1934RATING · 170 LB
Welterweight rankings

Islam Makhachev

No. 1 at welterweight. Current UFC champion. 18–1 in the UFC since 2015.

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Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb, 155 lb, Catch Weight). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

170 lb155 lbCatch Weight201620182020202220242026
18–1UFC record
12 of 17Dominant wins
87Average win score
76thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came2 KO/TKO 8 submission 7 decision
Finish rate59% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 1
Knockdowns landed5
Average fight time12:12
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.2 / 1.4
Sig. strike accuracy59%
Takedowns per 15 min3.2
Control time51% of the fight
Best winAlexander Volkanovski rated 1889 at 155 lb going in

Figures cover 18 of 19 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Islam Makhachev’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 1hardest to hitNo. 1win streakNo. 3striking accuracyNo. 4dominant winsNo. 5toughest oppositionNo. 6control
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
70
71%
Average win scoreOut of 100
67
87.1
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
93
76th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
56
59%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
60
+0.85
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
7
2.24
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
100
1.40
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
91
3.21
ControlShare of fight time in control
91
51%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

10 of 17 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alexander Volkanovski, rated 1889 at 155 lb. Dominant in 12 of 17 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

No. 1 of 80 active men ranked at welterweight, with a published rating of 1934 across 2 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
2–0Record at 170 lb
0 of 2Dominant wins
83Average win score
1835Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate0% of wins
Stopped in lossesUnbeaten here
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time25:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.0 / 0.9
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min3.3
Control time63% of the fight
Best winJack Della Maddalena rated 1853 going in

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 170 lb; Islam Makhachev has 2 so far. The Career tab compares the whole UFC career.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

All 2 wins went to the judges

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Wins
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Jack Della Maddalena, rated 1853 at 170 lb. Dominant in 0 of 2 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

155 lb

Not on the lightweight board: last fight at 155 lb on 18 Jan 2025, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1968, after 16 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 155 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
15–1Record at 155 lb
12 of 15Dominant wins
88Average win score
1594Avg opponent rating
How the wins came2 KO/TKO 8 submission 5 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 1
Knockdowns landed4
Average fight time10:37
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.6 / 1.5
Sig. strike accuracy60%
Takedowns per 15 min3.2
Control time47% of the fight
Best winAlexander Volkanovski rated 1889 going in

Against the division

How Islam Makhachev’s fights at 155 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 65 fighters on today’s lightweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Islam Makhachev is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.

Top 10 against the lightweight board:No. 1hardest to hitNo. 1win streakNo. 3striking accuracyNo. 4controlNo. 4dominant winsNo. 8dominant-win rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
73
80%
Average win scoreOut of 100
78
87.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
86
73rd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
68
67%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
69
+1.07
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
5
2.60
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
100
1.53
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
88
3.18
ControlShare of fight time in control
95
47%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 155 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

10 of 15 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alexander Volkanovski, rated 1889 at 155 lb. Dominant in 12 of 15 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

19 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
15 Aug 2026Win84–16Ian Machado Garryunanimous decisionR5 5:00WelterweightUFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
15 Nov 2025Win82–18Jack Della Maddalenaunanimous decisionR5 5:00WelterweightUFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
18 Jan 2025Win87–13Renato MoicanosubmissionR1 4:05LightweightUFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
1 Jun 2024Win92–8Dustin PoiriersubmissionR5 2:42LightweightUFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
21 Oct 2023Win92–8Alexander VolkanovskiKO/TKOR1 3:06LightweightUFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
11 Feb 2023Win79–21Alexander Volkanovskiunanimous decisionR5 5:00LightweightUFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
22 Oct 2022Win93–7Charles OliveirasubmissionR2 3:16LightweightUFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
26 Feb 2022Win88–12King GreenKO/TKOR1 3:23Catch WeightUFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
30 Oct 2021Win88–12Dan HookersubmissionR1 2:25LightweightUFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
17 Jul 2021Win94–6Thiago MoisessubmissionR4 2:38LightweightUFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
6 Mar 2021Win91–9Drew DobersubmissionR3 1:37LightweightUFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
7 Sep 2019Win87–13Davi Ramosunanimous decisionR3 5:00LightweightUFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
20 Apr 2019Win79–21Arman Tsarukyanunanimous decisionR3 5:00LightweightUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
28 Jul 2018Win87–13Kajan JohnsonsubmissionR1 4:43LightweightUFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
20 Jan 2018Win90–10Gleison TibauKO/TKOR1 0:57LightweightUFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
11 Feb 2017Win85–15Nik Lentzunanimous decisionR3 5:00LightweightUFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
17 Sep 2016Win80–20Chris Wadeunanimous decisionR3 5:00LightweightUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
3 Oct 2015Loss10–90Adriano MartinsKO/TKOR1 1:46LightweightUFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
23 May 2015Win91–9Leo KuntzsubmissionR2 2:38LightweightUFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier