Following his victory at UFC 327, Carlos Ulberg has moved into the top three for the longest active winning streaks in the UFC. Islam Makhachev leads with 16 consecutive wins, while both Ulberg and Movsar Evloev share second place with 10 wins each. Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev each have 9-fight win streaks. Ulberg's impressive run continues to build momentum in the light heavyweight division.
Carlos Ulberg cemented his place among the UFC's most consistent performers when his victory at UFC 327 on April 11 lifted him into a share of second place for the longest active winning streaks in the promotion.
Ulberg now sits alongside featherweight contender Movsar Evloev, with both men having won 10 consecutive fights. Only lightweight and welterweight champion Islam Makhachev stands above them. The Russian, now 28-1-0 and fighting out of Eagles MMA, has strung together 16 straight victories and holds the number-one pound-for-pound ranking at 34 years old. Makhachev averages 3.2 takedowns per 15 minutes and lands 58 percent of his significant strikes, making him arguably the most complete fighter in the sport right now.
Ulberg's 10-fight run continues to build serious weight in the light heavyweight division, where momentum of this kind typically translates into a ranked position and title-contention conversations.
Just outside the top tier sit two other notable streaks. Ilia Topuria, the 29-year-old Spaniard ranked second at lightweight and first pound-for-pound, carries a nine-fight winning run into his current campaign. His record stands at 17-1-0 and he averages an eye-catching 4.81 significant strikes per minute. Khamzat Chimaev, the number-one ranked middleweight from the UAE fighting out of Allstars Training Center, also sits on nine straight wins with a record of 15-1-0. The 32-year-old is one of the more dominant wrestlers in the division, averaging 5.29 takedowns per 15 minutes with a striking accuracy of 60 percent.
Why it matters
- Ulberg's 10-fight streak places him level with Evloev and directly behind the pound-for-pound leader Makhachev, raising his profile considerably in a wide-open light heavyweight division.
- The clustering of elite streaks across multiple divisions signals a particularly competitive era in the UFC, with several pound-for-pound-caliber fighters peaking simultaneously.
- A continued run for Ulberg would almost certainly force a top-five light heavyweight ranking and accelerate a title-contention timeline.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
