Islam Makhachev

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record18-1 · current 17-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record174-60-2 (74.4%) across 19 opponents
Last 5 opponents65-14 (82.3%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height5' 10"
Reach70"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.27
Significant strikes absorbed per minute1.42
Striking accuracy58%
Striking defense61%
Takedowns per 15 minutes3.22
Takedowns landed / attempted55%
Takedown defense91%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.87
Average fight time11.8 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 8 submission, 7 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 0 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-15Ian Machado Garry10-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
2025-11-15Jack Della Maddalena8-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-01-18Renato Moicano12-5StrikerWSubmission R1 4:05 (title)UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
2024-06-01Dustin Poirier22-7 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWSubmission R5 2:42 (title)UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2023-10-21Alexander Volkanovski13-1StrikerWKO/TKO R1 3:06 (title)UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
2023-02-11Alexander Volkanovski12-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2022-10-22Charles Oliveira21-8 (1 NC)GrapplerWSubmission R2 3:16 (title)UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-02-26King Green10-7-1StrikerWKO/TKO R1 3:23UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
2021-10-30Dan Hooker11-6StrikerWSubmission R1 2:25UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-07-17Thiago Moises4-2Submission grapplerWSubmission R4 2:38UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
2021-03-06Drew Dober9-5 (1 NC)StrikerWSubmission R3 1:37UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2019-09-07Davi Ramos4-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
2019-04-20Arman TsarukyanUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
2018-07-28Kajan Johnson4-1BalancedWSubmission R1 4:43UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-01-20Gleison Tibau16-10WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 0:57UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2017-02-11Nik Lentz11-4-1 (1 NC)GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
2016-09-17Chris Wade4-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2015-10-03Adriano Martins3-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 1:46UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-05-23Leo KuntzUFC debut—WSubmission R2 2:38UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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