Islam Makhachev defeats King Green by KO/TKO (punches)
Makhachev vs Green · UFC Fight Night
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Makhachev closed distance immediately and completed the takedown.
The takedown kept Green under heavy top pressure.
Ground strikes ended the fight at 3:23 of round one.
- Official UFC resultsUFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Green — Results
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Signature moments
Signature moments
Analysts
No verified pre-fight analyst picks are logged for this historical bout.
Track record rows appear only when a timestamped source has been reviewed.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
- 22-1-0
- Record
- 29-12-1
- 8-0 last 8
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 3-2 last 5
- Southpaw
- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Orthodox
- 2.63
- Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- 1.55
- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- 61%
- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- 91%
- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Russia
- Nationality
- United States
- American Kickboxing Academy · San Jose
- Team
- Pinnacle MMA
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Makhachev
Makhachev took the short-notice matchup straight to his strongest lane: pressure, a clean takedown and heavy top control that opened the ground-and-pound finish.
Case for Green
Green needed to keep the fight standing and make Makhachev pay during the entries, using his boxing rhythm and veteran scrambling to avoid being pinned underneath.
What We Were Watching For
- Whether Green could deny the first takedown.
- How quickly Makhachev settled into top position.
- The transition from control to the stoppage.
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