Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry

Islam Makhachev

Pro 28-1-0 | UFC 17-1-0

Welterweight

Ian Machado Garry

Pro 17-1-0 | UFC 10-1-0

Age

34|28

Height

5'10"|6'3"

Reach

70"|74"

Stance

Southpaw|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Islam Makhachev	Ian Machado Garry	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.4%	54.1%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4	4.8	►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.4	2.9	◄
Strike Differential	1.0/min	1.9/min	►
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	56.2%	31.2%	◄
Takedown Defense	91.3%	80.0%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.1	0.9	◄
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0	0.4	◄
Control Time/15min	7:40	1:44	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	17.6%	30.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	47.1%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	35.3%	70.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:00	14:45	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	0.4	—
Reversals/15min	0.2	0.0	—
Edges	6	2	1 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Islam Makhachev Ian Machado Garry League median

Statistic	Islam Makhachev	Ian Machado Garry	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	56.6%	87.7%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:00	14:45	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%	27.3%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	73.5%	73.6%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	164-59 (73.5%)	67-24 (73.6%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	161-58 (73.5%)	61-24 (71.8%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	41.1%	69.6%	—
% Time in Control	51.2%	11.6%	◀
% Time Controlled	7.7%	18.8%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	86.9%	38.2%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	3.41	6.23	▶
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	2.53	3.57	◀
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.88	+2.66	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	49.0%	53.0%	—
Distance Strike Defense	68.3%	55.0%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.18	0.72	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.92	0.32	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.48	1.42	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.41	1.33	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.13	1.71	—

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

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Islam Makhachev	Ian Machado Garry	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.6%	50.9%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6	3.4	►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.2	2.3	—
Takedown Accuracy	43.8%	25.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	100.0%	88.2%	◄
Control Time/Fight	7:47	2:48	◄
Edges	3	1	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Islam Makhachev

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	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024LightweightTITLE

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 5, 2:42

Islam Makhachev88/15656%TD 5/16Ctrl 10:23

Dustin Poirier74/18340%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	6/9	67%	1/1	4:23	—
	Dustin Poirier	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	26/46	57%	1/4	0:49	—
	Dustin Poirier	24/58	41%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	18/24	75%	1/1	2:10	—
	Dustin Poirier	15/36	42%	0/0	0:05	—

R4	Islam Makhachev	20/44	45%	1/6	2:28	—
	Dustin Poirier	23/61	38%	0/0	0:10	—

R5	Islam Makhachev	18/33	55%	1/4	0:33	—
	Dustin Poirier	11/23	48%	0/0	0:00	—

Ian Machado Garry

WIN

vs. Belal Muhammad

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ian Machado Garry72/14151%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:39

Belal Muhammad56/13940%TD 0/7Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ian Machado Garry	27/53	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	24/57	42%	0/1	0:40	—

R2	Ian Machado Garry	20/39	51%	0/1	0:06	—
	Belal Muhammad	11/33	33%	0/3	1:49	—

R3	Ian Machado Garry	25/49	51%	0/1	0:33	—
	Belal Muhammad	21/49	43%	0/3	1:06	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Prates

UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates • Apr 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Ian Machado Garry126/24252%TD 4/19Ctrl 3:09

Carlos Prates63/12949%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ian Machado Garry	15/39	38%	0/1	0:12	—
	Carlos Prates	7/16	44%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Ian Machado Garry	34/68	50%	0/2	0:00	—
	Carlos Prates	12/22	55%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Ian Machado Garry	26/52	50%	2/3	1:25	—
	Carlos Prates	10/20	50%	0/0	0:19	—

R4	Ian Machado Garry	23/42	55%	2/7	0:58	—
	Carlos Prates	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Ian Machado Garry	28/41	68%	0/6	0:34	—
	Carlos Prates	22/38	58%	0/0	1:01	—

LOSS

vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Ian Machado Garry42/8450%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:32

Shavkat Rakhmonov37/6755%TD 2/10Ctrl 11:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ian Machado Garry	3/4	75%	0/1	0:09	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	2/5	40%	0/3	3:20	—

R2	Ian Machado Garry	10/24	42%	0/0	0:26	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	9/18	50%	0/1	1:31	—

R3	Ian Machado Garry	14/34	41%	0/0	0:08	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	11/19	58%	0/0	1:11	—

R4	Ian Machado Garry	11/16	69%	0/0	0:13	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	14/22	64%	2/3	2:55	—

R5	Ian Machado Garry	4/6	67%	1/1	1:36	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	1/3	33%	0/3	2:44	—

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Ian Machado Garry is the busier striker, landing 4.8 significant strikes per minute vs 2.4. Their opponent absorbs 1.4 strikes per minute on average — Ian Machado Garry's output should find a target.

Grappling: Islam Makhachev shoots at 56% accuracy but Ian Machado Garry stops 80% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Ian Machado Garry shoots at 31% accuracy against Islam Makhachev's 91% defense — Islam Makhachev should keep it standing.

Control: Islam Makhachev controls 5:38 per fight on average vs 1:42 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Islam Makhachev finishes 65% of wins (18% KO/TKO, 47% sub).

Fight Length: Ian Machado Garry's fights average 14:45 vs 11:00 for Islam Makhachev. If this reaches the championship rounds, Ian Machado Garry's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-08-03 08:59:45 | Data source: UFCStats.com