Nurmagomedov vs Almakhan

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Almakhan?

Umar Nurmagomedov beat Bekzat Almakhan by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-26, 30-25 in favor of the winner Umar Nurmagomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nurmagomedov vs Almakhan stats

Umar Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Bekzat Almakhan made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Umar Nurmagomedov's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Bekzat Almakhan marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Umar Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Bekzat Almakhan's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Almakhan had a massive power advantage over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive advantage over Almakhan, boasting a 44% submission rate over Almakhan's 7%.

Umar Nurmagomedov was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Nurmagomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Almakhan.

Nurmagomedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 months later than Almakhan, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 47 to Almakhan's 29.

Nurmagomedov vs Almakhan form

Nurmagomedov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.

He was victorious against Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nurmagomedov vs Almakhan?

Umar Nurmagomedov was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Bekzat Almakhan made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.