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Ranking Update

Light heavyweight division has weakest winning streaks among UFC weight classes

May 5, 2026, 5:33 PM
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Statistical analysis reveals the light heavyweight division has the weakest competitive depth in the UFC based on winning streaks. Among the top 15 ranked fighters, not a single athlete is currently on a three-fight winning streak, excluding the champion. More remarkably, only one fighter in the entire top 15 has any winning streak at all, and that is Paulo Costa, whose streak includes a victory earned at middleweight. The infographic compares all UFC divisions showing how many fighters in each weight class's top 15 and top 5 are on streaks of three or more wins. Welterweight is identified as the most competitive division with the deepest talent pool, representing the opposite extreme from light heavyweight's lack of momentum among ranked contenders.

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