Fighter profile

Islam Makhachev

Welterweight · UFC record 18-1 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 15 Aug 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)75

Power74

Striking defense91

Takedown defense94

WrestlingProvisional measure90

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 detailed fights; as of Sat 15 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING83.9

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED84.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 35

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 50 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 15 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed10.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed6.3per round

Striking differential+3.8per round

Takedown attempts1.76per round

Takedown defense91.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate61.1%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 10.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 6.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +3.8
Striking accuracy: 58.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 61.5%
Knockdowns per round: 0.10
Target: head / body / leg: 69.6% / 23.1% / 7.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 57.8% / 18.7% / 23.5%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.76
Takedowns landed per round: 0.96
Takedown accuracy: 54.5%
Takedown defense: 91.3%
Control time per round: 2:17
Submission attempts per round: 0.26
Reversals per round: 0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 18-1-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 61.1%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 8 · 7
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 5 / 2
Average fight time: 11:48 (over 17 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Islam Makhachev — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 15 Aug 2026	Ian Machado Garry	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Sat 15 Nov 2025	Jack Della Maddalena	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Sat 18 Jan 2025	Renato Moicano	W	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 4:05	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Dustin Poirier	W	SUB D'Arce Choke	R5 2:42	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 21 Oct 2023	Alexander Volkanovski	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 3:06	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

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Islam Makhachev — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Feb 2023	Alexander Volkanovski	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Sat 22 Oct 2022	Charles Oliveira	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 3:16	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Sat 26 Feb 2022	King Green	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:23	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Sat 30 Oct 2021	Dan Hooker	W	SUB Kimura	R1 2:25	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Sat 17 Jul 2021	Thiago Moises	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R4 2:38	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Drew Dober	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 1:37	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 7 Sep 2019	Davi Ramos	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Sat 20 Apr 2019	Arman Tsarukyan	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
Sat 28 Jul 2018	Kajan Johnson	W	SUB Armbar	R1 4:43	UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Sat 20 Jan 2018	Gleison Tibau	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:57	UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Sat 11 Feb 2017	Nik Lentz	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
Sat 17 Sep 2016	Chris Wade	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Sat 3 Oct 2015	Adriano Martins	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:46	UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Sat 23 May 2015	Leo Kuntz	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:38	UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier

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