Makwan Amirkhani

"Mr. Finland"

AGE	36 / Nov 8, 1988
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	150 lbs / 68.04 kg

ASSOCIATION
SBG Ireland

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 19

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

68%

DECISIONS

26%

Losses 11

KO / TKO

36%

SUBMISSIONS

27%

DECISIONS

36%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Joni Salovaara	Ice Cage 4 - Amirkhani vs. Salovaara May / 03 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Fernando Flores	Ice Cage 3 - Amirkhani vs. Flores Dec / 28 / 2024	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	3	3:52
loss	Attila Korkmaz	Oktagon MMA - Oktagon 58: Vemola vs. Vegh 2 Jun / 08 / 2024	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Vaclav Pribyl	3	3:37
loss	Mochamed Machaev	Oktagon MMA - Oktagon 54: Kincl vs. Wawrzyniak Mar / 02 / 2024	KO (Punches) Jan Vobornik	3	0:06
loss	Jack Shore	UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar / 18 / 2023	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Rich Mitchell VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:27
loss	Jonathan Pearce	UFC Fight Night 208 - Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul / 23 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Daniel Movahedi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:10
win	Mike Grundy	UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar / 19 / 2022	Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) Rich Mitchell VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:57
loss	Lerone Murphy	UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct / 30 / 2021	KO (Knee) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:14
loss	Kamuela Kirk	UFC Fight Night 189 - Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Jun / 05 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Edson Barboza	UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen Oct / 10 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin Sataki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Danny Henry	UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal Jul / 11 / 2020	Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:15
loss	Shane Burgos	UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz Nov / 02 / 2019	TKO (Punches) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:32
win	Chris Fishgold	UFC Fight Night 153 - Gustafsson vs. Smith Jun / 01 / 2019	Submission (Anaconda Choke) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:25
win	Jason Knight	UFC Fight Night 130 - Thompson vs. Till May / 27 / 2018	Decision (Split) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Arnold Allen	UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar / 18 / 2017	Decision (Split) Neil Hall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Mike Wilkinson	UFC Fight Night 84 - Silva vs. Bisping Feb / 27 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Grant Waterman VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Masio Fullen	UFC Fight Night 69 - Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne Jun / 20 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:41
win	Andy Ogle	UFC on Fox 14 - Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan / 24 / 2015	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Kevin Sataki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:08
win	Yohan Guerin	Cage - Cage 26 Apr / 05 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Adam Ward	Cage 24 - Turku 3 Nov / 09 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Nayeb Hezam	Fight for Glory - First Round Apr / 06 / 2013	Submission (Anaconda Choke) Henry Printz	1	3:58
win	Tom Duquesnoy	Cage 21 - Turku 2 Feb / 02 / 2013	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	1	0:00
win	Semen Tyrlya	StandUpWar 3 - Rising Stars Oct / 27 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:03
win	Johannes Isaksson	BP 12 - Botnia Punishment 12 Sep / 14 / 2012	Submission (Heel Hook) Mika Sinkkonen	1	1:50
win	Kari Paivinen	LFN 7 - Lappeenranta Fight Night 7 Apr / 14 / 2012	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:23
win	Aleksejs Povulans	Cage 18 - Turku Mar / 03 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
win	Lauri Vaatainen	Cage 16 - 1st Defense Oct / 08 / 2011	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	0:50
loss	Viktor Tomasevic	KFN - Karkkila Fight Night 1 Jun / 18 / 2011	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	2:45
win	Markus Rytohonka	TF - Turku Sport & Extreme Expo Apr / 09 / 2011	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	0:00
win	Tadas Aleksonis	TF 2 - Champions are Here Oct / 23 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:21

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Ville Jalkanen	Shooto Finland - Impact Fight Night Jun / 19 / 2010	Submission (Bicep Slicer)	2	1:01

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