Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.
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Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov met once (2018). Khabib Nurmagomedov won in 2018 by submission.
SOURCE·Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026
How this head-to-head is established
- This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
- Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
- Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
- Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.
Side by side
| Conor McGregor | Khabib Nurmagomedov | |
|---|---|---|
| 74″ (188 cm) | Reach | 70″ (177.8 cm) |
| 68″ (172.7 cm) | Height | 70″ (177.8 cm) |
| +8.86% | Reach advantage | 0% |
| 22–7 | Record | 29–0 |
| 91% | Finish rate | 66% |
| 18 | Longest unbeaten run | 26 |
| 30 | Recorded bouts | 29 |
| Southpaw | Stance | Orthodox |
A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.
Common opponents
Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.
| Opponent | Conor McGregor | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin Poirier | W | W |
Both records, drawn
The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.
Conor McGregor
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Where this pairing leads
The full ledger: 30 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.
22–7 Khabib NurmagomedovThe same, from the other corner — 29 bouts and the cohort Nurmagomedov is ranked inside.
29–0 Every confirmed matchupThe other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.
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