Islam Makhachev
UFC record 18-1-0 · professional record 28-1-0
- Age
- 34 (born Oct 27, 1991)
- Height
- 178 cm (5' 10")
- Reach
- 178 cm (70")
- Leg reach
- 103 cm (41")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Russia
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Sambo
- Gym
- AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) San Jose
- UFC debut
- May 23, 2015
- Last fight
- Aug 15, 2026
6 fight-night bonuses: 3 Performance of the Night, 3 Fight of the Night.
Title reigns
| Division | Won | Ended | How it ended | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Oct 22, 2022 | Jun 28, 2025 | Vacated or stripped | 4 |
| Welterweight | Nov 15, 2025 | — | Current champion | 1 |
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.27
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 58%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 1.42
- Sig. strike defence
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 3.22
- Takedown accuracy
- 54%
- Takedown defence
- 91%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.87
- Knockdowns
- 5
- Sig. strikes landed
- 507
- Takedowns landed
- 48
- Total fight time
- 3h 43m 16s
- Control time
- 1h 53m 58s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ian Machado Garry | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry | Aug 15, 2026 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| W | Jack Della Maddalena | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | Nov 15, 2025 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Renato Moicano | Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground | 1 | 4:05 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | Jan 18, 2025 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Dustin Poirier | Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground | 5 | 2:42 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | Jun 1, 2024 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 2 |
| W | Alexander Volkanovski | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:06 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | Oct 21, 2023 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | Feb 11, 2023 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Charles Oliveira | Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control | 2 | 3:16 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | Oct 22, 2022 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| W | King Green | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control | 1 | 3:23 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | Feb 26, 2022 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Dan Hooker | Submission · Kimura From Side Control | 1 | 2:25 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | Oct 30, 2021 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| W | Thiago Moises | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 4 | 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises | Jul 17, 2021 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Drew Dober | Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard | 3 | 1:37 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Mar 6, 2021 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| W | Davi Ramos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Sep 7, 2019 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Arman Tsarukyan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | Apr 20, 2019 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Kajan Johnson | Submission · Armbar From Mount | 1 | 4:43 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | Jul 28, 2018 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Gleison Tibau | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:57 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou | Jan 20, 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie | Feb 11, 2017 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 0 |
| W | Chris Wade | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | Sep 17, 2016 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| L | Adriano Martins | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:46 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Oct 3, 2015 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Leo Kuntz | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:38 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | May 23, 2015 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 |