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Makwan Amirkhani "Mr. Finland"

Inactive · age 37 · Southpaw · 5'10" 178 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 71% of wins by KO or submission
  • 57% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2015
Elo rating
1486
Global Elo 1526 ±31
Rank
—
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UFC record
7-7-0
KO 1 · Sub 4 · Dec 2
Streak
-2
Δ90d +2 · Δ1y +2
Last fight
Mar 18, 2023
Loss by Submission · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 9m
Avg fight time
9:12
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
1.7
Ground control
45m
Since last fight
3y 3mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Jan 24, 2015 — W vs Andy Ogle Δ+25Jun 20, 2015 — W vs Masio Fullen Δ+33Feb 27, 2016 — W vs Mike Wilkinson Δ+27Mar 18, 2017 — L vs Arnold Allen Δ-31May 27, 2018 — W vs Jason Knight Δ+30Jun 1, 2019 — W vs Chris Fishgold Δ+14Nov 2, 2019 — L vs Shane Burgos Δ-19Jul 11, 2020 — W vs Danny Henry Δ+16Oct 10, 2020 — L vs Edson Barboza Δ-16Jun 5, 2021 — L vs Kamuela Kirk Δ-20Oct 30, 2021 — L vs Lerone Murphy Δ-18Mar 19, 2022 — W vs Mike Grundy Δ+15Jul 23, 2022 — L vs Jonathan Pearce Δ-18Mar 18, 2023 — L vs Jack Shore Δ-15 1450147515001525155015751600 2017201920212023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":330.6,"elo":1487,"date":"2015-01-24","opp":"Andy Ogle","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":1,"x":125.6,"y":259.2,"elo":1521,"date":"2015-06-20","opp":"Masio Fullen","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":186.6,"y":201.8,"elo":1548,"date":"2016-02-27","opp":"Mike Wilkinson","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":279.7,"y":268.8,"elo":1516,"date":"2017-03-18","opp":"Arnold Allen","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":4,"x":385,"y":205,"elo":1546,"date":"2018-05-27","opp":"Jason Knight","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":5,"x":474.6,"y":174.9,"elo":1560,"date":"2019-06-01","opp":"Chris Fishgold","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":511.8,"y":215.2,"elo":1541,"date":"2019-11-02","opp":"Shane Burgos","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":7,"x":572.8,"y":182.2,"elo":1557,"date":"2020-07-11","opp":"Danny Henry","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":594.8,"y":217.1,"elo":1540,"date":"2020-10-10","opp":"Edson Barboza","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":9,"x":652.4,"y":259,"elo":1521,"date":"2021-06-05","opp":"Kamuela Kirk","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":688,"y":296.5,"elo":1503,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Lerone Murphy","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":11,"x":721.9,"y":264.1,"elo":1518,"date":"2022-03-19","opp":"Mike Grundy","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":12,"x":752.4,"y":301.6,"elo":1501,"date":"2022-07-23","opp":"Jonathan Pearce","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":333,"elo":1486,"date":"2023-03-18","opp":"Jack Shore","result":"L","delta":-15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 18, 2023 Jack Shore L -15
Jul 23, 2022 Jonathan Pearce L -18
Mar 19, 2022 Mike Grundy W +15
Oct 30, 2021 Lerone Murphy L -18
Jun 5, 2021 Kamuela Kirk L -20

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
71%
5 / 7
Finish rate
KO
1
14% of wins
SUB
4
57% of wins
DEC
2
29% of wins
KO: 1 (14%) 1 Sub: 4 (57%) 4 Dec: 2 (29%) 2
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
4 80%
R2
1 20%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 171 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
86% Head
  • Head 86%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 4%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
64% Distance
  • Distance 64%
  • Clinch 2%
  • Ground 33%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
57%
of losses by finish
4 of 7 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1547
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jason Knight
Elo 1568 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1417
1609

Top featherweight

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Alexander Volkanovski C
#1 · Elo 1697
Movsar Evloev
#2 · Elo 1693
Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1670
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Arnold Allen
#5 · Elo 1635
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Makwan Amirkhani on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.