Islam Makhachev

AGE	34 / Oct 27, 1991
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Eagles MMA / American Kickboxing Academy

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 27

KO / TKO

19%

SUBMISSIONS

48%

DECISIONS

33%

Losses 1

KO / TKO

100%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Renato Carneiro	UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan / 18 / 2025	Submission (Brabo Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:05
win	Dustin Poirier	UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun / 01 / 2024	Submission (Brabo Choke) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	2:42
win	Alexander Volkanovski	UFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Oct / 21 / 2023	KO (Head Kick and Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:06
win	Alexander Volkanovski	UFC 284 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Feb / 11 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Charles Oliveira	UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct / 22 / 2022	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:16
win	Bobby Green	UFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs. Green Feb / 26 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:23
win	Dan Hooker	UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct / 30 / 2021	Submission (Kimura) Daniel Movahedi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:25
win	Thiago Moises	UFC on ESPN 26 - Makhachev vs. Moises Jul / 17 / 2021	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	4	2:38
win	Drew Dober	UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar / 06 / 2021	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:37
win	Davi Ramos	UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier Sep / 07 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Peter Hickmott VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Arman Tsarukyan	UFC Fight Night 149 - Overeem vs. Oleynik Apr / 20 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Kajan Johnson	UFC on Fox 30 - Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Jul / 28 / 2018	Submission (Armbar) Andy Social VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:43
win	Gleison Tibau	UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan / 20 / 2018	KO (Punch) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:57
win	Nik Lentz	UFC 208 - Holm vs. De Randamie Feb / 11 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin MacDonald VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Chris Wade	UFC Fight Night 94 - Poirier vs. Johnson Sep / 17 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Adriano Martins	UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson Oct / 03 / 2015	KO (Punch) Frank Collazo VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:46
win	Leo Kuntz	UFC 187 - Johnson vs. Cormier May / 23 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:38
win	Ivica Truscek	M-1 Challenge 51 - Fightspirit Sep / 07 / 2014	Submission (Triangle Choke) Marco Broersen	3	4:45
win	Yuri Ivlev	M-1 Challenge 49 - Battle in the Mountains Jun / 07 / 2014	Submission (Armbar) Vyacheslav Kiselev	1	3:10
win	Rander Junio	M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 41 Aug / 21 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Mika Sinkkonen	3	5:00
win	Mansour Barnaoui	M-1 Challenge 38 - Spring Battle Apr / 09 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Anatoly Kormilkin	Lion's Fights 2 - Battle of Two Capitals Sep / 02 / 2012	Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke)	1	3:17
win	Migel Grigoryan	SFC - Siberian Fighting Championship 1 Dec / 15 / 2011	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	4:25
win	Vladimir Egoyan	ProFC - Union Nation Cup Final Jul / 02 / 2011	Decision (Split)	2	5:00
win	Magomed Ibragimov	TFC 5 - Tsumada Fighting Championship Jul / 01 / 2011	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	3:15
win	Martiros Grigoryan	ProFC - Union Nation Cup 15 May / 06 / 2011	TKO (Punches)	1	2:52
win	Tengiz Khuchua	M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010 - The Finals Feb / 12 / 2011	KO (Punch)	1	0:30
win	Magomed Bekbolatov	TFC 4 - Tsumada Fighting Championship Aug / 01 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

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