UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Islam Makhachev defeats King Green by KO/TKO (punches)
Round 1 · 3:23
Makhachev vs Green · UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
At a glance
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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
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.
Records & career stats
- 21-1-0
- 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.
- 4-1 last 5
- Russia
- Nationality
- United States
- 34
- Age
- 39
- 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
- 1.42
- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / 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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- American Kickboxing Academy · San Jose
- Team
- Pinnacle MMA
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. 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.
Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
- Winner Accuracy 82.6% 19 4
- Method Accuracy 33.3% 1 2
- Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round
- Underdog Accuracy 100.0% 1
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 76.1% 67 21
- Method Accuracy 51.9% 14 13
- Round Accuracy 50.0% 2 2
- Underdog Accuracy 50.0% 4 4
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 65.9% 195 101
- Method Accuracy 52.9% 55 49
- Round Accuracy 34.3% 12 23
- Underdog Accuracy 45.5% 15 18
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
Analyst picks: UFC GamblingAddicts Hit; MMA Lock of the Night Hit; The MMA Guru Hit.
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UFC GamblingAddicts
UFC GamblingAddictsView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Makhachev · to win | Makhachev · KO/TKO (punches) R1 | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| UFC GamblingAddicts transcript pick: Islam Makhachev (winner only). Track record: winner called in 19 of 23 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
MMA Lock of the Night
MMA Lock of the NightView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Makhachev · to win | Makhachev · KO/TKO (punches) R1 | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| MMA Lock of the Night transcript pick: Islam Makhachev (winner only). Track record: winner called in 67 of 88 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
The MMA Guru
The MMA GuruView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Makhachev · to win | Makhachev · KO/TKO (punches) R1 | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| The MMA Guru transcript pick: Islam Makhachev (winner only). Track record: winner called in 195 of 296 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
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