Islam Makhachev
17W · 1L
Southpaw
Welterweight
Lightweight
65% finish rate94% as favorite
1545
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1544.9Contender↗
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#7of 74 active
Age
34
Oct 27, 1991
Height
5'10" (177.8 cm)
Reach
177.8 cm
Win Rate
94.4%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
2.45
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
1.45
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.00
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
61%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
3.10
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
91%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
Sub_Avg
Active wrestlerElite TD defenseElusive strikerSubmission threat
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
8.9
Sig. Strikes
2.9
Takedowns
0.9
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (18%)
Submission8 (47%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (100%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
94%
16W – 1L in 17 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Jack Della Maddalena
+14.61545
def. Renato Moicano
+9.61530
def. Dustin Poirier
+6.11521
def. Alexander Volkanovski
+4.71515
def. Alexander Volkanovski
+2.51510
def. Charles Oliveira
+2.31508
def. Bobby Green
+1.71505
def. Dan Hooker
+1.21504
def. Thiago Moises
+0.91502
def. Drew Dober
+0.71501
def. Davi Ramos
+0.21501
def. Arman Tsarukyan
+0.21501
def. Kajan Johnson
+0.11500
def. Gleison Tibau
+0.11500
def. Nik Lentz
0.01500
def. Chris Wade
0.01500
lost to Adriano Martins
0.01500
def. Leo Kuntz
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Michael Morales
1552
Carlos Prates
1551
Myktybek Orolbai
1550
Gabriel Bonfim
1548
Jacobe Smith
1547
Michael Page
1547
Islam Makhachev
1545
Uros Medic
1540
Fight History (18 fights)
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · Jan 18, 2025
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · Feb 11, 2023
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · Oct 22, 2022
vs Bobby Green
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · Feb 26, 2022
vs Dan Hooker
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · Jul 17, 2021
vs Drew Dober
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
vs Davi Ramos
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 7, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · Apr 20, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Jan 20, 2018
vs Nik Lentz
UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · Feb 11, 2017
vs Chris Wade
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · Sep 17, 2016
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 3, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →vs Leo Kuntz
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015