Makhachev vs Lee

When is Makhachev vs Lee?

Islam Makhachev could potentially take on Christian Lee, in Summer 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Makhachev vs Lee stats

Islam Makhachev would step into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Christian Lee would make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Lee would have a massive power advantage over Makhachev, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Makhachev's 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Makhachev would have a large advantage over Lee, boasting a 48% submission rate over Lee's 24%.

Islam Makhachev is the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Makhachev is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Lee, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 19 more professional rounds, 60 to Lee's 41.

Makhachev vs Lee form

Makhachev has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Renato Moicano at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 5th round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

He had won against Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Christian Lee has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, his fight against Alibeg Rasulov at ONE Fight Night 26 on 6th December 2024 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kiamrian Abbasov at ONE on Prime Video 4 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their ONE Welterweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rae Yoon Ok at ONE Championship 160 on 26th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their ONE Lightweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had lost to Rae Yoon Ok at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary 2 on 24th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their ONE Lightweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He was victorious against Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE on TNT 2 on 14th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Lightweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Islam Makhachev has been fighting more than Christian Lee.

Islam Makhachev last fought 3 months and 16 days ago, while Christian Lee's last outing was 4 months and 28 days ago.

Makhachev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Lee's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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