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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 15 consecutive wins, followed by Paddy Pimblett and Chase Hooper at 6 each, and Fares Ziam and Nasrat Haqparast at 5 wins each. One year ago, Makhachev had 14 wins with Pimblett at 6, while two years ago Makhachev had 12 with several fighters bunched at 4-5 wins. In April 2022, Charles Oliveira led with 10 wins, Makhachev had 9, and Beneil Dariush had 7. The data illustrates how rapidly the competitive landscape shifts in one of the UFC's deepest divisions, with Makhachev's sustained dominance standing out as the most consistent thread across all three time periods.
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