The longest active win streaks in the UFC lightweight division 📈🔥 Quillan Salkilld and Arman Tsarukyan are tied at 6 straight wins, with Tom Nolan right behind them at 5. Islam Makhachev holds the record with 14 lightweight wins, but no longer competes in the division. Will anyone ever catch Islam’s streak? 👀 Comment below!
Quillan Salkilld and Arman Tsarukyan share the longest active win streak in the UFC lightweight division, each riding six consecutive victories. Tom Nolan sits one win behind at five, according to a breakdown of the division's current streaks. Islam Makhachev owns the divisional record with 14 lightweight wins, though he no longer competes at 155 pounds.
Salkilld, a 26-year-old Australian out of Luistro Combat Academy, is 13-1 and ranked seventh at lightweight. His most recent recorded fight came on August 8, 2026, when he submitted Mateusz Gamrot in the first round. Before that he stopped Beneil Dariush by KO/TKO in round one on May 2, and submitted Jamie Mullarkey in the opening round on January 31. All three of those recorded wins ended in the first round. He lands 4.73 significant strikes per minute at 56 percent accuracy, and his takedown average of 6.86 per 15 minutes is a standout figure.
Tsarukyan, 30, is 24-3 and ranked second in the division. The Russian fighter, who trains at American Top Team, most recently knocked out Mauricio Ruffy in the first round on September 19, 2026. Before that he submitted Dan Hooker in round two in November 2025, and his split-decision win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 in April 2024 is also in his recent record. He lands 3.78 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy and averages 3.25 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Why it matters
- Two fighters on the same streak sit at very different points in the rankings: Tsarukyan is second, Salkilld seventh.
- Salkilld is four years younger, at 26 to Tsarukyan's 30, and has the higher takedown rate, 6.86 per 15 minutes against 3.25.
- Salkilld stands at 183 cm with a 191 cm reach, while Tsarukyan is 170 cm with a 183 cm reach, an eight-centimetre edge for Salkilld in both measures.
- Makhachev's 14-win mark remains well clear: it is eight wins beyond either active streak.
The numbers frame an open question about how far either streak can run. Each man would need eight more wins to pass Makhachev's 14, a gap that underlines how rare long runs are in one of the sport's deepest divisions.
