Welterweight

Islam Makhachev

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

29-1-0

UFC

18-1-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Southpaw

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:45
Fight Completion Rate	59.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.35
% Fights Inside the Distance	63.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	174-60 (74.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	171-59 (74.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	3-1 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	41.8%
% Time in Control	51.0%
% Time Controlled	7.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	87.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.14
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.44
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.70
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.6%
Distance Strike Defense	67.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.43
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.83
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.71
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.23
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.71
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.11

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Islam Makhachev League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Islam Makhachev
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.4
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	54.5%
Takedown Defense	91.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	7:39
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	44.4%
Decision % of Wins	38.9%
Avg Fight Time	11:45
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7
Takedown Accuracy	44.7%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	8:45

Fight History

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	—

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	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:06

Islam Makhachev24/2983%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Alexander Volkanovski4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	24/29	83%	0/1	0:19	1
	Alexander Volkanovski	4/6	67%	0/0	0:49	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	19/32	59%	1/2	0:57	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	19/34	56%	0/0	0:53	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	16/22	73%	1/3	0:35	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	14/37	38%	0/2	0:29	—

R4	Islam Makhachev	4/9	44%	1/1	3:25	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Islam Makhachev	8/16	50%	0/2	0:36	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	20/36	56%	0/2	1:33	1

WIN

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski • Feb 2023LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Islam Makhachev57/9560%TD 4/9Ctrl 7:37

Alexander Volkanovski70/14349%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:55KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	10/16	62%	1/1	2:04	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	11/23	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	19/32	59%	1/2	0:57	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	19/34	56%	0/0	0:53	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	16/22	73%	1/3	0:35	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	14/37	38%	0/2	0:29	—

R4	Islam Makhachev	4/9	44%	1/1	3:25	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Islam Makhachev	8/16	50%	0/2	0:36	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	20/36	56%	0/2	1:33	1

WIN

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022LightweightTITLE

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:16

Islam Makhachev30/4173%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:05KD 1

Charles Oliveira19/3949%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	12/18	67%	2/2	3:48	—
	Charles Oliveira	6/11	55%	0/0	0:38	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	18/23	78%	0/1	1:17	1
	Charles Oliveira	13/28	46%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. King Green

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green • Feb 2022Catch Weight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:23

Islam Makhachev14/3244%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:57

King Green9/1369%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	14/32	44%	1/2	1:57	—
	King Green	9/13	69%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dan Hooker

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Lightweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 2:25

Islam Makhachev2/367%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:48

Dan Hooker4/1331%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	2/3	67%	1/1	1:48	—
	Dan Hooker	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Moises

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises • Jul 2021Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 2:38

Islam Makhachev61/9266%TD 3/6Ctrl 8:11

Thiago Moises13/4430%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	32/43	74%	1/1	1:23	—
	Thiago Moises	3/13	23%	0/0	1:06	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	12/21	57%	0/0	3:06	—
	Thiago Moises	4/15	27%	1/1	0:43	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	10/18	56%	1/3	1:42	—
	Thiago Moises	3/8	38%	0/1	1:35	—

R4	Islam Makhachev	7/10	70%	1/2	2:00	—
	Thiago Moises	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Drew Dober

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Lightweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 1:37

Islam Makhachev15/2560%TD 3/4Ctrl 9:26

Drew Dober10/2050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	1/5	20%	1/1	3:42	—
	Drew Dober	3/7	43%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	9/14	64%	1/2	4:28	—
	Drew Dober	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	5/6	83%	1/1	1:16	—
	Drew Dober	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Davi Ramos

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Islam Makhachev43/9545%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:39KD 1

Davi Ramos7/5812%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	10/25	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Davi Ramos	2/24	8%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Davi Ramos	5/32	16%	0/1	0:25	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	14/23	61%	0/0	4:39	1
	Davi Ramos	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Arman Tsarukyan

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik • Apr 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Islam Makhachev14/2070%TD 4/9Ctrl 6:07

Arman Tsarukyan13/4330%TD 1/12Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	6/9	67%	1/4	1:45	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	4/12	33%	1/7	1:25	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	4/7	57%	1/3	1:52	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	4/11	36%	0/2	0:21	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	4/4	100%	2/2	2:30	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	5/20	25%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kajan Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:43

Islam Makhachev7/1839%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:28

Kajan Johnson7/1741%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	7/18	39%	1/1	1:28	—
	Kajan Johnson	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Jan 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:57

Islam Makhachev3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Gleison Tibau2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	3/6	50%	0/0	0:01	1
	Gleison Tibau	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nik Lentz

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie • Feb 2017Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Islam Makhachev43/5874%TD 5/5Ctrl 11:53

Nik Lentz13/3537%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	9/9	100%	2/2	4:31	—
	Nik Lentz	6/9	67%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	11/24	46%	1/1	3:51	—
	Nik Lentz	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	23/25	92%	2/2	3:31	—
	Nik Lentz	2/12	17%	0/2	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Chris Wade

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson • Sep 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Islam Makhachev12/1963%TD 4/4Ctrl 8:55

Chris Wade5/1729%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	2/5	40%	1/1	1:02	—
	Chris Wade	4/7	57%	0/0	3:15	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	7/8	88%	1/1	3:40	—
	Chris Wade	0/7	0%	0/0	0:40	—

R3	Islam Makhachev	3/6	50%	2/2	4:13	—
	Chris Wade	1/3	33%	0/0	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Adriano Martins

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:46

Islam Makhachev4/1527%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Adriano Martins3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	4/15	27%	0/0	0:02	—
	Adriano Martins	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Leo Kuntz

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:38

Islam Makhachev32/5064%TD 3/5Ctrl 3:00

Leo Kuntz7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Islam Makhachev	21/33	64%	2/4	1:42	—
	Leo Kuntz	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Islam Makhachev	11/17	65%	1/1	1:18	—
	Leo Kuntz	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com