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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]
Bold - Active UFC fighters
Updated as of July 17, 2021 after UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés .
Most bouts - By division [ ]
Updated as of August 7, 2021 after UFC 265 .
^ 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 [ ] [citation needed ]
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 [5]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones
5:40:15 [14]
Middleweight
Michael Bisping
5:15:15 [15]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre
5:28:12[6]
Lightweight
Jim Miller
5:21:47[7]
Featherweight
Max Holloway
4:32:00[8]
Bantamweight
Urijah Faber
3:40:33[9]
Flyweight
Demetrious Johnson
4:39:12[10]
Women's Featherweight
Cris Cyborg
0:56:12[citation needed ]
Women's Bantamweight
Raquel Pennington
2:52:33[11]
Women's Flyweight
Roxanne Modafferi
1:33:32[12]
Women's Strawweight
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
4:06:42[13]
Most PPV Main Events [ ] [citation needed ]
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 to July 10, 2021 after UFC 264 .
^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most wins - By division [ ]
Updated as of July 24, 2021 after UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw .
Most wins - In a calendar year [ ] [citation needed ]
Fighter
Division/s
Year
Dates
Events
Opponents
Wins[a]
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 [ ] [citation needed ]
Fighter
Division
Wins
Losses
Draws
%
1
Kamaru Usman
WW
14
0
0
100.00[16] [17]
Khabib Nurmagomedov
LW \ CW
13
0
0
3
Jon Jones
LHW
20
1
0
95.24[18]
4
Amanda Nunes
W-FTW \ W-BW
14
1
0
93.33[19]
5
Israel Adesanya
MW \ LHW
10
1
0
90.91[20] [21]
Georges St-Pierre
MW \ WW
20
2
0
7
Islam Makhachev
LW
9
1
0
90.00[22]
Most consecutive wins [ ]
Updated as of April 24, 2021 after UFC 261 .
All fighters[4]
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
14
3
Jon Jones
LHW
Mar 21, 2010
Jul 29, 2017
13
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
10
Royce Gracie [a]
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[5]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones
Mar 21, 2010
Jul 29, 2017
13[14]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva
Jun 28, 2006
Jul 6, 2013
13[15]
Welterweight
Kamaru Usman
Jul 12, 2015
Active
14[6]
Lightweight
Tony Ferguson
Oct 19, 2013
May 9, 2020
12[7]
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Jan 20, 2012
Retired
Featherweight
Max Holloway
Jan 4, 2014
Dec 14, 2019
13[8]
Bantamweight
Raphael Assuncao
Aug 27, 2011
Jul 9, 2016
7[9]
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[10]
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[11]
Women's Flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko
Feb 3, 2018
Active
7[10]
Women's Strawweight
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Dec 13, 2014
Nov 4, 2017
8[13]
Finishes [ ]
Most Finishes [ ]
Most finishes - All fighters [ ]
Updated to 15 May, 2021 (after UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler ).
^ 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 13 June, 2021.
Fastest Finishes - By division [ ]
Updated to 13 June, 2021.
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. [citation needed ]
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
17
19
89.47%
1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Knockouts [ ]
Most knockouts [ ]
Most knockouts - All fighters [ ]
Updated to 19 June, 2021.
Most knockouts - By division [ ]
Updated to 10 July, 2021 (after UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 ).
^ Not listed in source, information found in fighter's page.[Citation needed.]
^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most knockouts - In a single event [ ]
Updated to 27 April, 2020. [26]
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[27] 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 [ ]
Updated to 15 May, 2021 (after UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler ).
Most submissions - By division [ ]
Updated as of August 28, 2021 after UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
^ 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 [ ] [citation needed ]
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 263
June 12, 2021
Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona , U.S.
11
Highest Decision wins per win percentage [ ]
1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Striking [ ]
Most significant strikes landed [ ]
Most significant strikes landed - Career [ ]
Most significant strikes landed - In a single bout [ ]
Updated to 15 May, 2021 (after UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler ).
Most significant strikes landed - In a single event [ ]
Updated to 25 April, 2020. [26]
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 [4]
1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.
Highest significant strike landed per minute [ ]
Updated to 17 January, 2021 [29]
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, 2021.
Division
Fighter
Knockdowns
Heavyweight
Junior dos Santos
14[5]
Light Heavyweight
Chuck Liddell
14[14]
Maurício Rua
Middleweight
Anderson Silva
13[15]
Welterweight
Thiago Alves
13[6]
Lightweight
Melvin Guillard
13[7]
Featherweight
Jeremy Stephens
11[8]
Bantamweight
T.J. Dillashaw
9[9]
Cody Garbrandt
Petr Yan
Flyweight
Deiveson Figueiredo
8[10]
Women's Featherweight
Cristiane Justino
3[citation needed ]
Women's Bantamweight
Amanda Nunes
3[11]
Women's Flyweight
Joanne Calderwood
2[12]
Women's Strawweight
Rose Namajunas
4
Amanda Lemos
Most knockdowns - In a single bout [ ]
Updated to 25 April, 2020.
Most knockdowns - In a single event [ ]
Updated to 25 April, 2020. [26]
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, 2021.
Division
Fighter
Takedowns
Heavyweight
Curtis Blaydes
59[5]
Light Heavyweight
Tito Ortiz [a]
58
Middleweight
Chris Weidman
42[15]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre
87[6]
Lightweight
Gleison Tibau
84[7]
Featherweight
Darren Elkins
48[8]
Bantamweight
Merab Dvalishvili
46[9]
Flyweight
Demetrious Johnson
58[10]
Women's Featherweight
Holly Holm
8[citation needed ]
Women's Bantamweight
Sara McMann
23[11]
Women's Flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko
25[12]
Women's Strawweight
Carla Esparza
42[13]
^ 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. [26]
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 17 April, 2021. [29]
Submission attempts [ ]
citation needed
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 [ ] [citation needed ]
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
Amanda Nunes
W-BW
1890
5
José Aldo
FTW
1848
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
987
W-BW
1890
W-FLW
Valentina Shevchenko
1008
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
5
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
2877
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
987
Women's Bantamweight
1890
Women's Flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko
1
1008
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
5
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.[33] 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
0 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
3,611 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
1890 days
2877 days
Women's Featherweight
Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232 )
Incumbent
2
987 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
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
Bonuses [ ]
Main article: List of UFC bonus award recipients
Most overall [ ]
Updated as of May 15, 2021 after UFC 262 .
Fighter
No. of bonuses[29]
1
Donald Cerrone
18
2
Charles Oliveira
17
3
Nate Diaz
15
Joe Lauzon
5
Anderson Silva
14
Most Performance of the Night bonuses [ ]
Updated to 15 May, 2021 (after UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler ).
Fighter
POTN bonuses
1
Charles Oliveira
11
2
Donald Cerrone
7
Conor McGregor
Ovince Saint Preux
5
Francis Ngannou
6
6
Stipe Miocic
5
T.J. Dillashaw
Anthony Johnson
Amanda Nunes
Most Fight of the Night bonuses [ ]
Updated to 15 May, 2021 (after UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler ).
Fighter
FOTN bonuses
1
Nate Diaz
8
Frankie Edgar
Edson Barboza
4
Diego Sanchez
7
Joe Lauzon
Jim Miller
Dustin Poirier
8
Clay Guida
6
Chris Lytle
Sam Stout
Donald Cerrone
Jeremy Stephens
Tony Ferguson
Cub Swanson
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[34]
2
UFC 193
Rousey (c) vs. Holm
Nov 14, 2015
56,214[35]
3
UFC 129
St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields
Apr 30, 2011
Rogers Centre
Toronto , Ontario, Canada
55,724[36]
4
UFC 198
Werdum (c) vs. Miocic
May 14, 2016
Arena da Baixada
Curitiba , Brazil
45,207[37]
5
UFC on Fox 14
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Jan 24, 2015
Tele2 Arena
Stockholm , Sweden
30,000[38]
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 264
Poirier vs. McGregor 3
July 10, 2021
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, Nevada
20,062
4
UFC 229
Khabib (c) vs. McGregor
Oct 6, 2018
20,034
5
UFC 171
Hendricks vs. Lawler
Mar 15, 2014
American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
19,324
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 [ ]
[39]
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 264
Poirier vs. McGregor 3
July 10, 2021
1,800,000
3
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
5
UFC 246
McGregor vs. Cowboy
January 18, 2020
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
1,350,000
Highest Pay-Per-View buys for a non-championship main event [ ]
Event
Main Event
Date
Venue
City
PPV Buys
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
1,600,000
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
January 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
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[40]
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 264
Poirier vs. McGregor 3
July 10, 2021
$15,759,800
4
UFC 129
St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields
Apr 30, 2011
Rogers Centre
Toronto , Ontario, Canada
$12,075,000
5
UFC 246
McGregor vs. Cowboy
Jan 18, 2020
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
$11,100,000
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