Top 5 Longest Active UFC Win Streaks

There’s an absolute truth that some roster fighters are just more dominant than others. For some to win, some must lose to give in to big streaks. Here are the top 5 longest active UFC win streaks among active fighters.

Names like Max Holloway or ex-UFC lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov have achieved big streaks. As did Tony Ferguson once, when he was with the promotion. But who comes out on top amongst the active UFC roster?

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5. Alexander Volkanovski [12]

Alexander Volkanovski’s unblemished record in the most prominent MMA promotion commenced immediately following his debut in 2016.

The Aussie legend snagged a second-round stoppage in his UFC tenure debut before embarking on a six-fight streak that earned him his first crack at the title. After defeating Max Holloway, he defended the 145 lbs strap four times, for a historic 5-0 reign.

Volk dropped his title to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298, who went on a triple-KO title campaign of his own. ‘The Great’ recaptured his featherweight title glory over Diego Lopes at UFC 314 PPV in April and means to go back to such a streak. On the plus side, there was Amanda Nunes [12] with a similar streak.

After dropping her fifth UFC bout to Cat Zingano in 2014, ‘Lioness’ won three straight before submitting Miesha Tate at UFC 200, thus becoming the new WMMA 135 lbs champion. After Ronda Rousey she had almost cleared out her division, and wanted to try her hand at featherweight. She carried over the streak with consecutive wins over Felicia Spencer and Megan Anderson.

Nunes is projected to return to face current WMMA bantamweight champ Kayla Harrison in the near future and end her retirement.

4. Merab Dvalishvili [13]

With his second PPV title win in less than a year over Sean O’Malley, Merab Dvalishvili joined an exclusive club of fighters with a 13-fight winning streak in the UFC. The Georgian Mean ‘Machine’ ties with the likes of tenure/former fighters like Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, Nurmagomedov, Georges St-Pierre, and Holloway at 13 wins.

Dvalishvili choked out ‘Suga’ with a north-south choke at UFC 316 PPV, thus defending his championship gold a second time that he won in 2024. The joint-4th winningest fighter with a gargantuan streak, he almost cleared out the division and strung a 10-fight streak before earning his shot at gold.

3. Kamaru Usman [15]

From his debut in 2015 to his loss of the world title, Kamaru Usman prevailed in 15 consecutive tenure bouts, taking care of the 170lbs division with a series of resounding victories over the leading contenders. Usman is a great among the greats, and he too went on a historic 5-0 reign when he first held the strap.

The promotion’s former #1 Pound-for-pound, ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ defeated the likes of big brand names like Colby Covingington, Gilbert Burns, and Jorge Masvidal. He recently picked up his first rebound victory since 2021, at the UFC on ESPN 69 headliner in June, and means to build up another impressive streak.

2. Islam Makhachev [15]

Islam Makhachev was yet another former #1 Pound-for-pound king who reached his 15th fight mark with his final defense of the gold at UFC 311 PPV, over Renato Moicano. He broke the record for the most consecutive defenses of the 155-pound title at Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA.

Makhachev has blown away all top contenders and challenges to his crown as one of the greatest fighters in the world using his world-class wrestle-heavy skills and training within the stout Dagestani fight culture. He has now relinquished for a move up to welterweight.

1. Anderson Silva [16]

Anderson Silva holds the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history, per the UFC Leaderboards (statleaders.ufc.com). He competed in an impressive 46 pro MMA fights over his 20-year career.

His iconic 16-fight win run was embarked on following a successful UFC debut in June 2006, when ‘Spider’ stopped Chris Leben in his tracks. After a four-month wait, the Brazilian won the UFC middleweight title by beating Rich Franklin. He kept the title for more than six years.

While others often get the label of being a better name at middleweight, Silva’s win and aptitude as a prolific striker are yet to foiled after 13 years. He has had wins over names like Forrest Griffin, Dan Henderson, and Chael Sonnen (X2) during his tenure.