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Islam Makhachev
RussiaWelterweightActiveage 35
29-1
97% win rate
W17 streak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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18 wins1 losslast 5: W W W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(19) | R2(12) | R3(10) | R4(5) | R5(4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 11.6 | 14.6 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 6.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 12.1 |
| Takedowns landed | 1.04 | 0.74 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.21 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 2:14 | 2:28 | 2:40 | 3:14 | 2:23 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 3302026-08-15W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev2025-11-15W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano2025-01-18W·Sub·R1 · 4:05
- UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier2024-06-01W·Sub·R5 · 2:42
- UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 22023-10-21W·KO·R1 · 3:06
- UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski2023-02-11W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev2022-10-22W·Sub·R2 · 3:16
- UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green2022-02-26W·KO·R1 · 3:23
- UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira2021-10-30W·Sub·R1 · 2:25
- UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises2021-07-17W·Sub·R4 · 2:38
- UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya2021-03-06W·Sub·R3 · 1:37
- UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier2019-09-07W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik2019-04-20W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 22018-07-28W·Sub·R1 · 4:43
- UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou2018-01-20W·KO·R1 · 0:57
- UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie2017-02-11W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson2016-09-17W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson2015-10-03L·KO·R1 · 1:46
- UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier2015-05-23W·Sub·R2 · 2:38
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Colby Covington has weighed in on the welterweight title picture, predicting that Islam Makhachev would make quick work of leading contender Carlos Prates if the two meet early next year. Prates…
- Sherdog
Islam Makhachev's famous invitation to send fighters to Dagestan for two or three years of training has finally found a serious taker.
- Sherdog
Islam Makhachev recently traveled to Kyrgyzstan to try kok boru, a traditional horseback sport in which teams compete to carry a goat carcass and place it in their opponent's goal.
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