Israel Adesanya vs Sharapudin Magomedov

Dec 5, 2026 · PARAMOUNT+

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DateDec 5, 2026

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueANB Arena

BroadcastPARAMOUNT+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, December 5, 2026 — watch on PARAMOUNT+.

US East (ET): Sat 9:00 AM
US West (PT): Sat 6:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 2:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 3:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 1:00 AM
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Israel AdesanyaThe Last Stylebender |24-6-0Israel Adesanya vs Sharapudin MagomedovSharapudin Magomedov8-1-0

Israel AdesanyaThe Last Stylebender24-6-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

24-6-0Record8-1-0

37Age31

6'4"Height5'7"

80"Reach-

185 lbsWeight147 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Sharapudin Magomedov8-1-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Israel Adesanya owns a 113-point Elo edge (great). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Israel Adesanya and Sharapudin Magomedov across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Israel AdesanyaSharapudin Magomedov

Recent form

Israel AdesanyaL L L L W · -61 Elo last 5

LLLLW

Sharapudin MagomedovW W W W L · +41 Elo last 5

WWWWL

Elo edge

Israel Adesanya1761-16 last move

Sharapudin Magomedov1648+19 last move

Why they are ranked here

Israel Adesanya#15 of 287 active Middleweight fighters · 1761 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Alex Pereira (rated 1708 at the time): +13.
Costliest loss: Lost to Alex Pereira (rated 1665 at the time): -29.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -61 Elo in total.
Next places: 3 points behind #14 Joe Pyfer, 5 ahead of #16 Jason Jackson.

Sharapudin Magomedov#139 of 379 active Bantamweight fighters · 1648 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Vyacheslav Svischev (rated 1602 at the time): +31.
Costliest loss: Lost to Renat Khavalov (rated 1500 at the time): -37.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +41 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #138 Otari Tanzilovi, 2 ahead of #140 Apollo Gomes.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Israel AdesanyaNow 1761 · #15 Middleweight

Wins by decision+8→ 1769

Loses by decision-16→ 1745

Sharapudin MagomedovNow 1648 · #139 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+32→ 1680

Loses by decision-16→ 1632

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Israel AdesanyavsSharapudin Magomedov

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Israel AdesanyaKO/TKO leads 67% of wins

Sharapudin Magomedovdecision leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Israel AdesanyaSharapudin Magomedov

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.02Sig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC middleweight average : 3.93

48Sig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC middleweight average : 48%

3.20Sig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

56Sig. strike defenseNot available

UFC middleweight average : 52%

0.05Takedown averageNot available

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

11Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC middleweight average : 29%

77Takedown defenseNot available

UFC middleweight average : 59%

0.14Submission averageNot available

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

16Wins by knockout1

0Wins by submission3

8Wins by decision4

3Losses by knockout1

1Losses by submission0

2Losses by decision0

Israel Adesanya vs Sharapudin Magomedov is a scheduled Middleweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : ADESANYA VS MAGOMEDOV. Israel Adesanya enters with a 24-6-0 record and Sharapudin Magomedov enters with a 8-1-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.