Welterweight
Islam Makhachev
28-1-0 UFC 17-1-0
5'10"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
1991-10-27Born
3KO wins
8Sub wins
64.7%Finish rate
11:00Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
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
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
18 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Jack Della Maddalena 8-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · 2025-11-15
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 · 2025-01-18
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 · 2024-06-01
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 · 2023-10-21
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 · 2023-02-11
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 · 2022-10-22
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 · 2022-02-26
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 · 2021-10-30
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 · 2021-07-17
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 · 2021-03-06
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 · 2019-09-07
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 · 2019-04-20
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 · 2018-07-28
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 · 2018-01-20
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 · 2017-02-11
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 · 2016-09-17
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 · 2015-10-03
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 · 2015-05-23
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Islam Makhachev) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
2025-11-15 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Renato Moicano | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 311
2025-01-18 |
UFC | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Dustin Poirier | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC 302
2024-06-01 |
UFC | 5 | 2:42 |
| W | Alexander Volkanovski | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC 294
2023-10-21 |
UFC | 1 | 3:06 |
| W | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 284
2023-02-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Charles Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 280
2022-10-22 |
UFC | 2 | 3:16 |
| W | Bobby Green | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
2022-02-26 |
UFC | 1 | 3:23 |
| W | Dan Hooker | Submission (kimura) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Thiago Moisés | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
2021-07-17 |
UFC | 4 | 2:38 |
| W | Drew Dober | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 259
2021-03-06 |
UFC | 3 | 1:37 |
| W | Davi Ramos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 242
2019-09-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Arman Tsarukyan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
2019-04-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kajan Johnson | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-07-28 |
UFC | 1 | 4:43 |
| W | Gleison Tibau | KO (punch) | UFC 220
2018-01-20 |
UFC | 1 | 0:57 |
| W | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 208
2017-02-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Wade | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2016-09-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Adriano Martins | KO (punch) | UFC 192
2015-10-03 |
UFC | 1 | 1:46 |
| W | Leo Kuntz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 187
2015-05-23 |
UFC | 2 | 2:38 |
| W | Ivica Trušček | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | M-1 Challenge 51
2014-09-07 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 4:45 |
| W | Yuri Ivlev | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge 49
2014-06-07 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 1:49 |
| W | Rander Junio | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 41
2013-08-21 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mansour Barnaoui | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 38
2013-04-09 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anatoly Kormilkin | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | Lion's Fights 2
2012-09-02 |
Lion's Fights | 1 | 3:17 |
| W | Migel Grigoryan | Submission (triangle choke) | Siberian FC 1
2011-12-15 |
Siberian FC | 1 | 4:25 |
| W | Vladimir Egoyan | Decision (split) | ProFC 29
2011-07-02 |
ProFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Magomed Ibragimov | Submission (triangle choke) | Tsumada FC 5
2011-07-01 |
Tsumada FC | 2 | 3:15 |
| W | Martiros Grigoryan | TKO (punches) | ProFC 28
2011-05-06 |
ProFC | 1 | 2:52 |
| W | Tengiz Khuchua | KO (punch) | M-1: Selection Ukraine 2010
2011-02-12 |
M-1 | 1 | 0:30 |
| W | Magomed Bekbolatov | Decision (unanimous) | Tsumada FC 4
2010-08-01 |
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.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.