Back إسلام ماخاشيف Arabic İslam Maxaçev Azerbaijani Islam Makhachev Catalan ئیسلام ماخاچێف CKB Islam Makhachev Spanish Islam Makhatxev Basque اسلام مخاچف Persian Islam Mahatšev Finnish Islam Makhachev French इस्लाम मखाचेव Hindi
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| Born | Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev[1] 27 October 1991[2] Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Ислам Махачев | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Combat sambo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | American Kickboxing Academy Fight Spirit Team Gadzhi Makhachev freestyle wrestling club Old School Fighters KHK MMA Team Eagles MMA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov (former)[4] Javier Mendez[5] Khabib Nurmagomedov[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | International Master of Sport in Combat Sambo[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev[1] (Russian: Ислам Рамазанович Махачев;[1] born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Lightweight Champion.[8] Makhachev has competed professionally since 2010, along with becoming a combat sambo world champion in 2016 and two-time Russian national champion at 74 kg (2014, 2016). As of 7 November 2023, he is #1 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.[9]
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- ^ Sherdog.com. "Islam Makhachev MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Nahta, Sudeep (25 February 2022). ""Islam Was Like His Son" – Khabib Nurmagomedov Says Islam Makhachev Was His Father's Favorite Student". Sportsmanor. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Bissell, Tim (12 August 2021). "Coach reveals one area Islam Makhachev is better than Khabib Nurmagomedov". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night takeaways: Islam Makhachev continues to follow the plan of Khabib Nurmagomedov's father". Sports Newest. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Jake Hughes (16 September 2016). "One to Watch: Chris Wade vs. Islam Makhachev". VICE Sports. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Islam Makhachev — a champion in the making". Daily Times. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.