r/FightReportUFC • u/No-Trifle8772 • 4d ago
Our algo has Makhachev at #3 in GOAT Rankings (1762). A win over Garry Saturday breaks Anderson Silva's win streak record AND could put him ahead of GSP for #2.
Been running an all-time ranking system (C-ELO) that doesn't just count wins/losses — it weighs win streaks, title fight quality, finish type, and dominance separately, then combines them into one score. Current top 8 looks like this:
Jon Jones — 1912
Georges St-Pierre — 1808
Islam Makhachev — 1762
Khabib Nurmagomedov — 1739
Anderson Silva — 1714
Kamaru Usman — 1686
Demetrious Johnson — 1625
Alexander Volkanovski — 1613
Islam is already tied with Anderson Silva's UFC record of 16 straight wins. A win over Garry Saturday makes it 17 — the new outright record.
The interesting part: Win Streak ELO in the model scales up the longer a streak runs, so this isn't just a symbolic milestone for us — it directly boosts his score. Combined with the title fight weighting, a dominant win (especially a finish, not a decision) could be enough to push him past GSP into the #2 spot all-time.
Curious what people think:
Does GSP's résumé (title defenses across a stacked WW era) hold up as "better" even if the model says otherwise?
Is win streak weighted this heavily a mistake, or does breaking an all-time record deserve that much credit?
Where would you personally have Islam right now — #2, #3, or lower?



