Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan's head-to-head record

Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan is one of the most anticipated mixed martial arts events that was supposed to take place in the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 18, 2025, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, United States. However, Arman Tsarukyan pulled out from the bout due to a back injury and was replaced by Renato Moicano as the title challenger.

Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano's head-to-head record

What makes this upcoming fight more interesting is the fact they had previously fought inside the octagon in 2019 and the Dagestani fighter had a unanimous decision win over the Armenian. Now, with time, Islam Makhachev is the pound-for-pound king in the promotion and Tsarukyan has earned his way up in the weight class, running over opponents like Charles Oliveira, and Beneil Dariush. Islam Makhachev submitted the former UFC interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier in his last fight at UFC 302 and is on a 14-fight win streak. Whereas, Tsarukyan is coming off a split decision win over the former UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 and is on a 4-fight win streak.

Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan's tale of the tape

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Islam Makhachev faced Arman Tsarukyan for the first time in April 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Makhachev was on a record of 16 wins and only 1 loss stepping inside the octagon against Arman Tsarukyan. Moreover, it was Makhachev's seventh fight in the UFC.

Whereas, Tsarukyan faced Makhachev for his UFC debut and was on a record of 13 wins and 1 loss, before stepping inside the octagon.

After three rounds of intense exchanges and ground and pound, Islam Makhachev won the fight via a unanimous decision by the judges' scorecard.

*Last updated on January 18, 2025.