Islam Makhachev
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| Age | 34 |
| Nationality | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 178 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
28
fights
27
✅ wins
1
❌ loss
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
6
bonuses
3
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
May 23, 2015
UFC debuts
August 15, 2026
UFC last fight
3h43:16
time in the cage
11:45
avg time by combat
94.7%
win rate
61.1%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1813
as of August 15, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1813
on August 15, 2026
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
91
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 99 | 8 |
| 2. | Takedowns defense | 98 | 91% |
| 3. | Control time | 96 | 153s / round |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 94 | 71% |
| 5. | Significant strikes accuracy | 92 | 58% |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leg strikes landed | 14 | 0.83 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes landed | 22 | 11.35 / round |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 23 | 6.56 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 28 | 38.92 / round |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 30 | 7.91 / round |
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Boxing Score
35
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+4.28
/ round
💫 Strike differential
6.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
5.1 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
48.6%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
67.8%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
83
Wrestling Score
93
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.0 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
54.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
91.3%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:33 / round
⏱ Control Time
21s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.7 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
74.8%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
8
✅ Submission wins
0.3 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
61.5%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Islam Makhachev's UFC Fight History
August 15, 2026 - UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Welterweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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November 15, 2025 - UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Welterweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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January 18, 2025 - UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Lightweight title fight
Win by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 1 (4:05).
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June 01, 2024 - UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Lightweight title fight
Win by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 5 (2:42).
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October 21, 2023 - UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Lightweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (3:06).
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February 11, 2023 - UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Lightweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 22, 2022 - UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Lightweight title fight
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 2 (3:16).
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February 26, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Catch Weight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:23).
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October 30, 2021 - UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Kimura) at round 1 (2:25).
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July 17, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 4 (2:38).
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March 06, 2021 - UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 3 (1:37).
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September 07, 2019 - UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 20, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 28, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Armbar) at round 1 (4:43).
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January 20, 2018 - UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (57s).
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February 11, 2017 - UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 17, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 03, 2015 - UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:46).
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May 23, 2015 - UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (2:38).
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Fighter's fights