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Featherweight · “Mr. Finland”

Makwan Amirkhani

20-11-0 UFC 7-7-0
Submission Efficiency Chain Wrestling Finisher Gets Dropped
5'10"Height
72"Reach
SouthpawStance
37Age
1KO wins
4Sub wins
71.4%Finish rate
9:12Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 7.0 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 43.2 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 30.1 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 18.0 of 100 Wrestling — Strong, rated 94.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 24.3 of 100 Grappling — Strong, rated 85.1 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 85.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Strong 94
  2. Control Strong 85
  3. Grappling Strong 85
  4. Accuracy Below avg 43
  5. Striking D Below avg 30
  6. TD Defense Weak 24
  7. Durability Weak 18
  8. Striking Weak 7
Submission Efficiency 4 submission wins from 9 attempts
Chain Wrestling 34 takedowns from 79 attempts · 4.0 landed per 15 min
Finisher 71% of wins by knockout or submission (1 KO, 4 sub)
Gets Dropped knocked down 6 times in 128 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.33
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.98
Striking accuracy44.2%
Striking defense46.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.12
Takedowns / 15 min3.96
Takedown accuracy43.0%
Takedown defense35.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.05
Control time34.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-6

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
November 2, 2019 vs Shane Burgos — 1.51/min (L) Nov '19 July 11, 2020 vs Danny Henry — 0.62/min (W) — only 3.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '20 October 10, 2020 vs Edson Barboza — 0.73/min (L) Oct '20 June 5, 2021 vs Kamuela Kirk — 1.33/min (L) Jun '21 October 30, 2021 vs Lerone Murphy — 0.76/min (L) Oct '21 March 19, 2022 vs Mike Grundy — 0.0/min (W) — only 0.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '22 July 23, 2022 vs Jonathan Pearce — 1.2/min (L) Jul '22 March 18, 2023 vs Jack Shore — 1.06/min (L) Mar '23

Fight history

14 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jack Shore 16-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:27 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · March 18, 2023
10/24Sig. strikes
28/46Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jonathan Pearce 12-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:10 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · July 23, 2022
11/22Sig. strikes
90/112Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mike Grundy 12-3 walk-in Submission · R1 0:57 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
0/1Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Lerone Murphy 10-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:14 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · October 30, 2021
4/6Sig. strikes
4/5Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
4:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kamuela Kirk 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · June 5, 2021
20/49Sig. strikes
28/63Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
6:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Edson Barboza 20-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
11/39Sig. strikes
32/74Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
3:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Danny Henry 12-3 walk-in Submission · R1 3:15 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · July 11, 2020
2/6Sig. strikes
6/16Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Shane Burgos 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:32 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · November 2, 2019
22/48Sig. strikes
105/155Absorbed
3/19Takedowns
4:19Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Chris Fishgold 18-2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:25 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · June 1, 2019
9/27Sig. strikes
16/52Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:59Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Jason Knight 20-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 27, 2018
27/62Sig. strikes
29/88Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Arnold Allen 11-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · March 18, 2017
17/46Sig. strikes
32/74Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
5:35Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Mike Wilkinson 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · February 27, 2016
32/50Sig. strikes
13/23Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
10:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Masio Fullen 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:41 — UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne · June 20, 2015
0/0Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:19Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Andy Ogle 9-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:08 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
6/7Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
20-11-0Pro record
Finnfighters' Gym (formerly)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 14
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 3
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 14
Cage 5
Ice Cage Fighting 3
Oktagon 2
TF 2
Fight for Glory 1
StandUpWar 1
Botnia Punishment 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 31 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Theo Kolehmainen Submission (anaconda choke) Ice Cage Fighting 5
September 6, 2025
 Ice Cage Fighting 1 0:47
W Joni Salovaara Decision (unanimous) Ice Cage Fighting 4
May 3, 2025
 Ice Cage Fighting 3 5:00
W Fernando Flores Submission (anaconda choke) Ice Cage Fighting 3
December 28, 2024
 Ice Cage Fighting 3 3:52
L Attila Korkmaz Submission (rear-naked choke) Oktagon 58
June 8, 2024
 Oktagon 3 3:37
L Mochamed Machaev KO (punches) Oktagon 54
March 2, 2024
 Oktagon 3 0:06
L Jack Shore Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 286
March 18, 2023
 UFC 2 4:27
L Jonathan Pearce TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
July 23, 2022
 UFC 2 4:10
W Mike Grundy Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022
 UFC 1 0:57
L Lerone Murphy KO (knee) UFC 267
October 30, 2021
 UFC 2 0:14
L Kamuela Kirk Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
June 5, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 10, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Danny Henry Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 251
July 12, 2020
 UFC 1 3:15
L Shane Burgos TKO (punches) UFC 244
November 2, 2019
 UFC 3 4:32
W Chris Fishgold Submission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
June 1, 2019
 UFC 2 4:25
W Jason Knight Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
May 27, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Arnold Allen Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
March 18, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Mike Wilkinson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
February 27, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Masio Fullen Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne
June 20, 2015
 UFC 1 1:41
W Andy Ogle TKO (flying knee and punches) UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015
 UFC 1 0:08
W Yohan Guerin Decision (unanimous) Cage 26
April 5, 2014
 Cage 3 5:00
L Adam Ward Decision (unanimous) Cage 24: Turku 3
November 9, 2013
 Cage 3 5:00
W Nayeb Hezam Submission (anaconda choke) Fight for Glory: First Round
April 6, 2013
 Fight for Glory 1 3:58
W Tom Duquesnoy Technical Submission (anaconda choke) Cage 21: Turku 2
February 2, 2013
 Cage 1 1:50
W Semen Tyrlya Submission (modified rear-naked choke) StandUpWar 3: Rising Stars
October 27, 2012
 StandUpWar 1 3:03
W Johannes Isaksson Submission (leg lock) Botnia Punishment 12
September 14, 2012
 Botnia Punishment 1 1:50
W Kari Päivinen Submission (guillotine choke) Lappeenranta Fight Night 7
April 14, 2012
 Lappeenranta Fight Night 1 2:23
W Aleksejs Povulans Decision (unanimous) Cage 18: Turku
March 3, 2012
 Cage 2 5:00
W Lauri Väätäinen Submission (heel hook) Cage 16: 1st Defense
October 8, 2011
 Cage 1 0:50
L Viktor Tomasevic Submission (triangle choke) Karkkila Fight Night 1
June 18, 2011
 Karkkila Fight Night 1 2:45
W Markus Rytöhonka Submission (triangle choke) TF: Turku Sport & Extreme Expo
April 9, 2011
 TF 1 —
W Tadas Aleksonis Submission (rear-naked choke) TF 2: Champions Are Here
October 23, 2010
 TF 1 1:21

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Makwan Amirkhani) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.3 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 44.2% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 46.1% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 4.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 43.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 35.7% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.6
Control time 34.6% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 71.4% avg 45.1%