List of UFC records
Below is a list of records held in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Fighting
Most bouts
Most bouts - All fighters
On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC.[1]
On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC.[2]
On September 8, 2018, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the UFC.[3]
Bold - Active UFC fighters |
Updated as of June 20, 2020 after UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov.
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Most bouts - By division
Updated as of June 20, 2020 after UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov.
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- 2 of 27 Light Heavyweight bouts in first deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 2 of 27 Light Heavyweight bouts in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
- Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most bouts - In a calendar year
Fighter | Division/s | Year | Bouts[lower-alpha 1] | |
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MW | 2006 | 5 |
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LW | 2007 | ||
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LW | 2011 | ||
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LW | 2014 | ||
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WW | 2014 | ||
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MW | 2015 | ||
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LW \ WW | 2016 | ||
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MW \ LHW | 2018 | ||
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HW | 2019 |
- Does not include multiple-bout tournaments
Most total fight time
Most total fight time - All fighters
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
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Most total fight time - By division
Updated to 23 April, 2020
In any bout | ||
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Division/s | Fighter | Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
4:33:42 [5] |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
5:40:15[14] |
Middleweight | ![]() |
5:15:15 |
Welterweight | ![]() |
5:28:12[6] |
Lightweight | ![]() |
5:21:47[7] |
Featherweight | ![]() |
4:32:00[8] |
Bantamweight | ![]() |
3:40:33[9] |
Flyweight | ![]() |
4:39:12[10] |
Women's Featherweight | ![]() |
0:56:12 |
Women's Bantamweight | ![]() |
2:52:33[11] |
Women's Flyweight | ![]() |
1:33:32[12] |
Women's Strawweight | ![]() |
4:06:42[13] |
Most PPV Main Events
Fighter | Division/s | PPV Main Events | Total | |
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LHW \ HW | Japan, 28, 31, 34, 36, 39, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52, 57, 68, 74, 91, 102, 105, 109 | 18 |
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MW \ LHW | 64, 67, 73, 77, 82, 90, 97, 112, 117, 126, 134, 148 153, 162, 168, 183, 234 | 17 |
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LHW | 13, 19, 22, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 44, 47, 50, 51, 66, 106, 133 | 16 |
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LHW | 128, 135, 140, 145, 152, 159, 165, 172, 182, 197, 214, 232, 235, 239, 247 | 15 |
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WW \ MW | 65, 69, 79, 83, 87, 94, 111, 124, 129, 154, 158, 167, 217 | 13 |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 pay-per-view main events.
Winning
Most wins
Most wins - All fighters
Bold - Active fighters |
Updated as of June 20, 2020 after UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov.
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- Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most wins - By division
Updated as of June 20, 2020 after UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov.
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Most wins - In a calendar year
Fighter | Division/s | Year | Dates | Events | Opponents | Wins[lower-alpha 1] |
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LW | 2007 | Feb 3 \ Apr 7 \ Jun 23 \ Aug 25 \ Dec 8 | UFC 67 \ UFC 69 \ TUF 5 \ UFC 74 \ TUF 6 | John Halverson \ Leonard Garcia \ Doug Evans \ Alberto Crane \ Clay Guida | 5 |
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WW | 2014 | Feb 1 \ May 10 \ Jun 28 \ Aug 23 \ Oct 25 | UFC 169 \ UFC Fight Night 40 \ UFC Fight Night 43 \ UFC Fight Night 49 \ UFC 179 | Gasan Umalatov \ Tim Means \ Rodrigo de Lima \ Alex Garcia \ William Macário |
- Does not include multiple-bout tournaments
Highest win percentage
Fighter | Division | Wins | Losses | Draws | % | |
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LW \ CW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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WW | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
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LHW | 20 | 1 | 0 | 95.24 |
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W-FTW \ W-BW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.86 |
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MW \ WW | 20 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
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LW \ WW | 15 | 2 | 0 | 88.24 |
- Minimum of 10 fights
Most consecutive wins
Updated as of June 6, 2020 after UFC 250.
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Fighter | Division | Began | Ended | Winning streak | |
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LHW \ MW | Jun 28, 2006 | Jul 6, 2013 | 16 |
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LHW | Mar 21, 2010 | Jul 29, 2017 | 13 |
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FLW | Jun 8, 2012 | Aug 4, 2018 | ||
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MW \ WW | Aug 25, 2007 | Active | ||
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FTW \ CW | Jan 4, 2014 | Apr 13, 2019 | ||
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LW \ CW | Jan 20, 2012 | Active | 12 |
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LW | Oct 17, 2013 | May 9, 2020 | ||
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WW | Jul 12, 2015 | Active | 11 |
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W-FTW \ W-BW | Mar 21, 2015 | Active | ||
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OW | Nov 12, 1993 | Apr 7, 1995 |
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Division | Fighter | Began | Ended | Winning streak |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
Oct 25, 2008 | Dec 29, 2012 | 9[5] |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
Mar 21, 2010 | Jul 29, 2017 | 13[14] |
Middleweight | ![]() |
Jun 28, 2006 | Jul 6, 2013 | 13[15] |
Welterweight | ![]() |
Aug 25, 2007 | Active | 12[6] |
Lightweight | ![]() |
Oct 17, 2013 | May 9, 2020 | 12[7] |
Featherweight | ![]() |
Jan 4, 2014 | Dec 14, 2019 | 13[8] |
Bantamweight | ![]() |
Aug 27, 2011 | Jul 9, 2016 | 7[9] |
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May 20, 2011 | May 24, 2014 | ||
Flyweight | ![]() |
Jun 8, 2012 | Aug 4, 2018 | 13[10] |
Women's Featherweight | ![]() |
Jul 29, 2017 | Dec 29, 2018 | 3 |
Women's Bantamweight | ![]() |
Mar 21, 2015 | Active | 9[11] |
Women's Flyweight | ![]() |
Feb 3, 2018 | Active | 5[10] |
Women's Strawweight | ![]() |
Dec 13, 2014 | Nov 4, 2017 | 8[13] |
Finishes
Bold - Active fighters |
Most Finishes
Most Finishes - All fighters
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
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- Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
- Not listed in source, information fount in fighter's page.
- 4 of 5 Finishes in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 1 of 5 submissions in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Most Finishes - By division
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
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- 1 of 10 Light Heavyweight Finishes in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
- 2 of 10 Light Heavyweight Finishes in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 1 of 10 Light Heavyweight Finishes in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Most Finishes - In a single event
All records in this section are since the rules of two to five five-minute rounds and three judges scoring the bout should a contest go the distance was instituted for UFC 21 onward.
Event | Date | Finishes | |
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1. | UFC Fight Night 55 | November 7, 2014 | 11 |
UFC 224 | May 12, 2018 | ||
3. | UFC Fight Night 13 | April 2, 2008 | 10 |
UFC on Fuel TV 10 | June 8, 2013 | ||
UFC Fight Night 65 | May 10, 2015 | ||
UFC Fight Night 68 | June 6, 2015 |
From The Ultimate Fighting Championship in November 1993 to UFC 7, all matches ended in a draw or a finish. From Ultimate Ultimate 1995 to UFC 20, matches were set to a time limit (between 12 to 30 minutes), with judges scoring the match. The current format of two, three, or five rounds of five minutes each was implemented in UFC 21.
Fastest Finishes
Fastest Finishes - All fighters
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
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- Not listed in source, information fount in fighter's page.
Fastest Finishes - By division
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
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Latest Finishes
Latest Finishes - All fighters
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Latest Finishes - By division
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- Light Heavyweight bout in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Highest Finishes per win percentage
Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in UFC 21.
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
Fighter | Division/s | Finishes | Wins | % | |
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FTW \ LW | 16 | 17 | 94.11% |
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MW \ LHW \ HW \ CW | 14 | 15 | 93.33% |
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HW | 11 | 12 | 91.67% |
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LW \ WW | 11 | 12 |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Knockouts
Most knockouts
Most knockouts - All fighters
Updated to 11 April, 2020.
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Most knockouts - By division
Updated to 14 May, 2020.
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- Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most knockouts - In a single event
Updated to 27 April, 2020.[18]
Event | Date | Knockouts | |
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1. | 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 02, 2017 |
Fastest knockouts
Fastest knockouts - All fighters
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Fastest knockouts - By division
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Latest knockouts
Latest knockouts - All fighters
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Latest knockouts - By division
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- Light Heavyweight bout in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Highest knockouts per win percentage
Fighter | Division/s | Knockouts | Wins | % | |
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HW | 6 | 6 | 100% |
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HW | 5 | 5 | ||
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HW | 8 | 9 | 88.89% |
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HW | ||||
6. | ![]() |
HW | 7 | 8 | 87.5% |
- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC KOs.
Submissions
Most submissions
Most submissions - All fighters
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Most submissions - By division
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- 2 of 3 submissions in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 1 of 3 submissions in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Most submissions - In a single event
Event | Date | Submissions | |
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1. | UFC 2 | March 11, 1994 | 10 |
2. | UFC 4 | December 16, 1994 | 8 |
UFC on Fuel TV 10 | 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 |
Fastest submissions
Fastest submissions - All fighters
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Fastest submissions - By division
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- Light Heavyweight submission in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Latest submissions
Latest submissions - All fighters
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Latest submissions - By division
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- At UFC 17, the main event was scheduled for three rounds. One 15-minute round, followed by two 3-minute overtime rounds. The bout ended at 1:28 in the second round. This is equivalent to 1:28 in the modern UFC's fourth round.
Highest submissions per win percentage
Fighter | Division/s | SUBs | Wins | % | |
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WW \ OW \ CW | 10 | 11 | 90.91% |
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WW \ CW | 7 | 8 | 87.5% |
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OW | 5 | 6 | 83.33% |
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FTW \ LW | 13 | 16 | 81.25% |
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WW \ MW | 6 | 8 | 75.00% |
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First-ever Submissions executed in UFC history
- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC SUBs.
Decisions
Most Decision bouts
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Most Decision wins - All fighters
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Most Decision wins - By division
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Most Decision bouts in one event
Event | Date | Venue | City | Decisions | |
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1. | 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, U.K. | ||
UFC Fight Night 101 | November 27, 2016 | Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, Australia | ||
UFC Fight Night 121 | November 18, 2017 | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, Australia | ||
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs.Edwards | July 20, 2019 | AT&T Center | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Highest Decision wins per win percentage
Fighter | Division/s | Dec.Wins | Wins | % | |
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FTW \ LW | 9 | 10 | 90.0% |
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LW \ WW | 9 | 11 | 81.82% |
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FTW | 9 | 12 | 75.0% |
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FTW \ LW | 8 | 11 | 72.73% |
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LW |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Striking
Most significant strikes landed
Most significant strikes landed - Career
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
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Most significant strikes landed - In a single bout
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
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Fighter | Opponent | Division | Event | Strikes | |
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FTW | UFC 231 | 290 |
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LW | UFC 141 | 238 |
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W-SW | UFC 211 | 225 |
4. | ![]() |
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W-SW | UFC 193 | 220 |
5. | ![]() |
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FTW | UFC Fight Night 108 | 209 |
Most significant strikes landed - In a single event
Updated to 25 April, 2020.[18]
Event | Date | Strikes | |
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1. | UFC 238 | June 8, 2019 | 1818 |
2. | UFC 241 | August 17, 2019 | 1717 |
3. | UFC Fight Night 161 | October 12, 2019 | 1684 |
4. | UFC 231 | December 8, 2018 | 1674 |
5. | UFC Fight Night 121 | November 19, 2017 | 1639 |
Highest significant strike percentage
Fighter | Division/s | Landed | Attempted | % | |
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MW \ LHW | 740 | 1213 | 61.01% |
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LHW \ HW | 778 | 1315 | 59.16% |
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LHW \ HW \ CW | 717 | 1218 | 58.87% |
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HW | 718 | 1246 | 57.62% |
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HW | 581 | 1022 | 56.85% |
- 2.^ Minimum 1000 significant strike attempts.
Fighter | Division/s | Landed | Attempted | % | |
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HW | 391 | 525 | 74.48% |
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OW | 127 | 191 | 66.49% |
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Super HW \ HW | 392 | 637 | 61.54% |
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MW \ LHW | 740 | 1213 | 61.01% |
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MW \ LHW | 388 | 647 | 59.97% |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
Highest significant strike landed per minute
Fighter | Division/s | Strikes/minute | |
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HW | 6.49 |
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W-SW \ W-BW | 6.45 |
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FTW \ LW \ WW | 5.82 |
4. | ![]() |
LW | 5.68 |
5. | ![]() |
FTW \ CW | 5.67 |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
Knockdowns
Most knockdowns - Career
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
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Most knockdowns - By division
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
Division | Fighter | Knockdowns |
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Heavyweight | ![]() |
14[5] |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
14[14] |
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Middleweight | ![]() |
13[15] |
Welterweight | ![]() |
13[6] |
Lightweight | ![]() |
13[7] |
Featherweight | ![]() |
11[8] |
Bantamweight | ![]() |
9[9] |
Flyweight | ![]() |
7[10] |
Women's Featherweight | ![]() |
3 |
Women's Bantamweight | ![]() |
3[11] |
Women's Flyweight | ![]() |
2[12] |
Women's Strawweight | ![]() |
3[13] |
Most knockdowns - In a single bout
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
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Takedowns
Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
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Most Takedowns Landed - By division
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
Division/s | Fighter | Takedowns |
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Heavyweight | ![]() |
45[5] |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
58 |
Middleweight | ![]() |
37[15] |
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Welterweight | ![]() |
87[6] |
Lightweight | ![]() |
84[7] |
Featherweight | ![]() |
46[8] |
Bantamweight | ![]() |
51[9] |
Flyweight | ![]() |
58[10] |
Women's Featherweight | ![]() |
8 |
Women's Bantamweight | ![]() |
20[11] |
Women's Flyweight | ![]() |
13[12] |
Women's Strawweight | ![]() |
33[13] |
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- 8 of 58 Light Heavyweight takedowns in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 2 of 58 Light Heavyweight takedowns in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Most Takedowns Landed - In a single bout
Updated to June 14, 2020.
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Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event
Updated to 25 April, 2020.[18]
Event | Date | Takedowns | |
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1. | UFC 171 | March 15, 2014 | 55 |
2. | UFC 94 | January 31, 2009 | 49 |
3. | UFC Fight Night 66 | May 16, 2015 | 47 |
UFC on Fox 22 | December 17, 2016 | ||
5. | UFC Fight Night 24 | March 26, 2011 | 46 |
Highest takedown accuracy
Updated to 25 April, 2020.[21]
Fighter | Division | % | |
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MW \ WW | 77.3% |
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MW \ WW | 76.2% |
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MW \ WW | 73.8% |
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WW | 70.0% |
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FTW | 68.0% |
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LW |
- Minimum 5 UFC Fights and 20 Takedown Attempts
Submission attempts
Submission attempts - Career
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- 8 of 9 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 1 of 9 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Submission attempts - In a single bout
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- 4 of 4 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Highest submission attempt rate
Fighter | Division/s | Submission attempts/5 minute round | |
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LW \ WW | 1.379 |
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LHW \ HW | 1.054 |
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WW \ MW | 1.047 |
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FTW \ LW | 0.908 |
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OW \ CW | 0.828 |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
Championships
Most title reigns
Fighter | Division | Reigns | |
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HW \ LHW | 6 (5 undisputed, 1 interim) |
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MW \ WW | 4 (3 undisputed, 1 interim) |
3. | ![]() |
LHW | 3 (2 undisputed, 1 interim) |
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LW \ FTW | ||
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FTW |
- Bold – Active reign.
Longest single title reigns
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Longest single title reigns - By division
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- Bold – Active reign.
Longest combined title reigns
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Longest combined title reigns - By division
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- Bold - Active reign.
Youngest champions
Fighter | Division | Won/Awarded | Birthday | Age | |
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LHW | Mar 19, 2011 | Jul 19, 1987 | 23 years, 243 days |
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FTW | Nov 20, 2010 | Sept 9, 1986 | 24 years, 72 days2 |
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HW | Mar 22, 2002 | Nov 10, 1977 | 24 years, 132 days |
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WW | May 4, 2001 | Aug 17, 1976 | 24 years, 260 days |
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LHW | Dec 21, 1997 | Dec 8, 1972 | 25 years, 13 days |
Oldest champions
Fighter | Division | Last Held | Birthday | Age | |
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HW | Nov 15, 2008 | Jun 22, 1963 | 45 years, 147 days |
2. | ![]() |
HW | Aug 17, 2019 | Mar 20, 1979 | 40 years, 150 days |
3. | ![]() |
HW | May 14, 2016 | Jul 30, 1977 | 38 years, 289 days |
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MW | Nov 4, 2017 | Feb 28, 1979 | 38 years, 249 days |
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MW | Jul 6, 2013 | Apr 14, 1975 | 38 years, 83 days |
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Multi-division champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[24] Tournament championships and The Ultimate Fighter winners are not included.
Randy Couture was the first champion to hold titles in two different divisions.\ Conor McGregor was the first champion to hold two titles simultaneously.\ Daniel Cormier was the first champion to successfully defend titles in two different divisions.\ Amanda Nunes was the first champion to successfully defend two titles while holding them simultaneously.
Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total reign |
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Heavyweight | Dec 21, 1997 (UFC Japan) | Jan ?, 1998 (stripped) | 0 | ? days | 1,478+ days |
Nov 17, 2000 (UFC 28) | Mar 22, 2002 (UFC 36) | 2 | 490 days | |||
Light Heavyweight | Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44) | Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46) | 0 | 127 days | ||
Aug 21, 2004 (UFC 49) | Apr 16, 2005 (UFC 52) | 0 | 238 days | |||
Heavyweight | Mar 3, 2007 (UFC 68) | Nov 15, 2008 (UFC 91) | 1 | 623 days | ||
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Welterweight | Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46) | May 17, 2004 (stripped) | 0 | 107 days | 919 days |
Lightweight | Jan 19, 2008 (UFC 80) | Apr 10, 2010 (UFC 112) | 3 | 812 days | ||
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Featherweight | Dec 12, 2015 (UFC 194) | Nov 26, 2016 (stripped) | 0 | 350 days | 862 days |
Lightweight | Nov 12, 2016 (UFC 205) | Apr 7, 2018 (stripped) | 0 | 512 days | ||
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Welterweight | Nov 18, 2006 (UFC 65) | Apr 7, 2007 (UFC 69) | 0 | 140 days | 3,170 days |
Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83) | Dec 13, 2013 (vacated) | 9 | 2,064 days | |||
Middleweight | Nov 4, 2017 (UFC 217) | Dec 7, 2017 (vacated) | 0 | 34 days | ||
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Light Heavyweight | May 23, 2015 (UFC 187) | Dec 29, 2018 (vacated) | 3 | 1143 days | 1550 days |
Heavyweight | Jul 7, 2018 (UFC 226) | Aug 17, 2019 (UFC 241) | 1 | 407 days | ||
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Women's Bantamweight | Jul 9, 2016 (UFC 200) | Incumbent | 5 | 1449 days | 1995 days |
Women's Featherweight | Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232) | Incumbent | 1 | 546 days | ||
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Flyweight | Aug 4, 2018 (UFC 227) | Feb 29, 2020 (vacated) | 1 | 575 days | 912 days |
Bantamweight | June 8, 2019 (UFC 238) | May 9, 2020 (vacated) | 1 | 337 days |
- Bold - Active reigns.
Tournaments
Multiple tournament wins
Fighter | Tournament | Wins | |
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1. | ![]() |
UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4 | 3 |
2. | ![]() |
UFC 5, The Ultimate Ultimate | 2 |
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UFC 8, The Ultimate Ultimate 2 | ||
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UFC 10, UFC 11 | ||
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UFC 14, UFC 15 |
Bonuses
Most overall
Fighter | No. of bonuses[21] | |
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1. | ![]() | 18 |
2. | ![]() | 16 |
3. | ![]() | 15 |
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5. | ![]() | 14 |
Most Performance of the Night bonuses
Fighter | POTN bonuses | |
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1. | ![]() | 10 |
2. | ![]() | 7 |
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4. | ![]() | 5 |
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Most Fight of the Night bonuses
Fighter | FOTN bonuses | |
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1. | ![]() | 8 |
2. | ![]() | 7 |
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7. | ![]() | 6 |
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Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
Fighter | KOTN bonuses | |
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1. | ![]() | 7 |
2. | ![]() | 5 |
3. | ![]() | 4 |
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Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
Fighter | SOTN bonuses | |
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1. | ![]() | 6 |
2. | ![]() | 5 |
3. | ![]() | 4 |
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5. | ![]() | 3 |
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Attendances
Overall
Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | Attendance | |
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1. | UFC 243 | Whittaker (c) vs. Adesanya (ic) | Oct 6, 2019 | Marvel Stadium | ![]() |
57,127[25] |
2. | UFC 193 | Rousey (c) vs. Holm | Nov 14, 2015 | Etihad Stadium | ![]() |
56,214[26] |
3. | UFC 129 | St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields | Apr 30, 2011 | Rogers Centre | ![]() |
55,724[27] |
4. | UFC 198 | Werdum (c) vs. Miocic | May 14, 2016 | Arena da Baixada | ![]() |
45,207[28] |
5. | UFC on Fox 14 | Gustafsson vs. Johnson | Jan 24, 2015 | Tele2 Arena | ![]() |
30,000[29] |
United States
Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | UFC 205 | Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor | Nov 12, 2016 | Madison Square Garden | ![]() |
20,427 |
2. | UFC 244 | Masvidal vs. Diaz | Nov 2, 2019 | Madison Square Garden | ![]() |
20,143 |
3. | UFC 229 | Khabib (c) vs. McGregor | Oct 6, 2018 | T-Mobile Arena | ![]() |
20,034 |
4. | UFC 171 | Hendricks vs. Lawler | Mar 15, 2014 | American Airlines Center | ![]() |
19,324 |
5. | UFC 68 | Sylvia (c) vs. Couture | Mar 3, 2007 | Nationwide Arena | ![]() |
19,049 |
Finances
This category only scores pay-per-view buys from The Ultimate Fighting Championship event held in Denver, CO (1993) to UFC 235. The UFC's 2019 contract with Disney+ mandates a subscription to the over-the-top service which is the exclusive distributor of UFC pay-per-views in the United States in order to purchase the event. UFC and Disney do not report on pay-per-view buys starting with UFC 236.
Highest Pay-Per-View buys
Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | PPV Buys | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | UFC 229 | Khabib (c) vs. McGregor | Oct 6, 2018 | T-Mobile Arena | ![]() |
2,400,000 |
2. | UFC 202 | Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | Aug 20, 2016 | T-Mobile Arena | ![]() |
1,600,000 |
3. | UFC 196 | McGregor vs. Diaz | Mar 5, 2016 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ![]() |
1,317,000 |
4. | UFC 100 | Lesnar (c) vs. Mir (ic) 2 | Jul 11, 2009 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | ![]() |
1,300,000 |
UFC 205 | Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor | Nov 12, 2016 | Madison Square Garden | ![]() |
1,300,000 | |
6. | UFC 194 | Aldo (c) vs. McGregor (ic) | Dec 12, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ![]() |
1,200,000 |
Highest Pay-Per-View buys for a non-championship main event
Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | PPV Buys | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | UFC 202 | Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | Aug 20, 2016 | T-Mobile Arena | ![]() |
1,600,000 |
2. | UFC 196 | McGregor vs. Diaz | Mar 5, 2016 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ![]() |
1,317,000 |
3. | UFC 114 | Rampage vs. Evans | May 29, 2010 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ![]() |
1,050,000 |
4. | UFC 246 | Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone | January 18th, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,000,000 |
5. | UFC 141 | Lesnar vs. Overeem | Dec 30, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ![]() |
750,000 |
Lowest Pay-Per-View buys for a championship main event
UFC 1–100 | ||||
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Event | Date | Main Event | PPV Buys | |
1. | UFC 42 | Apr 25, 2003 | Hughes (c) vs. Sherk | 35,000 |
UFC 35 | Jan 11, 2002 | Pulver (c) vs. Penn | ||
3. | UFC 45 | Nov 21, 2003 | Hughes (c) vs. Trigg | 40,000 |
4. | UFC 39 | Sep 27, 2002 | Couture vs. Rodriguez6 | 45,000 |
UFC 38 | Jul 13, 2002 | Hughes (c) vs. Newton | ||
UFC 101–200 | ||||
Event | Date | Main Event | PPV Buys | |
1. | UFC 174 | Jun 14, 2014 | Johnson (c) vs. Bagautinov | 115,000 |
UFC 191 | Sep 5, 2015 | Johnson (c) vs. Dodson | ||
3. | UFC 177 | Aug 30, 2014 | Dillashaw (c) vs. Soto | 125,000 |
UFC 186 | Apr 25, 2015 | Johnson (c) vs. Horiguchi | ||
5. | UFC 179 | Oct 25, 2014 | Aldo (c) vs. Mendes | 180,000 |
UFC 201–235 | ||||
Event | Date | Main Event | PPV Buys | |
1. | UFC 224 | May 12, 2018 | Nunes (c) vs. Pennington | 85,000[30] |
2. | UFC 215 | Sep 9, 2017 | Nunes (c) vs. Shevchenko | 100,000 |
3. | UFC 228 | Sep 8, 2018 | Woodley (c) vs. Till | 130,000 |
4. | UFC 212 | Jun 3, 2017 | Aldo (c) vs. Holloway (ic) | 167,000 |
5. | UFC 234 | Feb 10, 2019 | Adesanya vs. Silva | 175,000 |
NOTE: Starting with UFC 236, all pay-per-views in the United States are iPPV events where a Disney+ subscription is required. Neither UFC nor Disney report PPV buys with the new format.
Biggest gates
Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | Gate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | UFC 205 | Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor | Nov 12, 2016 | Madison Square Garden | ![]() |
$17,700,000 |
2. | UFC 229 | Khabib (c) vs. McGregor | Oct 6, 2018 | T-Mobile Arena | ![]() |
$17,200,000 |
3. | UFC 129 | St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields | Apr 30, 2011 | Rogers Centre | ![]() |
$12,075,000 |
4. | UFC 246 | McGregor vs. Cowboy | Jan 18, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | ![]() |
$11,100,000 |
5. | UFC 200 | Tate (c) vs. Nunes | Jul 9, 2016 | T-Mobile Arena | ![]() |
$10,700,000 |
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