Abubakar Vagaev
Record 25-4RussiaAkhmat Fight Club
The style
Grinding Wrestler
Two-time ACA champion · Chimaev training partner · UFC newcomer
GrapplingStriking
Abubakar Vagaev is a 33-year-old Russian fighter out of Akhmat Fight Club in Grozny, a two-time ACA welterweight champion and daily training partner of former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. He won a unanimous decision over Saygid Izagakhmaev in his UFC debut at UFC Abu Dhabi in July 2026, and now steps up to middleweight to face Jacob Malkoun in a newly added bout at UFC 333.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 25-4 |
| Age | 33 |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Reach | 73" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Russia |
| Team | Akhmat Fight Club |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
4 KO/TKO1 SUB20 DEC