Islam Makhachev
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Makhachev in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev 27 October 1991 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) Javier Mendez Khabib Nurmagomedov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | International Master of Sport in combat sambo Black belt in Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (Russian: Ислам Рамазанович Махачев; 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. A professional 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.