Islam Makhachev can break the record for the UFC’s longest win streak when he faces Ian Machado Garry on August 15.The welterweight champion makes his second defence of the 170lbs title against Ireland’s Machado Garry in the main event of UFC 330.Makhachev created history in his last appearance at UFC 322 by putting on a clinic and dominating Jack Della Maddalena to become the welterweight division’s new king.Not only did the Russian become the 11th UFC two-division champion, having previously held gold at lightweight, but he also topped an exclusive club.Makhachev is now joint with Anderson Silva as just one of two fighters to go undefeated in 16 or more bouts in the history of Dana White‘s promotion.The 34-year-old is on a trajectory to become the greatest champion in UFC history and joins a who’s who of the biggest stars who have also had their share of long win streaks.talkSPORT.com has identified those with the longest in UFC history.Alexander Volkanovski12 winsVolkanovski has lost just three times in the UFC and is arguably the promotion’s greatest featherweight championAFPVolkanovski‘s undefeated streak started right from his 2016 debut when the Australian stopped Yusuke Kasuya before embarking on a six-fight win streak that led him to his first shot at gold.‘The Great’ defeated Max Holloway in his first UFC title bout in December 2019 and beat the Hawaiian again in their rematch seven months later before retaining the strap at 145 lbs four times further.Volkanovski was on a 12-fight win streak before attempting to become a two-division champion in 2023 against Makhachev, but he was defeated twice, suffering a brutal knockout in the pair’s rematch.The 37-year-old then dropped the featherweight title to Ilia Topuria last February before reclaiming it through a unanimous decision win over Diego Lopes at UFC 314, and defending it once again against Lopes in January.Tony Ferguson12 wins‘El Cucuy’ was once viewed as one of the best lightweight fighters in the worldGettyFerguson may have left the UFC after an eight-fight skid, but there was once a time when ‘El Cucuy’ was up there with the greatest lightweights in the world.After emerging through The Ultimate Fighter and winning three of his first four UFC fights, the American took the 155lbs division by storm, racking up nine successive wins that led to his first title fight.He submitted Kevin Lee at UFC 216 in October 2017 to become the interim lightweight champion and scored back-to-back second-round knockouts to make it 12 successive wins.Ferguson’s legendary run quickly came to an end when his 2020 fight against Justin Gaethje ended via a doctor’s stoppage, and the latter was crowned the new interim titleholder at 155lbs.Amanda Nunes12 winsNunes was meant to make her fighting return against Kayla Harrison at UFC 324, but the defending champion injured her neck and required surgeryGettyNunes is expected to make her highly anticipated UFC return to fight for the women’s bantamweight title against champion Kayla Harrison in the not-too-distant future.‘The Lioness’ was set to end her three-year hiatus from the sport in a co-main event clash with Harrison at UFC 324 in January, but the latter sustained a nasty neck injury and had to pull out. Fans will no doubt be greeted by a series of flashbacks to the Brazilian’s iconic UFC run when she does eventually return.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)After losing her fifth UFC bout to Cat Zingano in 2014, Nunes won three straight fights before submitting Miesha Tate at UFC 200 to win her first UFC title.The 38-year-old knocked out Ronda Rousey in her next fight before defending the women’s bantamweight strap 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 winsHawaiian superstar Holloway lost to Charles Oliveira in March but has vowed to right the wrongs when he faces Conor McGregor next at UFC 329GettyHolloway 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, whom he faces in his next fight at UFC 329 on July 11, 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 gold against Anthony Pettis in December 2016.Holloway stopped Pettis after three rounds to become the interim champion at featherweight and unified the division by travelling to Brazil and doing the same to Jose Aldo in his backyard six months later.The 34-year-old from Hawaii 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 is the name that comes to many people’s minds when they think of the greatest UFC fighter everGettyNurmagomedov‘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 his first UFC title shot.He defeated Al Iaquinta to win the lightweight title at UFC 223 in April 2018 and submitted McGregor in his next fight to conclude one of the most iconic rivalries in the sport’s history.Nurmagomedov then defended the belt twice more against Poirier and Gaethje before announcing his retirement from MMA following the death of his father.Since he laid down his gloves for good, the 37-year-old has taken pride in coaching and cornering his fellow Dagestani fighters, such as Makhachev and cousin Usman Nurmagomedov.Demetrious Johnson13 wins‘Mighty Mouse’ won 12 UFC title fights during his illustrious careerGettyJohnson is no doubt the greatest flyweight to have graced the sport of MMA.After starting his UFC career at bantamweight and losing a title fight to Dominick Cruz in 2011, the American found his feet a year later in the flyweight 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 win streak.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 come just behind Jon Jones and Georges St-Pierre, who have 16 and 13, respectively, for the most in promotional history.Jon Jones13 wins‘Bones’ proved he still had it when he defended the UFC heavyweight title with relative ease against Stipe Miocic in November 2024GettyJones, in many people’s eyes, is the best MMA fighter of all time.His 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.The 38-year-old 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 Briton Tom Aspinall, prompting ‘Bones’ to retire in June.Georges St-Pierre13 winsLike Nurmagomedov, St-Pierre coaches up-and-coming fighters, having cornered fellow Canadian Aiemann Zahabi during his loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC White HouseGetty‘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 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 final UFC fight.Merab Dvalishvili14 wins‘The Machine’ is expected to contest a trilogy with UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan next to try and reclaim his throneGettyDvalishvili 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.He scored seven straight victories in the UFC and proved he belonged with the very best through famous wins over 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.Dvalishvili’s 14-fight win streak came to an end last December when he dropped the bantamweight title to Yan in their rematch at UFC 323.Kamaru Usman15 winsUsman ended a three-fight skid by defeating Joaquin Buckley in his last fight at UFC Atlanta in June 2025GettyUsman 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 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 2025.Islam Makhachev16 winsMakhachev can break the record for the longest win streak in UFC history in his next fightGettyFive months after his May 2015 debut, Makhachev lost his second UFC bout to Adriano Martins before claiming 10 wins in a row and getting his first shot at a championship belt.The Russian defeated Charles Oliveira in 2022 to become the new lightweight champion and defended the belt four times against Volkanovski, Poirier, and Renato Moicano at UFC 311.He then decided to vacate the lightweight title in 2025 to move up a division and challenge welterweight champion Della Maddalena.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 will forever remain one of the most recognisable names in the history of mixed martial artsGettySilva has the joint-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 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 Brazilian 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 career, Silva then entered the squared circle, accepting a lucrative bout with Jake Paul in 2022, which he lost via unanimous decision.However, the 51-year-old returned to MMA last December, rolling back the years to stop American Woodley on the Paul vs Anthony Joshua undercard.