Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev

Pro 29-1-0 | UFC 18-1-0

Age

38|34

Height

5'6"|5'10"

Reach

71"|70"

Stance

Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Islam Makhachev	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.1%	58.0%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0	2.3	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3	1.4	►
Strike Differential	2.7/min	0.9/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.0%	54.5%	►
Takedown Defense	68.9%	91.3%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6	3.2	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.9	►
Control Time/15min	2:57	7:39	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%	16.7%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	44.4%	—
Decision % of Wins	66.7%	38.9%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	11:45	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	0.3	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.2	—
Edges	2	6	1 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Alexander Volkanovski Islam Makhachev League median

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Islam Makhachev	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%	59.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	11:45	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.9%	63.2%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	79.6%	74.4%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	156-40 (79.6%)	174-60 (74.4%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	125-38 (76.7%)	171-59 (74.3%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.1%	41.8%	—
% Time in Control	19.7%	51.0%	▶
% Time Controlled	5.2%	7.1%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.2%	87.8%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.10	3.14	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.88	2.44	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.22	+0.70	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.0%	48.6%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	61.2%	67.8%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.55	1.43	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.49	0.83	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.13	4.71	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.99	1.23	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.43	1.11	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Islam Makhachev	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.3%	55.7%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9	2.1	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1	1.7	►
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%	44.7%	—
Takedown Defense	66.7%	100.0%	►
Control Time/Fight	2:25	8:45	►
Edges	1	3	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49

Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	12/27	44%	0/2	0:27	—
	Diego Lopes	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	16/34	47%	1/1	0:39	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	21/35	60%	0/2	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	25/44	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	21/24	88%	2/3	2:22	—
	Diego Lopes	3/10	30%	1/4	1:11	—

WIN

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski158/25961%TD 1/11Ctrl 1:18

Diego Lopes63/19432%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	27/44	61%	1/3	0:58	—
	Diego Lopes	8/22	36%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	24/52	46%	0/2	0:20	—
	Diego Lopes	16/33	48%	0/0	0:02	1

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	25/45	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	39/57	68%	0/3	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	43/61	70%	0/2	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	14/59	24%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:32

Alexander Volkanovski47/10744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ilia Topuria35/7745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	26/52	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	21/55	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	20/39	51%	0/0	0:03	1

Islam Makhachev

WIN

vs. Ian Machado Garry

UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry • Aug 2026WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Islam Makhachev22/4450%TD 7/15Ctrl 12:30KD 1

Ian Machado Garry29/6545%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	3/5	60%	1/5	3:38	—
	Ian Machado Garry	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	11/20	55%	1/1	2:19	1
	Ian Machado Garry	6/18	33%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	5/10	50%	1/2	0:16	—
	Ian Machado Garry	9/25	36%	0/0	0:05	—

R4	Islam Makhachev	3/6	50%	2/5	3:05	—
	Ian Machado Garry	7/11	64%	0/0	0:12	—

R5	Islam Makhachev	0/3	0%	2/2	3:12	—
	Ian Machado Garry	7/9	78%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Della Maddalena

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Islam Makhachev30/5753%TD 4/4Ctrl 19:10

Jack Della Maddalena18/6130%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	3/8	38%	1/1	3:52	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	4/18	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	9/17	53%	0/0	4:05	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	3/6	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	11/18	61%	1/1	3:06	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	9/20	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Islam Makhachev	7/12	58%	1/1	3:24	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	1/11	9%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Islam Makhachev	0/2	0%	1/1	4:43	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Renato Moicano

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025LightweightTITLE

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 4:05

Islam Makhachev6/1932%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:27

Renato Moicano9/2733%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	6/19	32%	1/2	1:27	—
	Renato Moicano	9/27	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Alexander Volkanovski is the busier striker, landing 6.0 significant strikes per minute vs 2.3. Their opponent absorbs 1.4 strikes per minute on average — Alexander Volkanovski's output should find a target.

Grappling: Alexander Volkanovski shoots at 34% accuracy but Islam Makhachev stops 91% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Islam Makhachev shoots at 55% accuracy against Alexander Volkanovski's 69% defense — Alexander Volkanovski should keep it standing.

Control: Islam Makhachev controls 5:59 per fight on average vs 3:19 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Islam Makhachev finishes 61% of wins (17% KO/TKO, 44% sub).

Fight Length: Alexander Volkanovski's fights average 16:49 vs 11:45 for Islam Makhachev. If this reaches the championship rounds, Alexander Volkanovski's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Data through UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan (Oct 10, 2026)