Islam Makhachev created history when he outpointed Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in November.Not only did Makhachev become the 11th UFC two-division champion, but the 34-year-old from Russia also topped an exclusive club.Makhachev’s win at UFC 322 means he’s now undefeated in 16 fightsGettyHe joins Silva, who is regarded as one of the most influential MMA fighters of all time, at the top of the listGettyMakhachev is now alongside Anderson Silva as just one of two fighters to go undefeated in 16 or more bouts in the history of Dana White‘s promotion.He is now on a trajectory to become the greatest champion in UFC history, but he joins a who’s who of the biggest stars who have also had their share of long winning streaks.talkSPORT.com has identified those with the longest win streaks in the UFC.UFC greats such as Max Holloway, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre make the list, but who comes out on top? Alexander Volkanovski12 winsVolkanovski’s undefeated UFC streak started right from his 2016 debut.The Australian scored a second-round stoppage on his inaugural appearance before embarking on a six-fight win streak that led him to his first shot at gold.He defeated Holloway in his first UFC title bout in December 2019, beat the Hawaiian again in their rematch seven months later, and retained the strap at 145 lbs four times further.Volkanovski was on a 12-fight winning streak before attempting to become a two-division champion in 2023, but he was defeated twice by former lightweight king Makhachev.‘The Great’ then dropped the featherweight title to Ilia Topuria last February before reclaiming it through a unanimous decision win over Diego Lopes at UFC 314 in April. Tony Ferguson12 winsFerguson may have left the UFC after an eight-fight losing skid, but there was once a time when ‘El Cucuy’ was arguably the greatest lightweight in the world.Ferguson, right, was arguably the greatest lightweight on the planet when he secured his 12th successive UFC win by defeating Cerrone in 2019GettyAfter emerging through The Ultimate Fighter and winning three of his first four UFC fights, Ferguson took the 155lbs division by storm, racking up nine successive wins that led to his first title fight.He then submitted Kevin Lee at UFC 216 in October 2017 to become the interim lightweight champion and scored back-to-back second-round knockouts over Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone to make it 12 successive wins.Ferguson’s legendary run came to an end when his 2020 fight with Justin Gaethje ended via a doctor’s stoppage and the latter was crowned the new interim titleholder at 155lbs. Amanda Nunes12 winsNunes is expected to make her highly anticipated Octagon return to fight for the women’s bantamweight title against newly-crowned champion Kayla Harrison in the not-too-distant future.Fans will no doubt be greeted by a series of flashbacks to the Brazilian’s iconic UFC run in the build-up to that fight.After losing her fifth UFC bout to Cat Zingano in 2014, ‘The Lioness’ won three straight fights before submitting Miesha Tate at UFC 200 to win her first UFC title.Longest Win Streaks In UFC HistoryLegendaryAnderson Silva (16 wins) Islam Makhachev (16 wins)Kamaru Usman (15 wins)Merab Dvalishvili (14 wins)Georges St-Pierre (13 wins)Jon Jones (13 wins)Demetrious Johnson (13 wins)Khabib Nurmagomedov (13 wins)Max Holloway (13 wins)Amanda Nunes (12 wins)Tony Ferguson (12 wins)Alexander Volkanovski (12 wins)Nunes defeated women’s MMA pioneer Ronda Rousey in her next fight before defending it five more times, and winning and defending the featherweight strap as a two-division champion to extend her impeccable winning streak to 12.Max Holloway13 winsHolloway is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.He suffered what would be his final defeat in five years at the hands of Conor McGregor when the pair met in August 2013.‘Blessed’ then tore up the featherweight scene by winning nine successive UFC bouts before he was awarded his fight shot at UFC gold against Pettis in December 2016.Holloway stopped Pettis after three rounds to become the interim champion at featherweight and unified the division by travelling Brazil and doing the same to Jose Aldo in his back yard six months later.The Hawaiian native proceeded to finish Aldo again in their rematch at UFC 218, and defended the belt for a second and third time against Brian Ortega and Frankie Edgar to make it 13 wins in a row. His winning streak came to an end when he rematched Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight title in 2019, though he did exact revenge over ‘The Diamond’ by outpointing him in his retirement fight at UFC 318.Khabib Nurmagomedov13 winsNurmagomedov’s 13-fight undefeated streak can be viewed as his entire UFC career.‘The Eagle’ submitted Kamal Shalorus on his 2012 debut before winning eight more bouts on a path that, unsurprisingly, led to UFC gold.Nurmagomedov defeated Al Iaquinta to win the lightweight title at UFC 223 in April 2018 and submitted McGregor in his next fight in one of the most iconic rivalries in the sport’s history.He then defended the belt twice more against Poirier and Gaethje before announcing his retirement from MMA following the death of his father.Nurmagomedov has taken pride in coaching and cornering his fellow Dagestani fighters, such as his cousin Usman Nurmagomedov, ever since he laid down the gloves for good.Khabib now acts as the main coach for the likes of former UFC lightweight champion Makhachev and his cousin Usman since retiring from MMAAFPDemetrious Johnson13 wins‘Mighty Mouse’ is no doubt the greatest flyweight to have graced the sport of MMA.After contesting at bantamweight and losing a title fight to Dominick Cruz at 135lbs in October 2011, Johnson found his feet a year later in the 125lbs division. He defeated Joseph Benavidez at UFC 152 to win the flyweight strap before defending his belt a record-breaking 11 times en route to superstardom and a 13-fight winning streak in White’s promotion.After defeating Ray Borg in October 2017, Johnson’s iconic run came to an end 10 months later when he met Cejudo at UFC 227.His 12 UFC title fight wins comes just behind Jon Jones and St-Pierre for the most in promotional history.Jon Jones13 winsJones, in many people’s eyes, is the best MMA fighter of all time.Jones ruled the light heavyweight division for nine years before doing the same at heavyweight, and won all but one of his 23 fights in the UFCGettyHis career has been covered in controversy, but that doesn’t take away from what he’s achieved in the Octagon.If it weren’t for his one disqualification defeat to Matt Hamill in 2009, ‘Bones’ would have won an incredible 23 fights in a row in MMA’s biggest league.The longtime light heavyweight champion sliced through the old guard and beat every man in his era before taking out a few contenders from the next generation.After years of intrigue about how he would do at heavyweight, Jones returned from a three-year layoff in March 2023 to win the belt in two minutes and improve his near-perfect record.He defeated Stipe Miocic in his last fight to date and was constantly berated by those in the MMA world for not unifying the heavyweight title against Brit Tom Aspinall, prompting ‘Bones’ to retire in June.Jones has since, however, reversed his retirement decision and expressed his desire to fight on the UFC White House card.Georges St-Pierre13 wins‘GSP’ was a two-weight UFC champion, finishing his career on a 13-fight win streak that included the majority of his iconic title defences.The Canadian made his UFC debut in January 2004 and found himself fighting for a belt just nine months later.Although he lost the aforementioned bout, St-Pierre then won five in a row before claiming his first piece of gold by stopping Matt Hughes at UFC 65.He then dropped the welterweight title in his next fight to Serra before embarking on a legendary run and exacting revenge against the latter en route to also winning a middleweight belt.A controversial win over Johny Hendrics in 2013 prompted a four-year hiatus from the sport before ‘GSP’ returned and cemented his all-time great legacy by submitting British MMA pioneer Michael Bisping to steal his middleweight strap in his last fight.Merab Dvalishvili14 winsDvalishvili suffered back-to-back defeats in his first two UFC fights before working his way up to become arguably the greatest bantamweight of all time.Dvalishvili has quickly become arguably the greatest UFC bantamweight of all time through his title defences in 2025GettyHe is in the legendary club for winning streaks alongside the likes of Jones and SilvaGettyHe scored seven straight victories in the UFC and proved he belonged with the very best through famous wins over Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, and Henry Cejudo between 2022 and 2024.‘The Machine’ got his hands on UFC gold for the first time by claiming a unanimous decision win over Sean O’Malley at the first-ever sports event held at Las Vegas’ iconic Sphere.Dvalishvili handed Umar Nurmagomedov the first defeat of his career in his first title defence and retained the strap at 135lbs by submitting O’Malley in the pair’s UFC 316 rematch.The Georgian fighter then made it 14 wins on the bounce and three title defences by defeating Sandhagen after five rounds in the co-main event of UFC 320.He has the chance to make history at UFC 323 on December 6 as he faces Yan for the second time in the headline act of the Vegas card.Kamaru Usman15 winsUsman is one of the few fighters on this list still competing in the UFC.‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ won The Ultimate Fighter in 2015 before winning eight successive fights in White’s promotion to earn a shot at welterweight gold.He defeated Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 in 2019 to become the new champion at 170lbs and defended the belt five more times. until his 15-fight winning run came to a famous end.Usman was knocked out in dramatic fashion by Birmingham’s Leon Edwards at UFC 278 in August 2022 and lost their rematch seven months later.He then suffered a majority decision defeat to Khamzat Chimaev in 2023 before bouncing back with an emphatic unanimous decision win over Joaquin Buckley in June.Islam Makhachev16 winsMakhachev is the UFC welterweight champion and widely considered one of the greatest MMA fighters right nowGettyMakhachev lost his second UFC bout in October 2015, five months after his debut, before claiming 10 wins in a row and getting his first shot at gold.The Russian defeated Charles Oliveira in 2022 to become the new champion at 155lbs and defended the belt four times against Volkanovski, Poirier, and Renato Moicano in his last fight at UFC 311.He made the decision to vacate the lightweight title in 2025 to move up a division and challenge welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322.Makhachev outpointed Della Maddalena over the five rounds, with all three judges scoring the contest 50-45 in the new champion’s favour.Anderson Silva16 winsSilva has the longest winning streak in UFC history, having competed in a whopping 46 professional MMA fights over his 20-year career.‘The Spider’ embarked on his iconic 16-fight win run following a successful UFC debut in June 2006, when he stopped Chris Leben in 49 seconds.Four months later, the Brazilian got his hands on the UFC middleweight title by defeating Rich Franklin, and he never let go of the belt for over six years.Silva built up a following through his various finishing techniques before a 2013 Chris Weidman punch ended his legendary run.‘The Spider’ never fully got back on track after that defeat, winning just one of his subsequent eight bouts in the promotion before walking away in 2020. Following his famous MMA run, Silva then entered the squared circle, accepting a lucrative bout with Jake Paul in 2022, which he lost via unanimous decision.