Islam Makhachev

🇷🇺

(1991-10-27)

Statistics

UFC Record: 17-1

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-1
Submission: 8-0
Decision: 6-0

By Elo:

As Favorite: 13-0
As Underdog: 4-1

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 15-1
Welterweight: 1-0

By Round:

Round 1: 6-1
Round 2: 2-0
Round 3: 5-0
Round 4: 1-0
Round 5: 3-0

By Type:

Main Event: 8-0
Title Fight: 6-0
Ranked Opponent: 8-0

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WWWWW

Elo: 3780 (#1)

Peak Elo: 3780 (2025-11-15) (#1)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3097 (#29)

Bonuses: 6 (3 FOTN, 3 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 0s

Total Fight Time: 3h 18m 16s (#191)

Avg Time Between Fights: 224 days

Avg Card Slot: 3.8 (#205)

Avg Age: 28.9 years

Avg Opp Age: 32.2 years

Current Rankings:

#1 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Welterweight Champion

Peak Rankings:

#1 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Lightweight Champion

🏅 Welterweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-08-15
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry

Islam Makhachev (34)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 17-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3780 (87%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

🇧🇷

🇮🇪

Ian Machado Garry (28)
10-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 3453 (13%) • UFC rank: #1

Xfinity Mobile Arena
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸

2025-11-15
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

Islam Makhachev (34)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 16-1
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3749 (85%)
50

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇦🇺

Jack Della Maddalena (29)
8-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3451 (15%) • UFC rank: Champ
45

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸

2025-01-18
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

Islam Makhachev (33)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 15-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3737 (94%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R1
4:05

🇧🇷

Renato Moicano (35)
12-5 • LWWWW
Elo: 3265 (6%) • UFC rank: #10

Intuit Dome
Inglewood, California
United States🇺🇸

2024-06-01
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

⭐ Islam Makhachev (32)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 14-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3709 (86%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐SUB⭐

R5
2:42

🇺🇸

Dustin Poirier (35)
22-7 (1 NC) • WLWLW
Elo: 3393 (14%) • UFC rank: #4

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

2023-10-21
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

⭐ Islam Makhachev (31)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 13-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3639 (65%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
3:06

🇦🇺

Alexander Volkanovski (35)
13-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 3531 (35%) • UFC rank: Champ

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2023-02-11
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

Islam Makhachev (31)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 12-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3516 (38%)
49

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
🤖

🇦🇺

Alexander Volkanovski (34)
12-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3598 (62%) • UFC rank: Champ
46

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺

2022-10-22
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

⭐ Islam Makhachev (30)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 11-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3348 (16%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R2
3:16

🇧🇷

Charles Oliveira (33)
21-8 (1 NC) • WWWWW
Elo: 3636 (84%) • UFC rank: #1

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2022-02-26
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green

Islam Makhachev (30)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 10-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3324 (88%)

CATCHWEIGHT (160 LB)
TKO
R1
3:23

🇺🇸

King Green (35)
10-7-1 • WLLWW
Elo: 2976 (12%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-10-30
UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira

Islam Makhachev (30)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 9-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3272 (74%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:25

🇳🇿

Dan Hooker (31)
11-6 • WWLLW
Elo: 3090 (26%) • UFC rank: #6

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2021-07-17
UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés

Islam Makhachev (29)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 8-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3217 (72%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R4
2:38

🇧🇷

Thiago Moises (26)
4-2 • WLWWW
Elo: 3051 (28%) • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-03-06
UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya

Islam Makhachev (29)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 7-1
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 3147 (65%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:37

🇺🇸

Drew Dober (32)
9-5 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 3039 (35%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2019-09-07
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier

Islam Makhachev (27)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 6-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3088 (71%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Davi Ramos (32)
4-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 2935 (29%)

The Arena, Yas Island
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2019-04-20
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik

Islam Makhachev (27)

🇷🇺

WWWWL • 5-1
Elo: 3040 (76%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇦🇲

🇷🇺

Arman Tsarukyan (22)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2840 (24%)

Yubileyny Sports Palace
Saint Petersburg
Russia🇷🇺

2018-07-28
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Islam Makhachev (26)

🇷🇺

WWWLW • 4-1
Elo: 2994 (77%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:43

🇨🇦

Kajan Johnson (34)
4-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 2782 (23%)

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada🇨🇦

2018-01-20
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou

Islam Makhachev (26)

🇷🇺

WWLW • 3-1
Elo: 2908 (57%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:57

🇧🇷

Gleison Tibau (34)
17-9 • WWWLW
Elo: 2859 (43%)

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States🇺🇸

2017-02-11
UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie

Islam Makhachev (25)

🇷🇺

WLW • 2-1
Elo: 2791 (41%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Nik Lentz (32)
11-4-1 (1 NC) • LWLWW
Elo: 2852 (59%)

Barclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
United States🇺🇸

2016-09-17
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

Islam Makhachev (24)

🇷🇺

LW • 1-1
Elo: 2666 (38%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Chris Wade (28)
4-1 • WWWWL
Elo: 2754 (62%)

State Farm Arena
Hidalgo, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2015-10-03
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson

⭐ Adriano Martins (33)

🇧🇷

WLWW • 3-1
Elo: 2818 (60%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:46

🇷🇺

Islam Makhachev (23)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2745 (40%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2015-05-23
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier

Islam Makhachev (23)

🇷🇺

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2685 (70%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:38

🇺🇸

Leo Kuntz (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2538 (30%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸