Welterweight
Islam Makhachev
28-1-0 UFC 17-1-0
5'10"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
34Age
3KO wins
8Sub wins
64.7%Finish rate
11:00Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.45
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.45
Striking accuracy58.4%
Striking defense62.0%
Takedowns / 15 min3.1
Takedown accuracy56.2%
Takedown defense91.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.98
Control time51.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents15-1
Striking trend
Fight history
W Jack Della Maddalena 8-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
30/57Sig. strikes
18/61Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
19:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Renato Moicano 12-5 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 4:05 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
6/19Sig. strikes
9/27Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Dustin Poirier 22-7 walk-in TITLE Submission · R5 2:42 — UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · June 1, 2024
88/156Sig. strikes
74/183Absorbed
5/16Takedowns
10:23Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Alexander Volkanovski 13-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:06 — UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · October 21, 2023
24/29Sig. strikes
4/6Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Volkanovski 12-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · February 11, 2023
57/95Sig. strikes
70/143Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
7:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Charles Oliveira 21-8 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 3:16 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · October 22, 2022
30/41Sig. strikes
19/39Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:05Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W King Green 10-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:23 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · February 26, 2022
14/32Sig. strikes
9/13Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dan Hooker 11-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:25 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · October 30, 2021
2/3Sig. strikes
4/13Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Thiago Moises 4-2 walk-in Submission · R4 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · July 17, 2021
61/92Sig. strikes
13/44Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
8:11Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Drew Dober 9-5 walk-in Submission · R3 1:37 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · March 6, 2021
15/25Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
9:26Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Davi Ramos 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
43/95Sig. strikes
7/58Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:39Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Arman Tsarukyan 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · April 20, 2019
14/20Sig. strikes
13/43Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
6:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kajan Johnson 4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:43 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · July 28, 2018
7/18Sig. strikes
7/17Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Gleison Tibau 16-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:57 — UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · January 20, 2018
3/6Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nik Lentz 11-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · February 11, 2017
43/58Sig. strikes
13/35Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
11:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Wade 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · September 17, 2016
12/19Sig. strikes
5/17Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
8:55Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Adriano Martins 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:46 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · October 3, 2015
4/15Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Leo Kuntz 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:38 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015
32/50Sig. strikes
7/25Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
3:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
13
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
18
M-1 Challenge
4
ProFC
2
Tsumada FC
2
Lion's Fights
1
Siberian FC
1
M-1
1
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jack Della Maddalena | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 322
November 15, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Renato Moicano | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 311
January 18, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Dustin Poirier | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 302
June 1, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 2:42 |
| W | Alexander Volkanovski | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC 294
October 21, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:06 |
| W | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 284
February 12, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Charles Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 280
October 22, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 3:16 |
| W | Bobby Green | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
February 26, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 3:23 |
| W | Dan Hooker | Submission (kimura) | UFC 267
October 30, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Thiago Moisés | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
July 17, 2021 |
UFC | 4 | 2:38 |
| W | Drew Dober | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 259
March 6, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 1:37 |
| W | Davi Ramos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 242
September 7, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Arman Tsarukyan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
April 20, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kajan Johnson | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
July 28, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 4:43 |
| W | Gleison Tibau | KO (punch) | UFC 220
January 20, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 0:57 |
| W | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 208
February 11, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Wade | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
September 17, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Adriano Martins | KO (punch) | UFC 192
October 3, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:46 |
| W | Leo Kuntz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 187
May 23, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 2:38 |
| W | Ivica Trušček | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | M-1 Challenge 51
September 7, 2014 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 4:45 |
| W | Yuri Ivlev | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge 49
June 7, 2014 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 1:49 |
| W | Rander Junio | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 41
August 21, 2013 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mansour Barnaoui | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 38
April 9, 2013 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anatoly Kormilkin | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | Lion's Fights 2
September 2, 2012 |
Lion's Fights | 1 | 3:17 |
| W | Migel Grigoryan | Submission (triangle choke) | Siberian FC 1
December 15, 2011 |
Siberian FC | 1 | 4:25 |
| W | Vladimir Egoyan | Decision (split) | ProFC 29
July 2, 2011 |
ProFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Magomed Ibragimov | Submission (triangle choke) | Tsumada FC 5
July 1, 2011 |
Tsumada FC | 2 | 3:15 |
| W | Martiros Grigoryan | TKO (punches) | ProFC 28
May 6, 2011 |
ProFC | 1 | 2:52 |
| W | Tengiz Khuchua | KO (punch) | M-1: Selection Ukraine 2010
February 12, 2011 |
M-1 | 1 | 0:30 |
| W | Magomed Bekbolatov | Decision (unanimous) | Tsumada FC 4
August 1, 2010 |
Tsumada FC | 2 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Islam Makhachev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.