Usman Nurmagomedov
Usman Nurmagomedov is ranked 1st of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,1141st of 506 · Lightweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.11Fame ahead of skill
▼ −0.05 in 23 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,117, 31 Jul 2026
- Record
- 22–0Pro, 1 NC
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | Won vs Archie Colgan TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan · KO (Punches), R1 | +33 |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Won vs Alfie Davis TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis · Technical Submission (Reverse Arm-Triangle Choke), R3 | +23 |
| 3 Oct 2025 | Won vs Paul Hughes TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +21 |
| 25 Jan 2025 | Won vs Paul Hughes TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series · Decision (Majority), R5 | +18 |
| 7 Sept 2024 | Won vs Alexandr ShabliyBellator Champions Series San Diego - Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +24 |
| 7 Oct 2023 | No contest vs Brent PrimusBellator 300 - Nurmagomedov vs. Primus · No Contest (Overturned), R5 | — |
| 10 Mar 2023 | Won vs Benson HendersonBellator 292 - Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +44 |
| 18 Nov 2022 | Won vs Patricky FreireBellator 288 - Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +46 |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Won vs Christopher GonzalezBellator 283 - Lima vs. Jackson · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | +40 |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Won vs Patrik PietilaBellator 269 - Fedor vs. Johnson · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +15 |
| 31 Jul 2021 | Won vs Luis MuroBellator 263 - Pitbull vs. McKee · TKO (Knee to the Body), R1 | +27 |
| 2 Apr 2021 | Won vs Mike HamelBellator 255 - Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +19 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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