Islam Makhachev's 15-fight UFC win streak longest active in lightweight division

Islam Makhachev currently holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC lightweight division at 15 consecutive victories. The post traces the evolution of top winning streaks in the division over the past two years. One year ago, the top streaks were led by Makhachev at 14, followed by Paddy Pimblett at 6, and Chase Hooper, Nasrat Haqparast, and Fares Ziam all at 5. Two years ago in April 2024, Makhachev had 12 straight wins, with Renato Moicano and Pimblett at 5, and Drakkar Klose, Mike Davis, and Arman Tsarukyan at 4. Going back to April 2022, Charles Oliveira led with 10, Makhachev had 9, Beneil Dariush 7, and Claudio Puelles, Rafael Fiziev, and Arman Tsarukyan each had 5.