Islam Makhachev
Welterweight · ORCA rating 95/100 · peak 96 · Grappler · 18–1 in 19 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Islam Makhachev is the UFC Welterweight Champion and carries an ORCA rating of 95. Striking defence is the strongest of the four families at 99, the best of 98 active welterweights (significant strikes absorbed per minute 100). The weak side is striking offence, which grades 68, with significant strikes landed per minute grading 18. 11 of 18 UFC wins came inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Welterweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 68 | 51 of 98 | Significant strike accuracy 98 |
| Striking defence | 99 | 1 of 98 | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 100 |
| Grappling offence | 96 | 2 of 98 | Control time, seconds per minute 100 |
| Grappling defence | 91 | 1 of 98 | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 100 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 100. Weakest: Significant strikes landed per minute 18.
Profile
- Division
- Welterweight
- ORCA rating
- 95 (peak 96)
- Welterweight rank
- 1 of 98 active
- Title
- UFC Welterweight Champion
- UFC record
- 18–1
- Pro record
- 29–1
- Graded UFC bouts
- 19
- Style
- Grappler
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Gym
- AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) San Jose
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 2.3
- Significant strike accuracy: 58%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 1.41
- Significant strike defence: 63%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 3.23
- Takedown accuracy: 58%
- Takedown defence: 91%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.9
Fight history
- 2026-08-15 · W vs Ian Machado Garry · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
- 2025-11-15 · W vs Jack Della Maddalena · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
- 2025-01-18 · W vs Renato Moicano · Submission · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
- 2024-06-01 · W vs Dustin Poirier · Submission · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
- 2023-10-21 · W vs Alexander Volkanovski · KO/TKO · UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
- 2023-02-11 · W vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
- 2022-10-22 · W vs Charles Oliveira · Submission · UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
- 2022-02-26 · W vs King Green · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
- 2021-10-30 · W vs Dan Hooker · Submission · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
- 2021-07-17 · W vs Thiago Moises · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
- 2021-03-06 · W vs Drew Dober · Submission · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
- 2019-09-07 · W vs Davi Ramos · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
- 2019-04-20 · W vs Arman Tsarukyan · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
- 2018-07-28 · W vs Kajan Johnson · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
- 2018-01-20 · W vs Gleison Tibau · KO/TKO · UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
- 2017-02-11 · W vs Nik Lentz · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
- 2016-09-17 · W vs Chris Wade · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
- 2015-10-03 · L vs Adriano Martins · KO/TKO · UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
- 2015-05-23 · W vs Leo Kuntz · Submission · UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
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