #16, Bantamweight2025-05-02: #16, Bantamweight2025-05-09: #16, Bantamweight2025-05-16: #16, Bantamweight2025-05-30: #16, Bantamweight2025-06-06: #16, Bantamweight2025-06-13: #16, Bantamweight2025-06-20: #16, Bantamweight2025-06-27: #16, Bantamweight2025-07-11: #16, Bantamweight2025-07-18: #16, Bantamweight2025-07-25: #15, Bantamweight2025-08-01: #36, Bantamweight2025-08-08: #36, Bantamweight2025-08-15: #36, Bantamweight2025-08-22: #36, Bantamweight2025-09-05: #36, Bantamweight2025-09-12: #36, Bantamweight2025-09-26: #37, Bantamweight2025-10-03: #37, Bantamweight2025-10-10: #37, Bantamweight2025-10-17: #38, Bantamweight2025-10-24: #38, Bantamweight2025-10-31: #38, Bantamweight2025-11-07: #37, Bantamweight2025-11-14: #37, Bantamweight2025-11-21: #36, Bantamweight2025-12-05: #36, Bantamweight2025-12-12: #34, Bantamweight2026-01-23: #34, Bantamweight2026-01-30: #34, Bantamweight2026-02-06: #34, Bantamweight2026-02-20: #34, Bantamweight2026-02-27: #34, Bantamweight2026-03-06: #35, Bantamweight2026-03-13: #26, Bantamweight2026-03-20: #27, Bantamweight2026-03-27: #26, Bantamweight2026-04-03: #26, Bantamweight2026-04-10: #26, Bantamweight2026-04-17: #27, Bantamweight2026-04-24: #26, Bantamweight2026-05-01: #26, Bantamweight2026-05-08: #26, Bantamweight2026-05-15: #26, Bantamweight2026-05-29: #26, Bantamweight2026-06-05: #25, Bantamweight2026-06-13: #26, Bantamweight2026-06-19: #26, Bantamweight2026-06-26: #26, Bantamweight2026-07-10: #26, Bantamweight2026-07-17: #25, Bantamweight2026-07-24: #26, Bantamweight2026-07-31: #26, Bantamweight2026-08-07: #27, Bantamweight2026-08-14: #27, Bantamweight2026-08-21: #28, Bantamweight2026-08-28: #28, Bantamweight2026-09-04: #28, Bantamweight2026-09-11: #28, Bantamweight2026-09-18: #28, Bantamweight2026-09-25: #29, Bantamweight2026-09-26: #29, Bantamweight2026-10-03: #29, Bantamweight2026-10-10: #31, Bantamweight2026-10-17: #33, Bantamweight2026-10-24: #33, Bantamweight2026-10-31: #33, Bantamweight#33

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5501,6001,6501,7001,7501,800202020212022202320242025Jul 2018Oct 20262018-07-14: 1,566 (W vs Justin Scoggins)2019-02-02: 1,656 (W vs Ricardo Ramos)2019-12-21: 1,646 (L vs Raoni Barcelos)2020-10-17: 1,705 (W vs Mark Striegl)2022-01-22: 1,766 (W vs Cody Stamann)2022-07-09: 1,750 (W vs Douglas Silva de Andrade)2022-12-17: 1,731 (W vs Saidyokub Kakhramonov)2023-03-11: 1,718 (L vs Jonathan Martinez)2023-10-21: 1,739 (W vs Muin Gafurov)2025-02-01: 1,683 (L vs Vinicius Oliveira)2025-07-26: 1,673 (L vs Bryce Mitchell)1,673

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 47 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 38 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-38what fighters aged 34.6 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-9his recency-weighted mean and trend over 11 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -5 points a year
Combined-47the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02526272829303132333435362018-07-14 (age 26.3): W vs Justin Scoggins, residual +0.252019-02-02 (age 26.8): W vs Ricardo Ramos, residual +0.592019-12-21 (age 27.7): L vs Raoni Barcelos, residual +0.032020-10-17 (age 28.5): W vs Mark Striegl, residual +0.392022-01-22 (age 29.8): W vs Cody Stamann, residual +0.492022-07-09 (age 30.3): W vs Douglas Silva de Andrade, residual +0.112022-12-17 (age 30.7): W vs Saidyokub Kakhramonov, residual +0.392023-03-11 (age 30.9): L vs Jonathan Martinez, residual -0.092023-10-21 (age 31.5): W vs Muin Gafurov, residual +0.252025-02-01 (age 32.8): L vs Vinicius Oliveira, residual -0.282025-07-26 (age 33.3): L vs Bryce Mitchell, residual -0.12-0.07

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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