Islam Makhachev Odds

Find the latest Islam Makhachev odds at talkSPORT BET, plus UFC 330 details, his title defence against Ian Garry and complete 28-1 fight record.

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Makhachev has no confirmed next fight. He has not been given an opponent, event or return date since defending the welterweight title, so a named-fight price would be misleading. When the next card is official, it will appear here. Until then, online sports betting lists the markets and fixtures already available.

He is not heading into a comeback, either. Makhachev went the full five rounds with Ian Machado Garry in Philadelphia and remains the UFC welterweight champion. The victory was his 17th consecutive UFC win, taking him past Anderson Silva's previous record. For an up-to-date event list, visit UFC betting odds.

In Philadelphia on 15 August 2026, the result of UFC 330 was a Makhachev decision against Ian Machado Garry. The cards read 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47, all for the champion.

The early rounds belonged largely to Makhachev's pressure. The first takedown came early. A head kick in round two then gave Garry a difficult few minutes, although he survived them. It did not finish him. Garry gradually brought the contest back towards long-range striking, especially in the third, where the body and leg kicks began to land with more regularity.

That was the intriguing part of the fight. Garry could cause problems when space opened up, but Makhachev never needed much of an invitation to reattach himself in the clinch. The champion's fourth and fifth rounds were built around control, small positional wins and denying the challenger a chance to build momentum.

It became win number 29 for Makhachev. Garry made him work for it, yet the champion repeatedly found the better positions and did enough to take the rounds that mattered.

The head kick was significant without deciding the contest outright. Garry recovered, which forced Makhachev to stay disciplined instead of chasing a quick finish. That restraint was part of the performance. He did not give the challenger the loose exchanges that would have suited him.

Garry's better work arrived when he could set his feet and use the full length of the cage. He was able to score to the body, attack the lead leg and make Makhachev reset in the third. Those moments explained why the challenger remained competitive on the cards.

The champion's response was familiar. He moved Garry backwards, worked him towards the fence and made the exit difficult. Even without a submission attempt being completed, the control changed where the fight was taking place and took away much of Garry's attacking time.

That distinction matters when reviewing the result. Striking exchanges may only last a few seconds. A successful clinch or takedown can occupy a large part of a round. Makhachev used that advantage well enough to retain the belt, while Garry showed he belongs among the leading names at welterweight.

Makhachev's attacks were often set up by modest work. A kick to the leg, a jab from the southpaw stance or a step forward made Garry react. The hard part came after that reaction. Once the champion had a grip, he did not need to rush the next phase.

There was also a difference between being taken down and being held down. Garry found routes back to his feet at points, but he kept having to spend energy there. Makhachev had therefore achieved something even when he did not finish a sequence with a strike or submission.

The contest was a useful illustration of why five rounds suit him. His pressure does not disappear after an early defence, and an opponent cannot assume that one successful escape ends the problem. The same questions return in the next exchange, then again in the next round.

For Garry, it was a defeat with credit in it. He stayed composed after the head kick, kept looking for his own shots and made the champion show the full range of his game. For Makhachev, it was a convincing first defence rather than a straightforward one.

Anyone revisiting the fight should avoid reducing it to one headline. The judges saw a clear Makhachev decision, but the route there was built from dozens of smaller choices about range, pressure and position. That is a better guide to his style than a single highlight clip.

No return date or opponent has been confirmed. Carlos Prates has said that the fight is on, and Makhachev has spoken of him as a potential challenger. It is a matchup people can understand straight away, but neither man announces UFC bouts. There is no official fight agreement yet.

Prates would offer a fresh problem. His run of knockout victories since losing to Garry in April 2025 has carried him into the title conversation, and his size and power would look very different from Garry's rangy counter-striking. Michael Morales and Shavkat Rakhmonov are part of the same discussion, so Prates cannot be treated as a certainty.

At the moment, Makhachev is simply between fights. The UFC, not a fan-made graphic, a call-out or an early line, will confirm the next booking.

No opponent means no fixed Islam Makhachev market. A price attached to an unconfirmed contest is only guesswork, even when a possible opponent keeps appearing in reports.

The key numbers, after UFC 330:

Professional record: 29-1
UFC record: 17-1
Wins by submission: 13
Wins by decision: 11
Wins by KO or TKO: five
Height and reach: 5ft 10in, 70 inches

Adriano Martins inflicted the lone loss, a first-round knockout in October 2015. Makhachev has not been beaten since. He is a southpaw from Makhachkala, Dagestan, and his best work begins when the striking range disappears.

Combat sambo supplied the grappling foundation. Years with Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Javier Mendez refined it for the UFC. Khabib is a friend and teammate, not a relative.

This unbeaten UFC stretch contains many different tests. Tsarukyan, Hooker, Oliveira, Volkanovski, Poirier, Della Maddalena and Garry each asked something new of him. That makes a single old result a poor shortcut for judging the next one.

At 155lb, he beat Oliveira for the vacant title at UFC 280 and made four defences. A five-round win over Della Maddalena at UFC 322 then brought the welterweight belt. With the Garry defence included, Makhachev has seven UFC title-fight wins: five at lightweight and two at welterweight.

This is now a welterweight page. Championship fights are made at 170lb, with the usual one-pound allowance in a non-title UFC contest.

Makhachev no longer needs to reach the 155lb limit. In return, he is facing men who will usually be taller and heavier in the cage. Garry's frame showed that. Prates would provide an even more obvious example if that fight is made.

At 170lb, he still turns a defensive reaction into work against the fence. The weight changes; the idea does not.

When the next opponent is confirmed, the price on that event is the price to use. It can move after a weigh-in, an injury report or heavy betting on one side. Nothing currently attached to an unannounced fight should be treated as a real line.

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Open the UFC event, then Makhachev's fight, and check the selection, market rules and stake before confirming. Start your research with the opponent's wrestling defence and the scheduled distance.

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Makhachev's result in August keeps him at the top of a new division. Prates is a plausible next opponent, although no bout has been made official. His next booking, rather than the noise around it, will tell us who is actually in the other corner.

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Who is Islam Makhachev fighting next?

The UFC has not announced Makhachev's next opponent, date or event. Carlos Prates has said a fight is happening, but it has not been confirmed by the promotion.