Issa Isakov
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Athus
- Born
- Belgium
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Issa Isakov makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
154-116-1
.570 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 1 bout
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | MarQuel Mederos11-1-1 | KO/TKO | knee | R1 | 4:09 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 15 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 4 sub · 2 decMFC 9 · 100% Fight · Brave CF 69 · Brave CF 61 · Brave CF 58 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ruslan Tedeev12-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:55 | Brave CF 69 | Feb 18, 2023 |
| W | Ahmed Labban13-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 61 | Aug 6, 2022 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:31 | Brave CF 58 | Apr 30, 2022 | |
| W | Maksym Soroka23-47-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | Soko FC | Apr 6, 2022 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 50 | Apr 1, 2021 | |
| W | Djamil Chan16-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 38 | Aug 8, 2020 |
| L | Levan Chokheli14-3 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 0:57 | WLMMA | Jan 18, 2020 |
| W | Rami Hamed15-4 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | — | Brave CF 33 | Dec 27, 2019 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | IFC MMA | Nov 16, 2019 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | MFC 9 | Sep 7, 2019 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | MFC 9 | Sep 7, 2019 | |
| W | Andrej Jazvo0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | MFC 9 | Sep 7, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | 100% Fight | May 9, 2015 | |
| W | Yassin Najid9-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:48 | 100% Fight | Oct 31, 2014 |
| W | Loic Jupiter0-3 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:42 | 100% Fight | Oct 31, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
14-4across 18 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsIMMAF · IMMAF-WMMAA · IFC · 360 MMA Fight Nights · RLFC MMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tomasz Langowski6-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | 360 MMA Fight Nights | Feb 2, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 14, 2018 | |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:36 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 13, 2018 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:22 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 12, 2018 | |
| L | Axel Sola11-1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Jun 22, 2018 |
| W | Josh Hudson9-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Jun 21, 2018 |
| W | John Mitchell11-3 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 1:35 | IMMAF | Jun 20, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:28 | IMMAF | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| W | Mika Kallio2-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | RLFC MMA | Apr 7, 2018 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| W | Zhan Kenzhebayev22-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Nov 15, 2017 |
| W | Riyaad Pandy3-9 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:32 | IMMAF | Nov 14, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Nov 13, 2017 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:59 | IFC | May 6, 2017 | |
| W | Zdenek Polivka10-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | IFC | May 6, 2017 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Mar 31, 2017 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Mar 30, 2017 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF | Mar 29, 2017 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.