| Levan Makashvili | |
| Birth Name: | Levan Makashvili |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Gori, Georgia |
| Other Names: | The Hornet |
| Nationality: | American Georgian |
| Height: | [1] |
| Weight Lb: | 155 |
| Weight Class: | Lightweight |
| Reach: | 68.5inches |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Fighting Out Of: | Oceanside, New York, United States |
| Team: | Team Mutant[2] |
| Rank: | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3] |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 7 |
| Mma Subwin: | 1 |
| Mma Decwin: | 12 |
| Mma Koloss: | 1 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 7 |
| Mma Draw: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 126881 |
| Updated: | November 16, 2020 |
Levan Makashvili (Georgian: ლევან მაყაშვილი|; born January 7, 1989) is a Georgian-American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat. A professional competitor since 2013, he has also competed for the UFC, Fight Nights Global and CES MMA. He is ranked #10 in the ACA featherweight rankings.[4]
Born and raised in the central Georgian town of Gori, Makashvili competed in wrestling before moving to the United States in 2013 in an attempt to enhance his mixed martial arts career.[5]
Makashvili made his professional debut in September 2011 and amassed a record of 10–1 before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in February 2015.
Makashvili was expected to make his promotional debut against Nik Lentz on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60.[6] However, the pairing was scrapped just prior to the weigh-ins as Lentz was stricken with flu-like symptoms.[7]
Makashvili eventually made his debut on May 16, 2015, as he faced Mark Eddiva at UFC Fight Night 66.[8] He won the fight via split decision.[9]
Makashvili faced Hacran Dias on June 27, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 70, filling in as a short notice replacement for Chas Skelly.[10] He lost the fight via split decision.[11]
Makashvili faced Damon Jackson on January 30, 2016, at UFC on Fox 18.[12] The bout was ruled a majority draw (28-28, 28-28, 29-27) after Makashvili was deducted one point in the third round due to an illegal knee and eye poke.[13]
Makashvili faced Rasul Mirzaev on 16 November 2016 at Fight Nights Global 54.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Makashvili next faced Jack McGann at Fight Nights Global 62: Matmuratov vs. Kurzanov on March 31, 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]
After two bouts in FNG, Makashvili signed with Absolute Championship Akhmat after a two and a half year hiatus. He made his promotional debut against Attila Korkmaz at ACA 101: Strus vs. Nemchinov on November 15, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
His sophomore bout was against Magomedrasul Khasbulaev at ACA 104: Goncharov vs. Vakhaev on February 21, 2020. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
He then faced Roman Dik at ACA 109: Strus vs. Haratyk on August 20, 2020. He won the fight via second-round knockout.[16]
Next he faced Aurel Pirtea at ACA 114: Omielańczuk vs. Johnson on November 26, 2020. He lost the fight via split decision.[17]
Makashvili faced Elismar Lima da Silva on April 23, 2021, at ACA 122. He won the bout via unanimous decision.[18]
Makashvili faced Herdeson Batista at November 18, 2021, at ACA 132: Johnson vs. Vakhaev. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[19]
Makashvili faced Leonardo Limberger on March 6, 2022, at ACA 137. He won the bout via split decision.[20]
Makashvili faced Tural Ragimov on August 13, 2022, at ACA 142. He won the bout via unanimous decision.[21]
Makashvili faced Kurban Taygibov on December 16, 2022, at ACA 149. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[22]
Makashvili faced Vener Galiev on April 28, 2023 at ACA 156, losing the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.[23]
Makashvili faced Islam Meshev on December 24, 2023 at ACA 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov, losing the bout via unanimous decision.[24]
Makashvili faced Roman Ogulchanskiy on May 17, 2024 at ACA 175: Gordeev vs. Damkovskiy, being submitted in the first round via arm-triangle choke.[25]
|-|Loss|align=center|20–9–1|Roman Ogulchansky|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|ACA 175: Gordeev vs. Damkovskiy||align=center|1|align=center|2:34|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center||Islam Meshev|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|20–7–1|Vener Galiev|TKO (punches)|ACA 156: Koshkin vs Boyko||align=center|1|align=center|1:39|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|20–6–1|Kurban Taygibov|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 149: Vagaev vs Slipenko||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Moscow, Russia||-|Win|align=center|20–5–1|Tural Ragimov|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 142: Gadzhidaudov vs Amagov||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Kazan, Russia||-| Win| align=center|19–5–1|Leonardo Limberger|Decision (split)|ACA 137: Magomedov vs. Matevosyan||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Krasnodar, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center|18–5–1|Herdeson Batista|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 132: Johnson vs. Vakhaev||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Minsk, Belarus||-| Win| align=center|18–4–1| Elismar Lima da Silva| Decision (unanimous)|ACA 122: Johnson vs. Poberezhets||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Minsk, Belarus| |-| Loss| align=center|17–4–1| Aurel Pîrtea| Decision (split)|ACA 114: Omielańczuk vs. Johnson||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Łódź, Poland| |-| Win| align=center|17–3–1| Roman Dik| KO (punches)| ACA 109: Strus vs. Haratyk| | align=center|2| align=center|4:38| Łódź, Poland| |-| Loss| align=center|16–3–1| Magomedrasul Khasbulaev| Decision (unanimous)| ACA 104: Goncharov vs. Vakhaev| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Krasnodar, Russia||-|Win|align=center| 16–2–1|Attila Korkmaz|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 101: Strus vs. Nemchinov||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Warsaw, Poland| |-|Win|align=center| 15–2–1|Jack McGann|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Nights Global 62: Matmuratov vs. Kurzanov||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Moscow, Russia||-|Win|align=center| 14–2–1|Rasul Mirzaev|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Nights Global 54: Pavlovich vs. Kudin||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rostov-on-Don, Russia||-|Win|align=center| 13–2–1|Sean Soriano|Submission (rear-naked choke)|CES MMA 38: Soriano vs. Makashvili||align=center|2|align=center|4:05|Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States||-|Win|align=center| 12–2–1|Ryan Sanders|Decision (unanimous)|CES MMA 36: Andrews vs. Muro||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States||-|Draw|align=center|11–2–1 |Damon Jackson|Draw (majority)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center|11–2|Hacran Dias| Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Hollywood, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center| 11–1|Mark Eddiva|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|2:08|Pasay, Philippines||-|Win|align=center| 10–1|Alexandre Bezerra|Decision (unanimous)|CFFC 44||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 9–1|Alexandre Bezerra|Decision (majority)|CFFC 38||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 9–0| Scott Heckman| TKO (punches)|CFFC 35||align=center| 4|align=center| 2:30|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 8–0|Jordan Stiner| Decision (unanimous)|CFFC 32||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States||-| Win|align=center| 7–0|Tom English| KO (punch)|ROC 46||align=center|2|align=center|1:39|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 6–0|Thomas Wash| TKO (punches)| Turf Wars 11||align=center|1|align=center|0:17|Florence, Kentucky, United States||-| Win|align=center| 5–0|Anthony Facchini| Decision (unanimous)|ROC 44||align=center|3|align=center|4:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 4–0|Levan Kveselava| TKO (punches)|GUFF-Determination ||align=center|1|align=center|2:05|Gori, Georgia||-| Win|align=center| 3–0|Garik Abriamiani| TKO (punches|GUFF-Batubi Circus||align=center|3|align=center|1:11|Batumi, Georgia||-| Win|align=center| 2-0|Giorgi Aptsiauri| Decision (unanimous)|Georgian Universal Fighting Federation||align=center|3|align=center|3:00|Kutaisi, Georgia||-| Win|align=center| 1–0|Giorgi Turashvili| TKO (punches)|Georgian Universal Fighting Federation||align=center|1|align=center|0:51|Gori, Georgia||}
|-|Win|align=center| 2–0|Lashawn Alcocks| Decision (split)|RDMMA - Battle in the South 4||align=center|4|align=center|3:00|Wilmington, North Carolina, USA||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Raul Tutarauli| Decision (unanimous)|Georgian Universal Fighting Federation||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Gori, Georgia||}