Islam Makhachev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Makhachev in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
By submission | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]