who did magomed ankalaev lose to

Magomed Ankalaev has lost fights to two opponents in his MMA career. His first loss was to Paul Craig in his UFC debut in 2018, where Craig submitted him with a triangle choke with just one second left in the fight. This loss is notable because Ankalaev had dominated for most of the bout before conceding at the last moment. More recently, Ankalaev lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 320 in October 2025 by technical knockout in the first round, which ended Ankalaev's 14-fight unbeaten streak. This was a rematch after Ankalaev had previously beaten Pereira earlier in 2025. So, the two fighters Magomed Ankalaev lost to are Paul Craig and Alex Pereira.