Islam Makhachev
19 UFC Fights | 95% Win Rate | 11 Finishes (61%)
Islam Makhachev UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Islam Makhachev is 18-1 in the UFC across 19 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 8 by submission and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 29-1, 11-0 of it outside the UFC. Makhachev competes at lightweight as a southpaw submission artist, standing 5'10" with a 70" reach at 34 years old. The last bout was a win over Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision in Aug 2026.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 97th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (1.4/min).
Islam Makhachev's UFC win rate is 95% (18 of 19 fights), and 61% of those wins came by finish. Makhachev averages 2.3 takedowns per fight at 56% accuracy and stops 91% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 29-1
- UFC Record
- 18-1
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 70"
- Age
- 34
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- W vs Ian Machado Garry · Decision - Unanimous · Aug 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Islam Makhachev's Last 5 Fights
Makhachev is 5-0 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Ian Machado Garry · Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 · UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry · Aug 2026
- Win vs Jack Della Maddalena · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · Nov 2025
- Win vs Renato Moicano · Submission · R1 4:05 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · Jan 2025
- Win vs Dustin Poirier · Submission · R5 2:42 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 2024
- Win vs Alexander Volkanovski · KO/TKO · R1 3:06 · UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Oct 2023
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Islam Makhachev vs Average
Islam Makhachev lands 9.6 strikes in R1 but 10.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Islam Makhachev's UFC Fight History
19 UFC fights on record (18-1), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W★ | Ian Machado Garry | Decision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry | 2026-08-15 |
| W★ | Jack Della Maddalena | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | 2025-11-15 |
| W★ | Renato Moicano | Submission | R1 · 4:05 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | 2025-01-18 |
| W★ | Dustin Poirier | Submission | R5 · 2:42 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | 2024-06-01 |
| W★ | Alexander Volkanovski | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:06 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | 2023-10-21 |
| W★ | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | 2023-02-11 |
| W★ | Charles Oliveira | Submission | R2 · 3:16 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | 2022-10-22 |
| W | King Green | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:23 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | 2022-02-26 |
| W | Dan Hooker | Submission | R1 · 2:25 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | 2021-10-30 |
| W | Thiago Moises | Submission | R4 · 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises | 2021-07-17 |
| W | Drew Dober | Submission | R3 · 1:37 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | 2021-03-06 |
| W | Davi Ramos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | 2019-09-07 |
| W | Arman Tsarukyan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | 2019-04-20 |
| W | Kajan Johnson | Submission | R1 · 4:43 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | 2018-07-28 |
| W | Gleison Tibau | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:57 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou | 2018-01-20 |
| W | Nik Lentz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie | 2017-02-11 |
| W | Chris Wade | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | 2016-09-17 |
| L | Adriano Martins | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:46 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 2015-10-03 |
| W | Leo Kuntz | Submission | R2 · 2:38 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
How Makhachev Ranks at Lightweight
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