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: W W W W W

Elo: 3774

Peak Elo: 3774 (2025-11-15)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3074 (#32)

Bonuses: 6 (3 FOTN, 3 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 1s

Total Fight Time: 3h 18m 16s

Avg Time Between Fights: 224 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.8

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

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

Islam Makhachev (34)

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W W W W W • 16-1
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3743 (84%)
50

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇦🇺 ︎

Jack Della Maddalena (29)
8-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3450 (16%) • UFC rank: Champ
45

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States

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

Islam Makhachev (33)

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W W W W W • 15-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3730 (94%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R1
4:05

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Renato Moicano (35)
12-5 • L W W W W
Elo: 3262 (6%) • UFC rank: #10

Intuit Dome
Inglewood, California
United States

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

⭐ Islam Makhachev (32)

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W W W W W • 14-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3702 (86%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐SUB⭐

R5
2:42

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Dustin Poirier (35)
22-7 (1 NC) • W L W L W
Elo: 3387 (14%) • UFC rank: #4

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States

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

⭐ Islam Makhachev (31)

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W W W W W • 13-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3633 (66%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
3:06

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Alexander Volkanovski (35)
13-1 • W W W L W
Elo: 3521 (34%) • UFC rank: Champ

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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

Islam Makhachev (31)

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W W W W W • 12-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3512 (39%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

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Alexander Volkanovski (34)
12-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3587 (61%) • UFC rank: Champ

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia

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

⭐ Islam Makhachev (30)

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W W W W W • 11-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3345 (16%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R2
3:16

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Charles Oliveira (33)
21-8 (1 NC) • W W W W W
Elo: 3628 (84%) • UFC rank: #1

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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

Islam Makhachev (30)

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W W W W W • 10-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3321 (88%)

CATCHWEIGHT (160 LB)
TKO
R1
3:23

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King Green (35)
10-7-1 • W L L W W
Elo: 2972 (12%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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

Islam Makhachev (30)

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W W W W W • 9-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3269 (74%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:25

🇳🇿 ︎

Dan Hooker (31)
11-6 • W W L L W
Elo: 3086 (26%) • UFC rank: #6

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

🇦🇪 ︎

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

Islam Makhachev (29)

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W W W W W • 8-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3214 (72%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R4
2:38

🇧🇷 ︎

Thiago Moises (26)
4-2 • W L W W W
Elo: 3048 (28%) • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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

Islam Makhachev (29)

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W W W W W • 7-1
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 3143 (65%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:37

🇺🇸 ︎

Drew Dober (32)
9-5 (1 NC) • W L W W W
Elo: 3038 (35%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

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

Islam Makhachev (27)

🇷🇺 ︎

W W W W W • 6-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3083 (70%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Davi Ramos (32)
4-1 • L W W W W
Elo: 2935 (30%)

The Arena, Yas Island
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

🇦🇪 ︎

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

Islam Makhachev (27)

🇷🇺 ︎

W W W W L • 5-1
Elo: 3034 (75%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇦🇲 ︎

🇷🇺 ︎

Arman Tsarukyan (22)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2840 (25%)

Yubileyny Sports Palace
Saint Petersburg
Russia

🇷🇺 ︎

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

Islam Makhachev (26)

🇷🇺 ︎

W W W L W • 4-1
Elo: 2987 (76%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:43

🇨🇦 ︎

Kajan Johnson (34)
4-1 • L W W W W
Elo: 2782 (24%)

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada

🇨🇦 ︎

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

Islam Makhachev (26)

🇷🇺 ︎

W W L W • 3-1
Elo: 2906 (60%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:57

🇧🇷 ︎

Gleison Tibau (34)
17-9 • W W W L W
Elo: 2838 (40%)

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States

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

Islam Makhachev (25)

🇷🇺 ︎

W L W • 2-1
Elo: 2791 (43%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Nik Lentz (32)
11-4-1 (1 NC) • L W L W W
Elo: 2843 (57%)

Barclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

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

Islam Makhachev (24)

🇷🇺 ︎

L W • 1-1
Elo: 2667 (38%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Chris Wade (28)
4-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 2751 (62%)

State Farm Arena
Hidalgo, Texas
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Adriano Martins (33)

🇧🇷 ︎

W L W W • 3-1
Elo: 2821 (61%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:46

🇷🇺 ︎

Islam Makhachev (23)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2746 (39%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

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

Islam Makhachev (23)

🇷🇺 ︎

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2686 (70%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:38

🇺🇸 ︎

Leo Kuntz (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2539 (30%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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