Islam Makhachev extends UFC lightweight winning streak lead over past two years

A comparison of the longest active winning streaks in the UFC lightweight division shows significant changes over the past two years. Currently, Islam Makhachev leads with 16 consecutive wins, followed by Diego Lopes at 6, Renato Moicano at 5, and Michael Chandler at 4. One year ago in May 2025, Makhachev had 14 wins, with Paddy Pimblett at 6 and three fighters tied at 5 wins. Two years ago in May 2024, Makhachev was at 12 wins with Moicano and Pimblett at 5, and several fighters including Arman Tsarukyan at 4. Going back to April 2022, Charles Oliveira led with 10 wins, Makhachev had 9, Beneil Dariush had 7, and three fighters including Tsarukyan and Rafael Fiziev were at 5. The data illustrates Makhachev's dominant consistency while showing how quickly winning streaks change among other top lightweights.