Makhachev tops Garry at UFC 330, 17th win in row
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- Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) at UFC 330 inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, extending his UFC win streak to 17 consecutive bouts.
- Makhachev broke Anderson Silva's record of 16 straight UFC wins, a streak that ran from June 2006 to October 2012 and stood for more than 13 years.
- Ian Machado Garry used his size and reach advantage to win rounds 3 and 4 with body kicks and stuffed takedowns, but surrendered seven takedowns overall and was controlled on the mat for the final five minutes.
- Dana White said Garry 'had him beaten to the body' and that 'Islam's face was beat up,' criticizing Garry for shaking hands at the start of round 5 instead of launching a finishing attack.
- Makhachev, 34, moved up from lightweight to welterweight in November and holds titles in both divisions, with the source noting his welterweight abilities remain 'somewhat unproven' despite the pound-for-pound #1 billing.
- Michael Morales (19-0, Ecuador) or Carlos Prates (24-7, Brazil) are the likely next welterweight contenders for Makhachev per the article.
Why it matters: Makhachev's 17th straight win erases a record that stood 13+ years and reinforces his pound-for-pound #1 case, but Dana White's post-fight critique exposes a real vulnerability: a bigger, rangier welterweight landed damagingly and arguably outfought him in stretches. Makhachev's first true welterweight title defense — likely against Morales or Prates — will test whether the head-kick knockdown and grappling can keep covering for the strikes he absorbed against Garry.
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