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Khabib vs McGregor

Every professional title and major award, side by side. As of October 2026.

Khabib Nurmagomedov

1

title wins + 3 amateur titles

Conor McGregor

5

title wins

Headline honours
Khabib NurmagomedovHonourConor McGregor
1UFC titles3
0Cage Warriors titles2
1UFC Hall of Fame0
1ESPY awards1
1Fighter of the Year awards6

Titles

Each professional MMA title won, in the UFC and elsewhere. These make up the totals.

UFC titles

1 for Khabib Nurmagomedov

3 for Conor McGregor

Khabib

  • UFC Lightweight Championship ×1

    Lightweight · 2018

McGregor

  • Interim UFC Featherweight Championship ×1

    Featherweight · 2015

  • UFC Featherweight Championship ×1

    Featherweight · 2015

  • UFC Lightweight Championship ×1

    Lightweight · 2016

Other promotions’ titles

0 for Khabib Nurmagomedov

2 for Conor McGregor

Khabib

None

McGregor

  • Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship ×1

    Featherweight · 2012

  • Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship ×1

    Lightweight · 2012

Amateur titles

Listed for completeness; not counted in the totals.

3 for Khabib Nurmagomedov

0 for Conor McGregor

Khabib

  • World Combat Sambo Championships ×2

    Russia · 2009, 2010

  • Russian Combat Sambo Championships ×1

    2009

McGregor

None

Awards and honours

The sport’s fighter-of-the-year awards, the UFC Hall of Fame and wider honours.

UFC Hall of Fame

1 for Khabib Nurmagomedov

0 for Conor McGregor

Khabib

  • UFC Hall of Fame ×1

    2022

McGregor

None

ESPY awards

1 for Khabib Nurmagomedov

1 for Conor McGregor

Khabib

  • ESPY Best MMA Fighter ×1

    2021

McGregor

  • ESPY Best Fighter ×1

    2016

Fighter of the Year awards

1 for Khabib Nurmagomedov

6 for Conor McGregor

Khabib

  • World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year ×1

    2016

McGregor

  • World MMA Awards Fighter of the Year ×2

    2015, 2016

  • World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year ×2

    2014, 2015

  • Sherdog Fighter of the Year ×2

    2015, 2016

Wider honours

1 for Khabib Nurmagomedov

1 for Conor McGregor

Khabib

  • BBC World Sport Star of the Year ×1

    2020

McGregor

  • RTÉ Sports Person of the Year ×1

    2016

Records

Khabib Nurmagomedov

  • Retired unbeaten with a 29–0 professional record, 13–0 in the UFC.
  • Finished 19 of his 29 wins: eight by knockout and eleven by submission.
  • Three successful UFC lightweight title defences, against McGregor, Poirier and Gaethje.
  • 21 takedowns against Abel Trujillo at UFC 160 in 2013, the most in a single UFC fight.
  • The first Muslim to win a UFC title.
  • Two-time world combat sambo champion, in 2009 and 2010.

Conor McGregor

  • The first fighter to hold UFC titles in two weight classes at the same time, from November 2016.
  • Knocked out José Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194, the fastest finish in a UFC title fight.
  • Held the Cage Warriors featherweight and lightweight titles at the same time in 2012.
  • Headlined the five highest-selling UFC pay-per-views; UFC 229 drew about 2.4 million buys.
  • Five Performance of the Night bonuses in a row, a UFC record.
  • A professional record of 22–7, with 19 wins by knockout; 10–5 in the UFC.

As of October 2026. Totals count each professional MMA title won, interim titles included and labelled; defences are not counted. Sambo titles are listed separately. Records as of October 2026, after McGregor’s loss at UFC 329 in July 2026.

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