Islam MakhachevGrapplerP4P #1

Welterweight · 28-1 · southpaw

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Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
35
Elo Rating
1852.7

Next fight: vs Kamaru Usman

UFC — 2027-07-02 · Fri, Jul 2, 2027 · 3 rounds

Model win probability
80%/20%
Makhachev / Usman
Stat comparison between Islam Makhachev and Kamaru Usman. A ▸ marks the better value where a higher or lower number is clearly better.
StatIslam MakhachevKamaru Usman
Record28-121-4
Elo rating18531755
Age on fight night3540
Height177.8 cm182.88 cm
Reach177.8 cm193.04 cm
Strikes landed / min2.454.16
Strikes absorbed / min1.452.67
Takedowns / 15 min3.102.79
Takedown defense91%89%

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 91% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 98% of Welterweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 1.45 significant strikes per minute — better than 97% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands 58% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 97% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.45
    Bottom 26%
  • Striking accuracy
    58%
    Top 3%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.45
    Top 3%
  • Striking defense
    61%
    Top 17%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    3.10
    Top 11%
  • Takedown accuracy
    56%
    Top 14%
  • Takedown defense
    91%
    Top 2%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.00
    Top 22%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1695, higher than 98% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1853).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520253:06Volkanovski22:42Poirier4:05Moicano25:00Maddalena25:00Garry
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WIan Machado Garry
UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry
2026-08-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WJack Della MaddalenaTitle
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-11-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WRenato MoicanoTitle
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
2025-01-18 · Submission, R1 4:05
WDustin PoirierTitle
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2024-06-01 · Submission, R5 2:42
WAlexander VolkanovskiTitle
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
2023-10-21 · KO/TKO, R1 3:06
WAlexander VolkanovskiTitle
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2023-02-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WCharles OliveiraTitle
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-10-22 · Submission, R2 3:16
WKing Green
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
2022-02-26 · KO/TKO, R1 3:23
WDan Hooker
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-10-30 · Submission, R1 2:25
WThiago Moises
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
2021-07-17 · Submission, R4 2:38
WDrew Dober
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2021-03-06 · Submission, R3 1:37
WDavi Ramos
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
2019-09-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WArman Tsarukyan
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
2019-04-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WKajan Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-07-28 · Submission, R1 4:43
WGleison Tibau
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2018-01-20 · KO/TKO, R1 0:57
WNik Lentz
UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
2017-02-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WChris Wade
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2016-09-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAdriano Martins
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-10-03 · KO/TKO, R1 1:46
WLeo Kuntz
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
2015-05-23 · Submission, R2 2:38