// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Islam Makhachev
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNCHAMPIONWELTERWEIGHT

Islam
Makhachev

NICKNAME"N/A"·RUSSIA
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
29-1-0
CURRENT FORM
5W STREAK
CURRENT GYM
NOT LISTED
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Islam Makhachev
FIGHTER 000
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
5'10"
AGE
34
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
30 BOUTS
WIN
29
LOSS
1
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
97%
29/30 bouts
FINISH RATE
63%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS5W STREAK · 5-0
WWWWW
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 48% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
2.45
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
58%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
1.45
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
62%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
3.10
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
18%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
91%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.98
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (29)
n = 29
KO/TKO · 5
SUB · 14
DEC · 11
5
KO/TKO
17%
14
SUB
48%
11
DEC
38%
// LOSSES (1)
n = 1
KO/TKO · 1
1
KO/TKO
100%
0
SUB
0%
0
DEC
0%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
63% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 5 fights
17%
SUBANY ROUND · 14 fights
48%
DECFULL FIGHT · 11 fights
38%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER25TD DEFENSE100GRAPPLING61CHIN80STRIKING54CARDIO74AGGRESSION31SUB THREAT80STR DEFENSE95RECOVERY100
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: TD Defense. Lowest scored axis: KO Power.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power25
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense100
NOT ON FILE

Grappling61
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking54
NOT ON FILE

Cardio74
NOT ON FILE

Aggression31
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat80
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense95
NOT ON FILE

Recovery100
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power25 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling61 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking54 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio74 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression31 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense95 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100AUG 2010WAUG 2010WFEB 2011WMAY 2011WJUL 2011WJUL 2011WDEC 2011WSEP 2012WAPR 2013WAUG 2013WJUN 2014WSEP 2014WMAY 2015LOCT 2015WSEP 2016WFEB 2017WJAN 2018WJUL 2018WAPR 2019WSEP 2019WMAR 2021WJUL 2021WOCT 2021WFEB 2022WOCT 2022WFEB 2023WOCT 2023WJUN 2024WJAN 2025WJAN 2025WNOV 2025WAUG 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 52, DEC R2.
  3. Start, FEB 2011, momentum score 63, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, MAY 2011, momentum score 73, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, JUL 2011, momentum score 83, SUB R2.
  6. Start, JUL 2011, momentum score 90, DEC R2.
  7. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  8. Start, SEP 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  9. Start, APR 2013, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  10. Start, AUG 2013, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  11. Start, JUN 2014, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  12. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  13. Start, MAY 2015, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  14. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  15. Start, SEP 2016, momentum score 97, DEC R3.
  16. Start, FEB 2017, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  17. Start, JAN 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  18. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  19. Start, APR 2019, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  20. Start, SEP 2019, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  21. Start, MAR 2021, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  22. Start, JUL 2021, momentum score 100, SUB R4.
  23. Start, OCT 2021, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  24. Start, FEB 2022, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  25. Start, OCT 2022, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  26. Start, FEB 2023, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  27. Start, OCT 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  28. Start, JUN 2024, momentum score 100, SUB R5.
  29. Start, JAN 2025, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  30. Start, JAN 2025, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  31. Start, NOV 2025, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  32. Start, AUG 2026, momentum score 100, DEC R5.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Grigoryan), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
31/31 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
6
19%
-
-
-
-
6
total
SUB
7
23%
3
10%
2
6%
1
3%
1
3%
14
total
DEC
-
2
6%
6
19%
-
3
10%
11
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 6 of 31 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
35%, fights often go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Nurmagomedov School
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
WRESTLING-HEAVYCAGE DEFENSE

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
31 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

W
VS Ian GarryAug 15, 2026
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 330 - Makhachev vs. Garry
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Jack Della MaddalenaNov 15, 2025
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Renato CarneiroJan 18, 2025
SubmissionR1 · 4:05
UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Brabo Choke)
W
VS Renato MoicanoJan 18, 2025
SubmissionR1 · 4:05
UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Brabo Choke)
W
VS Dustin PoirierJun 1, 2024
SubmissionR5 · 2:42
UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Brabo Choke)
W
VS Alexander VolkanovskiOct 21, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 3:06
UFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Head Kick and Punches)
W
VS Alexander VolkanovskiFeb 11, 2023
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 284 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Charles OliveiraOct 22, 2022
SubmissionR2 · 3:16
UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
W
VS King GreenFeb 26, 2022
KO/TKOR1 · 3:23
UFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs. Green
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Dan HookerOct 30, 2021
SubmissionR1 · 2:25
UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
W
VS Thiago MoisesJul 17, 2021
SubmissionR4 · 2:38
UFC on ESPN 26 - Makhachev vs. Moises
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Drew DoberMar 6, 2021
SubmissionR3 · 1:37
UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
// FAQ · 09_

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Welterweight. Professional record 29-1. Reigning Welterweight champion.

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