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List of UFC records
List of UFC records
Below is a list of records held in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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]
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Updated as of April 13, 2024 after UFC 300.
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Most bouts - By division
Updated as of March 9, 2024 after UFC 299.
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Most bouts or wins - In a calendar year
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| Fighter | Division/s | Year | Bouts[lower-alpha 1] | Wins | |
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| 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 | ||
 André Fialho |
WW | 2022 | 2 | ||
| Jéssica Andrade |
W-SW \ W-FW | 2023 | 2 |
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Most total fight time
Most total fight time - All fighters
Updated to April 13, 2024.
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Most total fight time - By division
Updated to April 13, 2024
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| Division/s | Fighter | Time (hh:mm:ss) |
| Heavyweight |  Andrei Arlovski |
6:34:58[6] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones |
5:40:15 [15] |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping |
5:15:15 [16] |
| Welterweight | Neil Magny |
6:47:19[7] |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller |
6:47:47 [8] |
| Featherweight | Max Holloway |
6:47:23 [9] |
| Bantamweight |  Marlon Vera |
4:24:51[10] |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson |
4:39:12[11] |
| Women's Featherweight | Norma Dumont |
1:31:26 |
| Women's Bantamweight | Raquel Pennington |
4:17:33 [12] |
| Women's Flyweight |  Valentina Shevchenko |
3:17:47 [13] |
| Women's Strawweight | Angela Hill |
5:33:33 [14] |
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Most PPV Main Events
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| Fighter | Division/s | PPV Main Events | Total | |
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| 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 |
| Jon Jones |
LHW \ HW | 128, 135, 140, 145, 152, 159, 165, 172, 182, 197, 214, 232, 235, 239, 247, 285 | ||
| 5 |  Georges St-Pierre |
WW \ MW | 65, 69, 79, 83, 87, 94, 111, 124, 129, 154, 158, 167, 217 | 13 |
| 6 |  Israel Adesanya |
MW \ LHW | 234, 243, 248, 253, 259, 263, 271, 276, 281, 287, 293 | 11 |
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- 1.^ Minimum 10 pay-per-view main events.
Most wins
Most wins - All fighters
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Updated as of April 13, 2024 after UFC 300.
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Most wins - By division
Updated as of April 13, 2024 after UFC 300.
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Highest win percentage
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| Fighter | Division | Wins | Losses | NC | Draw | % | |
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| 1 |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |
LW \ CW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 2 | Islam Makhachev |
LW \ CW | 14 | 1 | 93.33 | ||
| 3 | Jon Jones |
HW \ LHW | 21 | 1 | 91.30 | ||
| 4 | Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW | 20 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 | |
| 5 | Amanda Nunes |
W-BW \ W-FTW | 16 | 88.89 | |||
| 6 |  Francis Ngannou |
HW | 12 | 85.71 | |||
| Brendan Allen |
MW \ LHW \ CW | ||||||
| 7 | Royce Gracie |
CW \ OW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 84.62 |
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- Minimum of 10 fights
Most consecutive wins
Updated as of February 17, 2024 after UFC 298.
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| 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 | Aug 20, 2022 | 15 |
| 3 | Jon Jones |
LHW | Mar 21, 2010 | Jul 29, 2017 | 13 |
| Islam Makhachev |
LW \ CW | Sept 17, 2016 | Active | ||
| 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 | Tony Ferguson |
LW | Oct 17, 2013 | May 9, 2020 | 12 |
| Amanda Nunes |
W-FTW \ W-BW | Mar 21, 2015 | Dec 11, 2021 | ||
 Alexander Volkanovski |
FTW \ CW \ LW | Nov 26, 2016 | Feb 12, 2023 | ||
| 12 | Charles Oliveira |
LW | Jun 9, 2018 | Oct 22, 2022 | 11 |
| Royce Gracie[lower-alpha 1] |
OW | Nov 12, 1993 | Apr 7, 1995 | ||
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| Division | Fighter | Began | Ended | Winning streak |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos |
Oct 25, 2008 | Dec 29, 2012 | 9[6] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones |
Mar 21, 2010 | Jul 29, 2017 | 13[15] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva |
Jun 28, 2006 | Jul 6, 2013 | 13[16] |
| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman |
Jul 12, 2015 | Aug 20, 2022 | 15[7] |
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson |
Oct 19, 2013 | May 9, 2020 | 12[8] |
| Islam Makhachev |
Sept 17, 2016 | Active | ||
| Khabib Nurmagomedov |
Jan 20, 2012 | Retired | ||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway |
Jan 4, 2014 | Dec 14, 2019 | 13[9] |
| Bantamweight |  Merab Dvalishvili |
Sept 15, 2018 | Active | 9[10] |
| Aljamain Sterling |
Apr 21, 2018 | Aug 19, 2023 | ||
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson |
Jun 8, 2012 | Aug 4, 2018 | 13[11] |
| Women's Featherweight | Amanda Nunes |
Dec 29, 2018 | Retired | 3 |
| Cris Cyborg |
Jul 29, 2017 | Dec 29, 2018 | ||
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes |
Mar 21, 2015 | Dec 11, 2021 | 9[12] |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko |
Feb 3, 2018 | Mar 4, 2023 | 9[11] |
| Women's Strawweight |  Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
Dec 13, 2014 | Nov 4, 2017 | 8[14] |
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Most finishes
Most finishes - All fighters
Updated as of March 9, 2024 after UFC 299.
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Most Finishes - By division
Updated to March 16, 2024.
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Most Finishes - In a single event
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| 1 | UFC Fight Night 55 | November 8, 2014 | Allphones Arena | Sydney, Australia | 11[17] |
| UFC 224 | May 12, 2018 | Jeunesse Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| UFC 281 | November 12, 2022 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York |
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Highest Percentage of Finishes - In a single event
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| 1 | UFC Fight Night 55 | November 8, 2014 | Allphones Arena | Sydney, Australia | 11 | 11 | 100%[18] |
| 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 to 17 February, 2024.
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Fastest Finishes - By division
Updated to 9 July, 2023.
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Latest Finishes
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Latest Finishes - By division
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Highest Finishes per win percentage
Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in UFC 21.
Updated to March 16, 2024.[citation needed]
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| 1 | Gerald Meerschaert |
MW | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Vitor Belfort |
MW \ LHW \ HW \ CW | 14 | 15 | 93.33% |
| 3 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
HW | 11 | 12 | 91.67% |
| B.J. Penn |
LW \ WW | ||||
| Francis Ngannou |
HW | ||||
| 6 | Charles Oliveira |
FTW \ LW | 20 | 22 | 90.91% |
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- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
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Most knockouts
Most knockouts - All fighters
Updated to April 13, 2024.
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Most knockouts - By division
Updated to March 9, 2024 (after UFC 299).
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Most knockouts - In a single event
Updated to March 30, 2024.[22]
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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 2, 2017 | ||
| UFC Fight Night 197 | November 13, 2021 | ||
| UFC on ESPN 37 | June 18, 2022 | ||
| UFC on ESPN 42 | December 3, 2022 | ||
| UFC on ESPN 54 | March 30, 2024 |
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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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Most submissions
Most submissions - All fighters
Updated as of March 16, 2024 after UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura.
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Most submissions - By division
Updated as of January 13, 2024 after UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2.
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Most submissions - In a single event
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| Event | Date | Submissions | |
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| 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 |
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Fastest submissions
Fastest submissions - All fighters
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Fastest submissions - By division
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Latest submissions
Latest submissions - All fighters
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Latest submissions - By division
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Highest submissions per win percentage
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| Fighter | Division | SUBs | Wins | % | |
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| 1 | Rodolfo Vieira |
MW | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Royce Gracie |
WW \ OW \ CW | 10 | 11 | 90.91% |
| Gerald Meerschaert |
MW | ||||
| 4 | Oleg Taktarov |
OW | 5 | 6 | 83.33% |
| 5 | Mickey Gall |
WW | |||
| 6 |  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 |
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| 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 Abbott |
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 Abbott | 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 Ultimate Fight Night 3 | 3 | 1:17 |
| North-South choke | Jeff Monson |
Branden Lee Hinkle | UFC 57 | 1 | 4:35 |
| D'Arce Choke (Brabo Choke) | Kendall Grove |
Alan Belcher | UFC 69 | 2 | 4:42 |
| 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 |
| Standing Arm Triangle Choke | Jéssica Andrade |
Amanda Lemos | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade | 1 | 3:13 |
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- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC SUBs.
Most Decision bouts
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Most Decision wins - All fighters
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Most Decision bouts in one event
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| 1 | UFC 263 | June 12, 2021 | Gila River Arena | Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | 11 |
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Most Split Decision bouts in one event
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| 1 | UFC Fight Night 79 | November 28, 2015 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Seoul, South Korea | 5[25] |
| 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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| Fighter | Division | Dec.Wins | Wins | % | |
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| 1 | Katlyn Cerminara |
W-FW \ W-BW | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Krzysztof Jotko |
MW | 10 | 11 | 90.91% |
| Gray Maynard |
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| 4 | Merab Dvalishvili |
BW | 9 | 10 | 90.00% |
| 5 | Brad Tavares |
MW | 13 | 15 | 86.67% |
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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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| Fighter | Opponent | Division | Event | Strikes | |
| 1 | Max Holloway |
Calvin Kattar |
Featherweight | UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar | 445[30] |
| 2 | Brian Ortega |
UFC 231 | 290 | ||
| 3 | Rob Font |
Marlon Vera |
Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera | 271 |
| 4 | Jared Cannonier |
 Marvin Vettori |
Middleweight | UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier | 241 |
| 5 | Nate Diaz |
Donald Cerrone |
Lightweight | UFC 141 | 238 |
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| Fighter | Opponent | Division | Event | Strikes | |
| 1 | Max Holloway |
Brian Ortega |
Featherweight | UFC 231 | 290 |
| 2 | Jamahal Hill |
Glover Teixeira |
Light Heavyweight | UFC 283 | 232 |
| 3 | Sean O'Malley |
Marlon Vera |
Bantamweight | UFC 299 | 230 |
| 4 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk |
Jéssica Andrade |
Women's Strawweight | UFC 211 | 225 |
| 5 | Alexander Volkanovski |
Brian Ortega |
Featherweight | UFC 266 | 214 |
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Most significant strikes landed - In a single event
Updated to December 3, 2022.[22]
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| Event | Date | Strikes | |
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| 1 | UFC 268 | November 6, 2021 | 1973 |
| 2 | UFC 238 | June 8, 2019 | 1818 |
| 3 | UFC 241 | August 17, 2019 | 1717 |
| 4 | UFC 271 | February 12, 2022 | 1710 |
| 5 | UFC on ESPN 42 | December 3, 2022 | 1686 |
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Highest significant strike percentage
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| Fighter | Division | Landed | Attempted | % | |
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| 1 | Sean O'Malley |
BW | 964 | 1556 | 61.95% |
| 2 |  Ciryl Gane |
HW | 856 | 1406 | 60.88% |
| 3 | Randy Couture |
LHW \ HW | 778 | 1294 | 60.12% |
| 4 | Justin Gaethje |
LW | 964 | 1628 | 59.21% |
| 5 | Anderson Silva |
MW \ LHW | 832 | 1410 | 59.01% |
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Updated to April 13, 2024[5]
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| Fighter | Division | Landed | Attempted | % | |
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| 1 | Alistair Overeem |
HW | 715 | 962 | 74.3% |
| 2 | Anthony Hamilton |
HW | 246 | 375 | 65.6% |
| 3 | Tatiana Suarez |
W-SW \ W-FLW | 279 | 436 | 64.0% |
| 4 | Alex Pereira |
MW \ LHW | 416 | 662 | 62.8% |
| 5 | Sean O'Malley |
BW | 964 | 1556 | 62.0% |
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- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.
Highest significant strikes landed per minute
Updated to March 9, 2024[26]
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| Fighter | Division | Strikes \ minute | |
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| 1 | Casey O'Neill |
W-FLW | 8.77 |
| 2 | Sergei Pavlovich |
HW | 8.21 |
| 3 | Tom Aspinall |
HW | 7.72 |
| 4 | Sean O'Malley |
BW | 7.67 |
| 5 | Leslie Smith |
W-BW | 7.56 |
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Most knockdowns - Career
Updated to October 14, 2023.
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Most knockdowns - By division
Updated to February 17, 2024.
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| Division | Fighter | Knockdowns |
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| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos |
14[6] |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell |
14[15] |
| Maurício Rua | ||
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya |
13[16] |
| Anderson Silva | ||
| Welterweight | Thiago Alves |
13[7] |
| Lightweight | Melvin Guillard |
13[8] |
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett |
12[9] |
| Bantamweight | Petr Yan |
10[10] |
| Marlon Vera | ||
| Montel Jackson | ||
| Cody Garbrandt | ||
| Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo |
11[11] |
| Women's Featherweight | Josiane Nunes |
2[31][32] |
| Amanda Nunes | ||
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes |
6[12] |
| Women's Flyweight | Taila Santos |
3[13] |
| Ariane Lipski | ||
| Women's Strawweight | Amanda Lemos |
6[14] |
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Most knockdowns - In a single bout
Updated to November 11, 2023.
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Most knockdowns - In a single event
Updated to June 18, 2022.[22]
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| Event | Date | Knockdowns | |
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| 1 | UFC 199 | June 4, 2016 | 15 |
| 2 | UFC Fight Night 126 | February 18, 2018 | 13 |
| 3 | UFC 160 | May 25, 2013 | 12 |
| UFC 215 | September 9, 2017 | ||
| UFC 230 | November 3, 2018 | ||
| UFC 271 | February 12, 2022 | ||
| UFC on ESPN 37 | June 18, 2022 |
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Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters
Updated to February 17, 2024.
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Most Takedowns Landed - By division
Updated to March 30, 2024.
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| Division | Fighter | Takedowns |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Curtis Blaydes |
62[6] |
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz[lower-alpha 1] |
58 |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | 43[16] |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | 87[7] |
| Lightweight | Gleison Tibau | 84[8] |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | 61[9] |
| Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili | 66[34] |
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | 59[11] |
| Women's Featherweight | Norma Dumont | 9[35][36] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | 32[12] |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko | 39[13] |
| Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | 45[14] |
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Most Takedowns Landed - In a single bout
Updated to June 20, 2020.
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Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event
Updated to July 10, 2023.[22]
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| Event | Date | Takedowns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UFC on ESPN+ 79 | 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.[26]
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| Fighter | Division | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nordine Taleb |
MW \ WW | 76.2% |
| 2 | Taila Santos |
W-FLW | 75.0% |
| 3 | Robbie Lawler |
MW \ WW | 73.9% |
| 4 | Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW | 73.8% |
| 5 | Bartosz Fabinski |
MW \ WW | 70.6% |
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Submission attempts - Career
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Highest submission attempt rate
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| Fighter | Division | Submission attempts \ 5 minute round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Hazelett |
LW \ WW | 1.404 |
| 2 | Royce Gracie |
OW \ CW | 1.282 |
| 3 | Rousimar Palhares |
WW \ MW | 1.047 |
| 4 | Renato Sobral |
LHW \ HW | 1.041 |
| 5 | Charles Oliveira |
FTW \ LW | 0.979 |
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- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
See also: List of UFC champions
Most title reigns
More information Fighter, Division ...
| Fighter | Division | Reigns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Couture |
HW \ LHW | 6 (5 undisputed, 1 interim) |
| 2 | Jon Jones |
HW \ LHW | 4 (3 undisputed, 1 interim) |
| Georges St-Pierre |
MW \ WW | ||
| 4 | Amanda Nunes |
W-BW \ W-FTW | 3 (3 undisputed) |
 Brandon Moreno |
FLW | 3 (2 undisputed, 1 interim) | |
| Israel Adesanya |
MW | ||
 Conor McGregor |
LW \ FTW | ||
| José Aldo |
FTW | ||
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Longest single title reigns
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Most title bouts
More information Fighter, Bouts ...
| Fighter | Bouts | Division/s | Wins | Losses | Draws | No Contests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones |
16 | HW \ LHW | 15 (14 LHW, 1 HW) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Georges St-Pierre |
15 | MW \ WW | 13 (12 WW, 1 MW) | 2 (2 WW) | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Couture |
HW \ LHW | 9 (6 HW, 3 LHW) | 6 (3 HW, 3 LHW) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Demetrious Johnson |
14 | FLW \ BW | 12 (12 FLW) | 2 (1 BW, 1 FLW) | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson Silva |
13 | MW | 11 (11 MW) | 2 (2 MW) | 0 | 0 |
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Youngest champions
More information Fighter, Division ...
| 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 |
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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
More information Fighter, Division ...
| Fighter | Division | Last Held | Birthday | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Couture |
HW | Nov 15, 2008 | Jun 22, 1963 | 45 years, 147 days |
| 2 | Glover Teixeira |
LHW | Jun 12, 2022 | Oct 28, 1979 | 42 years, 227 days |
| 3 | Daniel Cormier |
HW | Aug 17, 2019 | Mar 20, 1979 | 40 years, 150 days |
| 4 | Fabrício Werdum |
HW | May 14, 2016 | Jul 30, 1977 | 38 years, 289 days |
| 5 | 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.[38] 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.
| Interim |
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| Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total reign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Couture |
Heavyweight | Dec 21, 1997 (UFC Japan) | Jan ?, 1998 (stripped) | 0 | 00? 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jon Jones |
Light Heavyweight | Mar 19, 2011 (UFC 128) | Apr 28, 2015 (stripped) | 8 | 1,501 days | 2,517 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) | Incumbent | 0 | 419 days | |||
| 9 | Alex Pereira |
Middleweight | Nov 12, 2022 (UFC 281) | Apr 8, 2023 (UFC 287) | 0 | 147 days | 314 days |
| Light Heavyweight | Nov 11, 2023 (UFC 295) | Incumbent | 1 | 167 days |
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- Note: Defenses shown are while champion was a two division champion.
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| Champion | Division | Period | Defenses | Reign | |
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| 1 | Conor McGregor |
Featherweight | Nov 12, 2016 – Nov 26, 2016 | 0 | 14 days |
| Lightweight | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Daniel Cormier |
Light Heavyweight | Jul 7, 2018 – Dec 28, 2018 | 0 | 174 days |
| Heavyweight | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Amanda Nunes |
Women's Bantamweight | Dec 29, 2018 – Dec 11, 2021 | 2 | 1,078 days |
| Women's Featherweight | 2 | ||||
| 4 | Henry Cejudo |
Flyweight | Jun 8, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020 | 0 | 266 days |
| Bantamweight | 1 | ||||
| 5 | Amanda Nunes (2) |
Women's Featherweight | Jul 30, 2022 – Jun 20, 2023 | 0 | 325 days |
| Women's Bantamweight | 1 |
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Multiple tournament wins
More information Fighter, Tournaments ...
| Fighter | Tournaments | Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Pound-for-pound reigns
Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on February 5, 2013.
Updated as of March 25, 2024.
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| Fighter[39] | Start Date | Days | Times[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Silva |
Feb 5 2013 | 155 | 11 |
| Jon Jones |
Jul 9 2013 | 659 | 64 |
| José Aldo |
Apr 29 2015 | 229 | 22 |
| Demetrious Johnson |
Dec 14 2015 | 21 | 2 |
| Jon Jones |
Jan 4 2016 | 189 | 16 |
| Demetrious Johnson |
Jul 11 2016 | 387 | 40 |
| Jon Jones |
Aug 2 2017 | 33 | 2 |
| Demetrious Johnson |
Sep 4 2017 | 310 | 33 |
| Daniel Cormier |
Jul 11 2018 | 418 | 36 |
| Jon Jones |
Sep 2 2019 | 420 | 44 |
| Khabib Nurmagomedov |
Oct 26 2020 | 148 | 17 |
| Jon Jones |
Mar 23 2021 | 195 | 23 |
| Kamaru Usman |
Oct 4 2021 | 322 | 36 |
| Alexander Volkanovski |
Aug 22 2022 | 194 | 18 |
| Alexander Volkanovski |
Jul 11 2023 | 40 | 7 |
| Jon Jones |
Mar 7 2023 | 245 | 30 |
| Islam Makhachev |
Nov 7 2023 | 171 | 15 |
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Longest combined pound-for-pound reign
Updated as of March 25, 2024.
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| Fighter[40] | Days | Times[lower-alpha 1] | Reigns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Jones |
1,743 | 165 | 6 |
| Demetrious Johnson |
718 | 75 | 3 |
| Daniel Cormier |
418 | 36 | 1 |
| Kamaru Usman |
322 | 36 | 1 |
| Alexander Volkanovski |
237 | 26 | 2 |
| José Aldo |
229 | 22 | 1 |
| Anderson Silva |
155 | 11 | 1 |
| Khabib Nurmagomedov |
148 | 17 | 1 |
| Islam Makhachev |
171 | 15 | 1 |
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Main article: List of UFC bonus award recipients
Most overall
Updated as of January 13, 2024 after UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2.
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| Fighter | No. of bonuses[26] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Oliveira | 19 |
| 2 | Donald Cerrone | 18 |
| 3 | Nate Diaz | 16 |
| 4 | Joe Lauzon | 15 |
| Jim Miller | ||
| 6 | Anderson Silva | 14 |
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Most Performance of the Night bonuses
Updated to July 29, 2023 (after UFC 291).
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| Fighter | POTN bonuses | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Oliveira | 13 |
| 2 |  Paul Craig | 8 |
| 3 | Conor McGregor | 7 |
 Ovince Saint Preux | ||
| Donald Cerrone
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Most Fight of the Night bonuses
Updated to April 13, 2024 (after UFC 300).
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| Fighter | FOTN bonuses | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edson Barboza | 9 |
| Dustin Poirier | ||
| 3 | Nate Diaz | 8 |
| Frankie Edgar | ||
| Justin Gaethje | ||
| 6 | Joe Lauzon | 7 |
| Jim Miller | ||
| Max Holloway | ||
| Diego Sanchez | ||
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Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
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| Fighter | KOTN bonuses | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Silva | 7 |
| 2 | Vitor Belfort | 5 |
| 3 | Chris Leben | 4 |
| Lyoto Machida | ||
| Roy Nelson |
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Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
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| 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 |
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Overall
More information Event, Main Event ...
| Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | Attendance | |
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| 1 | UFC 243 | Whittaker (c) vs. Adesanya (ic) | Oct 6, 2019 | Marvel Stadium | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
57,127[41] |
| 2 | UFC 193 | Rousey (c) vs. Holm | Nov 14, 2015 | 56,214[42] | ||
| 3 | UFC 129 | St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields | Apr 30, 2011 | Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
55,724[43] |
| 4 | UFC 198 | Werdum (c) vs. Miocic | May 14, 2016 | Arena da Baixada | Curitiba, Brazil |
45,207[44] |
| 5 | UFC on Fox 14 | Gustafsson vs. Johnson | Jan 24, 2015 | Tele2 Arena |  Stockholm, Sweden |
30,000[45] |
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United States
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| Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | Attendance | |
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| 1 | UFC 281 | Adesanya (c) vs. Pereira 1 | Nov 12, 2022 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York |
20,845 |
| 2 | UFC 268 | Usman (c) vs. Covington 2 | Nov 6, 2021 | 20,715 | ||
| 3 | UFC 205 | Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor | Nov 12, 2016 | 20,427 | ||
| 4 | UFC 244 | Masvidal vs. Diaz | Nov 2, 2019 | 20,143 | ||
| 5 | UFC 300 | Pereira (c) vs. Hill | Apr 13, 2024 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
20,067 |
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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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| Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | PPV Buys | |
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| 1 | UFC 229 | Khabib (c) vs. McGregor | Oct 6, 2018 | T-Mobile Arena | 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 |  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
1,600,000 |
| 5 | UFC 246 | McGregor vs. Cowboy | January 18, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
1,350,000 |
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| Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | PPV Buys | |
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| 1 | UFC 264 | Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | July 10, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | 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 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
1,600,000 |
| 4 | UFC 246 | McGregor vs. Cowboy | Jan 18, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | 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
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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. 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[47] |
| 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
More information Event, Main Event ...
| Event | Main Event | Date | Venue | City | Gate | Inflation Adjusted | |
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| 1 | UFC 205 | Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor | Nov 12, 2016 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York U.S. |
$17,700,000 | $23,033,813 |
| 2 | UFC 229 | Khabib (c) vs. McGregor | Oct 6, 2018 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
$17,200,000 | $21,393,710 |
| 3 | UFC 300 | Pereira (c) vs. Hill | April 13, 2024 | $16,508,823 | $16,508,823 | ||
| 4 | UFC 264 | Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | July 10, 2021 | $15,759,800 | $18,165,442 | ||
| 5 | UFC 299 | O'Malley (c) vs. Vera 2 | Mar 9, 2024 | Kaseya Center | Miami, Florida U.S. |
$14,142,904 | $14,142,904 |
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