An analysis of the longest active winning streaks in the UFC lightweight division reveals significant changes over the past three years. Currently, Islam Makhachev leads with 14 consecutive wins, followed by Paddy Pimblett with 6, and three fighters tied at 5 wins each: Chase Hooper, Nasrat Haqparast, and Fares Ziam. One year ago, Makhachev also led with 14 wins, while Pimblett had 6 and several fighters held 5-win streaks. Two years prior, Makhachev had 12, with Renato Moicano and Pimblett at 5 each. In April 2022, Charles Oliveira led with 10 consecutive wins, Makhachev had 9, and Beneil Dariush had 7. The data shows how dominance at the top has shifted and consolidated around Makhachev's historic streak.
Three years of data tracking the longest active winning streaks in the UFC lightweight division paint a vivid picture of how power has consolidated at the top of 155 pounds, while the challengers behind the champion have shifted considerably.
Islam Makhachev sits at the apex today with 14 consecutive victories, a streak he also held one year ago and which stretches back to at least April 2022, when he had already built nine straight wins. That sustained dominance separates him entirely from the rest of the division. Paddy Pimblett follows at six wins, a position he also occupied a year ago, while Chase Hooper, Nasrat Haqparast, and Fares Ziam are currently tied at five wins apiece.
Ziam, the 29-year-old Frenchman fighting out of Kill Cliff FC, holds an 18-4-0 record and brings a six-foot-one frame with a 75-inch reach to his fights, landing 2.85 significant strikes per minute at 51 percent accuracy.
The April 2022 snapshot looks strikingly different at the top. Charles Oliveira led the division with 10 straight wins at that point. The Brazilian, now 36 and ranked third at lightweight with a 37-11-0 record, is one of the most prolific submission threats in the sport, averaging 2.6 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Beneil Dariush held seven consecutive wins in that same April 2022 window. The American southpaw, now 37 and ranked eighth with a 23-8-1 record, averages 3.78 significant strikes per minute.
Why it matters
- Makhachev's streak has grown from nine wins in April 2022 to 14 today, showing no sign of interruption across that entire span
- Oliveira and Dariush, once the leading streak-holders behind Makhachev, have since fallen out of that top group entirely
- The current pack of five-win fighters represents a new wave of contenders pushing toward the division's upper tier
- The data reflects how difficult sustained momentum at lightweight has become for everyone except the champion
