Islam Makhachev
Islam Makhachev is ranked 1st of 426 welterweights by the First Light Rating, and the UFC’s welterweight champion.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,2041st of 426 · Welterweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.23Fame ahead of skill
▼ −0.02 in 30 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,206, 15 Aug 2026
- Record
- 29–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2026 | Won vs Ian Garry TitleUFC 330 - Makhachev vs. Garry · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +7 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Won vs Jack Della Maddalena TitleUFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +14 |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Won vs Renato CarneiroUFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano · Submission (Brabo Choke), R1 | +8 |
| 1 Jun 2024 | Won vs Dustin Poirier TitleUFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier · Submission (Brabo Choke), R5 | +16 |
| 21 Oct 2023 | Won vs Alexander Volkanovski TitleUFC 294 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · KO (Head Kick and Punches), R1 | +27 |
| 11 Feb 2023 | Won vs Alexander Volkanovski TitleUFC 284 - Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +18 |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Won vs Charles Oliveira TitleUFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R2 | +30 |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Won vs King GreenUFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs. Green · TKO (Punches), R1 | +21 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Won vs Dan HookerUFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Submission (Kimura), R1 | +20 |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Won vs Thiago MoisesUFC on ESPN 26 - Makhachev vs. Moises · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R4 | +21 |
| 6 Mar 2021 | Won vs Drew DoberUFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R3 | +20 |
| 7 Sept 2019 | Won vs Davi RamosUFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +28 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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