UFC 282 : BLACHOWICZ VS ANKALAEV

Event UFC 282 : BLACHOWICZ VS ANKALAEV
Date Dec 10, 2022
Division Light Heavyweight Title
Status Completed
Venue T-Mobile Arena
Broadcast ESPN+
L
29-11-2 Jan Błachowicz
W
20-2-1 Magomed Ankalaev

Jan Błachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev

Method :Draw (split)
Round :R5
Time :5:00
Time format :(5-5-5-5-5)
Referee :Marc Goddard
Details :(48–47, 46–48, 47–47)
Jan Błachowicz 29-11-2 Jan Błachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev Magomed Ankalaev 20-2-1
🇵🇱Jan Błachowicz 29-11-2 Jan Błachowicz
Elo1749Good
3Y trend1774 → 1749
2022-12-10: 17742023-07-30: 17612025-03-22: 17492025-12-06: 1749
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Award For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Fight Overview

RoundR5
Time5:00
MethodDraw (split)
🇷🇺Magomed Ankalaev 20-2-1 🇷🇺 Magomed Ankalaev
Elo1835Great
3Y trend1824 → 1835
2022-12-10: 18242024-01-14: 18352024-10-26: 18452025-03-08: 18582025-10-04: 1835
Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Magomed Ankalaev owns a 86-point Elo edge (great). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Recent form

Jan Błachowicz D L L L W · -21 Elo last 5
D L L L W
Magomed Ankalaev L W W W W · +23 Elo last 5
L W W W W

Elo edge

Jan Błachowicz 1749 0 last move
Magomed Ankalaev 1835 -23 last move

Stat advantages

Takedown accuracy
49% vs 23%
Submission average
0.36 vs 0
Sig. strikes absorbed per min
3.14 vs 2.46
Takedown defense
69% vs 88%

Finishing profile

Jan Błachowicz decision leads 38% of wins
Magomed Ankalaev KO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

Alex Pereira Jan Błachowicz: loss · Decision (Split) · Jul 29, 2023 Magomed Ankalaev: loss · TKO (punches and elbows) · Oct 4, 2025
Alex Pereira Jan Błachowicz: loss · Decision (Split) · Jul 29, 2023 Magomed Ankalaev: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Mar 8, 2025
Aleksandar Rakić Jan Błachowicz: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Jan 20, 2024 Magomed Ankalaev: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Oct 26, 2024
Jan Błachowicz Fight stats Magomed Ankalaev
79 Total strikes 191
0 Takedowns 2
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
55 Sig. strikes 78
0 Knockdowns 0
0 Control time 680
14 Total strikes 19
0 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
14 Sig. strikes 19
0 Knockdowns 0
0 Control time 0
23 Total strikes 23
0 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
23 Sig. strikes 13
0 Knockdowns 0
0 Control time 32
18 Total strikes 40
0 Takedowns 1
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
17 Sig. strikes 18
0 Knockdowns 0
0 Control time 86
11 Total strikes 55
0 Takedowns 1
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
1 Sig. strikes 10
0 Knockdowns 0
0 Control time 272
13 Total strikes 54
0 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
0 Sig. strikes 18
0 Knockdowns 0
0 Control time 290