UFC Welterweight Title Bout

Islam Makhachev

Record: 18-1-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 70"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Oct 27, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 19
Minutes: 223.3
Knockdowns: 5
Sig. accuracy: 58.0%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 54.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 13
Control / 15: 7:39

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted507/874

Accuracy58.0%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head69.6%
Body23.1%
Leg7.3%

Position

Distance57.8%
Clinch18.7%
Ground23.5%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head47.5%
Body34.8%
Leg17.7%

Position absorbed

Distance72.2%
Clinch21.8%
Ground6.0%

Grappling

For

Takedowns48/88

TD accuracy54.5%

TD per 153.2

Sub attempts13

Subs per 150.9

Reversals3

Control113:58

Control per 157:39

Against

Takedowns absorbed2/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced4

Control conceded15:52

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.6	58.3%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.3	50.4%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1.2/1.7	70.6%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1.2/3	40.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1/2.3	44.4%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Ian Machado Garry
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado GarryAug 15, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 22/44 · TD 7/15 · Ctrl 12:30
Win vs Jack Della Maddalena
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. MakhachevNov 15, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 30/57 · TD 4/4 · Ctrl 19:10
Win vs Renato Moicano
Submission · Round 1 · 4:05
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. MoicanoJan 18, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 6/19 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 1:27
Win vs Dustin Poirier
Submission · Round 5 · 2:42
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierJun 1, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 88/156 · TD 5/16 · Ctrl 10:23
Win vs Alexander Volkanovski
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:06
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2Oct 21, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 24/29 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:19
Win vs Alexander Volkanovski
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. VolkanovskiFeb 11, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 57/95 · TD 4/9 · Ctrl 7:37
Win vs Charles Oliveira
Submission · Round 2 · 3:16
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. MakhachevOct 22, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 30/41 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 5:05
Win vs King Green
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:23
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. GreenFeb 26, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 14/32 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 1:57
Win vs Dan Hooker
Submission · Round 1 · 2:25
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraOct 30, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 2/3 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 1:48
Win vs Thiago Moises
Submission · Round 4 · 2:38
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. MoisesJul 17, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 61/92 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 8:11

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