Acting · b. 1991 · Makhachkala, Russia Islam Makhachev Biography Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Lightweight division. Acting UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Self 2025 UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Self 2025 UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Self 2024 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Self 2023 World MMA Awards 2023 2023 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Self 2023 UFC Fight Night 202: Makhachev vs. Green Self 2022 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Self 2022 UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Self 2021 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Self 2021 UFC on ESPN 26: Makhachev vs. Moises Self 2021 UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier Self 2019 UFC Fight Night 149: Overeem vs. Oleinik Self 2019 UFC on Fox 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Self 2018 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Self 2018 UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie Self 2017 UFC Fight Night 94: Poirier vs. Johnson Self 2016 UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson Self 2015 UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier Self 2015 Agent-readable