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Islam Makhachev portrait
Lightweight🇷🇺 RussiaactiveP4P #1

Islam Makhachev

Khabib's training partner and successor at lightweight. A southpaw sambo specialist with a deeper striking game and the best positional grappling in the division.

Record
27-1-0
Height / reach
178 / 178 cm
Stance
Southpaw
Gym
Eagles MMA
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Key stats

Strikes landed / min2.6
Striking accuracy %58
Takedowns / 15 min3.4
Takedown defence %87

Signature wins

  • Charles Oliveira
  • Alexander Volkanovski
  • Dustin Poirier
  • Bobby Green

Championships

  • UFC Lightweight Champion

Profile

  • Born: Makhachkala, Dagestan
  • Era: Modern era
  • Sambo · Wrestling · Submissions

Recent fights

Fight record

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Background sourced for reconciliation from wikipedia, seed. Statistics are MMATCHD seed values pending a licensed statistics provider. Portrait is original MMATCHD artwork, not a photograph of the athlete.