5 UFC fighters who were able to end long losing streaks

#2. Jim Miller vs. Alex White – UFC 228

Jim Miller snapped a lengthy losing streak when he choked out Alex White, saving his UFC career

One of the longest-tenured fighters in UFC history, Jim Miller has now been with the promotion for the best part of 15 years, having debuted in the octagon with a win over David Baron way back in 2008.

However, while Miller came close to securing a lightweight title shot on a couple of occasions and was able to put together a stellar seven-fight win streak between 2009 and 2011, the last few years haven’t been quite so kind to him.

In fact, ‘A-10’ appeared to be close to the end of the road in 2018, when he found himself on a horrendous losing streak of four fights. More to the point, the final two losses weren’t really competitive, as he was abused by Francisco Trinaldo before being knocked out by Dan Hooker.

The New Jersey native probably would’ve been cut from the promotion were it not for his lengthy tenure and popularity. Instead, he was given one last chance to turn things around in the form of a clash with Alex White.

Incredibly, not only did Miller stop his slide, he did so in style, taking White down and submitting him in just over a minute. While he lost his next fight to Charles Oliveira, he’s since won a further five bouts in the octagon and is now on a remarkable two-fight win streak, proving there’s still life in this old dog yet.

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#1. Andrei Arlovski vs. Junior Albini – UFC Fight Night 120

Andrei Arlovski's win over Junior Albini was enough to end a five-fight losing streak

More than any other UFC fighter, Andrei Arlovski appears to be like a cat with nine lives when it comes to rescuing his career. ‘The Pitbull’ has been written off on numerous occasions, only to somehow keep bouncing back,.

Right now, the 43-year old is on an insane four-fight win streak.

It’s probably safe to say, though, that the worst it got for Arlovski was the five-fight win streak he found himself on between 2016 and 2017. Realistically, were it not for his name value as a former heavyweight champion, he definitely would’ve been cut from the UFC.

Strangely, ‘The Pitbull’ actually began the streak in title contention. Returning to the octagon in 2014 after a lengthy time away, Arlovski reeled off four wins in a row to climb into the top 10. However, a knockout loss to Stipe Miocic derailed him, and from there, he suffered defeats to fellow veterans Alistair Overeem and Josh Barnett.

Further losses to then-prospects Francis Ngannou and Marcin Tybura followed, and it appeared that the Belarusian fighter was sinking without a trace, particularly as he looked terrible in the latter fight.

However, he stunned fans by breaking his losing streak by defeating Junior Albini in his next fight, outpointing the much younger fighter, and following that by beating Stefan Struve too.

In the years that have followed, Arlovski has lost more fights, but he’s never found himself on as bad a run as he did a few years back, and is seemingly set to remain a staple of the heavyweight division for the foreseeable future.