Makhachev breaks Silva's UFC win streak record
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Erasing a 13-year-old mark held by Silva underscores how rarely any fighter sustains dominance across the UFC's increasingly volatile matchmaking landscape.
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- Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision at UFC 330 in Philadelphia to defend his welterweight title, recording his 17th consecutive UFC victory and surpassing Anderson Silva's 13-year-old record.
- Makhachev controlled the grappling, logging 7 unanswered takedowns and over 12 minutes of control time against Machado Garry's 34 seconds, though Machado Garry landed more significant strikes (29 to 22) and bloodied Makhachev's face in the clinch.
- Ian Machado Garry, 28, suffered just the second loss of his 19-fight career and fell short of becoming the first Irish UFC champion since Conor McGregor; he raised Makhachev's arm in a show of respect after the decision.
- Makhachev extended his professional record to 29 wins and one defeat at age 34, adding weight to claims he is closing in on being regarded as the greatest UFC fighter of all time.
- Mackenzie Dern beat Gillian Robertson by unanimous decision in the co-main event to make the first defense of her strawweight title, her fourth straight victory.
- UFC announced Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight title against Movsar Evloev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on 24 October, with Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main.
Why it matters: With 17 straight UFC wins, Makhachev now owns the longest winning streak in the promotion's history — a benchmark that will define his pound-for-pound legacy at age 34 and arguably reshapes the pound-for-pound conversation. For Machado Garry, the loss ends his bid to be Ireland's first UFC champion since McGregor but leaves his 28-year-old career trajectory intact, per his own post-fight concession that he will 'be back.'
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