Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (russian: Исла́м Рамаза́нович Маха́чев; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional

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and former

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competitor. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC), where he is the current

UFC Lightweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

. A professional competitor since 2010, Makhachev was the combat sambo world champion at 74 kilograms in 2016. As of November 14, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Early life

An ethnic Lak, Makhachev was born in

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and grew up in the remote village of

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(then part of

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, now part of the

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), where he trained and competed in

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. In the 2016 World Combat Sambo Championship, he won a gold medal. In the final match he won 7–0 over Valentin Benishev of

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Mixed martial arts career

M-1 Global

Makhachev made his

M-1 Global M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year. It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with othe ...

debut against Tengiz Khuchua on February 12, 2011 and won the fight via KO in the first round. In his second fight for the promotion, Makhachev faced

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, on April 9, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 38. He won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27,30–27). Makhachev faced undefeated

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

black belt Rander Junio on August 21, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 41. He won via unanimous decision. Makhachev faced

Yuri Ivlev on June 7, 2014 at M-1 Challenge 49. Islam dominated the fight, he softened up Ivlev with punches before finishing the fight by submission via armbar. On September 7, 2014, in his final bout for M-1 Global before signing with the

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, Makhachev defeated Ivica Truscek via submission in the third round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On October 2, 2014, Makhachev signed a four-fight contract with the

. He submitted Leo Kuntz in the second round on May 23, 2015, at

UFC 187 ''UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier'' was a mixed martial arts event held on May 23, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between then ...

. Makhachev faced

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on October 3, 2015 at

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. He lost via knockout in the first round, marking his first professional loss. Makhachev was expected to face

Drew Dober Andrew Martin Dober (born October 19, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also formerly competed for Bella ...

on April 16, 2016, at

UFC on Fox 19 ''UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 19'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 16, 2016, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Background The event was the second that the organization has hosted in the Tampa Bay A ...

. After the weigh ins, the UFC announced that Makhachev had failed an out-of-competition drug screening, testing positive for the banned anti-ischemic

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. The match was cancelled. USADA lifted the suspension of Makhachev after a hearing on July 2, 2016. On September 17, 2016, he faced with Chris Wade at UFC Fight Night 94. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Makhachev faced

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on February 11, 2017, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–25, 30–25). Makhachev was expected to face

Michel Prazeres Michel Richard Cunha dos Prazeres (born July 25, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the Welterweight division. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Early MMA caree ...

on September 2, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 115 ''UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 115'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 2, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Background A heavy ...

. However, Makhachev pulled out of the fight in the beginning of August citing a religious reason, and he was replaced by Mads Burnell. Makhachev fought

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on January 20, 2018 at

UFC 220 ''UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 20, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between curren ...

. He won the fight by knockout in 57 seconds in the first round. Makhachev faced

Kajan Johnson Kajan Johnson (born April 21, 1984) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the lightweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 2002, he is also known for competing '' The Ultimate Fighter Nations ...

on July 28, 2018 at

UFC on Fox 30 ''UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 30'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Background Th ...

. Makhachev took Johnson down in the first round, where he worked to mount and secured the armbar, forcing Johnson to tap; giving Makhachev a submission victory. Makhachev was expected to face

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on January 26, 2019 at

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. However, it was reported on November 11, 2018 Makhachev was pulled out from the event due to undisclosed reason and he was replaced by

Alexander Hernandez Alexander Xavier Hernandez (born October 1, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Hernandez began wrestling at the age of 13 and started t ...

. Makhachev faced

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on April 20, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN+ 7 ''UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik'' (also known as '' UFC on ESPN 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 7, 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., United States. ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This win earned him the ''Fight of the Night'' award. Makhachev faced

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on September 7, 2019 at

UFC 242 ''UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier '' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background The event mark ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Makhachev was scheduled to face

on April 18, 2020 at

UFC 249 ''UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 9, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was originally planned to ...

. However, Makhachev was removed from the card due to

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and he was replaced by Omar Morales. Makhachev was expected to face

Rafael dos Anjos Rafael Souza dos Anjos (; born October 26, 1984) is a Brazilian American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former UFC Light ...

on October 24, 2020 at

UFC 254 ''UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 24, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background The event proceeded w ...

. However, on October 8, 2020 it was reported that dos Anjos tested positive for

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and he was removed from the bout. The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for November 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. However, on November 8, it was reported that Makhachev was forced to pull from the event due to

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. Makhachev faced

on March 6, 2021 at

UFC 259 ''UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya '' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United ...

. He won the fight by an arm-triangle choke submission in the third round. Makhachev faced Thiago Moisés on July 17, 2021 at

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. He won the fight by a rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round. A bout with former

was rescheduled and was expected to take place on October 30, 2021 at

UFC 267 ''UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 30, 2021, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background This event took plac ...

. However, dos Anjos was forced to pulled from the event due to injury, and he was replaced by

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. He won the fight by a kimura submission in the first round. Makhachev was scheduled to face

Beneil Dariush Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC lightw ...

on February 26, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 202 ''UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 202'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 60'' and ''UFC Vegas 49'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the U ...

. However, on February 12, 2022 it was reported that Dariush withdrew from the event due to an ankle injury and he was replaced by

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. He won the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round.

UFC Lightweight Champion

Makhachev faced

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for the vacant

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UFC 280 ''UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background A UFC Lightweight Champions ...

on October 22, 2022. Makhachev won the bout and the title in the second round via arm-triangle choke after knocking down Oliveira with a punch. With this win, he received the ''

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'' bonus. In November 2022, Makhachev was awarded Order "For Merit to the Republic of Dagestan" for his achievement in martial arts. Makhachev is scheduled to make his first title defense against current

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on February 12, 2023 at

UFC 284 ''UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski'' is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 12, 2023, at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Background The event will mark the promoti ...

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time, current) ** Fight of the Night (One time) **

(One time) ** Least significant strikes absorbed per minute in UFC history (0.95) ** Third longest win streak in UFC Lightweight division history (11) *ProFC **ProFC Union National Cup *

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**2021 March Submission of the Month vs.

**2021 October Submission of the Month vs.

**2022 October Submission of the Month vs.

Sambo

*Fédération Internationale Amateur de Sambo (FIAS) **2016 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist *World Combat Sambo Federation (not FIAS) **Combat Sambo World champion *Combat Sambo Federation of Russia **Combat Sambo Russian National champion (four time) *All-Russian **Russian Nationals 2016 champion (World Team Trials-FIAS)

Grappling

*UWW Russian Grappling Federation **North Caucasian Federal District 1st

Mixed martial arts record

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