Islam Makhachev

🏆 Current UFC Welterweight Champion

P4P #1

OctagonStats Rating 1755 P4P #1

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18-1-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach70" (178 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornOct 27, 1991

Age35

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.27

Str. Acc58%

SApM1.42

Str. Def61%

TD Avg3.22

TD Acc54%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.9

Recent form

W W W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

19 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 8 sub wins · 7 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate61%

Times finished100%

StreakW17

Best streak17

Avg fight11:45

Octagon time3h 43m

Opp win%77%

ActiveMay. 23, 2015 – Aug. 15, 2026 (12y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced8

Ranked wins8

Best ranked winAlexander Volkanovski (Champion Featherweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Fight of the Night3

Total bonuses6

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Islam Makhachev is a 29-1-0 grappler. 61% finish rate.

Islam debuted May. 23, 2015 vs Leo Kuntz (win). Longest win streak: 17. On a 17-fight win streak. 12 years active (May. 23, 2015–Aug. 15, 2026).

Best wins: Charles Oliveira (SUB Arm Triangle R2, Oct. 22, 2022); Alexander Volkanovski (KO/TKO Kick R1, Oct. 21, 2023); Alexander Volkanovski (U-DEC R5, Feb. 11, 2023).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Aug. 15, 2026	UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry	W Ian Machado Garry	U-DEC	5	5:00	1 0	22 29	7 0	0 0
Nov. 15, 2025	UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev	W Jack Della Maddalena	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	30 18	4 0	0 0
Jan. 18, 2025	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	W Renato Moicano	SUB D'Arce Choke	1	4:05	0 0	6 9	1 0	1 0
Jun. 01, 2024	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier	W Dustin Poirier	SUB D'Arce Choke	5	2:42	0 0	88 74	5 0	2 0
Oct. 21, 2023	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2	W Alexander Volkanovski	KO/TKO Kick	1	3:06	1 0	24 4	0 0	0 0
Feb. 11, 2023	UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski	W Alexander Volkanovski	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 1	57 70	4 0	0 0
Oct. 22, 2022	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev	W Charles Oliveira	SUB Arm Triangle	2	3:16	1 0	30 19	2 0	1 0
Feb. 26, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green	W King Green	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:23	0 0	14 9	1 0	0 0
Oct. 30, 2021	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira	W Dan Hooker	SUB Kimura	1	2:25	0 0	2 4	1 0	2 0
Jul. 17, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises	W Thiago Moises	SUB Rear Naked Choke	4	2:38	0 0	61 13	3 1	1 1
Mar. 06, 2021	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya	W Drew Dober	SUB Arm Triangle	3	1:37	0 0	15 10	3 0	2 0
Sep. 07, 2019	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier	W Davi Ramos	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	43 7	0 0	0 0
Apr. 20, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik	W Arman Tsarukyan	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	14 13	4 1	0 0
Jul. 28, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2	W Kajan Johnson	SUB Armbar	1	4:43	0 0	7 7	1 0	1 0
Jan. 20, 2018	UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou	W Gleison Tibau	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:57	1 0	3 2	0 0	0 0
Feb. 11, 2017	UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie	W Nik Lentz	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	43 13	5 0	0 1
Sep. 17, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson	W Chris Wade	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	12 5	4 0	2 2
Oct. 03, 2015	UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson	L Adriano Martins	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:46	0 1	4 3	0 0	0 0
May. 23, 2015	UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier	W Leo Kuntz	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:38	0 0	32 7	3 0	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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