Makwan Amirkhani

“Mr. Finland”

OctagonStats Rating 1494

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7-7-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight145 lbs. (66 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornNov 08, 1988

Age37

DivisionFeatherweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.33

Str. Acc44%

SApM2.98

Str. Def46%

TD Avg3.96

TD Acc43%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.1

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

14 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

1 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate71%

Times finished57%

StreakL2

Best streak3

Avg fight9:12

Octagon time2h 8m

Opp win%74%

ActiveJan. 24, 2015 – Mar. 18, 2023 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

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

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Makwan Amirkhani "Mr. Finland" is a 17-9-0 submission specialist. 71% finish rate.

Makwan debuted Jan. 24, 2015 vs Andy Ogle (win). Longest win streak: 3. On a 2-fight losing skid. 9 years active (Jan. 24, 2015–Mar. 18, 2023).

Best wins: Jason Knight (S-DEC R3, May. 27, 2018); Chris Fishgold (SUB Anaconda Choke R2, Jun. 01, 2019); Mike Grundy (SUB Anaconda Choke R1, Mar. 19, 2022).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 18, 2023	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3	L Jack Shore	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	4:27	0 0	10 28	1 1	0 1
Jul. 23, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall	L Jonathan Pearce	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:10	0 0	11 90	3 4	0 0
Mar. 19, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall	W Mike Grundy	SUB Anaconda Choke	1	0:57	0 0	0 0	0 1	1 0
Oct. 30, 2021	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira	L Lerone Murphy	KO/TKO Knee	2	0:14	0 1	4 4	5 0	0 0
Jun. 05, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	L Kamuela Kirk	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	20 28	5 0	0 3
Oct. 10, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen	L Edson Barboza	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 2	11 32	3 0	0 1
Jul. 11, 2020	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal	W Danny Henry	SUB Anaconda Choke	1	3:15	0 0	2 6	1 0	1 0
Nov. 02, 2019	UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz	L Shane Burgos	KO/TKO Punch	3	4:32	0 1	22 105	3 0	1 0
Jun. 01, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith	W Chris Fishgold	SUB Anaconda Choke	2	4:25	0 0	9 16	1 0	1 0
May. 27, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till	W Jason Knight	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 2	27 29	3 0	0 1
Mar. 18, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson	L Arnold Allen	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	17 32	4 3	3 1
Feb. 27, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping	W Mike Wilkinson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	32 13	4 0	0 2
Jun. 20, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne	W Masio Fullen	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	1:41	0 0	0 1	1 0	2 0
Jan. 24, 2015	UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson	W Andy Ogle	KO/TKO Punches	1	0:08	1 0	6 0	0 0	0 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.