UFC Lightweight champion of the world Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev born on 27 October 1991 in Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR. He is the number one MMA fighter in UFC Rankings 2024 in all men and Lightweight division. Have a look at his record;
| Record | 26-1-0 |
| Height | 5’10’’/177.8 cm |
| Weight | 155 LBS/70.31 Kg |
| Next Fight | No Information Yet |
| Previous Fight | Dustin Poirier (Win) |
Islam grew up in a small and remote village of Burshi, which now a part of Dagestan, Russia. Street fighting is a part of a culture of Islam’s region. His coach Magomedov picks boys who fight well from these cultural fights. Magomedov trained Islam for free style wrestling and Mixed martial arts.
Islam won his first MMA fight at the Russian National Combat Sambo championship and won the 74 Kg division competition.
The lightweight champ makes his UFC debut in May 2015, where he knocked out Leo Kuntz in the second round. He won his title bout against Charles Oliveira at the UFC 280 event in October 2022. His last fight was against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 which he also won by submission.