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Islam Makhachev

Fighter profile

Islam Makhachev

WW28-1-0P4P #1Div #1Champion
Form
6.7
6.7
9.3
8.4
5.7
96
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
66
Boxing
69
Kicking
40
Clinch
73
Striking def.
89
Wrestling off.
99
Wrestling def.
96
Ground game
99
Submissions
98
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age34
Height5'10"
Reach70"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleGrappler
CountryRUS
Pro debut2010
UFC record17-1-0
Last fight2025-11-15
Octagon time198.3 min
Avg fight11.0 min
Career length16y 0m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysuspensionfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 3 divisions:16 LW · 1 WW (now) · 1 CW

Striking offense1489
20th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1552
100th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1570
100th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1579
99th
WW avg 1505
Momentum93
100th
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 28-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
17win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (18%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
8 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (35%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(—) 0
5 (45%)Submission(—) 0
4 (36%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes485
Sig. accuracy58%
Sig. attempted830
Total strikes1162
Total attempted1624
Knockdowns4
Head344
Body114
Leg27
Distance278
Clinch89
Ground118

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed287
Sig. defense62%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.143
Body abs.94
Leg abs.50
Distance abs.206
Clinch abs.62
Ground abs.19

Grappling · offense

Takedowns41
TD accuracy56%
TD attempted73
Sub att.13
Reversals3
Control time101:28

Grappling · defense

TD defense91%
TDs absorbed2
TD att. faced23
Sub att. faced4
Controlled time15:18

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 18 UFC fights · 198:16 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Islam has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
400W–104Lwin 79.4%div #124/300pct 59th
WinsStrong
373W–97Lwin 79.4%div #95/273pct 66th
LossesAverage
27W–7Lwin 79.4%div #151/291pct 48th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1616 elodiv #6/300pct 98th
WinsElite
1618 elodiv #4/273pct 99th
LossesStrong
1580 elodiv #67/291pct 77th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall69W–34L67.0%
Wins69W–34L67.0%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Islam, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+3.84u+21.3% ROI

over 18 close-line bets

Average odds
-347

78% implied

As favorite
17W–1L

ROI +21.3%

Avg -347

As underdog
—

ROI —

Avg —

Based on 18 of 18 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.