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.
On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC.
On September 8, 2018, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the UFC.
| Bold – Active UFC fighters |
Updated as of April 10, 2021 after UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland.
Most bouts – By division
Updated as of April 10, 2021 after UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Jump up to:a b Not listed in source. Information found in fighter’s page.
Most bouts – In a calendar year
| 1 |
Chris Leben |
MW |
2006 |
5 |
3 |
Roger Huerta |
LW |
2007 |
5 |
Donald Cerrone |
LW |
2011 |
4 |
Daron Cruickshank |
LW |
2014 |
3 |
Neil Magny |
WW |
2014 |
5 |
| 2015 |
4 |
Uriah Hall |
MW |
2015 |
3 |
Ross Pearson |
LW \ WW |
2016 |
1 |
Thiago Santos |
MW \ LHW |
2018 |
4 |
Greg Hardy |
HW |
2019 |
2 |
Kevin Holland |
MW |
2020 |
5 |
- ^ Does not include multiple-bout tournaments
Most total fight time
Most total fight time – All fighters
Updated to 19 October, 2020.
Most total fight time – By division
Updated to 04 July, 2020
| In any bout |
| Division/s |
Fighter |
Time (hh:mm:ss) |
| Heavyweight |
Andrei Arlovski |
4:33:42 |
| Light Heavyweight |
Jon Jones |
5:40:15 |
| Middleweight |
Michael Bisping |
5:15:15 |
| Welterweight |
Georges St-Pierre |
5:28:12 |
| Lightweight |
Jim Miller |
5:21:47 |
| Featherweight |
Max Holloway |
4:32:00 |
| Bantamweight |
Urijah Faber |
3:40:33 |
| Flyweight |
Demetrious Johnson |
4:39:12 |
| Women’s Featherweight |
Cris Cyborg |
0:56:12 |
| Women’s Bantamweight |
Raquel Pennington |
2:52:33 |
| Women’s Flyweight |
Roxanne Modafferi |
1:33:32 |
| Women’s Strawweight |
Joanna Jędrzejczyk |
4:06:42 |
Most PPV Main Events
|
Fighter |
Division/s |
PPV Main Events |
Total |
| 1 |
Randy Couture |
LHW \ HW |
Japan, 28, 31, 34, 36, 39, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52, 57, 68, 74, 91, 102, 105, 109 |
18 |
| 2 |
Anderson Silva |
MW \ LHW |
64, 67, 73, 77, 82, 90, 97, 112, 117, 126, 134, 148 153, 162, 168, 183, 234 |
17 |
| 3 |
Tito Ortiz |
LHW |
13, 19, 22, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 44, 47, 50, 51, 66, 106, 133 |
16 |
| 4 |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
128, 135, 140, 145, 152, 159, 165, 172, 182, 197, 214, 232, 235, 239, 247 |
15 |
| 5 |
Georges St-Pierre |
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
Updated as of March 6, 2021 after UFC 259.
- ^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter’s page.
Most wins – By division
Updated as of March 6, 2021 after UFC 259.
Most wins – In a calendar year
| Fighter |
Division/s |
Year |
Dates |
Events |
Opponents |
Wins |
Roger Huerta |
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 |
Neil Magny |
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 |
Kevin Holland |
MW |
2020 |
May 16 \ Aug 8 \ Sept 18 \ Oct 31 \ Dec 12 |
UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris \ UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik \ UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley \ UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva \ UFC 256 |
Anthony Hernandez \ Joaquin Buckley \ Darren Stewart \ Charlie Ontiveros \ Ronaldo Souza |
- ^ Does not include multiple-bout tournaments
Highest win percentage
|
Fighter |
Division |
Wins |
Losses |
Draws |
% |
| 1 |
Kamaru Usman |
WW |
13 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
Khabib Nurmagomedov |
LW \ CW |
| 3 |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
20 |
1 |
0 |
95.24 |
| 4 |
Amanda Nunes |
W-FTW \ W-BW |
14 |
1 |
0 |
93.33 |
| 5 |
Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW |
20 |
2 |
0 |
90.91 |
| 6 |
Israel Adesanya |
LHW \ MW |
9 |
1 |
0 |
90.00 |
Most consecutive wins
Updated as of March 6, 2021 after UFC 259.
| All fighters |
|
Fighter |
Division |
Began |
Ended |
Winning streak |
| 1 |
Anderson Silva |
LHW \ MW |
Jun 28, 2006 |
Jul 6, 2013 |
16 |
| 2 |
Kamaru Usman |
WW |
Jul 12, 2015 |
Active |
13 |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
Mar 21, 2010 |
Jul 29, 2017 |
Demetrious Johnson |
FLW |
Jun 8, 2012 |
Aug 4, 2018 |
Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW |
Aug 25, 2007 |
Retired |
Max Holloway |
FTW \ CW |
Jan 4, 2014 |
Apr 13, 2019 |
Khabib Nurmagomedov |
LW \ CW |
Jan 20, 2012 |
Retired |
| 8 |
Amanda Nunes |
W-FTW \ W-BW |
Mar 21, 2015 |
Active |
12 |
Tony Ferguson |
LW |
Oct 17, 2013 |
May 9, 2020 |
| 9 |
Royce Gracie |
OW |
Nov 12, 1993 |
Apr 7, 1995 |
11 |
| By division |
| Division |
Fighter |
Began |
Ended |
Winning streak |
| Heavyweight |
Junior dos Santos |
Oct 25, 2008 |
Dec 29, 2012 |
9 |
| Light Heavyweight |
Jon Jones |
Mar 21, 2010 |
Jul 29, 2017 |
13 |
| Middleweight |
Anderson Silva |
Jun 28, 2006 |
Jul 6, 2013 |
13 |
| Welterweight |
Kamaru Usman |
Jul 12, 2015 |
Active |
13 |
| Lightweight |
Tony Ferguson |
Oct 19, 2013 |
May 9, 2020 |
12 |
Khabib Nurmagomedov |
Jan 20, 2012 |
Retired |
| Featherweight |
Max Holloway |
Jan 4, 2014 |
Dec 14, 2019 |
13 |
| Bantamweight |
Raphael Assuncao |
Aug 27, 2011 |
Jul 9, 2016 |
7 |
Petr Yan |
Jun 23, 2018 |
Mar 6, 2021 |
Renan Barao |
May 20, 2011 |
May 24, 2014 |
| Flyweight |
Demetrious Johnson |
Jun 8, 2012 |
Aug 4, 2018 |
13 |
| Women’s Featherweight |
Amanda Nunes |
Dec 29, 2018 |
Active |
3 |
Cris Cyborg |
Jul 29, 2017 |
Dec 29, 2018 |
| Women’s Bantamweight |
Amanda Nunes |
Mar 21, 2015 |
Active |
9 |
| Women’s Flyweight |
Valentina Shevchenko |
Feb 3, 2018 |
Active |
6 |
| Women’s Strawweight |
Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
Dec 13, 2014 |
Nov 4, 2017 |
8 |
Finishes
Most Finishes
Most finishes – All fighters
Updated to 7 March, 2021.
- ^ 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 22 November, 2020.
Fastest Finishes
Fastest Finishes – All fighters
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
Fastest Finishes – By division
Updated to 23 April, 2020.
Latest Finishes
Latest Finishes – All fighters
Latest Finishes – By division
- ^ 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 09 February, 2021.
|
Fighter |
Division/s |
Finishes |
Wins |
% |
| 1 |
Francis Ngannou |
HW |
11 |
11 |
100% |
| 2 |
Vitor Belfort |
MW \ LHW \ HW \ CW |
14 |
15 |
93.33% |
| 3 |
Gabriel Gonzaga |
HW |
11 |
12 |
91.67% |
B.J. Penn |
LW \ WW |
| 5 |
Charles Oliveira |
FTW \ LW |
16 |
18 |
88.88% |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Knockouts
Most knockouts
Most knockouts – All fighters
Updated to 10 November, 2020.
Most knockouts – By division
Updated to 14 May, 2020.
- ^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter’s page.
Most knockouts – In a single event
Updated to 27 April, 2020.
|
Event |
Date |
Knockouts |
| 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
- ^ Official UFC records have the bout time at 0:11, Dana White and UFC officials have admitted the actual KO time was 0:06. The NSAC cannot retroactively amend bout times.
Fastest knockouts – By division
Latest knockouts
Latest knockouts – All fighters
Latest knockouts – By division
- ^ Light Heavyweight bout in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Submissions
Most submissions
Most submissions – All fighters
Most submissions – By division
Updated as of October 18, 2020 after UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie.
- ^ 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 |
| 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
Fastest submissions – By division
- ^ Jump up to:a b Light Heavyweight submission in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Latest submissions
Latest submissions – All fighters
Latest submissions – By division
- ^ Jump up to:a b 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 |
SUBs |
Wins |
% |
| 1 |
Royce Gracie |
WW \ OW \ CW |
10 |
11 |
90.91% |
| 2 |
Gunnar Nelson |
WW \ CW |
7 |
8 |
87.5% |
| 3 |
Oleg Taktarov |
OW |
5 |
6 |
83.33% |
| 4 |
Charles Oliveira |
FTW \ LW |
13 |
16 |
81.25% |
| 5 |
Rousimar Palhares |
WW \ MW |
6 |
8 |
75.00% |
First-ever Submissions executed in UFC history
| Submission |
Fighter |
Opponent |
Event |
Round |
Time |
| Heel Hook |
Ken Shamrock |
Patrick Smith |
UFC 1 |
– |
1:49 |
| Rear-Naked Choke |
Royce Gracie |
Ken Shamrock |
– |
0:57 |
| Lapel Choke |
Royce Gracie |
Minoki Ichihara |
UFC 2 |
– |
5:08 |
| Triangle Choke |
Jason DeLucia |
Scott Baker |
– |
6:41 |
| Forearm Choke |
Remco Pardoel |
Alberto Cerra Leon |
– |
9:51 |
| Armbar |
Frank Hamaker |
Thaddeus Luster |
– |
4:52 |
| Guillotine Choke |
Patrick Smith |
Ray Wizard |
– |
0:58 |
| Bulldog Choke |
Johnny Rhodes |
Fred Ettish |
– |
3:07 |
| Blood Choke (Finger Choke) |
Keith Hackney |
Joe Son |
UFC 4 |
– |
2:44 |
| Arm Triangle Choke |
Dan Severn |
Marcus Bossett |
– |
0:52 |
| Key Lock (Americana) |
Dan Severn |
Dave Beneteau |
UFC 5 |
– |
3:01 |
| Neck Crank |
Tank Abbot |
Steve Jennum |
Ultimate Ultimate 1995 |
– |
1:14 |
| Knee Bar |
Ken Shamrock |
Kimo Leopoldo |
UFC 8 |
– |
4:24 |
| Scarf Hold Choke |
Mark Coleman |
Julian Sanchez |
UFC 11 |
– |
0:45 |
| Achilles Lock (Ankle Lock) |
Don Frye |
Mark Hall |
Ultimate Ultimate 1996 |
– |
0:20 |
| Chin to the Eye |
Mark Kerr |
Dan Bobish |
UFC 14 |
– |
1:38 |
| Inside Shoulder Lock (Mir Lock) |
Frank Mir |
Pete Williams |
UFC 36 |
1 |
0:46 |
| Toe Hold |
Frank Mir |
Tank Abbot |
UFC 41 |
1 |
0:45 |
| Body Triangle |
Ivan Salaverry |
Tony Fryklund |
UFC 50 |
1 |
1:36 |
| Von Flue Choke |
Jason Von Flue |
Alex Karalexis |
UFC Fight Night 3 |
3 |
1:17 |
| North-South choke |
Jeff Monson |
Branden Lee Hinkle |
UFC 57 |
1 |
4:35 |
| Peruvian Necktie |
C.B. Dollaway |
Jesse Taylor |
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin |
1 |
3:58 |
| Schultz Choke |
Matt Hughes |
Ricardo Almeida |
UFC 117 |
1 |
3:15 |
| Pillory choke |
Nick Pace |
Will Campuzano |
The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale |
3 |
4:32 |
| Twister |
Chan Sung Jung |
Leonard Garcia |
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis |
2 |
4:59 |
| Reverse Calf Slicer |
Charles Oliveira |
Eric Wisely |
UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis |
1 |
1:43 |
| Mounted Triangle Armbar |
Dustin Poirier |
Max Holloway |
UFC 143 |
1 |
3:23 |
| Omoplata |
Ben Saunders |
Chris Heatherly |
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos |
1 |
2:18 |
| Suloev Stretch |
Kenny Robertson |
Brock Jardine |
UFC 157 |
1 |
2:57 |
| Reverse Bulldog Choke |
Yancy Medeiros |
Damon Jackson |
UFC 177 |
2 |
1:54 |
| Japanese Necktie |
Matheus Nicolau |
Bruno Mesquita |
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 |
3 |
3:27 |
| Ezekiel choke |
Alexey Oleynik |
Viktor Pešta |
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn |
1 |
2:57 |
- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC SUBs.
Decisions
Most Decision bouts
Most Decision wins – All fighters
Most Decision wins – By division
Most Decision bouts in one event
|
Event |
Date |
Venue |
City |
Decisions |
| 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 |
Dec.Wins |
Wins |
% |
| 1 |
Gray Maynard |
FTW \ LW |
9 |
10 |
90.0% |
| 2 |
Benson Henderson |
LW \ WW |
11 |
81.82% |
| 3 |
Darren Elkins |
FTW |
12 |
75.0% |
| 4 |
Nik Lentz |
FTW \ LW |
8 |
11 |
72.73% |
Evan Dunham |
LW |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Striking
Most significant strikes landed
Most significant strikes landed – Career
Updated to 17 January, 2021.
Most significant strikes landed – In a single bout
Updated to 17 January, 2021.
| In any bout |
|
Fighter |
Opponent |
Division |
Event |
Strikes |
| 1 |
Max Holloway |
Calvin Kattar |
FTW |
UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar |
445 |
| 2 |
Max Holloway |
Brian Ortega |
FTW |
UFC 231 |
290 |
| 3 |
Nate Diaz |
Donald Cerrone |
LW |
UFC 141 |
238 |
| 4 |
Joanna Jędrzejczyk |
Jéssica Andrade |
W-SW |
UFC 211 |
225 |
| 5 |
Joanna Jędrzejczyk |
Valérie Létourneau |
W-SW |
UFC 193 |
220 |
Most significant strikes landed – In a single event
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
|
Event |
Date |
Strikes |
| 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 |
Landed |
Attempted |
% |
| 1 |
Anderson Silva |
MW \ LHW |
740 |
1213 |
61.01% |
| 2 |
Randy Couture |
LHW \ HW |
778 |
1315 |
59.16% |
| 3 |
Fábio Maldonado |
LHW \ HW \ CW |
717 |
1218 |
58.87% |
| 4 |
Cain Velasquez |
HW |
718 |
1246 |
57.62% |
| 5 |
Fabrício Werdum |
HW |
581 |
1022 |
56.85% |
- 2.^ Minimum 1000 significant strike attempts.
Updated to 17 January 2021
|
Fighter |
Division |
Landed |
Attempted |
% |
| 1 |
Alistair Overeem |
HW |
545 |
743 |
74.8% |
| 2 |
Tatiana Suarez |
W-SW |
246 |
374 |
65.8% |
| 3 |
Anthony Hamilton |
HW |
246 |
375 |
65.6% |
| 4 |
Josh Barnett |
Super HW \ HW |
392 |
637 |
61.5% |
| 5 |
Justin Gaethje |
LW |
551 |
931 |
59.4% |
- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.
Highest significant strike landed per minute
Updated to 17 January, 2021
|
Fighter |
Division |
Strikes \ minute |
| 1 |
Leslie Smith |
W-BW \ CW |
7.56 |
| 2 |
Justin Gaethje |
LW |
7.46 |
| 3 |
Shane Burgos |
FTW |
7.31 |
| 4 |
Max Holloway |
FTW \ LW |
7.26 |
| 5 |
Cristiane Justino |
W-FTW \ CW |
7.07 |
- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts.
Knockdowns
Most knockdowns – Career
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
Most knockdowns – By division
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
| Division |
Fighter |
Knockdowns |
| Heavyweight |
Junior dos Santos |
14 |
| Light Heavyweight |
Chuck Liddell |
14 |
Maurício Rua |
| Middleweight |
Anderson Silva |
13 |
| Welterweight |
Thiago Alves |
13 |
| Lightweight |
Melvin Guillard |
13 |
| Featherweight |
Jeremy Stephens |
11 |
| Bantamweight |
T.J. Dillashaw |
9 |
| Flyweight |
John Lineker |
7 |
| Women’s Featherweight |
Cristiane Justino |
3 |
| Women’s Bantamweight |
Amanda Nunes |
3 |
| Women’s Flyweight |
Joanne Calderwood |
2 |
| Women’s Strawweight |
Rose Namajunas |
3 |
Most knockdowns – In a single bout
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
Most knockdowns – In a single event
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
|
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 |
| 5 |
UFC on Versus 4 |
June 26, 2011 |
11 |
| UFC 230 |
November 3, 2018 |
Takedowns
Most Takedowns Landed – All fighters
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
Most Takedowns Landed – By division
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
| Division |
Fighter |
Takedowns |
| Heavyweight |
Curtis Blaydes |
45 |
| Light Heavyweight |
Tito Ortiz |
58 |
| Middleweight |
Thales Leites |
37 |
Chris Weidman |
| Welterweight |
Georges St-Pierre |
87 |
| Lightweight |
Gleison Tibau |
84 |
| Featherweight |
Dennis Bermudez |
46 |
| Bantamweight |
Merab Dvalishvili |
51 |
| Flyweight |
Demetrious Johnson |
58 |
| Women’s Featherweight |
Holly Holm |
8 |
| Women’s Bantamweight |
Sara McMann |
20 |
| Women’s Flyweight |
Valentina Shevchenko |
13 |
| Women’s Strawweight |
Cláudia Gadelha |
33 |
Carla Esparza |
- ^ 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.
Most Takedowns Landed – In a single event
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
|
Event |
Date |
Takedowns |
| 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.
|
Fighter |
Division |
% |
| 1 |
Robbie Lawler |
MW \ WW |
77.3% |
| 2 |
Nordine Taleb |
MW \ WW |
76.2% |
| 3 |
Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW |
73.8% |
| 4 |
Jonathan Goulet |
WW |
70.0% |
| 5 |
Diego Brandão |
FTW |
68.0% |
Islam Makhachev |
LW |
- Minimum 5 UFC Fights and 20 Takedown Attempts
Submission attempts
Submission attempts – Career
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 |
Submission attempts \ 5 minute round |
| 1 |
Dustin Hazelett |
LW \ WW |
1.379 |
| 2 |
Renato Sobral |
LHW \ HW |
1.054 |
| 3 |
Rousimar Palhares |
WW \ MW |
1.047 |
| 4 |
Charles Oliveira |
FTW \ LW |
0.908 |
| 5 |
Royce Gracie |
OW \ CW |
0.828 |
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
Championships
Main article: List of UFC champions
Most title reigns
|
Fighter |
Division |
Reigns |
| 1 |
Randy Couture |
HW \ LHW |
6 (5 undisputed, 1 interim) |
| 2 |
Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW |
4 (3 undisputed, 1 interim) |
| 3 |
Conor McGregor |
LW \ FTW |
3 (2 undisputed, 1 interim) |
José Aldo |
FTW |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
Longest single title reigns
| By number of Days |
|
Fighter |
Division |
Days |
| 1 |
Anderson Silva |
MW |
2457 |
| 2 |
Demetrious Johnson |
FLW |
2142 |
| 3 |
Georges St-Pierre |
WW |
2064 |
| 4 |
José Aldo |
FTW |
1848 |
| 5 |
Amanda Nunes |
W-BW |
1740 |
|
| By number of Title Defenses |
|
Fighter |
Division |
Defenses |
| 1 |
Demetrious Johnson |
FLW |
11 |
| 2 |
Anderson Silva |
MW |
10 |
| 3 |
Georges St-Pierre |
WW |
9 |
| 4 |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
8 |
| 5 |
José Aldo |
FTW |
7 |
|
Longest single title reigns – By division
| By number of Days |
| Division |
Fighter |
Days |
| HW |
Cain Velasquez |
896 |
| LHW |
Jon Jones |
1501 |
| MW |
Anderson Silva |
2457 |
| WW |
Georges St-Pierre |
2064 |
| LW |
Khabib Nurmagomedov |
1077 |
| FTW |
José Aldo |
1848 |
| BW |
Dominick Cruz |
1117 |
| FLW |
Demetrious Johnson |
2142 |
| W-FTW |
Amanda Nunes |
837 |
| W-BW |
1740 |
| W-FLW |
Valentina Shevchenko |
858 |
| W-SW |
Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
966 |
|
| By number of Title Defenses |
| Division |
Fighter |
Defenses |
| HW |
Stipe Miocic |
3 |
| LHW |
Jon Jones |
8 |
| MW |
Anderson Silva |
10 |
| WW |
Georges St-Pierre |
9 |
| LW |
B.J. Penn |
3 |
Frankie Edgar |
Benson Henderson |
Khabib Nurmagomedov |
| FTW |
José Aldo |
7 |
| BW |
Dominick Cruz |
2 |
T.J. Dillashaw |
| FLW |
Demetrious Johnson |
11 |
| W-FTW |
Amanda Nunes |
2 |
Cris Cyborg |
| W-BW |
Ronda Rousey |
6 |
| W-FLW |
Valentina Shevchenko |
4 |
| W-SW |
Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
5 |
|
Longest combined title reigns
| By number of Days |
|
Fighter |
Division |
Reigns |
Days |
| 1 |
Amanda Nunes |
W-FTW \ W-BW |
1 \ 1 |
2577 |
| 2 |
Anderson Silva |
MW |
1 |
2457 |
| 3 |
Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW |
1 \ 2 |
2237 |
| 4 |
Demetrious Johnson |
FLW |
1 |
2142 |
| 5 |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
2 |
2098 |
|
| By number of Title Defenses |
|
Fighter |
Division |
Reigns |
Defenses |
| 1 |
Demetrious Johnson |
FLW |
1 |
11 |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
2 |
| 3 |
Anderson Silva |
MW |
1 |
10 |
| 4 |
Georges St-Pierre |
WW |
2 |
9 |
| 5 |
Amanda Nunes |
W-FTW \ W-BW |
1 \ 1 |
7 |
Matt Hughes |
WW |
2 |
José Aldo |
FTW |
2 |
| 8 |
Ronda Rousey |
W-BW |
1 |
6 |
|
Longest combined title reigns – By division
| By number of Days |
| Division |
Fighter |
Reigns |
Days |
| Heavyweight |
Stipe Miocic |
2 |
1374 |
| Light Heavyweight |
Jon Jones |
2 |
2098 |
| Middleweight |
Anderson Silva |
1 |
2457 |
| Welterweight |
Georges St-Pierre |
2 |
2204 |
| Lightweight |
Khabib Nurmagomedov |
1 |
1077 |
| Featherweight |
José Aldo |
2 |
2037 |
| Bantamweight |
Dominick Cruz |
2 |
1465 |
| Flyweight |
Demetrious Johnson |
1 |
2142 |
| Women’s Featherweight |
Amanda Nunes |
1 |
837 |
| Women’s Bantamweight |
1740 |
| Women’s Flyweight |
Valentina Shevchenko |
1 |
858 |
| Women’s Strawweight |
Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
1 |
966 |
|
| By number of Title Defenses |
| Division |
Fighter |
Reigns |
Defenses |
| Heavyweight |
Stipe Miocic |
2 |
4 |
| Light Heavyweight |
Jon Jones |
2 |
11 |
| Middleweight |
Anderson Silva |
1 |
10 |
| Welterweight |
Georges St-Pierre |
2 |
9 |
| Lightweight |
B.J. Penn |
1 |
3 |
Frankie Edgar |
Benson Henderson |
Khabib Nurmagomedov |
| Featherweight |
José Aldo |
2 |
7 |
| Bantamweight |
Dominick Cruz |
2 |
3 |
TJ Dillashaw |
| Flyweight |
Demetrious Johnson |
1 |
11 |
| Women’s Featherweight |
Amanda Nunes |
1 |
2 |
Cris Cyborg |
| Women’s Bantamweight |
Ronda Rousey |
1 |
6 |
| Women’s Flyweight |
Valentina Shevchenko |
1 |
4 |
| Women’s Strawweight |
Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
1 |
5 |
|
Youngest champions
|
Fighter |
Division |
Won \ Awarded |
Birthday |
Age |
| 1 |
Jon Jones |
LHW |
Mar 19, 2011 |
Jul 19, 1987 |
23 years, 243 days |
| 2 |
José Aldo |
FTW |
Nov 20, 2010 |
Sept 9, 1986 |
24 years, 72 days2 |
| 3 |
Josh Barnett |
HW |
Mar 22, 2002 |
Nov 10, 1977 |
24 years, 132 days |
| 4 |
Carlos Newton |
WW |
May 4, 2001 |
Aug 17, 1976 |
24 years, 260 days |
| 5 |
Frank Shamrock |
LHW |
Dec 21, 1997 |
Dec 8, 1972 |
25 years, 13 days |
2.^ José Aldo was awarded the Featherweight Championship at UFC 123 but did not fight in his first UFC bout until UFC 129, at which point he was 24 years and 233 days of age. Aldo successfully defended his title at UFC 129.
Oldest champions
|
Fighter |
Division |
Last Held |
Birthday |
Age |
| 1 |
Randy Couture |
HW |
Nov 15, 2008 |
Jun 22, 1963 |
45 years, 147 days |
| 2 |
Daniel Cormier |
HW |
Aug 17, 2019 |
Mar 20, 1979 |
40 years, 150 days |
| 3 |
Fabrício Werdum |
HW |
May 14, 2016 |
Jul 30, 1977 |
38 years, 289 days |
| 4 |
Michael Bisping |
MW |
Nov 4, 2017 |
Feb 28, 1979 |
38 years, 249 days |
| 5 |
Stipe Miocic |
HW |
Mar 27, 2021 |
Aug 19, 1982 |
38 years, 220 days |
Multi-division champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes. 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 |
Randy Couture |
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 |
B.J. Penn |
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 |
Conor McGregor |
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 |
Georges St-Pierre |
Welterweight |
Nov 18, 2006 (UFC 65) |
Apr 7, 2007 (UFC 69) |
0 |
140 days |
3,461 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 |
Daniel Cormier |
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 |
Amanda Nunes |
Women’s Bantamweight |
Jul 9, 2016 (UFC 200) |
Incumbent |
5 |
1740 days |
2577 days |
| Women’s Featherweight |
Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232) |
Incumbent |
2 |
837 days |
Henry Cejudo |
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 |
Tournaments
Multiple tournament wins
|
Fighter |
Tournament |
Wins |
| 1 |
Royce Gracie |
UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4 |
3 |
| 2 |
Dan Severn |
UFC 5, The Ultimate Ultimate |
2 |
Don Frye |
UFC 8, The Ultimate Ultimate 2 |
Mark Coleman |
UFC 10, UFC 11 |
Mark Kerr |
UFC 14, UFC 15 |
Bonuses
Main article: List of UFC bonus award recipients
Most overall
|
Fighter |
No. of bonuses |
| 1. |
Donald Cerrone |
18 |
| 2. |
Charles Oliveira |
16 |
| 3. |
Nate Diaz |
15 |
Joe Lauzon |
| 5. |
Anderson Silva |
14 |
Most Performance of the Night bonuses
|
Fighter |
POTN bonuses |
| 1. |
Charles Oliveira |
10 |
| 2. |
Donald Cerrone |
7 |
Conor McGregor |
Ovince Saint Preux |
| 5. |
Stipe Miocic |
5 |
T.J. Dillashaw |
Anthony Johnson |
Amanda Nunes |
Most Fight of the Night bonuses
Updated to 29 December 2020.
|
Fighter |
FOTN bonuses |
| 1. |
Nate Diaz |
8 |
Frankie Edgar |
| 3. |
Diego Sanchez |
7 |
Joe Lauzon |
Edson Barboza |
Jim Miller |
Dustin Poirier |
| 8. |
Clay Guida |
6 |
Chris Lytle |
Sam Stout |
Donald Cerrone |
Jeremy Stephens |
Tony Ferguson |
Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
|
Fighter |
KOTN bonuses |
| 1. |
Anderson Silva |
7 |
| 2. |
Vitor Belfort |
5 |
| 3. |
Chris Leben |
4 |
Lyoto Machida |
Roy Nelson |
Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
|
Fighter |
SOTN bonuses |
| 1. |
Joe Lauzon |
6 |
| 2. |
Nate Diaz |
5 |
| 3. |
Demian Maia |
4 |
Cole Miller |
| 5. |
Clay Guida |
3 |
Chris Lytle |
Jim Miller |
Charles Oliveira |
Attendances
Overall
|
Event |
Main Event |
Date |
Venue |
City |
Attendance |
| 1 |
UFC 243 |
Whittaker (c) vs. Adesanya (ic) |
Oct 6, 2019 |
Marvel Stadium |
Melbourne, Australia |
57,127 |
| 2 |
UFC 193 |
Rousey (c) vs. Holm |
Nov 14, 2015 |
56,214 |
| 3 |
UFC 129 |
St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields |
Apr 30, 2011 |
Rogers Centre |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
55,724 |
| 4 |
UFC 198 |
Werdum (c) vs. Miocic |
May 14, 2016 |
Arena da Baixada |
Curitiba, Brazil |
45,207 |
| 5 |
UFC on Fox 14 |
Gustafsson vs. Johnson |
Jan 24, 2015 |
Tele2 Arena |
Stockholm, Sweden |
30,000 |
United States
|
Event |
Main Event |
Date |
Venue |
City |
Attendance |
| 1 |
UFC 205 |
Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor |
Nov 12, 2016 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York City, New York |
20,427 |
| 2 |
UFC 244 |
Masvidal vs. Diaz |
Nov 2, 2019 |
20,143 |
| 3 |
UFC 229 |
Khabib (c) vs. McGregor |
Oct 6, 2018 |
T-Mobile Arena |
Paradise, Nevada |
20,034 |
| 4 |
UFC 171 |
Hendricks vs. Lawler |
Mar 15, 2014 |
American Airlines Center |
Dallas, Texas |
19,324 |
| 5 |
UFC 68 |
Sylvia (c) vs. Couture |
Mar 3, 2007 |
Nationwide Arena |
Columbus, Ohio |
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 ESPN+ 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 ESPN 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 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
2,400,000 |
| 2 |
UFC 202 |
Diaz vs. McGregor 2 |
Aug 20, 2016 |
1,600,000 |
| UFC 257 |
Poirier vs. McGregor 2 |
Jan 24, 2021 |
Etihad Arena |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
1,600,000 |
| 3 |
UFC 196 |
McGregor vs. Diaz |
Mar 5, 2016 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
1,317,000 |
| 4 |
UFC 205 |
Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor |
Nov 12, 2016 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
1,300,000 |
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 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
1,600,000 |
| UFC 257 |
Poirier vs. McGregor 2 |
Jan 24, 2021 |
Etihad Arena |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
1,600,000 |
| 2 |
UFC 246 |
McGregor vs. Cowboy |
January 18, 2020 |
T-Mobile Arena |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
1,350,000 |
| 3 |
UFC 196 |
McGregor vs. Diaz |
Mar 5, 2016 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
1,317,000 |
| 4 |
UFC 114 |
Rampage vs. Evans |
May 29, 2010 |
1,050,000 |
Lowest Pay-Per-View buys for a championship main event
| UFC 1–100 |
|
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. Rodriguez |
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 |
| 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 an ESPN+ subscription is required. Neither UFC nor ESPN 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 |
New York City, New York U.S. |
$17,700,000 |
| 2 |
UFC 229 |
Khabib (c) vs. McGregor |
Oct 6, 2018 |
T-Mobile Arena |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
$17,200,000 |
| 3 |
UFC 129 |
St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields |
Apr 30, 2011 |
Rogers Centre |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
$12,075,000 |
| 4 |
UFC 246 |
McGregor vs. Cowboy |
Jan 18, 2020 |
T-Mobile Arena |
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
$11,100,000 |
| 5 |
UFC 200 |
Tate (c) vs. Nunes |
Jul 9, 2016 |
$10,700,000 |