UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Islam Makhachev defeats Alexander Volkanovski by Decision - Unanimous
Round 5 · 5:00
Makhachev vs Volkanovski — Lightweight Title · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
At a glance
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What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Makhachev showed his striking through the first three rounds while using takedowns and control to support his case.
Volkanovski had success of his own and defended Makhachev's takedown attempts.
Volkanovski rallied in the final frame, but Makhachev received the unanimous decision.
- Official UFC resultsUFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski — Main Card Results
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Makhachev
Makhachev's advantage was the ability to blend southpaw striking into takedown attempts and force Volkanovski to solve both the open-space exchanges and the fence scrambles.
Case for Volkanovski
Volkanovski's path was movement, feints and layered counters: make Makhachev reach, deny the first control sequence and turn the champion's failed entries into high-volume striking rounds.
What We Were Watching For
- Whether Makhachev could secure control without giving up clean counters.
- How Volkanovski's footwork changed the champion's shot selection.
- Which fighter owned the late championship-round scrambles.
Records & career stats
- 2.27 5.99
- 61% 59%
- 1.42 3.31
- 91% 69%
- 67% 57%
- 23-1-0
- Record
- 25-2-0
- 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
- Russia
- Nationality
- Australia
- 34
- Age
- 37
- 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
- —
- 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.
- 16:50
- Lightweight
- Weight classWeight
- Featherweight (moving up)
- American Kickboxing Academy · San Jose
- Team
- City Kickboxing · Freestyle Fighting Gym
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 70.6% 115 48
- Method Accuracy 61.8% 47 29
- Round Accuracy 36.5% 19 33
- Underdog Accuracy 52.9% 9 8
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
- 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
Analyst picks: MMA Lock of the Night Miss; TheWeasle Hit; The MMA Guru Hit.
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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 | Volkanovski · to win | Makhachev · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| MMA Lock of the Night transcript pick: Alexander Volkanovski (winner only). Track record: winner called in 67 of 88 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
TheWeasle
TheWeasleView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Makhachev · to win | Makhachev · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| TheWeasle transcript pick: Islam Makhachev (winner only). Track record: winner called in 115 of 163 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 · Decision - Unanimous R5 | 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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