Islam Makhachev 👑
WelterweightRecord: 28-1-0
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- Team Nurmagomedov School
- From Dagestan, Russia
- UFC debut May 2015
- Active
Height
5'10"
Weight
170 lb
Reach
70.5"
Leg reach
40.5"
Stance
—
Style
Sambo
Age
34
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
58%
Sig. strikes landed
507 of 874
Landed per min
2.27
Absorbed per min
1.42
Strike defence
61%
Knockdown avg
0.34
Grappling
Takedown accuracy
15%
Takedowns landed
13 of 88
Takedown defence
91%
Takedowns per 15 min
3.22
Submissions per 15 min
0.87
Avg fight time
11:45
Strikes by target
Head
70%
Body
23%
Leg
7%
Strikes by position
Standing
58%
Clinch
19%
Ground
23%
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
13
Decision
11
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Fights in UFC
19 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Ian Machado Garry TITLE | Win | Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 | UFC 330 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Jack Della Maddalena | Win | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC 322 |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Renato Moicano | Win | SUB, R1 4:05 | UFC 311 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Dustin Poirier | Win | SUB, R5 2:42 | UFC 302 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Alexander Volkanovski | Win | KO/TKO, R1 3:06 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Alexander Volkanovski | Win | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Charles Oliveira | Win | SUB, R2 3:16 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| Feb 25, 2022 | King Green | Win | KO/TKO, R1 3:23 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Dan Hooker | Win | SUB, R1 2:25 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Thiago Moises | Win | SUB, R4 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Drew Dober | Win | SUB, R3 1:37 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Davi Ramos | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Arman Tsarukyan | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Kajan Johnson | Win | SUB, R1 4:43 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Gleison Tibau | Win | KO/TKO, R1 0:57 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Nik Lentz | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Chris Wade | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Adriano Martins | Loss | KO/TKO, R1 1:46 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson |
| May 22, 2015 | Leo Kuntz | Win | SUB, R2 2:38 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier |