Makwan Amirkhani (19-11, 11) was born in Kermanshah, Iran on November 8, 1988. At the age of 21 years on October 23, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Tadas Aleksonis, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 24, 2015, 26-year old Makwan Amirkhani made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson against a 25-year old Andy Ogle, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Amirkhani's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Joni Salovaara at age 36 on May 3, 2025. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Makwan Amirkhani's best fights have been against Andy Ogle, Mike Grundy, Masio Fullen, Chris Fishgold, Danny Henry, Mike Wilkinson and Jason Knight.
Amirkhani has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | May 3, 2025 36 years, 5 months 19-11 (11) | Joni Salovaara | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Dec 28, 2024 36 years, 1 months 18-11 (11) | Fernando Flores | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | |
28 | Jun 8, 2024 35 years, 7 months 17-11 (10) | Attila Korkmaz | Oktagon | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
27 | Mar 2, 2024 35 years, 3 months 17-10 (10) | Mochamed Machaev | Oktagon | LT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Mar 18, 2023 34 years, 4 months 17-9 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 16-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
25  | Jul 23, 2022 33 years, 8 months 17-8 (10) | 30 years, 2 months 12-4 (10) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
24  | Mar 19, 2022 33 years, 4 months 17-7 (10) | 35 years 12-3 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | CKO | WIN Anaconda choke |
23  | Oct 30, 2021 32 years, 11 months 16-7 (10) | 30 years, 3 months 10-0-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee |
22 | Jun 5, 2021 32 years, 6 months 16-6 (10) | Kamuela Kirk | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Oct 10, 2020 31 years, 11 months 16-5 (10) | Edson Barboza | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Jul 12, 2020 31 years, 8 months 16-4 (10) | Danny Henry | UFC | FT | 1 | CKO | WIN Anaconda choke |
19  | Nov 2, 2019 30 years, 11 months 15-4 (10) | 28 years, 7 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18 | Jun 1, 2019 30 years, 6 months 15-3 (10) | Chris Fishgold | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
17  | May 27, 2018 29 years, 6 months 14-3 (9) | 25 years, 10 months 20-4 (16) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Mar 18, 2017 28 years, 4 months 13-3 (9) | 23 years, 1 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
15  | Feb 27, 2016 27 years, 3 months 13-2 (9) | 28 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Jun 20, 2015 26 years, 7 months 12-2 (9) | Masio Fullen | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13  | Jan 24, 2015 26 years, 2 months 11-2 (8) | 25 years, 11 months 9-5 (5) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Flying knee and punches |
12 | Apr 5, 2014 25 years, 4 months 10-2 (7) | Yohan Guerin | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Nov 9, 2013 25 years 9-2 (7) | Adam Ward | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Apr 6, 2013 24 years, 4 months 9-1 (7) | Nayeb Hezam | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | |
9  | Feb 2, 2013 24 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | 19 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | BT | 1 | CKO | WIN Anaconda choke | |
8 | Oct 27, 2012 23 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | Semen Tyrlya | 1 | SUB | WIN Modified rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Sep 14, 2012 23 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Johannes Isaksson | 1 | SUB | WIN Leg lock | ||
6 | Apr 14, 2012 23 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | Kari Päivinen | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5 | Mar 3, 2012 23 years, 3 months 4-1 (3) | Aleksejs Povulans | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Oct 8, 2011 22 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Lauri Väätäinen | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
3 | Jun 18, 2011 22 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | Viktor Tomasevic | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
2 | Apr 9, 2011 22 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Markus Rytöhonka | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | Oct 23, 2010 21 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Tadas Aleksonis | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
