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Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev

1299 ELO #2

MMA 29-1-0 · UFC 18-1-0 · UFC Welterweight Champion · Dagestan, Russia · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) San Jose · Last fought 23 days ago

Islam Makhachev - UFC Fighter Profile

Islam Makhachev is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Welterweight division as the current champion. Born in Dagestan, Russia, Islam Makhachev has compiled an MMA record of 29-1-0 with a UFC record of 18-1-0. Known for their Sambo fighting style, Islam Makhachev trains at AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) San Jose in Dagestan, Russia. With an ELO rating of 1299, Islam Makhachev ranks #2 out of 2748 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Islam Makhachev has 18 wins in the UFC. Islam Makhachev lands an average of 2.27 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.22 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1299), and have not fought Islam Makhachev before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Max Holloway 24-9-0 34 1256 0.0 43
Mike Malott 7-1-0 34 1121 0.0 178
Rinat Fakhretdinov 6-0-0 34 1089 0.0 210
Bassil Hafez 1-2-0 34 1002 0.0 297
Mickey Gall 6-7-0 34 994 0.0 305
Trevin Giles 7-7-0 34 982 0.0 317

Fight Results Breakdown

19
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Charles Oliveira in 2022
Opponent ELO: 1267

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 10'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Oct 27 1991
Age
34
Peak ELO
1299
ELO Rank
2 of 2748
Strength of Schedule
464-161-6
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1099.9
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1103.6

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.27
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
58%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.42
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
61%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.22
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
54%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.9
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Islam Makhachev Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-08-15 UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Ian Machado Garry U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -333
2025-11-15 UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Jack Della Maddalena U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -370
2025-01-18 UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Renato Moicano SUB D'Arce Choke 1 4:05 Win -
2024-06-01 UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Dustin Poirier SUB D'Arce Choke 5 2:42 Win -
2023-10-21 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Alexander Volkanovski KO/TKO Kick 1 3:06 Win -
2023-02-11 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Alexander Volkanovski U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2022-10-22 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Charles Oliveira SUB Arm Triangle 2 3:16 Win -
2022-02-26 UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green King Green KO/TKO Punches 1 3:23 Win -
2021-10-30 UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Dan Hooker SUB Kimura 1 2:25 Win -
2021-07-17 UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises Thiago Moises SUB Rear Naked Choke 4 2:38 Win -
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Drew Dober SUB Arm Triangle 3 1:37 Win -
2019-09-07 UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier Davi Ramos U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-04-20 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik Arman Tsarukyan U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-07-28 UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Kajan Johnson SUB Armbar 1 4:43 Win -
2018-01-20 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Gleison Tibau KO/TKO Punch 1 0:57 Win -
2017-02-11 UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie Nik Lentz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-09-17 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Chris Wade U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-10-03 UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Adriano Martins KO/TKO Punch 1 1:46 Loss -
2015-05-23 UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier Leo Kuntz SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:38 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Islam Makhachev ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
19 2026-08-15 Ian Machado Garry 1139 Win +9 1299
18 2025-11-15 Jack Della Maddalena 1131 Win +10 1290
17 2025-01-18 Renato Moicano 1131 Win +15 1280
16 2024-06-01 Dustin Poirier 1226 Win +20 1265
15 2023-10-21 Alexander Volkanovski 1204 Win +20 1245
14 2023-02-11 Alexander Volkanovski 1201 Win +16 1225
13 2022-10-22 Charles Oliveira 1267 Win +25 1209
12 2022-02-26 King Green 1068 Win +17 1184
11 2021-10-30 Dan Hooker 1102 Win +19 1167
10 2021-07-17 Thiago Moises 1046 Win +17 1148
9 2021-03-06 Drew Dober 1095 Win +20 1131
8 2019-09-07 Davi Ramos 1066 Win +15 1111
7 2019-04-20 Arman Tsarukyan 1000 Win +12 1096
6 2018-07-28 Kajan Johnson 1036 Win +20 1084
5 2018-01-20 Gleison Tibau 1069 Win +22 1064
4 2017-02-11 Nik Lentz 1080 Win +19 1042
3 2016-09-17 Chris Wade 1054 Win +18 1023
2 2015-10-03 Adriano Martins 1030 Loss -16 1005
1 2015-05-23 Leo Kuntz 1000 Win +21 1021

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