Islam Makhachev's UFC record is 18-1, with an active 17-fight winning streak - the longest in UFC history. At UFC 330 on August 15, 2026, he beat Ian Machado G…
Submitted Leo Kuntz via second-round rear-naked choke at UFC 187, announcing himself in a stacked lightweight division.
A first-round counter punch from Adriano Martins at UFC 192 handed Makhachev the only defeat of his career, one he has not lost since.
A unanimous decision over Chris Wade on September 17, 2016 opened a run that would still be active a decade later.
Dropped Charles Oliveira with a punch, then finished him with a second-round arm-triangle choke at UFC 280 to claim the vacant lightweight belt.
A grueling decision in Perth, then a first-round head-kick knockout in the Abu Dhabi rematch - the win that cemented his No. 1 pound-for-pound ranking.
A round-5 submission of Dustin Poirier (UFC 302) and a first-round finish of short-notice Renato Moicano (UFC 311) rounded out 4 lightweight title defenses.
A dominant 50-45 unanimous decision at UFC 322 made him UFC welterweight champion - and his 16th straight UFC win, tying Anderson Silva's record.
A unanimous decision over Ian Machado Garry (49-46, 49-46, 48-47), powered by a second-round head-kick knockdown, made it 17 straight UFC wins - the new all-time record.
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