Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion.
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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
UFC Fight Night 94: Poirier vs. Johnson
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson
UFC on Fox 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
UFC Fight Night 149: Overeem vs. Oleinik
World MMA Awards 2023
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
UFC Fight Night 202: Makhachev vs. Green
UFC on ESPN 26: Makhachev vs. MoisesConnected to Islam 4
Actors born in the 1990s 2
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Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion and former 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. As of 18 November 2025, he is #1 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
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