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All Fighters - Most Bouts

Royce Gracie was the inaugural UFC athlete to achieve 10 fights on December 16, 1994. Tito Ortiz surpassed this by reaching 20 fights on July 7, 2007. Jim Miller established new milestones by competing in 30 bouts on September 8, 2018, and later extending that record to 40 bouts on July 2, 2022.

Bold - Currently active UFC fighters

Data current as of November 16, 2025 following UFC 322.

Across all bouts
Fighter Weight Class Number of Bouts
1 United States Jim Miller Lightweight \ Welterweight \ Catchweight 46
2 Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight 42
3 United States Donald Cerrone Welterweight \ Lightweight 38
4 United States Clay Guida Lightweight \ Featherweight 37
5 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rafael dos Anjos Welterweight \ Lightweight \ Catchweight 36
United States Neil Magny Welterweight
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira Lightweight \ Featherweight \ Catchweight
8 United States Jeremy Stephens Featherweight \ Lightweight 35
Title Fight Appearances
Fighter Weight Class Wins Losses Draws No Contests Total Title Bouts
1 United States Jon Jones Heavyweight \ Light Heavyweight 16 0 0 1 17
2 United States Randy Couture Heavyweight \ Light Heavyweight 9 6 0 0 15
Canada Georges St-Pierre Middleweight \ Welterweight 13 2 0 0
4 Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko Women's Flyweight \ Women's Bantamweight 11 2 1 0 14
United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight \ Bantamweight 12 0

Most Bouts - By Division

Updated through November 16, 2025 following UFC 322.

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Total Bouts in Any Matchup
Division Fighter Number of Bouts
Heavyweight Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski 42
Light Heavyweight United States Ovince Saint Preux 26
Middleweight United States Brad Tavares 27
Welterweight United States Neil Magny 36
Lightweight United States Jim Miller 43
Featherweight United States Darren Elkins 28
Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pedro Munhoz 22
Template:Country data ECUTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marlon Vera
Flyweight United States Tim Elliott 19
United States Joseph Benavidez
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Norma Dumont 6
'Template:Country data 'AUS'Template:Namespace detect showall' 'Megan Anderson (fighter)''
'Template:Country data 'CAN'Template:Namespace detect showall' 'Felicia Spencer''
'Template:Country data 'USA'Template:Namespace detect showall' Raquel Pennington|'align=center'|'18'
'Women's Flyweight'|'Template:Country data 'USA'Template:Namespace detect showall' Katlyn Cerminara|'rowspan=3' 'align=center' '14'
'Template:Country data 'KGZ'Template:Namespace detect showall' Valentina Shevchenko
'Template:Country data 'USA'Template:Namespace detect showall' 'Andrea Lee (fighter)'
'Template:Country data 'USA'Template:Namespace detect showall' Angela Hill|'align=center'|'28'

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Title Bout Appearances by Division Division Fighter Number of Title Bouts Heavyweight

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Sylvia

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Most Bouts or Wins Within a Calendar Year

Fighter Division(s) Year Bouts Wins
1 "Template:Country data "USATemplate:Namespace detect showall" "Chris Leben" "Middleweight (MMA) MW " "2006" "rowspan =15" "align =center" "5" "align =center" "3"
"Template:Country data "USATemplate:Namespace detect showall" "Roger Huerta" "Light lightweight LW " "2007" "align =center" "5"
"Template:Country data "USATemplate:Namespace detect showall" "Donald Cerrone " "Light lightweight LW " "2011" "align =center" "4"

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Most Bouts in a Single Event

As of July 12, 2025 after the event UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.

Event Date Total Number of Fights
1 UFC 2 March 11,1994 rowspan =6 "align =center" "15"

All Fighters - Most Total Fight Time

Updated through November 16,2025 after the event of UFC322.

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width =196 "Fighter" "Division(s)" "Time hh:mm:ss"
1 Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Rafael dos Anjos Light lightweight LW \Welter weight WW align =center "8:43:19"

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Most PPV Main Events

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All Fighters - Most Wins

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Highest Win Percentage

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  • Minimum threshold: at least ten UFC fights.

Most Consecutive Wins

Updated through November16,2025 post UFC322.

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Finishes

... Bold indicates active competitors.

All Fighters - Most Finishes

As updated October11,2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.

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All Fighters - Fastest Finishes

Data current as of July12,2025 following UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.

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All Fighters - Most Recent Finishes

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Knockouts

... Bold denotes active fighters.

All Fighters - Most Knockouts

Updated October4,2025 after UFC320.

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Most Knockouts - Per Weight Class

Data current as of October 18, 2025 (following UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen).

Across all fights
Weight Class Athlete Number of Knockouts
Heavyweight United States Derrick Lewis 16
Light Heavyweight United States Chuck Liddell 10
Middleweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva 8
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiago Santos
United States Uriah Hall
Welterweight United States Matt Brown 13
Lightweight United States Drew Dober 10
Featherweight United States Max Holloway 9
Bantamweight United States T.J. Dillashaw 7
Flyweight United States Joseph Benavidez 5
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Cris Cyborg 2
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Megan Anderson
Canada Felicia Spencer
Women's Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes 6
Women's Flyweight Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko 4
Women's Strawweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jéssica Andrade 4
In championship fights (as of April 2020)
Weight Class Athlete Number of Knockouts
Heavyweight United States Stipe Miocic 4
Light Heavyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Pereira 5
United States Chuck Liddell
Middleweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva 7
Welterweight United States Matt Hughes 5
Lightweight United States B.J. Penn 2
Featherweight United States Max Holloway 4
Bantamweight United States T.J. Dillashaw 5
Flyweight United States Demetrious Johnson 2
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Cris Cyborg 2
Women's Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes 3
United States Ronda Rousey
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Longest streaks of consecutive knockouts - All fighters

Information current as of July 12, 2025 following UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.

Across any fight
Combatant Weight Class Number of Consecutive Knockouts
1 United States Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight 7
2 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sergei Pavlovich Heavyweight 6
United States Don Frye Openweight
4 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tai Tuivasa Heavyweight 5
United States Steve Garcia Lightweight \ Featherweight
United States Ricco Rodriguez Heavyweight
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiago Alves Welterweight \ Catchweight
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Junior dos Santos Heavyweight
United States Matt Brown Welterweight
Template:Country data IRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Conor McGregor Featherweight
United States Stipe Miocic Heavyweight
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mairbek Taisumov Lightweight
Template:Country data CMRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Francis Ngannou Heavyweight

Highest number of knockouts in a single event

Data updated through September 6, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho.

Event Name Date Knockouts Recorded
1 UFC Fight Night 258 September 6, 2025 9
2 UFC 92 December 27, 2008 8
UFC on Fox 7 April 20, 2013
UFC Fight Night 45 July 16, 2014
UFC 199 June 4, 2016
UFC 218 December 2, 2017
UFC Fight Night 197 November 13, 2021
UFC on ESPN 37 June 18, 2022
UFC on ESPN 42 December 3, 2022
UFC on ESPN 54 March 30, 2024

Fastest knockouts - All competitors

Across any match
Fighter Opponent Weight Division Event Duration
1 United States Jorge Masvidal Ben Askren Welterweight UFC 239 0:05 2 United States Duane Ludwig Jonathan Goulet Welterweight UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 0:06 3 United States Todd Duffee Tim Hague Heavyweight UFC 102 rowspan=4 align=center |0:07 Template:Country data KORTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chan Sung Jung Mark Hominick Featherweight UFC 140 Canada Ryan Jimmo Anthony Perosh Light Heavyweight UFC 149 United States Terrance McKinney Matt Frevola Lightweight UFC 263 6 United States Don Frye Thomas Ramirez Heavyweight UFC 8 rowspan=4 align=center |0:08 United States James Irvin Houston Alexander Light Heavyweight UFC Fight Night 13 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Leon Edwards Seth Baczynski Welterweight UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Template:Country data FINTemplate:Namespace detect showall Makwan Amirkhani Andy Ogle Featherweight UFC on Fox 14

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In championship bouts
Fighter Opponent Title Event Time Recorded
1 Template:Country data IRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Conor McGregor José Aldo Featherweight Championship UFC 194 align=center |0:13
2 Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski Paul Buentello Heavyweight Title UFC 55 align=center |0:15
3 United States Ronda Rousey Alexis Davis Bantamweight Championship UFC 175 align=center |0:16
4 United States Frank Shamrock Igor Zinoviev Light Heavyweight Title UFC 16 align=center |0:22
5 United States Tito Ortiz Evan Tanner Light Heavyweight Championship UFC 30 align=center |0:32
United States Henry Cejudo T.J. Dillashaw Flyweight Title UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw align=center |0:32


Quickest Knockouts - By Weight Class

Across All Fights
Division Combatant Rival Event Duration
Heavyweight United States Todd Duffee Tim Hague UFC 102 0:07
Light Heavyweight Canada Ryan Jimmo Anthony Perosh UFC 149 0:07
Middleweight Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mark Weir Eugene Jackson UFC 38 0:10
Welterweight United States Jorge Masvidal Ben Askren UFC 239 0:05
Lightweight United States Terrance McKinney Matt Frevola UFC 263 0:07
Featherweight Template:Country data KORTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chan Sung Jung Mark Hominick UFC 140 0:07
Bantamweight Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Erik Perez Ken Stone UFC 150 0:17
Flyweight United States Dustin Ortiz Hector Sandoval UFC Fight Night 114 0:15
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Germaine de Randamie Aspen Ladd UFC Fight Night 155 0:16
Women's Bantamweight United States Ronda Rousey Alexis Davis UFC 175 0:16
Women's Flyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Priscila Cachoeira Shana Dobson UFC Fight Night 168 0:40
Women's Strawweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Denise Gomes Yazmin Jauregui UFC 290 0:20
In Championship Matches
Division Combatant Rival Event Duration
Heavyweight Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski Paul Buentello UFC 55 0:15
Light Heavyweight United States Frank Shamrock Igor Zinoviev UFC 16 0:22
Middleweight United States Rich Franklin Nate Quarry UFC 56 2:34
Welterweight United StatesTyron Woodley Robbie Lawler UFC 201 2:12
Lightweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallRafael dos Anjos Donald Cerrone UFC on Fox 17 1:06
Featherweight Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showallConor McGregor José Aldo UFC 194 0:13
Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallRenan Barão Urijah Faber UFC 169 3:42
Flyweight United StatesHenry Cejudo T.J. Dillashaw UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw 0:32
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallAmanda Nunes Cris Cyborg UFC 232 0:51
Women's Bantamweight United StatesRonda Rousey Alexis Davis (fighter) UFC 175 0:16
Women's Flyweight Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showallValentina Shevchenko Jessica Eye UFC 238 5:26
Women's Strawweight Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showallZhang Weili Jessica Andrade UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang 0:42


Recent Knockouts

Recent Knockouts - All Competitors

Across all matches
Competitor Opponent Weight Class Event Round Time
1 Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Yair Rodríguez Chan Sung Jung Featherweight UFC Fight Night 139 5 4:59
United States Max Holloway Justin Gaethje Lightweight UFC 300
2 Template:Country data SURTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jairzinho Rozenstruik Alistair Overeem Heavyweight UFC on ESPN 7 4:56
3 Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman Colby Covington Welterweight UFC 245 4:10
4 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Leon Edwards Kamaru Usman Welterweight UFC 278 4:04
5 United States Justin Gaethje Tony Ferguson Lightweight UFC 249 3:39
6 United States Cain Velasquez Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight UFC 166 3:09
Title fight knockouts
Competitor Opponent Weight Class Event Round Time
1 Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman Colby Covington Welterweight UFC 245 5 4:10
2 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Leon Edwards Kamaru Usman Welterweight UFC 278 4:04
3 United States Cain Velasquez Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight UFC 166 3:09


Recent Knockouts - Sorted by Division

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Submissions

Division Fighter Opponent Event Round Time
Heavyweight Template:Country data SURTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jairzinho Rozenstruik Alistair Overeem UFC on ESPN 7 5 4:56
Light Heavyweight Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Gustafsson Glover Teixeira UFC Fight Night 109 1:07
Middleweight United States Anthony Hernandez Michel Pereira UFC Fight Night 245 2:22
Welterweight Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman Colby Covington UFC 245 4:10
Lightweight United States Max Holloway Justin Gaethje UFC 300 4:59
Featherweight Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Yair Rodríguez The Korean Zombie UFC Fight Night 139 4:59
Bold indicates currently active fighters.


Highest Number of Submissions

Overall Submissions - All Competitors

Data current as of October 11, 2025, following UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.

Across all fights
Competitor Weight Class Submission Count
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira Lightweight \ Featherweight 17
2 United States Jim Miller Lightweight \ Welterweight \ Catchweight 13
3 United States Gerald Meerschaert Middleweight 11
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Demian Maia Middleweight \ Welterweight
5 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Royce Gracie Welterweight \ Openweight \ Catchweight 10
United States Nate Diaz Welterweight \ Lightweight \ Catchweight
7 Template:Country data ISLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gunnar Nelson Welterweight \ Catchweight 8
United States Michael Chiesa Welterweight \ Lightweight
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev Lightweight
United States Frank Mir Heavyweight
In championship fights
Competitor Weight Class Submission Count
1 United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight 5
2 United States Jon Jones Light Heavyweight \ Heavyweight 4
3 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev Lightweight 3
United States B.J. Penn Welterweight \ Lightweight
United States Ronda Rousey

Women's Bantamweight

United States Matt Hughes (fighter)

Welterweight

Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Khabib Nurmagomedov

Lightweight

Top Submissions - By Weight Class

Updated as of October 11, 2025, following the event UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.

Heavyweight United StatesFrank Mir align=center | 8 Light Heavyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallGlover Teixeira align=center | 7 Middleweight United StatesGerald Meerschaert align=center | 11 Welterweight Template:Country data ISLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gunnar Nelson align=center | 7 rowspan=2 | Lightweight United States Jim Miller rowspan=2 align=center | 11 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallCharles Oliveira Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallCharles Oliveira align=center | 6 rowspan=2 | Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallRani Yahya rowspan=2 align=center | 6 United StatesUrijah Faber Flyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallAlexandre Pantoja align=center | 6 rowspan=6 | Women's Featherweight United StatesMacy Chiasson rowspan=6 align=center | 1 United StatesRaquel PenningtonCanadaFelicia SpencerTemplate:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallAmanda NunesTemplate:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Megan Anderson Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showallStephanie Egger rowspan=2 | Women's Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallMayra Bueno Silva rowspan=2 align=center | 3 United StatesRonda Rousey Women's Flyweight CanadaGillian Robertson align=center | 6 Women's Strawweight United StatesMackenzie Dern align=center | 5
Across all fights
Weight Class Competitor Submission Total
Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showallAndrei Arlovski rowspan=8 align=center | 1 United StatesFrank Shamrock rowspan=2 align=center | 3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallAnderson Silva align=center | 2 Template:Flagicon USA  Matt Hughes (fighter) align=center  3 Template:Flagicon RUSIslam Makhachev rowspan=2 align=center  3 Template:Flagicon MEXYair Rodríguez align=center  1 Template:Flagicon GEOMerab Dvalishvili rowspan=2 align=center   1 Template:Flagicon USA   Demetrious Johnson align=center |=5= Template:Flagicon BRA   Amanda Nunes align=center   1 - Women's Bantamweight Template:Flag icon USA   Ronda Rousey align = center     3 - Women's Flyweight Template:Flag icon MEXAlexa Grasso align = center     1 - rowspan =2 Women's Strawweight Template:Flag icon USACarla Esparza rowspan =2 align = center     1 - Template:Flag icon CHNZhang Weili -


Longest streaks of submission victories - All competitors

Data current as of October 26, 2025 following UFC 321.

Across any match
Competitor Weight class Sequential
Submission Wins
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Royce Gracie OW 6
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Demian Maia MW 5
3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira LW 4
United States Brendan Allen MW
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Valter Walker HW

Highest number of submissions - Single event

Event Date Submissions Recorded
1 UFC 2 March 11, 1994 10
2 UFC 4 December 16, 1994 8
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 Finale June 8, 2013
4 Ultimate Ultimate 1995 December 16, 1995 6
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale December 8, 2007
UFC Fight Night 17 February 7, 2009
UFC on Fuel TV 2 April 14, 2012
UFC Fight Night 80 December 10, 2015
UFC Fight Night 90 July 7, 2016
UFC Fight Night 232 November 18, 2023
UFC Fight Night 239 March 16, 2024
UFC Fight Night 263 November 1, 2025

Quickest submissions

Fastest submissions - Overall

Across any fight
Competitor Opponent Weight division Event Submission Time
1 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oleg Taktarov Anthony Macias HW UFC 6 0:09
2 United States Joe Charles Kevin Rosier HW UFC 4 0:14
United States Ronda Rousey Cat Zingano W-BW UFC 184
United States Justin Martin Eric Martin HW UFC 12
5 United States Frank Shamrock Kevin Jackson LHW UFC 15.5 rowspan=2 align=center |0:16
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Marcus Aurélio Ryan Roberts LW UFC Fight Night 13
In championship fights
Competitor Opponent Title contested Event Time recorded
1 Ronda Rousey Cat Zingano W-BW UFC184 align=center |0:14
2 Frank Shamrock Kevin Jackson LHW UFC15.5 align=center |0:16
3 Andrei Arlovski Tim Sylvia HW UFC51 align=center |0:47
4 Frank Mir Tim Sylvia HW UFC48 align=center |0:50
5 Tito Ortiz Yuki Kondo LHW UFC29 align=center |1:52


Quickest finishes - By weight class

Across all fights
Weight Class Competitor Rival Event Duration
Heavyweight Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oleg Taktarov Anthony Macias UFC 6 0:09
Light Heavyweight United States Frank Shamrock Kevin Jackson UFC Japan 0:16[lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight United States Rory Singer Ross Pointon The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale 0:44
Welterweight United States Dennis Hallman Matt Hughes UFC 29 0:20
Lightweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Marcus Aurélio Ryan Roberts UFC Fight Night 13 0:16
Featherweight United States Chas Skelly Maximo Blanco UFC Fight Night 94 0:19
Bantamweight United States Patrick Williams Alejandro Pérez UFC 188 0:23
Flyweight United States Ben Nguyen Tim Elliott UFC Fight Night 110 0:49
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Megan Anderson UFC 259 2:03
Women's Bantamweight United States Ronda Rousey Cat Zingano UFC 184 0:14
Women's Flyweight Canada Gillian Robertson Emily Whitmire The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale 2:12
Women's Strawweight United States Emily Whitmire Aleksandra Albu UFC on ESPN 1 1:01
In championship fights
Weight Class Competitor Rival Event Duration
Heavyweight Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski Tim Sylvia UFC 51 0:47
Light Heavyweight United States Frank Shamrock Kevin Jackson UFC Japan 0:16[lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Dan Henderson UFC 82 9:52
Welterweight United StatesMatt Hughes (fighter) Frank Trigg UFC 45 3:54
Lightweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira Justin Gaethje UFC 274 3:22
Featherweight Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Yair Rodriguez Josh Emmett UFC 284 9:19
Bantamweight Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili Sean O'Malley (fighter) UFC 316 14:42
Flyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Deiveson Figueiredo Alex Perez (fighter) UFC 255 1:57
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Megan Anderson (fighter) UFC 259 align=center 2:03
Women's Bantamweight Template:Flagicon USA Ronda Rousey Cat Zingano UFC 184 align=center 0:14
Women's Flyweight Template:Flagicon MEX Alexa Grasso Valentina Shevchenko UFC 285 align=center 19:34
Women's Strawweight Template:Flagicon CHN Zhang Weili Carla Esparza UFC 281 align=center 6:05


Recent submissions - All fighters

Across all matches
Competitor Challenger Weight class Event Round Time
1 United States Demetrious Johnson Kyoji Horiguchi FLW UFC 186 5 4:59
2 United States Frankie Edgar Cub Swanson FTW UFC Fight Night 57 4:56
3 Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jiří Procházka Glover Teixeira LHW UFC 275 4:32
4 United States Demetrious Johnson John Moraga FLW UFC on Fox 8 3:43
5 United States Miesha Tate Holly Holm W-BW UFC 196 3:30
Championship bouts only
Competitor Challenger Weight class Event Round Time
1 United States Demetrious Johnson Kyoji Horiguchi FLW UFC 186 5 4:59
2 Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jiří Procházka Glover Teixeira LHW UFC 275 4:32
3 United States Demetrious Johnson John Moraga FLW UFC on Fox 8 3:43
4 United States Miesha Tate Holly Holm W-BW UFC 196 3:30
5 United States Demetrious Johnson Ray Borg FLW UFC 216 5 3:15


Recent submissions - Sorted by division

Flyweight Women's Featherweight Women's Bantamweight Women's Flyweight Women's Strawweight
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ciryl Gane Don'Tale Mayes UFC Fight Night 162 3 4:46
Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jiří Procházka Glover Teixeira UFC 275 5 4:32
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Chael Sonnen UFC 117 3:10
United States Benson Henderson Brandon Thatch UFC Fight Night 60 4 3:58
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev Dustin Poirier UFC 302 5 2:42
United States Frankie Edgar Cub Swanson UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson 4:56
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Renan Barão Michael McDonald (MMA fighter) UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald 4 3:57
Template:Flagicon USA Demetrious Johnson  
Kyoji Horiguchi  
UFC 186  
align=center 5  
align=center 4:59  
Template:Flagicon USA Raquel Pennington  
Macy Chiasson  
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus  
align=center 2  
align=center 3:07  
Template:Flagicon USA Miesha Tate  
Holly Holm  
UFC 196  
align=center 5  
align=center 3:30  
Template:Flagicon MEX Alexa Grasso  
Valentina Shevchenko  
UFC 285  
align=center 4  
align=center 4:34  
Template:Flagicon USA Rose Namajunas  
Paige VanZant  
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant  
align=center 5  
align=center 2:25  
Championship matches only Heavyweight| Template:Flagicon BRAFabrício Werdum| Cain Velasquez| UFC 188| align=center 3| align=center 2:13| Light Heavyweight| Template:Flagicon CZEJiří Procházka| Glover Teixeira| UFC 275| align=center 5| align=center 4:32| Middleweight| Template:Flagicon BRAAnderson Silva| Chael Sonnen| UFC 117| align=center 3| align=center 3:10| Welterweight| Template:Flagicon CANCarlos Newton| Pat Miletich| UFC 31| align=center 3| align=center 2:50| Lightweight| Template:Flagicon RUSIslam Makhachev| Dustin Poirier| UFC 302| align=center 5| align=center 2:42| Featherweight| Template:Flagicon MEXYair Rodríguez| Josh Emmett| UFC 284| align=center 2| align=center 4:19| Bantamweight| Template:Flagicon BRARenan Barão| Michael McDonald (MMA fighter)| UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald| align=center4| align=center3:57| Flyweight| Template:Flagicon USA Demetrious Johnson| Kyoji Horiguchi| UFC186| align=center5| align=center4:59| Women's Featherweight| Template:Flagicon BRA Amanda Nunes| Megan Anderson (fighter)| UFC259| align=center1| align=center2:03| Women's Bantamweight| Template:Flagicon USAMiesha Tate| Holly Holm| UFC196| align=center5| align=center3:30| Women's Flyweight| Template:Flagicon MEXAlexa Grasso| Valentina Shevchenko| UFC285| align=center4| align=center4:34| Women's Strawweight| Template:Flagicon USA Carla Esparza| Rose Namajunas| The Ultimate Fighter20 Finale| align=center3| align=center1:26|


Top Submission Rates Relative to Wins

Fighter Weight Class SUBs Total Wins Submission Rate
1 United States Gerald Meerschaert MW 11 12 91.67%
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Royce Gracie WW \ OW \ CW 10 11 90.91%
3 United States Mickey Gall WW 5 6 83.33%
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rodolfo Vieira MW
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oleg Taktarov OW
6 Template:Country data ISLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gunnar Nelson WW \ CW 8 10 80.00%

Pioneering Submissions in UFC History

Submission Type Athlete Opponent Event Name Round Number Time Stamp
Heel Hook United States Ken Shamrock Patrick Smith UFC 1
1:49
Rear-Naked Choke Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Royce Gracie Ken Shamrock UFC 1

0:57

Lapel Choke Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Royce Gracie Minoki Ichihara UFC 2

5:08

Triangle Choke United States Jason DeLucia Scott Baker UFC 2

6:41

Forearm Choke Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Remco Pardoel Alberto Cerra Leon UFC 2

9:51

1.At least five UFC submission victories.

Fighters with the Most Decision Matches

Overall Competitors
Athlete Weight Class Decision Wins Decision Losses Draws Total Bouts Decided by Judges
1 United States Angela Hill W-SW 10 14 0 24
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rafael dos Anjos LW \ WW 12 10 22
3 United States Jim Miller LW \ WW 8 13 21
United States Diego Sanchez FTW \ LW \ WW \ MW 12 9
5 United States Clay Guida FTW \ LW 11 9 20
6 United States Brad Tavares MW 14 5 19
Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski HW 12 7
United States Jeremy Stephens

align=left | FTW \ LW

7 || 12 |-

align=left | {{country data BRA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Demian Maia

align=left | WW \ MW

10 || 9

Women's Flyweight
Breakdown by Weight Division
Weight Class Fighter Wins by Decision Losses by Decision Draws Total Decision Fights

align=left | Heavyweight

align=left | {{country data BLR|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski

12 || 7 || 0 ||19

align=left | Light Heavyweight

align=left | {{country data POL|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Jan Błachowicz

5 ||6||1||12

align=left | Middleweight

align=left | {{country data USA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Brad Tavares

14||5||0||19

align=left | Welterweight

align=left | {{country data USA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Neil Magny

14||3||0||17

align=left | Lightweight

align=left | {{country data USA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Jim Miller

7||13||0||20

align=left | Featherweight

align=left |

Template:Flagicon USA Darren Elkins

12||6||0||18

Bantamweight

-

Template:Flagicon BRA Pedro Munhoz

4||10||0||14

-

Template:Flagicon ECU Marlon Vera

-

Flyweight

-

Template:Flagicon USA Tim Elliott

7||6||0||13

-

Women's Featherweight

-

Template:Flagicon BRA Norma Dumont

5||0||0||5

-

Women's Bantamweight

-

Template:Flagicon USA Raquel Pennington

10||4||0||14

-

-

Template:Flagicon USA Andrea Lee

3||9||0||12

-

Template:Flagicon BRA Viviane Araújo

-

Women's Strawweight

-

Template:Flagicon USA Angela Hill

9||14||0||23


Most Decision Victories - All Competitors

Unanimous Decision Victories
Competitor Weight Class Number of Wins
1 Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili BW 12
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rafael dos Anjos LW 11
United States Belal Muhammad WW
United States Brad Tavares MW
Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman WW
6 United States Neil Magny WW 10
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Robert Whittaker WW \ MW
United States Darren Elkins FW
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo BW \ FTW
Canada Georges St-Pierre WW
United States Frankie Edgar FTW \ LW
Split Decision Victories
Competitor Weight Class Number of Wins
1 United States Andre Fili FTW 5
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gleison Tibau LW
3 United States Neil Magny WW 4
United States Sean Strickland MW \ WW
United States Rashad Evans LHW \ HW
United States Benson Henderson LW \ WW
United States John Howard WW \ MW
United States Clay Guida FTW \ LW


Most Decision Victories - Categorized by Division

Unanimous Decision Victories | Weight Class Competitor

Template:Country data "BLR"Template:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski | align=center |9 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Jon Jones | align=center |9 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Brad Tavares | align=center |11 |

Welterweight |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Belal Muhammad | rowspan =2 align=center |11 |

Template:Country data "NGR"Template:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman |

Lightweight |

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Rafael dos Anjos | rowspan =2 align=center |7 |

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Francisco Trinaldo |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Darren Elkins | align=center |10 |

Template:Country data "GEO"Template:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili | align=center |11 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Elliott | align=center |7 |

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Norma Dumont | align=center |4 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Raquel Pennington | align=center |7 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Katlyn Cerminara | align=center |8 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Angela Hill | align=center |8 |

Split Decision Victories | Weight Class Competitor

Template:Country data "BLR"Template:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski | align=center |3 |

Light Heavyweight |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Rashad Evans | rowspan =2 align=center |3 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Gian Villante |

Middleweight |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Brad Tavares | rowspan =2 align=center |3 |

Template:Country data "POL"Template:Namespace detect showall Krzysztof Jotko |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Neil Magny | align=center |4 |

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Gleison Tibau | align=center |5 |

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Andre Fili | align=center |5 |

Bantamweight |

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Raphael Assunção | rowspan =4 align=center |3 |

Template:Country data "JPN"Template:Namespace detect showall Takeya Mizugaki |

Template:Country data "CAN"Template:Namespace detect showall Yves Jabouin |

Template:Country data "KOR"Template:Namespace detect showall Kang Kyung-ho ||

Flyweight

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Brandon Royval || rowspan =2 align=center |3 ||

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Dustin Ortiz ||

Women's Featherweight

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Norma Dumont || rowspan =2 align=center |1 ||

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Karol Rosa ||

Women's Bantamweight

Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Ketlen Vieira || rowspan =2 align=center |3 ||

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Raquel Pennington ||

Women's Flyweight

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Lauren Murphy || rowspan =2 align=center |3 ||

Template:Country data "SCO"Template:Namespace detect showall Joanne Wood ||

Women's Strawweight

Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Carla Esparza || align=center |3 ||

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Events with the Highest Number of Decision Outcomes

Event Date Venue Location Number of Decisions
1 UFC 263 June 12, 2021 Gila River Arena Glendale, Arizona, U.S. 11
2 UFC 169 February 1, 2014 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S. 10
UFC Fight Night 36 February 15, 2014 Arena Jaraguá Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
UFC Fight Night 84 February 27, 2016 The O2 Arena London, England
UFC Fight Night 121 November 19, 2017 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney, Australia
UFC on ESPN 4 July 20, 2019 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
UFC on ESPN+ 56 November 20, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
UFC on ABC 8 June 21, 2025 Baku Crystal Hall Baku, Azerbaijan

Events Featuring the Most Split Decision Results

Event Date Venue Location Split Decisions Count
1 UFC Fight Night 79 November 28, 2015 Olympic Gymnastics Arena Seoul, South Korea 5
UFC 222 March 3, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
UFC 274 May 7, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Top Fighters by Decision Wins as a Percentage of Total Victories

Fighter Weight Class Decision Wins Total Wins Percentage
1 United States Katlyn Cerminara W-FW / W-BW 11 11 100.00%
2 Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Krzysztof Jotko MW 10 11 90.91%
United States Gray Maynard FTW / LW 4

align=left | United States Brad Tavares

align=left | MW

14 ||16 ||87.50%

5

align=left | Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili

align=left | BW

12 ||14 ||85.71%

6

align=left | United States Benson Henderson

align=left | LW / WW

9 ||11 ||81.82%

7

align=left | United States Belal Muhammad

align=left |WW

12 ||15 ||80.00%

1.Minimum of ten UFC wins required.

Career Leaders in Significant Strikes Landed

Data current as of November 16, 2025 (post-UFC 322).

Rank Fighter Weight Division Total Significant Strikes Landed
1

United States Max Holloway

LW / FTW

align=center |3655

2

United States Angela Hill

W-SW

align=center |2242

3

United States Sean Strickland

MW / WW

align=center |2197

4

United States King Green

LW

align=center |1873

5

United States Dustin Poirier

LW / FTW

align=center |1861

Rank Fighter Weight Class Significant Strikes Landed in Single Event
1

United States Max Holloway

FTW / LW

align=center |1414

2

Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joanna Jędrzejczyk

W-SW

align=center |1385

3

United States Jon Jones

LHW / HW

align=center |1362

4

Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Volkanovski

FTW / LW

align=center |1190

5

Canada Georges St-Pierre

WW /MW

align=center |999


Highest Number of Significant Strikes Landed in a Single Fight

Data current as of March 9, 2024 (post-UFC 299).

Across all fights
Competitor Opponent Weight Class Event Significant Strikes
1 United States Max Holloway United States Calvin Kattar Featherweight UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar 445
2 United States Brian Ortega UFC 231 290
3 United States Rob Font Template:Country data ECUTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marlon Vera Bantamweight UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera 271
4 United States Jared Cannonier Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Marvin Vettori Middleweight UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier 241
5 United States Nate Diaz United States Donald Cerrone Lightweight UFC 141 238
During title fights
Competitor Opponent Weight Division Event Significant Strikes
1 United States Max Holloway United States Brian Ortega Featherweight UFC 231 290
2 United States Jamahal Hill Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Glover Teixeira Light Heavyweight UFC 283 232
3 United States Sean O'Malley Template:Country data ECUTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marlon Vera Bantamweight UFC 299 230
4 Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joanna Jędrzejczyk Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jéssica Andrade Women's Strawweight UFC 211 225
5 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Volkanovski United States Brian Ortega Featherweight UFC 266 214

Total Significant Strikes Landed in a Single Event

Information updated through December 3, 2022.

Event Name Date Total Strikes Landed
1 UFC 268 November 6, 2021 1973
2 UFC 238 June 8, 2019 1818
3 UFC 241 August 17, 2019 1717
4 UFC 271 February 12, 2022 1710
5 " UFC on ESPN 42 " December 3, 2022 1686

Top Significant Strike Accuracy

Fighter Weight Class(es) Strikes Landed Strikes Attempted Accuracy Percentage
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Pereira Middleweight \ Light Heavyweight 685 1103 62.10%
2 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ciryl Gane Heavyweight 929 1507 61.65%
3 United States Sean O'Malley Bantamweight "1038" "1690" "61.42%"
4 United States Randy Couture Light Heavyweight \ Heavyweight "778" "1294" "60.12%"
5 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Middleweight \ Light Heavyweight "832" "1410" "59.01%"
Minimum threshold: at least 1000 significant strike attempts.

Statistics current as of August 9, 2025

Fighter Division(s) Landed Strikes Attempted Strikes Percentage Accuracy
1 Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alistair Overeem Heavyweight "715" "962" "74.3%"
2 United States Anthony Hamilton Heavyweight "246" "375" "65.6%"
3 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sharabutdin Magomedov Middleweight "395" "633" "62.4%"
4 United States Anthony Hernandez Middleweight "575" "914" "62.9%"
5 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Pereira Middleweight \ Light Heavyweight "685" "1103" "62.1%"
Criteria: minimum of five UFC appearances and at least 350 significant strikes attempted.

Top Fighters by Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute

Data current as of October 26, 2025

Athlete Weight Class Strikes per Minute
1 Template:Country data MMRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joshua Van FLW 8.86
2 Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esteban Ribovics LW 8.08
3 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Casey O'Neill W-FLW 7.89
4 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Aspinall HW 7.63
5 United States Leslie Smith W-BW 7.56
1.Minimum of five UFC fights required.

Knockdowns

Bold indicates currently active athletes

Career Leaders in Knockdowns

Statistics updated through July 19, 2025.

Knockdowns Recorded in Any Match
Competitor Weight Division Total Knockdowns
1 United States Donald Cerrone WW / LW 20
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva LHW / MW 18
United States Jeremy Stephens LW / FTW
4 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Edson Barboza FTW / LW 16
5 United States Dustin Poirier FW / LW 15
6 United States Khalil Rountree Jr. LHW 14
United States Chuck Liddell LHW
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Maurício Rua LHW
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Lyoto Machida LHW / MW
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Junior dos Santos HW
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiago Santos LHW
Knockdowns Recorded in Title Fights
Fighter Division Knockdowns
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva MW 10
2 Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Israel Adesanya MW 9
3 Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman WW 7
United States Chuck Liddell (align left) LHW
(align left) Canada Georges St-Pierre (align left) WW / MW

Knockdown Leaders by Weight Class

Figures updated as of October 18, 2025.

Weight Category Competitor Knockdown Count


Most Knockdowns - By Weight Class

Information current as of October 18, 2025.

Division Competitor Total Knockdowns
Heavyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Junior dos Santos align=center |14
Light Heavyweight United States Khalil Rountree Jr. rowspan=3 align=center |14
United States Chuck Liddell
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Maurício Rua
Middleweight Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Israel Adesanya rowspan=2 align=center |13
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva
Welterweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiago Alves align=center |13
Lightweight United States Michael Johnson rowspan=2 align=center |13
United States Melvin Guillard
Featherweight United States Josh Emmett align=center |12
Bantamweight United States Montel Jackson rowspan=2 align=center |11
Template:Country data ECUTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marlon Vera
Flyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Deiveson Figueiredo align=center |11
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Josiane Nunes rowspan=2 align=center |2
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes
Women's Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes align=center |6
Women's Flyweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ariane da Silva rowspan=2 align=center |3
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Taila Santos
Women's Strawweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Lemos align=center |6


Highest Knockdowns Recorded in a Single Fight

Data updated through July 26, 2025.

Across All Fights
Rank Fighter Opponent Division Event Knockdowns Delivered
1 United States Steven Nguyen Mohammad Yahya Featherweight UFC on ABC 9 6
2 United States Jeremy Stephens Gilbert Melendez Featherweight UFC 215 5
United States Forrest Petz Sammy Morgan Welterweight UFC Fight Night 6
4 Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Israel Adesanya Kelvin Gastelum Middleweight UFC 236 4
United States Nate Marquardt Dean Lister Middleweight UFC Fight Night 8
United States Brad Blackburn James Giboo Heavyweight UFC Fight Night 14
United States Josh Emmett Felipe Arantes Featherweight UFC Fight Night 118
United States Khalil Rountree Jr. Eryk Anders Light Heavyweight UFC 236
JP Buys Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 192
Genaro Valdéz Lightweight UFC 270
Mackenzie Dern Women's Strawweight UFC 295

Top Knockdowns in Championship Matches

Figures are accurate as of July 26, 2025.

Rank Fighter Opponent Weight Division Event Knockdowns Landed
1

Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Israel Adesanya

Kelvin Gastelum

Middleweight

UFC 236

align=center |4

2

Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Conor McGregor

Eddie Alvarez

Lightweight

UFC 205

rowspan=6 align=center |3

United States Frank Mir

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Heavyweight

UFC 92

United States Gray Maynard

Frankie Edgar

Lightweight

UFC 125

Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva

Rich Franklin

Middleweight

UFC 77

Canada Georges St-Pierre

Jon Fitch

Welterweight

UFC 87

Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Lyoto Machida

Rashad Evans

Light Heavyweight

UFC 98


Highest Number of Knockdowns in a Single Event

Data current as of June 18, 2022.

Rank Event Date Knockdowns
1 UFC 199 June 4, 2016 15
2 UFC Fight Night 126 February 18, 2018 13
3 UFC 160 May 25, 2013 12
UFC 215 September 9, 2017
UFC 230 November 3, 2018
UFC 271 February 12, 2022
UFC on ESPN 37 June 18, 2022

Top Takedown Totals - All Competitors

Information updated through November 16, 2025.

Across all fights
Rank Fighter Weight Class Number of Takedowns
1 Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili Bantamweight 117
2 Canada Georges St-Pierre Middleweight \ Welterweight 90
3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gleison Tibau Lightweight 84
4 United States Clay Guida Lightweight \ Featherweight 78
5 United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight \ Bantamweight 74
6 United States Frankie Edgar Lightweight \ Featherweight 73
Within championship contests
Rank Fighter Weight Class Number of Takedowns
1 Canada Georges St-Pierre Middleweight \ Welterweight 69
2 United States Demetrious Johnson Bantamweight \ Flyweight 57
3 Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko Women's Flyweight 52
4 Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili Bantamweight 38
5 United States Jon Jones Light Heavyweight \ Heavyweight 30

Most Takedowns Landed per Division

Updated as of November 16, 2025.

Division Fighter Takedown Count
Heavyweight United States Curtis Blaydes 64
Light Heavyweight United States Tito Ortiz 58
Middleweight United States Anthony Hernandez align=center |54
Welterweight Canada Georges St-Pierre align=center |87
Lightweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gleison Tibau align=center |84
Featherweight United States Darren Elkins align=center |65
Bantamweight Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili align=center |104
Flyweight United States Tim Elliott align=center |61
Women's Featherweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Norma Dumont align=center |9
Women's Bantamweight Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes align=center |32
Women's Flyweight Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko align=center |54
Women's Strawweight United States Carla Esparza align=center |49


Most Takedowns Secured - Single Fight

Information current as of October 4, 2025.

Across any fight
Competitor Opponent Weight Class Event Duration (Rounds) Number of Takedowns
1 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Khabib Nurmagomedov Abel Trujillo CW UFC 160 3 21
2 Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili Cory Sandhagen BW UFC 320 5 20
3 United States Sean Sherk Hermes França LW UFC 73 16
4 United States Demetrious Johnson Kyoji Horiguchi FLW UFC 186 14
United States Curtis Blaydes Alexander Volkov HW UFC on ESPN 11
Championship Fights Only
Competitor Opponent Weight Class Event Duration (Rounds) Number of Takedowns
1 Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili Cory Sandhagen BW UFC 320 5 20
2 United States Sean Sherk Hermes França LW UFC 73 16
3 United States Demetrious Johnson Kyoji Horiguchi FLW UFC 186 14
4 John Moraga UFC on Fox 8 12
Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall Khamzat Chimaev Dricus du Plessis MW UFC 319
6 Canada Georges St-Pierre Dan Hardy WW UFC 111 rowspan=2 align=center |11
United States Cain Velasquez Junior dos Santos HW UFC 155

Most Takedowns Achieved - Single Event

Data updated through July 10, 2023.

Event Name Date Total Takedowns
1 UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili#UFC Fight Night_221 March 11, 2023 59
2 UFC_171 March 15, 2014 55
3 UFC_94 January 31,2009 49
4 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber#UFC Fight Night_66 May16,2015 47
UFC_on_Fox:_VanZant_vs._Waterson#UFC_on_Fox_22 December17,2016
5 UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis#UFC Fight Night_24 March26,2011 46
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate#UFC Vegas_43 November20,2021

Top Takedown Efficiency

Updated as of March 9, 2024.

Fighter Name Weight Division Success Rate (%)
1 Canada Nordine Taleb Middleweight \ Welterweight 76.2%
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Taila Santos Women's Flyweight 75.0%
3 United States Robbie Lawler Middleweight \ Welterweight 73.9%
4 Canada Georges St-Pierre Middleweight \ Welterweight 73.8%
5 Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bartosz Fabinski Middleweight \ Welterweight 70.6%


Submission attempts - Career

Across all fights
Competitor Weight Class Number of Attempts
1 United States Jim Miller Lightweight \ Catchweight 51
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira Featherweight \ Lightweight 47
3 United States Chris Lytle Welterweight 31
4 United States Joe Lauzon Lightweight 29
5 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Demian Maia Welterweight \ Middleweight 27
During title fights
Competitor Weight Class Number of Attempts
1 Canada Georges St-Pierre Welterweight 13
2 United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight \ Bantamweight 12
3 United States Frank Shamrock Light Heavyweight 9[lower-alpha 2]
4 United States Matt Hughes Welterweight 8
United States Ronda Rousey Women's Bantamweight

Submission attempts - Single fight

Across all bouts
Competitor Opponent Weight Class Event Number of Attempts
1 United States Cole Miller Leonard Garcia Lightweight UFC Fight Night 11 10
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Hermes Franca Rich Crunkilton Lightweight UFC 42 9
3 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Wilks DaMarques Johnson Welterweight TUF 9 Finale 8
Canada Ivan Salaverry Andrei Semenov Middleweight UFC 37
5 Template:Country data nullTemplate:Namespace detect showall Twelve fighters

align=center |7

During title fights
Competitor Opponent Weight Class Event Number of Attempts
1 Canada Georges St-Pierre Dan Hardy Welterweight UFC 111 6
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Deiveson Figueiredo Joseph Benavidez Flyweight UFC Fight Night 172 4
United States Kenny Florian Sean Sherk Lightweight UFC 64
United States Frank Shamrock[lower-alpha 3] John Lober Light Heavyweight UFC Brazil
United States Dave Menne Gil Castillo Welterweight UFC 33


Submission attempts per 5-minute round: Top rates

Competitor Weight Class Submission Attempts \ per 5-minute Round
1 United States Dustin Hazelett Lightweight \ Welterweight 1.404
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Royce Gracie Openweight \ Catchweight 1.282
3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rousimar Palhares Welterweight \ Middleweight 1.047
4 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Renato Sobral Light Heavyweight \ Heavyweight 1.041
5 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira Featherweight \ Lightweight 0.936
1.At least 10 UFC fights required.

Defeats

Data current as of November 16, 2025 following UFC 322.

Highest number of losses

Across all bouts
Competitor Weight Class Total losses
1 United States Jeremy Stephens Featherweight \ Lightweight \ Catchweight 19
United States Clay Guida Lightweight \ Featherweight
3 United States Jim Miller Lightweight 18
Template:Country data BLRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight
5 United States Angela Hill Women’s Strawweight 16

Longest losing streaks

Across all bouts
Competitor Weight Class Consecutive losses
1 United States Tony Ferguson Lightweight \ Welterweight 8
2 United States B.J. Penn Featherweight \ Lightweight \ Welterweight 7

Longest losing streaks among female fighters

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Fighters with the Most Title Reigns

Competitor Weight Class Consecutive Defeats
1 Andrea Lee Women’s Flyweight 6
2 Marion Reneau Women’s Bantamweight 5
Cynthia Calvillo Women’s Flyweight \ Women’s Strawweight
Ji Yeon Kim Women’s Flyweight \ Women’s Bantamweight
Michelle Waterson-Gomez Women’s Strawweight \ Women’s Flyweight
Istela Nunes Women’s Strawweight
Competitor Weight Class Number of Reigns
1 United States Randy Couture Heavyweight \ Light Heavyweight 6 (5 undisputed, 1 interim)
2 Canada Georges St-Pierre Middleweight \ Welterweight 4 (3 undisputed, 1 interim)
United States Jon Jones Heavyweight \ Light Heavyweight
4 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Pereira Light Heavyweight \ Middleweight 3 (3 undisputed)
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight \ Women's Featherweight
Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Brandon Moreno Flyweight 3 (2 undisputed, 1 interim)
Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Israel Adesanya Middleweight
Template:Country data IRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Conor McGregor Lightweight \ Featherweight
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo Featherweight
  • Bold indicates current titleholder.

Longest Single Title Reigns

Duration in Days
Competitor Weight Division Length (Days)
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Middleweight 2457
2 United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight 2142
3 Canada Georges St-Pierre Welterweight 2064
4 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight 1981
Number of Successful Title Defenses
Competitor Weight Class Defenses
1 United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight 11
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Middleweight 10
3 Canada Georges St-Pierre Welterweight 9
4 United States Jon Jones Light Heavyweight 8
5 Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko Women's Flyweight 7
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo Featherweight


Longest Individual Title Reigns - Categorized by Division

Ranked by Duration (Days)
Division Competitor Days Held
HW United States Cain Velasquez 896
LHW United States Jon Jones 1501
MW Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva 2457
WW Canada Georges St-Pierre 2064
LW Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Khabib Nurmagomedov 1077
FTW Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo 1848
BW United States Dominick Cruz 1117
FLW United States Demetrious Johnson 2142
W-FTW Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes 1634
W-BW Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes 1981
W-FLW Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko 1547
W-SW Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joanna Jędrzejczyk 966
rowspan="2" |BWFLW rowspan=2 |W-FTWW-BWW-FLWW-SW
Ranked by Number of Title Defenses
Division Competitor Defenses Made
HW United States Stipe Miocic 3
LHW United States Jon Jones 8
MW Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva 10
WW Canada Georges St-Pierre 9
LW Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev 4
Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili align=center rowspan="2" |3
United States Aljamain Sterling
United States Demetrious Johnson align=center |11
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes rowSpan=2 align=center |2
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Cris Cyborg
United States Ronda Rousey align=center |6
Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko align=center |7
Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joanna Jędrzejczyk align=center |5
  • Bold – Current titleholder.

Longest Combined Title Reigns

Ranked by Total Days
Competitor Weight Class Number of Reigns Total Days
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight \ Women's Featherweight 2 \ 1 3940
2 United States Jon Jones Heavyweight \ Light Heavyweight 1 \ 2 2937
3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Middleweight 1 2457
4 Canada Georges St-Pierre Middleweight \ Welterweight 1 \ 2 2237
5 United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight 1 2142
6 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo Featherweight 1 2037
7 Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko Women's Flyweight 1 Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
Ranked by Title Defenses
Competitor Weight Class Number of Reigns Title Defenses
1 United States Jon Jones Light Heavyweight \ Heavyavy 3 12
2 United States Demetrious Johnson Flyweight 1 11
3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Middleweight 1 10
4 Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko Women's Flyweight 2 9
Canada Georges St-Pierre Welterweight
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight \ Women's Featherweight 2 \ 1 8
United States Matt Hughes Welterweight 2 7

Longest Combined Title Reigns - By Division

Ranked by Total Days Held
Division Competitor Number of Reigns Total Days Held
United States Stipe Miocic align=center |2 align=center |1372
United States Jon Jones align=center |2 align=center |2098
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva align=center |1 align=center |2457
Canada Georges St-Pierre align=center |2 align=center |2204
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Khabib Nurmagomedov align=center |1 align=center |1077
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo align=center |2 align=center |2037
United States Dominick Cruz align=center |2 align=center |1465
United States Demetrious Johnson align=center |1 align=center |2142
rowspan=2 |Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes align=center |1 align=center |1634
align=center |2 align=center |2306
Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko align=center |2 align=center |Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
Template:Country data "POL"Template:Namespace detect showallJoanna Jędrzejczyk align = center |1 align = center |966
"Heavywight" || Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showallStipe Miocic || align="center"|2 || align="center"|4 |- | "Light Heavyight" || Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showallJon Jones || align="center"|2 || align="center"|11 |- | "Middlewight" || Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showallAnderson Silva || align="center"|1 || align="center"|10 |- | "Welterwight" || Template:Country data "CAN"Template:Namespace detect showallGeorges St-Pierre || align="center"|2 || align="center"|9 |- Lightwight || Template:Country data "RUS"Template:Namespace detect showallIslam Makhachev || align="center"|1 || align="center"|4 |-
Note: Lightweight title defenses record transferred from Khabib Nurmagomedov to Islam Makhachev.
  • Bold indicates an ongoing championship tenure.

Most title fights

Competitor Total Fights Weight Class/es Victories Defeats Draws No Contests
1 United States Jon Jones 17 HW \ LHW 16 (14 LHW, 2 HW) 0 0 1
2 Canada Georges St-Pierre 15 MW \ WW 13 (12 WW, 1 MW) 2 (2 WW) 0 0
United States Randy Couture HW \ LHW 9 (6 HW, 3 LHW) 6 (3 HW, 3 LHW) 0 0
4 United States Demetrious Johnson 14 FLW \ BW 12 (12 FLW) 2 (1 BW, 1 FLW) 0 0
Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko W-FLW 11 (11 W-FLW) 2 (1 W-BW, 1 W-FLW) 1 (1 W-FLW) 0
6 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva 13 MW 11 (11 MW) 2 (2 MW) 0 0
  • Bold – Currently active.

Youngest titleholders

Competitor Weight Division Date Won/Awarded Date of Birth Age at Title Win

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1 United States Jon Jones LHW Mar 19, 2011 Jul 19, 1987 23 years, 243 days
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo FTW Nov 20, 2010 Sept 9,1986 24 years,72 days
3 United StatesJosh Barnett HW Mar22,2002 Nov10,1977 24 years,132 days
4 CanadaCarlos Newton WW May4,2001 Aug17,1976 24 years,260 days
5 United StatesFrank Shamrock LHW Dec21,1997 Dec8,1972 25 years,13 days
  • Bold - Reign currently ongoing.

Oldest titleholders

  • Bold - Title reign currently active.

Champions Across Multiple Divisions

This category highlights fighters who have secured championship titles in more than one weight class. Note that victories in tournament championships and wins on The Ultimate Fighter are not considered.

  • Randy Couture was the pioneer in capturing titles across two different divisions.
  • Conor McGregor made history as the first athlete to simultaneously hold two championship belts.
  • Daniel Cormier was the inaugural fighter to successfully defend titles in two separate weight categories.
  • Amanda Nunes distinguished herself as the first to simultaneously hold and defend two championships.
  • Ilia Topuria stands out as the first competitor to possess dual titles while maintaining an undefeated record.


Fighters with Multiple Tournament Championships

width=180px; Competitor Weight Class Last Title Held Birthdate Age at Last Title
Rank Competitor Tournaments Won Number of Titles
1 Template:Country data BrazilTemplate:Namespace detect showall Royce Gracie UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4 3
2 United States Dan Severn UFC 5, The Ultimate Ultimate 2
United States Don Frye UFC 8, The Ultimate Ultimate 2
United States Mark Coleman UFC 10, UFC 11
United States Mark Kerr UFC 14, UFC 15


Men's Pound-for-Pound Title Holders

The men's pound-for-pound rankings were initiated on February 5, 2013.

Information current as of November 25, 2025.

Fighter Start Date Duration (days) Number of Reigns[lower-alpha 4]
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva Feb 5, 2013 155 11
United States Jon Jones Jul 9, 2013 659 64
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo Apr 29, 2015 229 22
United States Demetrious Johnson Dec 14, 2015 21 2
United States Jon Jones Jan 4, 2016 189 16
United States Demetrious Johnson Jul 11, 2016 387 40
United States Jon Jones Aug 2, 2017 33 2
United States Demetrious Johnson Sep 4, 2017 310 33
United States Daniel Cormier Jul 11, 2018 418 36
United States Jon Jones Sep 2, 2019 420 44
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Khabib Nurmagomedov Oct 26, 2020 148 17
United States Jon Jones Mar 23, 2021 "195" "23"
'Template:Country data 'NGR'Template:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman' 'Oct 4, 2021' '322' '36'
'Template:Country data 'AUS'Template:Namespace detect showall Alexander Volkanovski' 'Aug 22, 2022' '194' '18'
'Template:Country data 'AUS'Template:Namespace detect showall Alexander Volkanovski' 'Jul 11, 2023' '40' '7'
'Template:Country data 'USA'Template:Namespace detect showall Jon Jones' 'Mar 7, 2023' '245' '30'
'Template:Country data 'RUS'Template:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev' 'Nov 7, 2023' '602' '68'
'Template:Country data 'GEO'Template:Namespace detect showall Ilia Topuria' 'Jul 1, 2025' '139' '17'
'\'\'\'Template:Country data "RUS"Template:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev\'\'\ '\'\'\'Nov 18, 2025\'\'\ '\'\'\'Template:Age in days\'\'\ '\'\'\'2\'\'\

Bold indicates an ongoing reign.


Longest Total Duration of Men's Pound-for-Pound Dominance

Data current as of November 25, 2025.

Fighter Days Times[lower-alpha 4] Reigns
United States Jon Jones 1,743 165 6
United States Demetrious Johnson 718 75 3
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". 70 2
United States Daniel Cormier 418 36 1
Template:Country data NGRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kamaru Usman 322 36 1
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Volkanovski 237 26 2
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo 229 22 1
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva 155 11 1
Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Khabib Nurmagomedov 148 17 1
Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ilia Topuria 139 17 1

Bold - Currently active reign.

Women's Pound-for-Pound Reigns

Established by the UFC on January 27, 2020.

Data current as of November 25, 2025.

Fighter Start date Days held Times[lower-alpha 4]
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Jan 27 2020 686 80
Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko Dec 13 2021 231 27
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes Aug 1 2022 323 36

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Jun 20 2023 454 53
'Sep 17 2024' 'Template:Age in days' '52'

Bold - Reign currently ongoing.

Women's Longest Total Pound-for-Pound Reign

Data current as of November 25, 2025.

Fighter Total days held Times[lower-alpha 4] Number of reigns

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1,009 116 2
Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". 79 2
454 53 1

Bold - Currently holding title.

Highest Total Bonuses Earned

Information updated through October 11, 2025 following UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.

Fighter Bonus Count

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Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira 21
United States Donald Cerrone 18
United States Nate Diaz 16
United States Jim Miller 15
United States Joe Lauzon
United States Dustin Poirier
United States Justin Gaethje 14
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva

Most Performance of the Night Bonuses

Data current as of October 11, 2025, following UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.

Fighter POTN bonuses
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira 14
2 United States Kevin Holland 9
3 Template:Country data SCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Craig 8
4 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Aspinall 7
United States Donald Cerrone
Template:Country data IRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Conor McGregor
United States Ovince Saint Preux

Highest Number of Fight of the Night Awards

Information updated through March 9, 2025, post UFC 313.

Fighter FOTN bonuses
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Edson Barboza 10
United States Dustin Poirier
3 United States Justin Gaethje 9
4 United States Cub Swanson 8
United States Nate Diaz
United States Frankie Edgar
7 United States Jim Miller 7
United States Max Holloway
United States Diego Sanchez
United States Joe Lauzon

Top Fighters by Knockout of the Night Awards (no longer awarded)

Fighter KOTN bonuses
1 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva 7
2 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vitor Belfort 5
3 United States Chris Leben 4
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Lyoto Machida
United States Roy Nelson

Leading Submission of the Night Recipients (discontinued category)

Fighter SOTN bonuses
1 United States Joe Lauzon 6
2 United States Nate Diaz 5
3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Demian Maia 4
United States Cole Miller
5 United States Jim Miller 3
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Oliveira
United States Chris Lytle
United States Clay Guida

Top Overall Attendances

Event Headline Bout Date Venue Location Attendance Figures
1 UFC 243 Whittaker (c) vs. Israel Adesanya (ic) Oct 6, 2019 Marvel Stadium Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 57,127
2 UFC 193 Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Holly Holm Nov 14, 2015 56,214
3 UFC 129 Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Jake Shields Apr 30, 2011 Rogers Centre Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada 55,724
4 UFC 198 Fabrício Werdum (c) vs. Stipe Miocic May 14, 2016 Arena da Baixada Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Curitiba, Brazil 45,207
5 UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Kewoa Johnson Jan 24, 2015 Tele2 Arena Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Stockholm, Sweden 30,000


United States

Event Headline Fight Date Location City Attendance
1 UFC 281 Adesanya (c) vs. Pereira 1 Nov 12, 2022 Madison Square Garden United States New York City, New York 20,845
2 UFC 268 Usman (c) vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021 20,715
3 UFC 322 Della Maddalena (c) vs. Makhachev Nov 16, 2025 20,664
4 UFC 205 Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor Nov 12, 2016 20,427
5 UFC 309 Jones vs. Miocic Nov 16, 2024 20,200

Finances

This segment details pay-per-view purchase figures starting from the first UFC event held in Denver in 1993 through to UFC 235. Following the UFC's agreement with ESPN+ in 2019, all pay-per-view events in the United States require an ESPN+ subscription as the sole distributor. Beginning with UFC 236, neither UFC nor ESPN disclose pay-per-view sales data.

Top Pay-Per-View Sales

Event Headline Fight Date Venue City PPV Purchases
1 UFC 229 Khabib (c) vs. McGregor Oct 6, 2018 T-Mobile Arena United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 2,400,000
2 UFC 264 Poirier vs. McGregor III July 10, 2021 1,800,000
3 UFC 202 Diaz vs. McGregor II Aug 20, 2016 1,650,000
4 UFC 257 Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor II Jan 24, 2021 Etihad Arena Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1,600,000
5 "UFC100" "Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir II" "July11,2009" "Mandalay Bay Events Center" "United States Las Vegas" "1,600,000"

Top PPV Sales for Non-Title Fights

Event Headline Fight Date Venue City PPV Purchases
1 "UFC264" "Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor III" "July10,2021" "T-Mobile Arena" "United States Las Vegas" "1,800,000"
2 "UFC202" "Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II" "Aug20,2016" "T-Mobile Arena" "United States Las Vegas" "1,650,000"
3 "UFC257" "Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor II" "Jan24,2021" "Etihad Arena" "Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall Abu Dhabi" "1,600,000"
4 "UFC246" "Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone" "Jan18,2020" "T-Mobile Arena" "United States Las Vegas" "1,350,000"
5 "UFC196" "Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz" "Mar5,2016" "MGM Grand Garden Arena" "United States Las Vegas" "1,317,000"

Lowest Pay-Per-View Sales for Title Fights

UFC Events #1–100
'UFC42' 'Apr25,2003' 'Hughes (c) vs. Sean Sherk' 35,000
'Jan11,2002' 'Jens Pulver (c) vs. B.J. Penn'
'UFC45' 'Nov21,2003' 'Hughes (c) vs. Frank Trigg' '40,000'
'UFC39' 'Sep27,2002' 'Randy Couture vs. Ricco Rodriguez' 45,000
'Jul13,2002' 'Hughes (c) vs. Carlos Newton'
UFC Events #101–200
'UFC174' 'Jun14,2014' 'Johnson (c) vs. Ali Bagautinov' 115,000
'Sep5,2015' 'Johnson (c) vs. Dodson'
'UFC177' 'Aug30,2014' 'T.J. Dillashaw (c) vs. Joe Soto' 125,000
'Apr25,2015' 'Johnson (c) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi'
'UFC179' 'Oct25,2014' 'José Aldo (c) vs. Chad Mendes' '180,000'
UFC Events #201–235
'UFC224' 'May12,2018' 'Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Raquel Pennington' '85,000'
'UFC215' 'Sep9,2017' 'Nunes (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko' '100,000'
'UFC228' 'Sep8,2018' 'Tyron Woodley (c) vs. Darren Till' '130,000'
'UFC212' 'Jun3,2017' 'José Aldo (c) vs. Max Holloway (ic)' '167,000'
'UFC234' 'Feb10,2019' 'Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva' '175,000'

NOTE: From the commencement of the distribution model with UFC236, all U.S.-based pay-per-view events are delivered as iPPV through ESPN+, and detailed purchase numbers are no longer publicly released.

Largest Revenue Gates

Event Headliner Date Location City Revenue Adjusted for Inflation
1 UFC306 Sean O'Malley (c) vs. Merab Dvalishvili Sep 14, 2024 Sphere File:Flag placeholder.svg USA Paradise, Nevada $21,829,245 $21,829,245
2 UFC205 Eddie Alvarez (c) vs. Conor McGregor Nov 12, 2016 Madison Square Garden File:Flag placeholder.svg USA New York City $17,700,000 $23,161,913
3 UFC229 Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs. McGregor Oct 6, 2018 T-Mobile Arena File:Flag placeholder.svg USA Paradise, Nevada $17,188,894 $21,512,689
4 UFC309 Jon Jones (c) vs. Stipe Miocic Nov 16, 2024 Madison Square Garden File:Flag placeholder.svg USA New York City $16,673,954 $16,673,954
5 UFC300 Alex Pereira (c) vs. Jamahal Hill Apr 13, 2024 T-Mobile Arena File:Flag placeholder.svg USA Paradise, Nevada $16,508,823 $16,508,823

See also

External links


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