Tony Ferguson
Awards & Honours
14
Awards Won
2
Honours
6
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Ferguson holds the UFC lightweight record for the longest winning streak at 12 fights, a run that included victories over five former champions or interim titleholders. He is one of only two fighters to win an interim UFC title without ever fighting for the undisputed belt while holding it. His 2016 Submission of the Year against Edson Barboza is still replayed as one of the slickest Darce chokes in MMA history. Ferguson also earned 11 post-fight bonuses in the UFC, a testament to his consistently exciting style. Despite never winning an undisputed title, he is regularly ranked among the greatest lightweights of all time by analysts and fans.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Longest winning streak in UFC lightweight history
12 consecutive wins from 2013 to 2020.
Most submission wins in UFC lightweight history (tied)
8 submission victories, tied with several others.
Rankings & Lists
UFC Official Lightweight Rankings
Fight Matrix Lightweight Rankings
ESPN All-Time Lightweight Rankings
MMA Fighting Greatest Lightweights in UFC History
Bleacher Report 50 Greatest Fighters in UFC History
The Athletic Greatest UFC Fighters of All Time
Magazine Covers
MMA Fighting Magazine
2017
The Chaos King
UFC Magazine
2018
The Boogeyman
Sports Illustrated
2018
Multi-page profile
Men's Journal
2019
Fitness profile
The Players' Tribune
2020
I Am Not a What-If
Records & Feats
Longest winning streak in UFC lightweight history (12 fights)
Ferguson won 12 consecutive fights from 2013 to 2020, the longest streak in the division's history.
Only interim champion to never fight for the undisputed title while holding the belt
Ferguson held the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship in 2017-2018 but never faced the undisputed champion Khabib Nurmagomedov due to repeated cancellations.