(1988-11-08) November 8, 1988 (age 35) Kermanshah, Iran
Other names
Mr. Finland[1]
Nationality
Finnish[2]
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [3]
Weight
146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Division
Featherweight Bantamweight
Reach
72 in (180 cm)
Style
Wrestling,[2] Submission Wrestling
Fighting out of
Raisio, Finland[4]
Team
Finnfighters' Gym (formerly)[5] TuTo (formerly)[5] Turku Muay Thai (2014–2024)[5][6] Allstars Training Center (2014–2015)[5] SBG Ireland (2016–2024)[5] MA Training Center (2021–2024)[4][7]
Years active
2010–2024
Mixed martial arts record
Total
27
Wins
17
By knockout
1
By submission
12
By decision
4
Losses
10
By knockout
4
By submission
2
By decision
4
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
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Makwan Amirkhani (Kurdish: ماکوان ئەمیرخانی; [8] born November 8, 1988) is a Finnish retired mixed martial artist[9][10] who competed in the Featherweight division. He is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[11]
^ abShaun Al-Shatti (2015-01-28). "Makwan Amirkhani: 'I'm like Aladdin, a diamond who hasn't been found yet'". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
^"Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne". UFC.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ abJani Mesikämmen; Jaakko Dahlbacka (April 7, 2021). "YLILYÖNTI #200 - vieraana Makwan Amirkhani" (Podcast) (in Finnish).
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^Joonas Kuisma (April 4, 2021). "Kiroilu kielletty, puhelimet pois: Makwan Amirkhani perusti salin, jolla on tiukat säännöt – lapset reagoivat välittömästi". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
MakwanAmirkhani (Kurdish: ماکوان ئەمیرخانی; born November 8, 1988) is a Finnish retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division...
withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Russell Doane. Allen faced MakwanAmirkhani on 18 March 2017 at UFC Fight Night 107. He won the fight by split...
fight on September 22 for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by MakwanAmirkhani. He won the fight via unanimous decision. On February 25, 2021 news...
injured Tristan Connelly, Murphy stepped in on short notice against MakwanAmirkhani at UFC 267 on October 30, 2021. Murphy won the bout via knockout early...
Featherweight division history (7) Tied (Daniel Pineda, Chas Skelly & MakwanAmirkhani) for second most submissions in UFC Featherweight division history...
announced that this event would be postponed to a future date Henry faced MakwanAmirkhani on 12 July 2020 at UFC 251. He lost the fight via a submission in round...
pulled out from the event, citing injury. Grundy was scheduled to face MakwanAmirkhani on 21 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. However,...
reasons and replaced by Andre Petroski. A featherweight bout between MakwanAmirkhani and Tristan Connelly was expected to take place at the event. However...
Burgos's next and final fight of his prevailing contract was with MakwanAmirkhani on November 2, 2019 at UFC 244. He won the fight via TKO in the third...
expected to return to competition before the end of 2022. Shore faced MakwanAmirkhani in his featherweight debut on 18 March 2023 at UFC 286. He won the...
MakwanAmirkhani Set for UFC 267". Retrieved 2021-08-21. Farrah Hannoun (2021-09-07). "Tristan Connelly out of UFC 267 fight against MakwanAmirkhani"...
via technical knockout in round one. Landwehr was scheduled to face MakwanAmirkhani on June 5, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 189. However, Landwehr was pulled...
fighters out of Turku Muay Thai. Most well known students are UFC fighter MakwanAmirkhani, Topi Helin and Daniel Forsberg. He trains also UFC fighter Teemu Packalen...
– Bantamweight Mike Mathetha – Released in October – Welterweight| MakwanAmirkhani- Released in June – Featherweight Mandy Böhm – Released in August –...
Aspinall Arnold Allen $50,000 Paddy Pimblett Molly McCann Ilia Topuria MakwanAmirkhani Sergei Pavlovich Paul Craig Muhammad Mokaev — UFC Fight Night 203 —...
lost the fight by unanimous decision. Ogle next faced UFC newcomer MakwanAmirkhani on 24 January 2015 at UFC on Fox 14. He lost the fight via TKO only...
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