Following his victory at UFC 327, Carlos Ulberg now has the second-longest active winning streak in the UFC with 10 consecutive wins. He is tied with Movsar Evloev at 10 wins, behind only Islam Makhachev who leads with 16 straight victories. Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev are next with 9 wins each. Ulberg's streak represents a significant achievement in the competitive light heavyweight division. The New Zealander's rise has been marked by consistent finishes and dominant performances.
Carlos Ulberg has climbed into elite company on the UFC's all-time active win-streak list, securing the second-longest current streak in the promotion following his victory at UFC 327 on April 11. The New Zealand light heavyweight now sits at ten consecutive wins, a run built on consistent finishes and dominant performances throughout his time in the division.
Ulberg shares that second-place position with featherweight contender Movsar Evloev, who also holds ten straight wins. Ahead of them both is lightweight and welterweight champion Islam Makhachev, whose active streak stands at an extraordinary 16 victories. The 34-year-old Russian, now competing at welterweight, carries a 28-1 record and lands significant strikes at a 58 percent accuracy rate while averaging 3.2 takedowns per 15 minutes — numbers that reflect the relentless, multi-dimensional pressure that has powered his historic run.
Rounding out the top five are Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev, each riding nine-fight winning streaks. Topuria, the 29-year-old Spaniard ranked number one pound-for-pound at 17-1, averages 4.81 significant strikes per minute and currently competes at lightweight. Chimaev, the 32-year-old middleweight ranked first in his division at 15-1, is one of the most statistically dominant wrestlers in the UFC, averaging 5.29 takedowns per 15 minutes with a 60 percent striking accuracy.
Why it matters
- Ulberg's ten-fight streak is the longest active run in the light heavyweight division, raising his profile as a legitimate title contender.
- Sharing second place across all divisions with Evloev, and sitting just behind Makhachev's 16-fight benchmark, underlines how rare this level of consistency is in the modern UFC.
- The presence of Topuria and Chimaev immediately behind Ulberg highlights that the broader pound-for-pound conversation is now impossible to have without including his name.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
