During the UFC 272 PPV broadcast, the promotion announced that Khabib Nurmagomedov would be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer.
The undefeated lightweight champion will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member of the class of 2022. The induction will take place during the 10th Annual UFC international Fight week.
Nurmagomedov retired with a professional record of 29-0 and a perfect UFC 13-0 record. His last fight, in October 2020, he defeated Justin Gaethje to retain the UFC lightweight title.
Per the UFC press release announcing the honor, it gave some of the most significant stats from the illustrious career of the UFC:
Nurmagomedov enters the UFC Hall of Fame with an impressive resume that includes:
- 4 title fight wins – Tied for most in UFC lightweight division history
- 12 lightweight division wins – Tied for longest winning streak in UFC lightweight division history
- 13 consecutive wins – Tied for 3rd longest winning streak in UFC history (2012-20)
- 21 takedowns – Most takedowns in a single UFC bout (vs. Abel Trujillo – UFC 160)
- 59 takedowns – Second-most in UFC lightweight division history
- 54.6% – Third highest control time percentage in lightweight UFC history
- 1:29:08 – Third-most control time in lightweight UFC history
- 1:04:28 – Third-most top position time in lightweight UFC history
- 88 significant ground strikes – Fourth-most landed in a single UFC bout (vs. Michael Johnson – UFC 205)
The induction of Khabib should be a stellar moment for the return of International Fight Week during its normal time of the year in July. What might be interesting is if the main event of the UFC PPV will be Conor McGregor.
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