Featherweight

Makwan Amirkhani

Last fought: Mar 2023

RECORD

Pro

17-9-0

UFC

7-7-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:12
Fight Completion Rate	61.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.84
% Fights Inside the Distance	64.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	43-24 (64.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	12-12 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	31-12 (72.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	42.4%
% Time in Control	34.6%
% Time Controlled	22.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.03
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.76
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.73
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.9%
Distance Strike Defense	58.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.94
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.83
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	7.18
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.29
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.03
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.22

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 Featherweight field

Makwan Amirkhani 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	Makwan Amirkhani
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	-1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	43.0%
Takedown Defense	35.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.0
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	5:11
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	57.1%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	9:12
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.5

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	53.8%
Takedown Defense	14.3%
Control Time/Fight	3:13

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jack Shore

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:27

Makwan Amirkhani10/2442%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:31

Jack Shore28/4661%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	6/8	75%	1/1	3:14	—
	Jack Shore	5/14	36%	0/0	0:33	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	4/16	25%	0/2	0:17	—
	Jack Shore	23/32	72%	1/1	1:42	—

LOSS

vs. Jonathan Pearce

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:10

Makwan Amirkhani11/2250%TD 3/7Ctrl 1:25

Jonathan Pearce90/11280%TD 4/5Ctrl 4:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	6/11	55%	3/7	1:25	—
	Jonathan Pearce	46/51	90%	2/3	1:39	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jonathan Pearce	44/61	72%	2/2	3:07	—

WIN

vs. Mike Grundy

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Featherweight

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 0:57

Makwan Amirkhani0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

Mike Grundy0/30%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	0/1	0%	0/0	0:15	—
	Mike Grundy	0/3	0%	1/1	0:31	—

LOSS

vs. Lerone Murphy

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Featherweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 0:14

Makwan Amirkhani4/667%TD 5/7Ctrl 4:05

Lerone Murphy4/580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	3/4	75%	5/6	4:05	—
	Lerone Murphy	0/0	—	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	1/2	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Lerone Murphy	4/5	80%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Kamuela Kirk

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Makwan Amirkhani20/4941%TD 5/9Ctrl 6:50

Kamuela Kirk28/6344%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	6/16	38%	2/5	1:44	—
	Kamuela Kirk	11/23	48%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	6/20	30%	1/1	2:51	—
	Kamuela Kirk	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Makwan Amirkhani	8/13	62%	2/3	2:15	—
	Kamuela Kirk	4/13	31%	0/0	1:30	—

LOSS

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Makwan Amirkhani11/3928%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:13

Edson Barboza32/7443%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:38KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	4/13	31%	1/2	0:08	—
	Edson Barboza	13/31	42%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	3/15	20%	1/2	0:14	—
	Edson Barboza	12/26	46%	0/0	1:35	2

R3	Makwan Amirkhani	4/11	36%	1/2	2:51	—
	Edson Barboza	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Danny Henry

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Featherweight

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 3:15

Makwan Amirkhani2/633%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

Danny Henry6/1638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	2/6	33%	1/1	0:47	—
	Danny Henry	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Shane Burgos

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:32

Makwan Amirkhani22/4846%TD 3/19Ctrl 4:19

Shane Burgos105/15568%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:31KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	8/14	57%	3/10	2:45	—
	Shane Burgos	6/17	35%	0/0	0:36	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	5/16	31%	0/5	1:16	—
	Shane Burgos	27/44	61%	0/0	1:12	—

R3	Makwan Amirkhani	9/18	50%	0/4	0:18	—
	Shane Burgos	72/94	77%	0/0	1:43	1

WIN

vs. Chris Fishgold

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith • Jun 2019Featherweight

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 2, 4:25

Makwan Amirkhani9/2733%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:59

Chris Fishgold16/5231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	5/15	33%	1/1	2:01	—
	Chris Fishgold	7/23	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	4/12	33%	0/1	0:58	—
	Chris Fishgold	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Knight

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till • May 2018Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Makwan Amirkhani27/6244%TD 3/5Ctrl 0:14

Jason Knight29/8833%TD 0/1Ctrl 6:56KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	9/27	33%	0/1	0:14	—
	Jason Knight	15/42	36%	0/1	1:10	2

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	13/25	52%	2/2	0:00	—
	Jason Knight	12/36	33%	0/0	1:42	—

R3	Makwan Amirkhani	5/10	50%	1/2	0:00	—
	Jason Knight	2/10	20%	0/0	4:04	—

LOSS

vs. Arnold Allen

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Makwan Amirkhani17/4637%TD 4/12Ctrl 5:35

Arnold Allen32/7443%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	6/13	46%	2/3	1:49	—
	Arnold Allen	8/29	28%	1/2	1:58	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	3/7	43%	1/2	2:24	—
	Arnold Allen	10/17	59%	0/0	2:13	—

R3	Makwan Amirkhani	8/26	31%	1/7	1:22	—
	Arnold Allen	14/28	50%	2/4	1:24	—

WIN

vs. Mike Wilkinson

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping • Feb 2016Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Makwan Amirkhani32/5064%TD 4/7Ctrl 10:03

Mike Wilkinson13/2357%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	12/21	57%	1/1	4:19	—
	Mike Wilkinson	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Makwan Amirkhani	7/11	64%	2/3	3:39	—
	Mike Wilkinson	3/5	60%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Makwan Amirkhani	13/18	72%	1/3	2:05	—
	Mike Wilkinson	10/18	56%	0/0	2:22	—

WIN

vs. Masio Fullen

UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne • Jun 2015Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:41

Makwan Amirkhani0/0—TD 1/1Ctrl 1:19

Masio Fullen1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	0/0	—	1/1	1:19	—
	Masio Fullen	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andy Ogle

UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson • Jan 2015Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:08

Makwan Amirkhani6/786%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Andy Ogle0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Makwan Amirkhani	6/7	86%	0/0	0:02	1
	Andy Ogle	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

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