1445LAST RATING · 145 LB

Makwan Amirkhani

Not ranked: last UFC fight 18 Mar 2023, outside the 18-month activity window. 7–7 in the UFC since 2015.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (145 lb). 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.

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7–7UFC record
5 of 7Dominant wins
85Average win score
51stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 4 submission 2 decision
Finish rate71% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 7
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time9:12
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.3 / 3.0
Sig. strike accuracy44%
Takedowns per 15 min4.0
Control time35% of the fight
Best winJason Knight rated 1490 at 145 lb going in

Against the division

How Makwan Amirkhani’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 52 fighters on today’s featherweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every featherweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the featherweight board:No. 3takedownsNo. 5controlNo. 6finish rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
55
84.6
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
58
51st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
87
71%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
2
−1.65
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
0
1.33
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
71
2.98
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
96
3.96
ControlShare of fight time in control
92
35%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

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

On the clock

5 of 7 wins inside the distance, 4 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 7 losses

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

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

Best win: Jason Knight, rated 1490 at 145 lb. Dominant in 5 of 7 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+

145 lb

Not on the featherweight board: last fight at 145 lb on 18 Mar 2023, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1445, after 14 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 145 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
7–7Record at 145 lb
5 of 7Dominant wins
85Average win score
1381Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 4 submission 2 decision
Finish rate71% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 7
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time9:12
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.3 / 3.0
Sig. strike accuracy44%
Takedowns per 15 min4.0
Control time35% of the fight
Best winJason Knight rated 1490 going in

Against the division

How Makwan Amirkhani’s fights at 145 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 42 fighters on today’s featherweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Makwan Amirkhani is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.

Top 10 against the featherweight board:No. 3takedownsNo. 4controlNo. 6finish rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
48
84.6
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
50
51st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
80
71%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
5
−1.65
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
0
1.33
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
76
2.98
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
95
3.96
ControlShare of fight time in control
93
35%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 145 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

5 of 7 wins inside the distance, 4 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 7 losses

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

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

Best win: Jason Knight, rated 1490 at 145 lb. Dominant in 5 of 7 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

14 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
18 Mar 2023Loss11–89Jack ShoresubmissionR2 4:27FeatherweightUFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
23 Jul 2022Loss6–94Jonathan PearceKO/TKOR2 4:10FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
19 Mar 2022Win86–14Mike GrundysubmissionR1 0:57FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
30 Oct 2021Loss11–89Lerone MurphyKO/TKOR2 0:14FeatherweightUFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
5 Jun 2021Loss23–77Kamuela Kirkunanimous decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
10 Oct 2020Loss18–82Edson Barbozaunanimous decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
11 Jul 2020Win87–13Danny HenrysubmissionR1 3:15FeatherweightUFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
2 Nov 2019Loss6–94Shane BurgosKO/TKOR3 4:32FeatherweightUFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
1 Jun 2019Win88–12Chris FishgoldsubmissionR2 4:25FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
27 May 2018Win70–30Jason Knightsplit decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
18 Mar 2017Loss28–72Arnold Allensplit decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
27 Feb 2016Win83–17Mike Wilkinsonunanimous decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
20 Jun 2015Win87–13Masio FullensubmissionR1 1:41FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne
24 Jan 2015Win90–10Andy OgleKO/TKOR1 0:08FeatherweightUFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson