Fresh off a submission win over middleweight veteran Tim Boetsch at UFC on FOX 29, Antonio Carlos Junior is already making plans for his future, which involve getting as close as possible to a title shot before 2018 is up.

As the Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt told Portal do Vale Tudo, he is happy to be on a five-fight win streak, but feels like he’s ready for a step-up in competition, although he did not name any potential opponents.

“Let’s go get the sixth one, now,” Carlos Junior said. “It would be wonderful to fight two more times this year. It’s important to fight often and stay active. I want all the big names in the division, top 10 and top 5 guys. I hope that happens and I can end the year with seven straight wins and within grasp of a title shot.”

With his win over Boetsch, Antonio finally made it to the official UFC rankings, earning the 15th spot on the list, a feat he chalks up to having a chance to fight someone as big-named as ‘The Barbarian.’

“I think it’s kind of weird, but I know it’s important,” he said, “If you want a title shot, you have to be up there. Since it’s a tough division, there’s too many good guys who have been here for a long time. I didn’t get the chance to fight many known guys. Boetsch used to be a top-5 guy and it was my fifth win in a row, there was no way I wasn’t going to get in there after that. It took a while because the middleweight division is the toughest one these days.”

In addition to the Boetsch win, Antonio Carlos Junior (10-2-1NC) also has wins over Leonardo Guimaraes, Marvin Vettori, Eric Spicely, and Jack Marshman during his winning streak. His last loss came in March 2016 when he was TKO’d by Daniel Kelly.