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Islam Makhachev#1 WW
ANTI-WRESTLERFAST STARTERSCRAMBLER
established · 19 UFC fights
29-1
Record
6 KO · 12 SUB · 11 DEC
Wins by method
Recent form
34
Age
178 cm
Height
178 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-08-15
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P36
Volume
P10
Striking Efficiency
P55
Range Sniper
P18
Kickboxing
P34
Clinch Striking
P94
Defensive Striking
P51
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P93
Pressure Wrestling
P82
Top Control
P99
Submission
P85
Anti-Wrestling
P99
Grappling Defense
P99
Scrambler
P92
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P48
Finisher
P40
Damage Resistance
P61
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P100
Pace
P76
Late Fighter
P34
GLOBAL
Versatility
P99
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-08-15
Striking
2.27
Landed / min
Landed / min
- Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
1.42
Absorbed / min
Absorbed / min
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
58%
Accuracy
Accuracy
- Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
61%
Defense
Defense
- Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.34
KD / 15 min
KD / 15 min
- Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.13
KD absorbed / 15 min
KD absorbed / 15 min
- Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
3.22
TD / 15 min
TD / 15 min
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
5.91
TD att / 15 min
TD att / 15 min
- Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
55%
TD accuracy
TD accuracy
- Share of takedown attempts that landed.
91%
TD defense
TD defense
- Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
7:39
Control / 15 min
Control / 15 min
- Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.87
Sub att / 15 min
Sub att / 15 min
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Position
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2142R397stable
TakedownsR1100R282R3104stable
ControlR1100R2113R3117increasing
Ranking evolution
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Model track record
71%
Model correct (5/7)
5/5
Fighter wins when model favored
2/2
Fighter wins when model underdog
2/2
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight
Model vs market
Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2023-10-21
vs Alexander Volkanovski Win · KO/TKO
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 257.8%
Model · pick ✓