List of UFC records

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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]

On July 2, 2022, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 40 fights in the UFC.[4]

Bold - Active UFC fighters

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

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Most bouts - By division

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

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Most bouts or wins - In a calendar year

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FighterDivision/sYearBouts[a]Wins
1 United States Chris Leben MW 2006 5 3
United States Roger Huerta LW 2007 5
United States Donald Cerrone LW 2011 4
United States Daron Cruickshank LW 2014 3
United States Neil Magny WW 2014 5
2015 4
Jamaica Uriah Hall MW 2015 3
England Ross Pearson LW \ WW 2016 1
Brazil Thiago Santos MW \ LHW 2018 4
United States Greg Hardy HW 2019 2
United States Kevin Holland MW \ WW 2020 5
2025 2
Portugal André Fialho WW 2022 2
Brazil Jéssica Andrade W-SW \ W-FW 2023 2
Dominican Republic Waldo Cortes-Acosta HW 2025 4
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  1. Does not include multiple-bout tournaments

Most bouts in a single event

Updated as of July 12, 2025 after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.

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EventDateNumber of bouts
1 UFC 2March 11, 199415
UFC on ESPN 14July 26, 2020
UFC 259March 6, 2021
UFC 283January 21, 2023
UFC 286March 18, 2023
UFC Fight Night 224July 22, 2023
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Most total fight time

Most total fight time - All fighters

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

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Most total fight time - By division

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

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Division/sFighterTime (hh:mm:ss)
Heavyweight Belarus Andrei Arlovski 6:49:58[6]
Light Heavyweight United States Jon Jones 5:40:15[17]
Middleweight United States Brad Tavares 6:04:18[8]
Welterweight United States Neil Magny 7:19:35[9]
Lightweight United States Jim Miller 7:08:00[10]
Featherweight United States Max Holloway 6:58:57[11]
Bantamweight Ecuador Marlon Vera 5:09:51[12]
Flyweight Mexico Brandon Moreno 5:40:52[13]
Women's Featherweight Brazil Norma Dumont 1:31:26
Women's Bantamweight United States Raquel Pennington 4:42:33[14]
Women's Flyweight Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko 4:32:47[15]
Women's Strawweight United States Angela Hill 6:42:45[16]
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Most PPV Main Events

[citation needed]

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FighterDivision/sPPV Main EventsTotal
1 United States Randy Couture LHW \ HW Japan, 28, 31, 34, 36, 39, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52, 57, 68, 74, 91, 102, 105, 109 18
2 United States Jon Jones LHW \ HW 128, 135, 140, 145, 152, 159, 165, 172, 182, 197, 214, 232, 235, 239, 247, 285, 309 17
Brazil Anderson Silva MW \ LHW 64, 67, 73, 77, 82, 90, 97, 112, 117, 126, 134, 148 153, 162, 168, 183, 234
4 United States Tito Ortiz LHW 13, 19, 22, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 44, 47, 50, 51, 66, 106, 133 16
5 Canada Georges St-Pierre WW \ MW 65, 69, 79, 83, 87, 94, 111, 124, 129, 154, 158, 167, 217 13
6 Nigeria Israel Adesanya MW \ LHW 234, 243, 248, 253, 259, 263, 271, 276, 281, 287, 293, 305 12
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1.^Minimum 10 pay-per-view main events.

Winning

Most wins

Most wins - All fighters

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Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328..

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Most wins - By division

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328..

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Most wins by a woman

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Updated as of March 14, 2026 after UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos.

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Highest win percentage

[citation needed]

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  • Minimum of 10 UFC fights

Most consecutive wins

Updated as of December 6, 2025 after UFC 323.

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By division
DivisionFighterBeganEndedWinning streak
Heavyweight Brazil Junior dos Santos Oct 25, 2008 Dec 29, 2012 9[6]
Light Heavyweight United States Jon Jones Mar 21, 2010 Jul 29, 2017 13[17]
Middleweight Brazil Anderson Silva Jun 28, 2006 Jul 6, 2013 16[8]
Welterweight Nigeria Kamaru Usman Jul 12, 2015 Aug 20, 2022 15[9]
Lightweight Russia Islam Makhachev Sept 17, 2016 Active 14[10]
Featherweight United States Max Holloway Jan 4, 2014 Dec 14, 2019 13[11]
Bantamweight Georgia (country) Merab Dvalishvili Sept 15, 2018 Dec 6, 2025 13[12]
Flyweight United States Demetrious Johnson Jun 8, 2012 Aug 4, 2018 13[13]
Women's Featherweight Brazil Norma Dumont Nov 28, 2020 Division Defunct 5
Women's Bantamweight Brazil Amanda Nunes Mar 21, 2015 Dec 11, 2021 9[14]
Women's Flyweight Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko Feb 3, 2018 Mar 4, 2023 9[13]
Women's Strawweight Poland Joanna Jedrzejczyk Dec 13, 2014 Nov 4, 2017 8[16]
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Finishes

Bold - Active fighters

Most finishes

Most finishes - All fighters

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

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Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328..

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Most consecutive finishes - All fighters

Updated as of July 12, 2025 after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.

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FighterDivisionConsecutive
Finishes
1 Brazil Royce Gracie OW 11
2 Brazil Anderson Silva MW \ LHW 8
3 Brazil Charles Oliveira LW 7
United States Chuck Liddell LHW
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Most finishes - In a single event

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Highest percentage of finishes - In a single event

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EventDateVenueCityFightsFinishesFinish Percentage
1 UFC Fight Night 55 November 8, 2014 Allphones Arena Sydney, Australia 11 11 100%[25]
UFC Vegas 59 August 6, 2022 UFC Apex Enterprise, Nevada, U.S. 10 10
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Fastest finishes

Fastest finishes - All fighters

Updated as of July 12, 2025 after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.

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Fastest finishes - By division

Updated as of December 6, 2025 after UFC 323.

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Latest finishes

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Highest finishes per win percentage

Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in UFC 21.

Updated as of April 11, 2026 after UFC 327.[citation needed]

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FighterDivision/sFinishesWins%
1 United States Gerald Meerschaert MW 12 12 100.00%
2 Brazil Vitor Belfort MW \ LHW \ HW \ CW 14 15 93.33%
3 Brazil Gabriel Gonzaga HW 11 12 91.67%
United States B.J. Penn LW \ WW
Cameroon Francis Ngannou HW
6 Brazil Vicente Luque WW \ MW 15 17 88.24%
United States Matt Brown WW
8 Brazil Charles Oliveira LW \ FTW \ CW 21 25 84.00%
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1.^Minimum 10 UFC wins.

Knockouts

Bold - Active fighters

Most knockouts

Most knockouts - All fighters

Updated as of March 7, 2026 after UFC 326.

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Most knockouts - By division

Updated to March 7, 2026 (after UFC 326).

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Most consecutive knockouts - All fighters

Updated as of July 12, 2025 after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.

Most knockouts - In a single event

Updated as of March 28, 2026 after UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer.[30]

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EventDateKnockouts
1 UFC Fight Night 258September 6, 20259
2 UFC 92December 27, 20088
UFC on Fox 7April 20, 2013
UFC Fight Night 45July 16, 2014
UFC 199June 4, 2016
UFC 218December 2, 2017
UFC Fight Night 197November 13, 2021
UFC on ESPN 37June 18, 2022
UFC on ESPN 42December 3, 2022
UFC on ESPN 54March 30, 2024
UFC Fight Night 271March 28, 2026
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Fastest knockouts

Fastest knockouts - All fighters

  1. Official UFC records have the bout time at 0:11, Dana White and UFC officials have admitted[31] the actual KO time was 0:06. The NSAC cannot retroactively amend bout times.

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Latest knockouts

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  1. Light Heavyweight bout in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)

Submissions

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Most submissions

Most submissions - All fighters

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

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Most submissions - By division

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

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  1. 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 consecutive submissions - All fighters

Updated as of October 26, 2025 after UFC 321.

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In any bout[33]
FighterDivisionConsecutive
Submissions
1 Brazil Royce Gracie OW 6
2 Brazil Demian Maia MW 5
3 Brazil Charles Oliveira LW 4
United States Brendan Allen MW
Brazil Valter Walker HW
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Most submissions - In a single event

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EventDateSubmissions
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
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Fastest submissions

Fastest submissions - All fighters

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  1. 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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Highest submissions per win percentage

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FighterDivisionSUBsWins%
1 United States Gerald Meerschaert MW 11 12 91.67%
2 Brazil Royce Gracie WW \ OW \ CW 10 11 90.91%
3 United States Mickey Gall WW 5 6 83.33%
Brazil Rodolfo Vieira MW
Russia Oleg Taktarov OW
6 Iceland Gunnar Nelson WW \ CW 8 10 80.00%
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First-ever Submissions executed in UFC history

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Submission Fighter Opponent Event Round Time
Heel Hook United States Ken Shamrock Patrick Smith UFC 1 - 1:49
Rear-Naked Choke Brazil Royce Gracie Ken Shamrock - 0:57
Lapel Choke Brazil Royce Gracie Minoki Ichihara UFC 2 - 5:08
Triangle Choke United States Jason DeLucia Scott Baker - 6:41
Forearm Choke Netherlands Remco Pardoel Alberto Cerra Leon - 9:51
Armbar Netherlands Frank Hamaker Thaddeus Luster - 4:52
Guillotine Choke United States Patrick Smith Ray Wizard - 0:58
Bulldog Choke United States Johnny Rhodes Fred Ettish - 3:07
Blood Choke (Finger Choke) United States Keith Hackney Joe Son UFC 4 - 2:44
Arm Triangle Choke United States Dan Severn Marcus Bossett - 0:52
Key Lock (Americana) United States Dan Severn Dave Beneteau UFC 5 - 3:01
Neck Crank United States Tank Abbott Steve Jennum Ultimate Ultimate 1995 - 1:14
Knee Bar United States Ken Shamrock Kimo Leopoldo UFC 8 - 4:24
Scarf Hold Choke United States Mark Coleman Julian Sanchez UFC 11 - 0:45
Achilles Lock (Ankle Lock) United States Don Frye Mark Hall Ultimate Ultimate 1996 - 0:20
Chin to the Eye United States Mark Kerr Dan Bobish UFC 14 - 1:38
Shoulder choke United States Pat Miletich Townsend Saunders UFC 16 1 9:01
Inverted Arm Triangle Choke United States Jeremy Horn Chuck Liddell UFC 19 1 12:00
Inside Shoulder Lock (Mir Lock) United States Frank Mir Pete Williams UFC 36 1 0:46
Toe Hold United States Frank Mir Tank Abbott UFC 41 1 0:45
Body Triangle Canada Ivan Salaverry Tony Fryklund UFC 50 1 1:36
Von Flue choke United States Jason Von Flue Alex Karalexis UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 3 1:17
North-South choke United States Jeff Monson Branden Lee Hinkle UFC 57 1 4:35
D'Arce Choke (Brabo Choke) United States Kendall Grove Alan Belcher UFC 69 2 4:42
Anaconda choke Brazil Renato Sobral David Heath UFC 74 2 3:30
Mounted Triangle Choke Brazil Damian Maia Ed Herman UFC 83 2 2:27
Peruvian Necktie United States C. B. Dollaway Jesse Taylor UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin 1 3:58
Schultz Choke United States Matt Hughes Ricardo Almeida UFC 117 1 3:15
Pillory choke United States Nick Pace Will Campuzano The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale 3 4:32
Twister South Korea Chan Sung Jung Leonard Garcia UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis 2 4:59
Reverse Calf Slicer Brazil Charles Oliveira Eric Wisely UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis 1 1:43
Mounted Triangle Armbar United States Dustin Poirier Max Holloway UFC 143 1 3:23
Omoplata United States Ben Saunders Chris Heatherly UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos 1 2:18
Suloev Stretch United States Kenny Robertson Brock Jardine UFC 157 1 2:57
Inverted Triangle Kimura United States Luke Rockhold Tim Boetsch UFC 172 1 2:08
Reverse Bulldog Choke United States Yancy Medeiros Damon Jackson UFC 177 2 1:54
Japanese Necktie Brazil Matheus Nicolau Bruno Mesquita UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 3 3:27
Ezekiel Choke Russia Aleksei Oleinik Viktor Pešta UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn 1 2:57
Straight Armlock Spain Juan Espino Justin Frazier The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale 1 3:36
Standing Arm Triangle Choke Brazil Jéssica Andrade Amanda Lemos UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade 1 3:13
Inverted Triangle Choke England Davey Grant Raphael Assunção UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili 3 4:43
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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

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Most Split Decision bouts in one event

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EventDateVenueCitySplit Decisions
1 UFC Fight Night 79 November 28, 2015 Olympic Gymnastics Arena Seoul, South Korea 5[36]
UFC 222 March 3, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
UFC 274 May 7, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
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Highest Decision wins per win percentage

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FighterDivisionDec.WinsWins%
1 United States Katlyn Cerminara W-FW \ W-BW 1111100.00%
Russia Movsar Evloev FLW 1010
3 United States JJ Aldrich W-FW 101190.91%
United States Gray Maynard FTW \ LW
Poland Krzysztof Jotko MW
6 United States Brad Tavares MW 141687.50%
7 Georgia (country) Merab Dvalishvili BW 121485.71%
8 United States Benson Henderson LW \ WW 91181.82%
9 United States Belal Muhammad WW 121580.00%
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1.^Minimum 10 UFC wins.

Striking

Most significant strikes landed

Most significant strikes landed - Career

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Most significant strikes landed - In a single bout

Updated to March 9, 2024 (after UFC 299).

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In a title bout[40]
FighterOpponentDivisionEventStrikes
1 United States Max Holloway United States Brian Ortega Featherweight UFC 231 290
2 United States Jamahal Hill Brazil Glover Teixeira Light Heavyweight UFC 283 232
3 United States Sean O'Malley Ecuador Marlon Vera Bantamweight UFC 299 230
4 Poland Joanna Jędrzejczyk Brazil Jéssica Andrade Women's Strawweight UFC 211 225
5 Australia Alexander Volkanovski United States Brian Ortega Featherweight UFC 266 214
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Most significant strikes landed - In a single event

Updated to December 3, 2022.[42]

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EventDateStrikes
1 UFC 268November 6, 20211973
2 UFC 238June 8, 20191818
3 UFC 241August 17, 20191717
4 UFC 271February 12, 20221710
5 UFC on ESPN 42December 3, 20221686
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Highest significant strike percentage

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FighterDivisionLandedAttempted%
1 Brazil Alex Pereira MW \ LHW 685110362.10%
2 France Ciryl Gane HW 929150761.65%
3 United States Sean O'Malley BW 1396178260.94%
4 United States Randy Couture LHW \ HW 778129460.12%
5 Brazil Anderson Silva MW \ LHW 832141059.01%
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2.^Minimum 1000 significant strike attempts.

Updated to February 22, 2026[5]

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FighterDivisionLandedAttempted%
1 Netherlands Alistair Overeem HW 71596274.3%
2 United States Anthony Hamilton HW 24637565.6%
3 Russia Sharabutdin Magomedov MW 39563362.4%
4 Brazil Alex Pereira MW \ LHW 685110362.1%
5 France Ciryl Gane HW 929150761.6%
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1.^Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.

Highest significant strikes landed per minute

Updated to December 6, 2025[37]

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FighterDivisionStrikes \ minute
1 Myanmar Joshua Van FLW 8.84
2 Argentina Esteban Ribovics LW 8.08
3 Australia Casey O'Neill W-FLW 7.89
4 England Tom Aspinall HW 7.63
5 United States Leslie Smith W-BW 7.56
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1.^Minimum 5 UFC bouts.

Knockdowns

Bold - Active fighters

Most knockdowns - Career

Updated to July 19, 2025.

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Most knockdowns - By division

Updated to April 11, 2026.

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DivisionFighterKnockdowns
Heavyweight Brazil Junior dos Santos 14[6]
Light Heavyweight United States Khalil Rountree Jr. 14[17]
United States Chuck Liddell
Brazil Maurício Rua
Middleweight Nigeria Israel Adesanya 13[8]
Brazil Anderson Silva
Welterweight Brazil Thiago Alves 13[9]
Lightweight United States Michael Johnson 13[10]
United States Melvin Guillard
Featherweight United States Josh Emmett 12[11]
United States Cub Swanson
Bantamweight United States Montel Jackson 11[12]
Ecuador Marlon Vera
Flyweight Brazil Deiveson Figueiredo 11[13]
Women's Featherweight Brazil Josiane Nunes 2[43][44]
Brazil Amanda Nunes
Women's Bantamweight Brazil Amanda Nunes 6[14]
Women's Flyweight Brazil Ariane da Silva 3[15]
Brazil Taila Santos
Women's Strawweight Brazil Amanda Lemos 6[16]
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Most knockdowns - In a single bout

Updated to July 26, 2025.

Most knockdowns - In a single event

Updated to June 18, 2022.[42]

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EventDateKnockdowns
1 UFC 199June 4, 201615
2 UFC Fight Night 126February 18, 201813
3 UFC 160May 25, 201312
UFC 215September 9, 2017
UFC 230November 3, 2018
UFC 271February 12, 2022
UFC on ESPN 37June 18, 2022
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Takedowns

Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters

Updated to December 6, 2025.

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Most Takedowns Landed - By division

Updated to May 2, 2026.

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DivisionFighterTakedowns
Heavyweight United States Curtis Blaydes 66[6]
Light Heavyweight United States Tito Ortiz[a] 58
MiddleweightUnited States Anthony Hernandez54[8]
WelterweightCanada Georges St-Pierre87[9]
LightweightBrazil Gleison Tibau84[10]
FeatherweightUnited States Darren Elkins65[11]
BantamweightGeorgia (country) Merab Dvalishvili106[46]
FlyweightUnited States Tim Elliott63[13]
Women's FeatherweightBrazil Norma Dumont9[47][48]
Women's BantamweightBrazil Amanda Nunes32[14]
Women's FlyweightKyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko54[15]
Women's StrawweightUnited States Carla Esparza49[16]
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  1. 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 March 15, 2026.

Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event

Updated to July 10, 2023.[42]

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EventDateTakedowns
1 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 66 May 16, 2015 47
UFC on Fox 22 December 17, 2016
5 UFC Fight Night 24 March 26, 2011 46
UFC Vegas 43 November 20, 2021
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Highest takedown accuracy

Updated to March 9, 2024.[37]

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FighterDivision%
1 Canada Nordine Taleb MW \ WW 76.2%
2 Brazil Taila Santos W-FLW 75.0%
3 United States Robbie Lawler MW \ WW 73.9%
4 Canada Georges St-Pierre MW \ WW 73.8%
5 Poland Bartosz Fabinski MW \ WW 70.6%
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Submission attempts

[citation needed]

Submission attempts - Career

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  1. 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

  1. 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

[49]

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FighterDivisionSubmission attempts \ 5 minute round
1 United States Dustin Hazelett LW \ WW 1.404
2 Brazil Royce Gracie OW \ CW 1.282
3 Brazil Rousimar Palhares WW \ MW 1.047
4 Brazil Renato Sobral LHW \ HW 1.041
5 Brazil Charles Oliveira FTW \ LW 0.807
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1.^Minimum 10 UFC bouts.

Losses

Updated as of May 9, 2026 after UFC 328.

Most losses

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FighterDivisionLosses
1 United States Jeremy Stephens FTW \ LW \ CW 20
2 United States Clay Guida LW \ FTW 19
3 United States Jim Miller LW 18
Belarus Andrei Arlovski HW
5 United States Angela Hill W-SW 16
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Most consecutive losses

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FighterDivisionConsecutive losses
1 United States Tony Ferguson LW \ WW 8
2 Australia Tai Tuivasa HW 7
United States B.J. Penn FTW \ LW \ WW
3 United States Vince Morales BW 6
Australia Elvis Sinosic LHW
United States Phil Baroni WW \ MW
Cuba Héctor Lombard WW \ MW
United States Andrea Lee W-FLW
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Most consecutive losses by a woman

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Longest winless streak

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FighterDivisionWinless streak
1 United States Sam Alvey MW \ LHW 9
2 United States Jeremy Stephens FTW \ LW 8
United States B.J. Penn FTW \ LW \ WW
United States Tony Ferguson LW \ WW
5 Australia Tai Tuivasa HW 7
Cuba Héctor Lombard WW \ MW
United States Donald Cerrone LW \ WW
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Championships

Most title reigns

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FighterDivisionReigns
1 United States Randy Couture HW \ LHW 6 (5 undisputed, 1 interim)
2 Canada Georges St-Pierre MW \ WW 4 (3 undisputed, 1 interim)
United States Jon Jones HW \ LHW
4 Brazil Alex Pereira LHW \ MW 3 (3 undisputed)
Brazil Amanda Nunes W-BW \ W-FTW
Mexico Brandon Moreno FLW 3 (2 undisputed, 1 interim)
Nigeria Israel Adesanya MW
Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor LW \ FTW
Brazil José Aldo FTW
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Longest single title reigns

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By number of Days
FighterDivisionDays
1 Brazil Anderson SilvaMW 2457
2 United States Demetrious Johnson FLW 2142
3 Canada Georges St-Pierre WW 2064
4 Brazil Amanda Nunes W-BW 1981
5 Brazil José Aldo FTW 1848
By number of Title Defenses
FighterDivisionDefenses
1 United States Demetrious Johnson FLW 11
2 Brazil Anderson Silva MW 10
3 Canada Georges St-Pierre WW 9
4 United States Jon Jones LHW 8
5 Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko W-FLW 7
Brazil José Aldo FTW
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Longest single title reigns - By division

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Longest combined title reigns

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FighterDivisionReignsDays
1 Brazil Amanda NunesW-BW \ W-FTW2 \ 13940
2 United States Jon JonesHW \ LHW1 \ 22937
3 Brazil Anderson SilvaMW12457
4 Canada Georges St-PierreMW \ WW1 \ 22237
5 United States Demetrious JohnsonFLW12142
6 Brazil José AldoFW12037
7 Kyrgyzstan Valentina ShevchenkoW-FLW12150
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FighterDivisionReignsDefenses
1 United States Jon JonesLHW \ HW312
2 United States Demetrious JohnsonFLW111
3 Brazil Anderson SilvaMW110
4 Kyrgyzstan Valentina ShevchenkoW-FLW29
Canada Georges St-PierreWW
6 Brazil Amanda NunesW-BW \ W-FTW2 \ 18
7 United States Matt HughesWW27
Brazil José AldoFTW
9 United States Ronda RouseyW-BW16
Australia Alexander VolkanovskiFTW26
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Longest combined title reigns - By division

  • Bold - Active reign.

Most title bouts

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FighterBoutsDivision/sWinsLossesDraws 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
Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko W-FLW 11 (11 W-FLW) 2 (1 W-BW, 1 W-FLW) 1 (1 W-FLW) 0
6 Brazil Anderson Silva 13 MW 11 (11 MW) 2 (2 MW) 0 0
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Youngest champions

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FighterDivisionWon \ AwardedBirthdayAge
1 United States Jon Jones LHW Mar 19, 2011 Jul 19, 1987 23 years, 243 days
2 Myanmar Joshua Van FW Dec 6, 2025 Oct 10, 2001 24 years, 57 days
3 Brazil José Aldo FTW Nov 20, 2010 Sept 9, 1986 24 years, 72 days2
4 United States Josh Barnett HW Mar 22, 2002 Nov 10, 1977 24 years, 132 days
5 Canada Carlos Newton WW May 4, 2001 Aug 17, 1976 24 years, 260 days
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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.

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Oldest champions

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FighterDivisionLast HeldBirthdayAge
1 United States Randy Couture HW Nov 15, 2008 Jun 22, 1963 45 years, 147 days
2 Brazil Glover Teixeira LHW Jun 12, 2022 Oct 28, 1979 42 years, 227 days
3 United States Daniel Cormier HW Aug 17, 2019 Mar 20, 1979 40 years, 150 days
4 Brazil Fabrício Werdum HW May 14, 2016 Jul 30, 1977 38 years, 289 days
5 England Michael Bisping MW Nov 4, 2017 Feb 28, 1979 38 years, 249 days
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Multi-division champions

Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[55] 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 have successful title defenses in two different divisions.
  • Amanda Nunes was the first champion to successfully defend two titles while holding them simultaneously.
  • Ilia Topuria is the first champion to hold two titles while being undefeated.
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More information Champion, Division ...
ChampionDivisionWonLostDefensesReignTotal reign
1 United States 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
Mar 3, 2007 (UFC 68) Nov 15, 2008 (UFC 91) 1 623 days
Light Heavyweight Jun 6, 2003 (UFC 43) Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44) 0 -
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
2 United States 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
3 Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor Featherweight Jul 11, 2015 (UFC 189) Dec 12, 2015 (UFC 194) 0 - 861 days
Dec 12, 2015 (UFC 194) Nov 26, 2016 (stripped) 0 350 days
Lightweight Nov 12, 2016 (UFC 205) Apr 7, 2018 (stripped) 0 511 days
4 Canada Georges St-Pierre Welterweight Nov 18, 2006 (UFC 65) Apr 7, 2007 (UFC 69) 0 140 days 2,237 days
Dec 29, 2007 (UFC 79) Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83) 0 -
Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83) Dec 13, 2013 (vacated) 9 2,064 days
Middleweight Nov 4, 2017 (UFC 217) Dec 7, 2017 (vacated) 0 33 days
5 United States Daniel Cormier Light Heavyweight May 23, 2015 (UFC 187) Dec 28, 2018 (vacated) 3 1,315 days 1,722 days
Heavyweight Jul 7, 2018 (UFC 226) Aug 17, 2019 (UFC 241) 1 407 days
6 Brazil Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight Jul 9, 2016 (UFC 200) Dec 11, 2021 (UFC 269) 5 1,981 days 3,940 days
Jul 30, 2022 (UFC 277) Jun 20, 2023 (vacated) 1 325 days
Women's Featherweight Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232) Jun 20, 2023 (vacated) 2 1,634 days
7 United States Henry Cejudo Flyweight Aug 4, 2018 (UFC 227) Feb 29, 2020 (vacated) 1 574 days 926 days
Bantamweight Jun 8, 2019 (UFC 238) May 24, 2020 (vacated) 1 352 days
8 United States Jon Jones Light Heavyweight Mar 19, 2011 (UFC 128) Apr 28, 2015 (stripped) 8 1,501 days 2,938 days
Apr 23, 2016 (UFC 197) Nov 19, 2016 (stripped) 0 -
Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232) Aug 17, 2020 (vacated) 3 597 days
Heavyweight Mar 4, 2023 (UFC 285) Jun 21, 2025 (vacated) 1 840 days
9 Brazil Alex Pereira Middleweight Nov 12, 2022 (UFC 281) Apr 8, 2023 (UFC 287) 0 147 days 819 days
Light Heavyweight Nov 11, 2023 (UFC 295) Mar 8, 2025 (UFC 313) 3 483 days
Oct 4, 2025 (UFC 320) Apr 11, 2026 (vacated) 0 189 days
10 Georgia (country) Ilia Topuria Featherweight Feb 17, 2024 (UFC 298) Apr 12, 2025 (vacated) 1 419 days 735 days
Lightweight Jun 28, 2025 (UFC 317) Incumbent 0 316 days
11 Russia Islam Makhachev Lightweight Oct 22, 2022 (UFC 280) Jun 28, 2025 (vacated) 4 980 days 1,156 days
Welterweight Nov 15, 2025 (UFC 322) Incumbent 0 176 days
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Simultaneous two division champions

  • Note: Defenses shown are while champion was a two division champion.
More information Champion, Division ...
ChampionDivisionPeriodDefensesReign
1 Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor Featherweight Nov 12, 2016 – Nov 26, 2016 0 14 days
Lightweight 0
2 United States Daniel Cormier Light Heavyweight Jul 7, 2018 – Dec 28, 2018 0 174 days
Heavyweight 1
3 Brazil Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight Dec 29, 2018 – Dec 11, 2021 2 1,078 days
Women's Featherweight 2
4 United States Henry Cejudo Flyweight Jun 8, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020 0 266 days
Bantamweight 0
5 Brazil Amanda Nunes (2) Women's Featherweight Jul 30, 2022 – Jun 20, 2023 0 325 days
Women's Bantamweight 1
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Tournaments

Multiple tournament wins

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Pound-for-pound

Men's Pound-for-pound reigns

Men's Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on February 5, 2013.

Updated as of May 5, 2026.

More information Fighter, Start date ...
Fighter[56] Start date Days Times[a]
Brazil Anderson Silva Feb 5 2013 155 11
United States Jon Jones Jul 9 2013 659 64
Brazil 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
Russia Khabib Nurmagomedov Oct 26 2020 148 17
United States Jon Jones Mar 23 2021 195 23
Nigeria Kamaru Usman Oct 4 2021 322 36
Australia Alexander Volkanovski Aug 22 2022 194 18
Australia Alexander Volkanovski Jul 11 2023 40 7
United States Jon Jones Mar 7 2023 245 30
Russia Islam Makhachev Nov 7 2023 602 68
Georgia (country) Ilia Topuria Jul 1 2025 139 17
Russia Islam Makhachev Nov 18 2025 173 18
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  1. Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.

Men's longest combined pound-for-pound reign

Updated as of May 5, 2026.

More information Fighter, Days ...
Fighter[57] Days Times[a] Reigns
United States Jon Jones 1,743 165 6
Russia Islam Makhachev 775 86 2
United States Demetrious Johnson 718 75 3
United States Daniel Cormier 418 36 1
Nigeria Kamaru Usman 322 36 1
Australia Alexander Volkanovski 237 26 2
Brazil José Aldo 229 22 1
Brazil Anderson Silva 155 11 1
Russia Khabib Nurmagomedov 148 17 1
Georgia (country) Ilia Topuria 139 17 1
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  1. Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.

Women's Pound-for-pound reigns

Women's Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on January 27, 2020.[58]

Updated as of May 5, 2026.

More information Fighter, Start date ...
Fighter Start date Days Times[a]
Brazil Amanda Nunes Jan 27 2020 686 80
Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko Dec 13 2021[59] 231 27
Brazil Amanda Nunes Aug 1 2022[60] 323 36
Mexico Alexa Grasso Jun 20 2023[61] 454 53
Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko Sep 17 2024 600 68
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  1. Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.

Women's Longest combined pound-for-pound reign

Updated as of May 5, 2026.

More information Fighter, Days ...
Fighter[62] Days Times[a] Reigns
Brazil Amanda Nunes 1,009 116 2
Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko 831 95 2
Mexico Alexa Grasso 454 53 1
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Bold - Active reign.

  1. Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.

Bonuses

Most overall

Updated as of January 24, 2026 after UFC 324.

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Most Performance of the Night bonuses

Updated to May 3, 2026 after (after UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates).

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Most Fight of the Night bonuses

Updated to January 24, 2026 (after UFC 324).

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Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)

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Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)

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Attendances

Overall

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EventMain eventDateVenueCityAttendance
1 UFC 243 Whittaker (c) vs. Adesanya (ic) Oct 6, 2019 Marvel Stadium Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 57,127[63]
2 UFC 193 Rousey (c) vs. Holm Nov 14, 2015 56,214[64]
3 UFC 129 St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields Apr 30, 2011 Rogers Centre Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada 55,724[65]
4 UFC 198 Werdum (c) vs. Miocic May 14, 2016 Arena da Baixada Brazil Curitiba, Brazil 45,207[66]
5 UFC on Fox 14 Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan 24, 2015 Tele2 Arena Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 30,000[67]
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United States

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EventMain eventDateVenueCityAttendance
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
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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

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EventMain eventDateVenueCityPPV Buys
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 3 July 10, 2021 1,800,000
3 UFC 202 Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016 1,650,000
4 UFC 257 Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Jan 24, 2021 Etihad Arena United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1,600,000
5 UFC 100 Lesnar vs. Mir 2 July 11, 2009 Mandalay Bay Events Center United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 1,600,000
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Highest Pay-Per-View buys for a non-championship main event

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EventMain eventDateVenueCityPPV Buys
1 UFC 264 Poirier vs. McGregor 3 July 10, 2021 T-Mobile Arena United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 1,800,000
2 UFC 202 Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016 1,650,000
3 UFC 257 Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Jan 24, 2021 Etihad Arena United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1,600,000
4 UFC 246 McGregor vs. Cowboy Jan 18, 2020 T-Mobile Arena United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 1,350,000
5 UFC 196 McGregor vs. Diaz Mar 5, 2016 MGM Grand Garden Arena 1,317,000
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Lowest Pay-Per-View buys for a championship main event

More information UFC 1–100, Event ...
UFC 1–100
EventDateMain eventPPV 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
EventDateMain eventPPV 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
EventDateMain eventPPV Buys
1 UFC 224 May 12, 2018 Nunes (c) vs. Pennington 85,000[69]
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
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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

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EventMain eventDateVenueCityGateInflation Adjusted
1 UFC 306 O'Malley (c) vs. Dvalishvili Sep 14, 2024 Sphere United States Paradise, Nevada, U.S. $21,829,245[70][71] $21,829,245
2 UFC 205 Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor Nov 12, 2016 Madison Square Garden United States New York City, New York U.S. $17,700,000 $23,161,913
3 UFC 229 Khabib (c) vs. McGregor Oct 6, 2018 T-Mobile Arena United States Paradise, Nevada, U.S. $17,188,894 $21,512,689
4 UFC 309 Jones (c) vs. Miocic Nov 16, 2024 Madison Square Garden United States New York City, New York U.S. $16,673,954 $16,673,954
5 UFC 300 Pereira (c) vs. Hill April 13, 2024 T-Mobile Arena United States Paradise, Nevada, U.S. $16,508,823 $16,508,823
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