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Islam Makhachev

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Islam Makhachev's profile at Tapology 

Rank State: California
Age: 33
Last 5: W W W W W
Association: Eagles MMA
Pro Debut Date: 2010-08-01
Pro Record: 27-1-0
Current Ranking:
#1 Lightweight
#1 Pound-For-Pound
#2 Division Dominance
'Big League' Record: 21-1-0
Last 3 Years: 5-0-0
Win Finish %: 66.7%
Combat Age: 37
Quality Perf. %: 89.3%
Last Quality Perf.: 2025-01-18
540 Metric: .714
Rating Points: 3298
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2025

#1 Lightweight

All-Time Rank:

#18 Absolute

#2 Lightweight
Last Fight Date: 1/18/2025 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#9 LW] Renato Carneiro
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W L
Last Loss Date: 10/03/2015
Last Loss: [#469 LW] Adriano Martins
Opponent's Last 5: NC L L W L
UFC Record: 16-1-0
Octagon Time: 2:53:16
Title Bouts: 5-0-0
Longest Win Streak: 15 (2016-2025, active)
UFC Debut: 2015-05-23
Last UFC Fight: 2025-01-18

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Renato Carneiro
#9 Lightweight 		Submission (Brabo Choke)
Round 1
  UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano
Saturday, January 18th 2025
W Dustin Poirier
#4 Lightweight 		Submission (Brabo Choke)
Round 5
  UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Saturday, June 1st 2024
W Alexander Volkanovski
#1 Featherweight 		KO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Saturday, October 21st 2023
W Alexander Volkanovski
#1 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 284 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Saturday, February 11th 2023
W Charles Oliveira
#1 Lightweight 		Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Saturday, October 22nd 2022
W Bobby Green
#18 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs. Green
Saturday, February 26th 2022
W Dan Hooker
#9 Lightweight 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
  UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Saturday, October 30th 2021
W Thiago Moises
#13 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 4
  UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moisés
Saturday, July 17th 2021
W Drew Dober
#12 Lightweight 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 3
  UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Saturday, March 6th 2021
W Davi Ramos
#62 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier
Saturday, September 7th 2019
W Arman Tsarukyan
#97 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 149 - Overeem vs. Oleynik
Saturday, April 20th 2019
W Kajan Johnson
#42 Lightweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 30 - Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Saturday, July 28th 2018
W Gleison Tibau KO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou
Saturday, January 20th 2018
W Nik Lentz
#36 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie
Saturday, February 11th 2017
W Chris Wade
#87 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 94 - Poirier vs. Johnson
Saturday, September 17th 2016
L Adriano Martins
#32 Lightweight 		TKO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson
Saturday, October 3rd 2015
W Leo Kuntz Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015
W Ivica Truscek
#502 Middleweight 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 3
  M-1 Challenge 51 - Fightspirit
Sunday, September 7th 2014
W Yuri Ivlev
#273 Featherweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  M-1 Challenge 49 - Battle in the Mountains
Saturday, June 7th 2014
W Rander Junio
#306 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 41
Wednesday, August 21st 2013
W Mansour Barnaoui
#149 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  M-1 Challenge 38 - Spring Battle
Tuesday, April 9th 2013
W Anatoly Kormilkin Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Lions Fights 2 - Battle of Two Capitals
Sunday, September 2nd 2012
W Migel Grigoryan Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  Siberian Fighting Championship 1
Thursday, December 15th 2011
W Vladimir Egoyan Decision (Split)
Round 2
  ProFC - Union Nation Cup Final
Saturday, July 2nd 2011
W Magomed Ibragimov Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  Tsumada FC 5
Friday, July 1st 2011
W Martiros Grigoryan TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  ProFC - Union Nation Cup 15
Friday, May 6th 2011
W Tengiz Khuchua KO (Punch)
Round 1
  M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010 - The Finals
Saturday, February 12th 2011
W Magomed Bekbolatov Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Tsumada FC 4
Sunday, August 1st 2010
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Renato Carneiro
#9 Lightweight 		  UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano
Saturday, January 18th 2025 		Submission (Brabo Choke)
Round 1
W Dustin Poirier
#4 Lightweight 		  UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Saturday, June 1st 2024 		Submission (Brabo Choke)
Round 5
W Alexander Volkanovski
#1 Featherweight 		  UFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Saturday, October 21st 2023 		KO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Alexander Volkanovski
#1 Featherweight 		  UFC 284 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Saturday, February 11th 2023 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Charles Oliveira
#1 Lightweight 		  UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Saturday, October 22nd 2022 		Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Bobby Green
#18 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs. Green
Saturday, February 26th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Dan Hooker
#9 Lightweight 		  UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Saturday, October 30th 2021 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
W Thiago Moises
#13 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moisés
Saturday, July 17th 2021 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 4
W Drew Dober
#12 Lightweight 		  UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Saturday, March 6th 2021 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 3
W Davi Ramos
#62 Lightweight 		  UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier
Saturday, September 7th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Arman Tsarukyan
#97 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 149 - Overeem vs. Oleynik
Saturday, April 20th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Kajan Johnson
#42 Lightweight 		  UFC on Fox 30 - Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Saturday, July 28th 2018 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Gleison Tibau   UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou
Saturday, January 20th 2018 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Nik Lentz
#36 Lightweight 		  UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie
Saturday, February 11th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Chris Wade
#87 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 94 - Poirier vs. Johnson
Saturday, September 17th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Adriano Martins
#32 Lightweight 		  UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson
Saturday, October 3rd 2015 		TKO (Punch)
Round 1
W Leo Kuntz   UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Ivica Truscek
#502 Middleweight 		  M-1 Challenge 51 - Fightspirit
Sunday, September 7th 2014 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 3
W Yuri Ivlev
#273 Featherweight 		  M-1 Challenge 49 - Battle in the Mountains
Saturday, June 7th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Rander Junio
#306 Lightweight 		  M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 41
Wednesday, August 21st 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Mansour Barnaoui
#149 Lightweight 		  M-1 Challenge 38 - Spring Battle
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Anatoly Kormilkin   Lions Fights 2 - Battle of Two Capitals
Sunday, September 2nd 2012 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Migel Grigoryan   Siberian Fighting Championship 1
Thursday, December 15th 2011 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Vladimir Egoyan   ProFC - Union Nation Cup Final
Saturday, July 2nd 2011 		Decision (Split)
Round 2
W Magomed Ibragimov   Tsumada FC 5
Friday, July 1st 2011 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Martiros Grigoryan   ProFC - Union Nation Cup 15
Friday, May 6th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tengiz Khuchua   M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010 - The Finals
Saturday, February 12th 2011 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Magomed Bekbolatov   Tsumada FC 4
Sunday, August 1st 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2025   #1 Lightweight 27-1-0
3298
01/01/2025   #1 Lightweight 26-1-0
3298
10/01/2024   #1 Lightweight 26-1-0
3298
07/01/2024   #1 Lightweight 26-1-0
3298
04/01/2024   #1 Lightweight 25-1-0
3166
01/01/2024   #1 Lightweight 25-1-0
3166
10/01/2023   #1 Lightweight 24-1-0
2539
07/01/2023   #1 Lightweight 24-1-0
2539
04/01/2023   #1 Lightweight 24-1-0
2539
01/01/2023 4 #1 Lightweight 23-1-0
2071
10/01/2022 2 #5 Lightweight 22-1-0
731
07/01/2022 1 #7 Lightweight 22-1-0
731
04/01/2022   #6 Lightweight 22-1-0
731
01/01/2022 2 #6 Lightweight 21-1-0
672
10/01/2021 1 #8 Lightweight 20-1-0
514
07/01/2021 3 #9 Lightweight 19-1-0
414
04/01/2021 NR #12 Lightweight 19-1-0
414
10/01/2020 3 #22 Lightweight 18-1-0
278
07/01/2020 2 #19 Lightweight 18-1-0
293
04/01/2020 1 #21 Lightweight 18-1-0
293
01/01/2020 1 #20 Lightweight 18-1-0
293
10/01/2019 1 #19 Lightweight 18-1-0
293
07/01/2019 1 #20 Lightweight 17-1-0
264
04/01/2019 2 #19 Lightweight 16-1-0
254
01/01/2019   #21 Lightweight 16-1-0
254
10/01/2018 14 #21 Lightweight 16-1-0
254
07/01/2018 1 #35 Lightweight 15-1-0
193
04/01/2018 8 #34 Lightweight 15-1-0
193
01/01/2018   #42 Lightweight 14-1-0
169
10/01/2017 3 #42 Lightweight 14-1-0
169
07/01/2017 2 #39 Lightweight 14-1-0
169
04/01/2017 49 #37 Lightweight 14-1-0
169
01/01/2017 3 #86 Lightweight 13-1-0
106
10/01/2016 39 #83 Lightweight 13-1-0
106
07/01/2016   #122 Lightweight 12-1-0
78
04/01/2016 22 #122 Lightweight 12-1-0
80
01/01/2016 35 #100 Lightweight 12-1-0
92
10/01/2015 1 #65 Lightweight 12-0-0
120
07/01/2015 NR #66 Lightweight 12-0-0
120
04/01/2015 8 #152 Welterweight 11-0-0
64
01/01/2015 7 #144 Welterweight 11-0-0
64
10/01/2014 NR #137 Welterweight 11-0-0
64
07/01/2014 25 #91 Lightweight 10-0-0
93
04/01/2014 4 #116 Lightweight 9-0-0
75
01/01/2014 1 #112 Lightweight 9-0-0
75
10/01/2013 86 #111 Lightweight 9-0-0
75
07/01/2013 328 #197 Lightweight 8-0-0
50
04/01/2013 24 #525 Lightweight 7-0-0
24
01/01/2013 27 #501 Lightweight 7-0-0
24
10/01/2012 2 #474 Lightweight 7-0-0
25
07/01/2012 14 #472 Lightweight 6-0-0
25
04/01/2012 25 #458 Lightweight 6-0-0
25
01/01/2012 308 #483 Lightweight 6-0-0
24
10/01/2011 53 #791 Lightweight 5-0-0
18
07/01/2011 NR #844 Lightweight 4-0-0
17


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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