List of UFC records

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Below is a list of records held in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Contents

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 April 13, 2024 after UFC 300.

    Most bouts - By division

    Updated as of March 9, 2024 after UFC 299.

    1. ↑ 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)
    2. ↑ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.

    Most bouts or wins - In a calendar year

    [ citation needed ]

    FighterDivision/sYearBouts [lower-alpha 1] Wins
    1 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Leben MW 200653
    Flag of the United States.svg Roger Huerta LW 20075
    Flag of the United States.svg Donald Cerrone LW 20114
    Flag of the United States.svg Daron Cruickshank LW 20143
    Flag of the United States.svg Neil Magny WW 20145
    20154
    Flag of Jamaica.svg Uriah Hall MW 20153
    Flag of England.svg Ross Pearson LW \ WW 20161
    Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Santos MW \ LHW 20184
    Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hardy HW 20192
    Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Holland MW 20205
    Flag of Portugal.svg André Fialho WW 20222
    Flag of Brazil.svg Jéssica Andrade W-SW \ W-FW 20232
    1. ↑ Does not include multiple-bout tournaments

    Most total fight time

    Most total fight time - All fighters

    Updated to April 13, 2024.

    Most total fight time - By division

    Updated to April 13, 2024

    In any bout
    Division/sFighterTime (hh:mm:ss)
    Heavyweight Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Arlovski 6:34:58 [6]
    Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones 5:40:15 [15]
    Middleweight Flag of England.svg Michael Bisping 5:15:15 [16]
    Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Neil Magny 6:47:19 [7]
    Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Jim Miller 6:47:47 [8]
    Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway 6:47:23 [9]
    Bantamweight Flag of Ecuador.svg Marlon Vera 4:24:51 [10]
    Flyweight Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson 4:39:12 [11]
    Women's Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg Norma Dumont 1:31:26
    Women's Bantamweight Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Pennington 4:17:33 [12]
    Women's Flyweight Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko 3:17:47 [13]
    Women's Strawweight Flag of the United States.svg Angela Hill 5:33:33 [14]

      Most PPV Main Events

      [ citation needed ]

      FighterDivision/sPPV Main EventsTotal
      1 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Couture LHW \ HW Japan, 28, 31, 34, 36, 39, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52, 57, 68, 74, 91, 102, 105, 109 18
      2 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva MW \ LHW 64, 67, 73, 77, 82, 90, 97, 112, 117, 126, 134, 148 153, 162, 168, 183, 234 17
      3 Flag of the United States.svg Tito Ortiz LHW 13, 19, 22, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 44, 47, 50, 51, 66, 106, 133 16
      Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones LHW \ HW 128, 135, 140, 145, 152, 159, 165, 172, 182, 197, 214, 232, 235, 239, 247, 285
      5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre WW \ MW 65, 69, 79, 83, 87, 94, 111, 124, 129, 154, 158, 167, 217 13
      6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Israel Adesanya MW \ LHW 234, 243, 248, 253, 259, 263, 271, 276, 281, 287, 293 11
      1. ^ Minimum 10 pay-per-view main events.

      Winning

      Most wins

      Most wins - All fighters

      Bold - Active fighters

      Updated as of April 13, 2024 after UFC 300.

        Most wins - By division

        Updated as of April 13, 2024 after UFC 300.

        Highest win percentage

        [ citation needed ]

        FighterDivisionWinsLossesNCDraw%
        1 Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov LW \ CW 13000100.00
        2 Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev LW \ CW 14193.33
        3 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones HW \ LHW 21191.30
        4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre MW \ WW 202090.91
        5 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes W-BW \ W-FTW 1688.89
        6 Flag of Cameroon.svg Francis Ngannou HW 1285.71
        Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Allen MW \ LHW \ CW
        7 Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie CW \ OW 111184.62

        Most consecutive wins

        Updated as of February 17, 2024 after UFC 298.

        All fighters [5]
        FighterDivisionBeganEndedWinning streak
        1 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva LHW \ MW Jun 28, 2006 Jul 6, 2013 16
        2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kamaru Usman WW Jul 12, 2015 Aug 20, 2022 15
        3 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones LHW Mar 21, 2010 Jul 29, 2017 13
        Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev LW \ CW Sept 17, 2016 Active
        Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson FLW Jun 8, 2012 Aug 4, 2018
        Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre MW \ WW Aug 25, 2007 Retired
        Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway FTW \ CW Jan 4, 2014 Apr 13, 2019
        Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov LW \ CW Jan 20, 2012 Retired
        8 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ferguson LW Oct 17, 2013 May 9, 2020 12
        Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes W-FTW \ W-BW Mar 21, 2015 Dec 11, 2021
        Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski FTW \ CW \ LW Nov 26, 2016 Feb 12, 2023
        12 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira LW Jun 9, 2018 Oct 22, 2022 11
        Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie [lower-alpha 1] OW Nov 12, 1993 Apr 7, 1995
        By division
        DivisionFighterBeganEndedWinning streak
        Heavyweight Flag of Brazil.svg Junior dos Santos Oct 25, 2008 Dec 29, 2012 9 [6]
        Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Mar 21, 2010 Jul 29, 2017 13 [15]
        Middleweight Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva Jun 28, 2006 Jul 6, 2013 13 [16]
        Welterweight Flag of Nigeria.svg Kamaru Usman Jul 12, 2015 Aug 20, 2022 15 [7]
        Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ferguson Oct 19, 2013 May 9, 2020 12 [8]
        Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev Sept 17, 2016 Active
        Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov Jan 20, 2012 Retired
        Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway Jan 4, 2014 Dec 14, 2019 13 [9]
        Bantamweight Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili Sept 15, 2018 Active9 [10]
        Flag of the United States.svg Aljamain Sterling Apr 21, 2018 Aug 19, 2023
        Flyweight Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson Jun 8, 2012 Aug 4, 2018 13 [11]
        Women's Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes Dec 29, 2018 Retired3
        Flag of Brazil.svg Cris Cyborg Jul 29, 2017 Dec 29, 2018
        Women's Bantamweight Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes Mar 21, 2015 Dec 11, 2021 9 [12]
        Women's Flyweight Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko Feb 3, 2018 Mar 4, 2023 9 [11]
        Women's Strawweight Flag of Poland.svg Joanna Jedrzejczyk Dec 13, 2014 Nov 4, 2017 8 [14]

        Finishes

        Bold - Active fighters

        Most finishes

        Most finishes - All fighters

        Updated as of March 9, 2024 after UFC 299.

        1. ↑ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
        2. ↑ Not listed in source, information found in fighter's page.
        3. ↑ 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 March 16, 2024.

          Most Finishes - In a single event

          EventDateVenueCityFinishes
          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

          Highest Percentage of Finishes - In a single event

          EventDateVenueCityFightsFinishesFinish Percentage
          1 UFC Fight Night 55 November 8, 2014 Allphones Arena Sydney, Australia 1111100% [18]
          UFC Vegas 59 August 6, 2022 UFC Apex Enterprise, Nevada, U.S.1010

          Fastest Finishes

          Fastest Finishes - All fighters

          Updated to 17 February, 2024.

            Fastest Finishes - By division

            Updated to 9 July, 2023.

            Latest Finishes

            Latest Finishes - All fighters

              Latest Finishes - By division

                Highest Finishes per win percentage

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

                Updated to March 16, 2024.[ citation needed ]

                FighterDivision/sFinishesWins%
                1 Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Meerschaert MW 1111100.00%
                2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Belfort MW \ LHW \ HW \ CW 141593.33%
                3 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Gonzaga HW 111291.67%
                Flag of the United States.svg B.J. Penn LW \ WW
                Flag of Cameroon.svg Francis Ngannou HW
                6 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira FTW \ LW 202290.91%
                1. ^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.

                Knockouts

                Bold - Active fighters

                Most knockouts

                Most knockouts - All fighters

                Updated to April 13, 2024.

                Most knockouts - By division

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

                1. ↑ Includes knockouts prior to UFC 28, which is when the Unified Rules of MMA started.
                2. ↑ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.

                Most knockouts - In a single event

                Updated to March 30, 2024. [22]

                EventDateKnockouts
                1 UFC 92 December 27, 20088
                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

                Fastest knockouts

                Fastest knockouts - All fighters

                1. ↑ Official UFC records have the bout time at 0:11, Dana White and UFC officials have admitted [23] 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

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

                Submissions

                Bold - Active fighters

                Most submissions

                Most submissions - All fighters

                Updated as of March 16, 2024 after UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura.

                Most submissions - By division

                Updated as of January 13, 2024 after UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2.

                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 submissions - In a single event

                EventDateSubmissions
                1 UFC 2 March 11, 199410
                2 UFC 4 December 16, 19948
                The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 Finale June 8, 2013
                4 Ultimate Ultimate 1995 December 16, 19956
                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

                Fastest submissions

                Fastest submissions - All fighters

                  Fastest submissions - By division

                  1. 1 2 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

                    Highest submissions per win percentage

                    [ citation needed ]

                    FighterDivisionSUBsWins %
                    1 Flag of Brazil.svg Rodolfo Vieira MW 55100.00%
                    2 Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie WW \ OW \ CW 101190.91%
                    Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Meerschaert MW
                    4 Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov OW 5683.33%
                    5 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Gall WW
                    6 Flag of Iceland.svg Gunnar Nelson WW \ CW 81080.00%

                    First-ever Submissions executed in UFC history

                    SubmissionFighterOpponentEventRoundTime
                    Heel Hook Flag of the United States.svg Ken Shamrock Patrick Smith UFC 1 -1:49
                    Rear-Naked Choke Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie Ken Shamrock -0:57
                    Lapel Choke Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie Minoki Ichihara UFC 2 -5:08
                    Triangle Choke Flag of the United States.svg Jason DeLucia Scott Baker-6:41
                    Forearm Choke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remco Pardoel Alberto Cerra Leon-9:51
                    Armbar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank HamakerThaddeus Luster-4:52
                    Guillotine Choke Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Smith Ray Wizard-0:58
                    Bulldog Choke Flag of the United States.svg Johnny RhodesFred Ettish-3:07
                    Blood Choke (Finger Choke) Flag of the United States.svg Keith Hackney Joe Son UFC 4 -2:44
                    Arm Triangle Choke Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn Marcus Bossett -0:52
                    Key Lock (Americana) Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn Dave Beneteau UFC 5 -3:01
                    Neck Crank Flag of the United States.svg Tank Abbott Steve Jennum Ultimate Ultimate 1995 -1:14
                    Knee Bar Flag of the United States.svg Ken Shamrock Kimo Leopoldo UFC 8 -4:24
                    Scarf Hold Choke Flag of the United States.svg Mark Coleman Julian Sanchez UFC 11 -0:45
                    Achilles Lock (Ankle Lock) Flag of the United States.svg Don Frye Mark Hall Ultimate Ultimate 1996 -0:20
                    Chin to the Eye Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kerr Dan Bobish UFC 14 -1:38
                    Inside Shoulder Lock (Mir Lock) Flag of the United States.svg Frank Mir Pete Williams UFC 36 10:46
                    Toe Hold Flag of the United States.svg Frank Mir Tank Abbott UFC 41 10:45
                    Body Triangle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ivan Salaverry Tony Fryklund UFC 50 11:36
                    Von Flue choke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Von Flue Alex Karalexis UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 31:17
                    North-South choke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Monson Branden Lee Hinkle UFC 57 14:35
                    D'Arce Choke (Brabo Choke) Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Grove Alan Belcher UFC 69 24:42
                    Peruvian Necktie Flag of the United States.svg C. B. Dollaway Jesse Taylor UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin 13:58
                    Schultz Choke Flag of the United States.svg Matt Hughes Ricardo Almeida UFC 117 13:15
                    Pillory choke Flag of the United States.svg Nick Pace Will Campuzano The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale 34:32
                    Twister Flag of South Korea.svg Chan Sung Jung Leonard Garcia UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis 24:59
                    Reverse Calf Slicer Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira Eric Wisely UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis 11:43
                    Mounted Triangle Armbar Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Poirier Max Holloway UFC 143 13:23
                    Omoplata Flag of the United States.svg Ben Saunders Chris Heatherly UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos 12:18
                    Suloev Stretch Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Robertson Brock Jardine UFC 157 12:57
                    Reverse Bulldog Choke Flag of the United States.svg Yancy Medeiros Damon Jackson UFC 177 21:54
                    Japanese Necktie Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Nicolau Bruno Mesquita UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 33:27
                    Ezekiel Choke Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Oleynik Viktor Pešta UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn 12:57
                    Standing Arm Triangle Choke Flag of Brazil.svg Jéssica Andrade Amanda Lemos UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade 13:13
                    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

                    EventDateVenueCityDecisions
                    1 UFC 263 June 12, 2021 Gila River Arena Glendale, Arizona, U.S.11

                    Most Split Decision bouts in one event

                    EventDateVenueCitySplit Decisions
                    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.

                    Highest Decision wins per win percentage

                    FighterDivisionDec.WinsWins %
                    1 Flag of the United States.svg Katlyn Cerminara W-FW \ W-BW 1111100.00%
                    2 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Jotko MW 101190.91%
                    Flag of the United States.svg Gray Maynard FTW \ LW
                    4 Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili BW 91090.00%
                    5 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Tavares MW 131586.67%
                    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 March 9, 2024 (after UFC 299).

                    In any bout [29]
                    FighterOpponentDivisionEventStrikes
                    1 Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Kattar Featherweight UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar 445 [30]
                    2 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ortega UFC 231 290
                    3 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Font Flag of Ecuador.svg Marlon Vera Bantamweight UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera 271
                    4 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Cannonier Flag of Italy.svg Marvin Vettori Middleweight UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier 241
                    5 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Diaz Flag of the United States.svg Donald Cerrone Lightweight UFC 141 238
                    In a title bout [29]
                    FighterOpponentDivisionEventStrikes
                    1 Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ortega Featherweight UFC 231 290
                    2 Flag of the United States.svg Jamahal Hill Flag of Brazil.svg Glover Teixeira Light Heavyweight UFC 283 232
                    3 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Malley Flag of Ecuador.svg Marlon Vera Bantamweight UFC 299 230
                    4 Flag of Poland.svg Joanna Jędrzejczyk Flag of Brazil.svg Jéssica Andrade Women's Strawweight UFC 211 225
                    5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ortega Featherweight UFC 266 214

                    Most significant strikes landed - In a single event

                    Updated to December 3, 2022. [22]

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

                    Highest significant strike percentage

                    FighterDivisionLandedAttempted %
                    1 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Malley BW 964155661.95%
                    2 Flag of France.svg Ciryl Gane HW 856140660.88%
                    3 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Couture LHW \ HW 778129460.12%
                    4 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gaethje LW 964162859.21%
                    5 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva MW \ LHW 832141059.01%
                    2. ^ Minimum 1000 significant strike attempts.

                    Updated to April 13, 2024 [5]

                    FighterDivisionLandedAttempted %
                    1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem HW 71596274.3%
                    2 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hamilton HW 24637565.6%
                    3 Flag of the United States.svg Tatiana Suarez W-SW \ W-FLW 27943664.0%
                    4 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira MW \ LHW 41666262.8%
                    5 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Malley BW 964155662.0%
                    1. ^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.

                    Highest significant strikes landed per minute

                    Updated to March 9, 2024 [26]

                    FighterDivisionStrikes \ minute
                    1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey O'Neill W-FLW 8.77
                    2 Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Pavlovich HW 8.21
                    3 Flag of England.svg Tom Aspinall HW 7.72
                    4 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Malley BW 7.67
                    5 Flag of the United States.svg Leslie Smith W-BW 7.56
                    1. ^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts.

                    Knockdowns

                    Bold - Active fighters

                    Most knockdowns - Career

                    Updated to October 14, 2023.

                    Most knockdowns - By division

                    Updated to February 17, 2024.

                    DivisionFighterKnockdowns
                    Heavyweight Flag of Brazil.svg Junior dos Santos 14 [6]
                    Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Liddell 14 [15]
                    Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Rua
                    Middleweight Flag of Nigeria.svg Israel Adesanya 13 [16]
                    Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva
                    Welterweight Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Alves 13 [7]
                    Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Melvin Guillard 13 [8]
                    Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Josh Emmett 12 [9]
                    Bantamweight Flag of Russia.svg Petr Yan 10 [10]
                    Flag of Ecuador.svg Marlon Vera
                    Flag of the United States.svg Montel Jackson
                    Flag of the United States.svg Cody Garbrandt
                    Flyweight Flag of Brazil.svg Deiveson Figueiredo 11 [11]
                    Women's Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg Josiane Nunes 2 [31] [32]
                    Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes
                    Women's Bantamweight Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 6 [12]
                    Women's Flyweight Flag of Brazil.svg Taila Santos 3 [13]
                    Flag of Brazil.svg Ariane Lipski
                    Women's Strawweight Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Lemos 6 [14]

                    Most knockdowns - In a single bout

                    Updated to November 11, 2023.

                    Most knockdowns - In a single event

                    Updated to June 18, 2022. [22]

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

                    Takedowns

                    Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters

                    Updated to February 17, 2024.

                    Most Takedowns Landed - By division

                    Updated to March 30, 2024.

                    DivisionFighterTakedowns
                    Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Blaydes 62 [6]
                    Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Tito Ortiz [lower-alpha 1] 58
                    Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Chris Weidman 43 [16]
                    Welterweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre 87 [7]
                    Lightweight Flag of Brazil.svg Gleison Tibau 84 [8]
                    Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Darren Elkins 61 [9]
                    Bantamweight Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili 66 [34]
                    Flyweight Flag of the United States.svg Tim Elliott 59 [11]
                    Women's Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg Norma Dumont 9 [35] [36]
                    Women's Bantamweight Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 32 [12]
                    Women's Flyweight Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko 39 [13]
                    Women's Strawweight Flag of the United States.svg Carla Esparza 45 [14]
                    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 June 20, 2020.

                    Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event

                    Updated to July 10, 2023. [22]

                    EventDateTakedowns
                    1 UFC on ESPN+ 79 March 11, 202359
                    2 UFC 171 March 15, 201455
                    3 UFC 94 January 31, 200949
                    4 UFC Fight Night 66 May 16, 201547
                    UFC on Fox 22 December 17, 2016
                    5 UFC Fight Night 24 March 26, 201146
                    UFC Vegas 43 November 20, 2021

                    Highest takedown accuracy

                    Updated to March 9, 2024. [26]

                    FighterDivision %
                    1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nordine Taleb MW \ WW 76.2%
                    2 Flag of Brazil.svg Taila Santos W-FLW 75.0%
                    3 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Lawler MW \ WW 73.9%
                    4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre MW \ WW 73.8%
                    5 Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Fabinski MW \ WW 70.6%

                    Submission attempts

                    [ citation needed ]

                    Submission attempts - Career

                    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

                    [37]

                    FighterDivisionSubmission attempts \ 5 minute round
                    1 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Hazelett LW \ WW 1.404
                    2 Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie OW \ CW 1.282
                    3 Flag of Brazil.svg Rousimar Palhares WW \ MW 1.047
                    4 Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Sobral LHW \ HW 1.041
                    5 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira FTW \ LW 0.979
                    1. ^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.

                    Championships

                    Most title reigns

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

                    Longest single title reigns

                    By number of Days
                    FighterDivisionDays
                    1 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva MW 2457
                    2 Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson FLW 2142
                    3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre WW 2064
                    4 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes W-BW 1981
                    5 Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo FTW 1848
                    By number of Title Defenses
                    FighterDivisionDefenses
                    1 Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson FLW 11
                    2 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva MW 10
                    3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre WW 9
                    4 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones LHW 8
                    5 Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo FTW 7
                    Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko W-FLW

                      Longest single title reigns - By division

                      By number of Days
                      DivisionFighterDays
                      HW Flag of the United States.svg Cain Velasquez 896
                      LHW Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones 1501
                      MW Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 2457
                      WW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre 2064
                      LW Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov 1077
                      FTW Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo 1848
                      BW Flag of the United States.svg Dominick Cruz 1117
                      FLW Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson 2142
                      W-FTW Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 1634
                      W-BW Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 1981
                      W-FLW Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko 1547
                      W-SW Flag of Poland.svg Joanna Jędrzejczyk 966
                      By number of Title Defenses
                      DivisionFighterDefenses
                      HW Flag of the United States.svg Stipe Miocic 3
                      LHW Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones 8
                      MW Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 10
                      WW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre 9
                      LW Flag of the United States.svg B.J. Penn 3
                      Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Edgar
                      Flag of the United States.svg Benson Henderson
                      Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov
                      FTW Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo 7
                      BW Flag of the United States.svg Aljamain Sterling 3
                      FLW Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson 11
                      W-FTW Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 2
                      Flag of Brazil.svg Cris Cyborg
                      W-BW Flag of the United States.svg Ronda Rousey 6
                      W-FLW Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko 7
                      W-SW Flag of Poland.svg Joanna Jędrzejczyk 5
                        • Bold – Active reign.

                        Longest combined title reigns

                        By number of Days
                        FighterDivisionReignsDays
                        1 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes W-BW \ W-FTW 2 \ 13940
                        2 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva MW 12457
                        3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre MW \ WW 1 \ 22237
                        4 Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson FLW 12142
                        5 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones HW \ LHW 1 \ 22526
                        By number of Title Defenses
                        FighterDivisionReignsDefenses
                        1 Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson FLW 111
                        Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones LHW 2
                        3 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva MW 110
                        4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre WW 29
                        5 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes W-BW \ W-FTW 2 \ 18
                        6 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Hughes WW 27
                        Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo FTW 2
                        Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko W-FLW 1
                        9 Flag of the United States.svg Ronda Rousey W-BW 16

                          Longest combined title reigns - By division

                          By number of Days
                          DivisionFighterReignsDays
                          Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Stipe Miocic 21372
                          Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones 22098
                          Middleweight Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 12457
                          Welterweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre 22204
                          Lightweight Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov 11077
                          Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo 22037
                          Bantamweight Flag of the United States.svg Dominick Cruz 21465
                          Flyweight Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson 12142
                          Women's Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 11634
                          Women's Bantamweight 22306
                          Women's Flyweight Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko 11547
                          Women's Strawweight Flag of Poland.svg Joanna Jędrzejczyk 1966
                          By number of Title Defenses
                          DivisionFighterReignsDefenses
                          Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Stipe Miocic 24
                          Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones 211
                          Middleweight Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 110
                          Welterweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre 29
                          Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg B.J. Penn 13
                          Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Edgar
                          Flag of the United States.svg Benson Henderson
                          Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov
                          Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo 27
                          Bantamweight Flag of the United States.svg Aljamain Sterling 13
                          Flag of the United States.svg Dominick Cruz 2
                          Flag of the United States.svg T.J. Dillashaw
                          Flyweight Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson 111
                          Women's Featherweight Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 12
                          Flag of Brazil.svg Cris Cyborg
                          Women's Bantamweight Flag of the United States.svg Ronda Rousey 16
                          Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes 2
                          Women's Flyweight Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Valentina Shevchenko 17
                          Women's Strawweight Flag of Poland.svg Joanna Jędrzejczyk 15
                            • Bold - Active reign.

                            Most title bouts

                            FighterBoutsDivision/sWinsLossesDrawsNo Contests
                            1 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones 16 HW \ LHW 15 (14 LHW, 1 HW)001
                            2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre 15 MW \ WW 13 (12 WW, 1 MW)2 (2 WW)00
                            Flag of the United States.svg Randy Couture HW \ LHW 9 (6 HW, 3 LHW)6 (3 HW, 3 LHW)00
                            4 Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson 14 FLW \ BW 12 (12 FLW)2 (1 BW, 1 FLW)00
                            5 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 13 MW 11 (11 MW)2 (2 MW)00

                            Youngest champions

                            FighterDivisionWon \ AwardedBirthdayAge
                            1 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones LHW Mar 19, 2011 Jul 19, 198723 years, 243 days
                            2 Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo FTW Nov 20, 2010 Sept 9, 198624 years, 72 days 2
                            3 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Barnett HW Mar 22, 2002 Nov 10, 197724 years, 132 days
                            4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carlos Newton WW May 4, 2001 Aug 17, 197624 years, 260 days
                            5 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Shamrock LHW Dec 21, 1997 Dec 8, 197225 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

                            FighterDivisionLast HeldBirthdayAge
                            1 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Couture HW Nov 15, 2008 Jun 22, 196345 years, 147 days
                            2 Flag of Brazil.svg Glover Teixeira LHW Jun 12, 2022 Oct 28, 197942 years, 227 days
                            3 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Cormier HW Aug 17, 2019 Mar 20, 197940 years, 150 days
                            4 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Werdum HW May 14, 2016 Jul 30, 197738 years, 289 days
                            5 Flag of England.svg Michael Bisping MW Nov 4, 2017 Feb 28, 197938 years, 249 days

                            Multi-division champions

                            Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes. [38] Tournament championships and The Ultimate Fighter winners are not included.

                            Interim
                            ChampionDivisionWonLostDefensesReignTotal reign
                            1 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Couture Heavyweight Dec 21, 1997 (UFC Japan)Jan ?, 1998 (stripped)000? days1,478 + ? days
                            Nov 17, 2000 (UFC 28)Mar 22, 2002 (UFC 36)2490 days
                            Mar 3, 2007 (UFC 68)Nov 15, 2008 (UFC 91)1623 days
                            Light Heavyweight Jun 6, 2003 (UFC 43)Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44)0-
                            Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44)Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46)0127 days
                            Aug 21, 2004 (UFC 49)Apr 16, 2005 (UFC 52)0238 days
                            2 Flag of the United States.svg B.J. Penn Welterweight Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46)May 17, 2004 (stripped)0107 days919 days
                            Lightweight Jan 19, 2008 (UFC 80)Apr 10, 2010 (UFC 112)3812 days
                            3 Flag of Ireland.svg 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)0350 days
                            Lightweight Nov 12, 2016 (UFC 205)Apr 7, 2018 (stripped)0511 days
                            4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Georges St-Pierre Welterweight Nov 18, 2006 (UFC 65)Apr 7, 2007 (UFC 69)0140 days2,237 days
                            Dec 29, 2007 (UFC 79)Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83)0-
                            Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83)Dec 13, 2013 (vacated)92,064 days
                            Middleweight Nov 4, 2017 (UFC 217)Dec 7, 2017 (vacated)033 days
                            5 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Cormier Light Heavyweight May 23, 2015 (UFC 187)Dec 28, 2018 (vacated)31,315 days1,722 days
                            Heavyweight Jul 7, 2018 (UFC 226)Aug 17, 2019 (UFC 241)1407 days
                            6 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight Jul 9, 2016 (UFC 200)Dec 11, 2021 (UFC 269)51,981 days3,940 days
                            Jul 30, 2022 (UFC 277)Jun 20, 2023 (vacated)1325 days
                            Women's Featherweight Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232)Jun 20, 2023 (vacated)21,634 days
                            7 Flag of the United States.svg Henry Cejudo Flyweight Aug 4, 2018 (UFC 227)Feb 29, 2020 (vacated)1574 days926 days
                            Bantamweight Jun 8, 2019 (UFC 238)May 24, 2020 (vacated)1352 days
                            8 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Light Heavyweight Mar 19, 2011 (UFC 128)Apr 28, 2015 (stripped)81,501 days2,526 days
                            Apr 23, 2016 (UFC 197)Nov 19, 2016 (stripped)0-
                            Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232)Aug 17, 2020 (vacated)3597 days
                            Heavyweight Mar 4, 2023 (UFC 285)Incumbent0428 days
                            9 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira Middleweight Nov 12, 2022 (UFC 281)Apr 8, 2023 (UFC 287)0147 days323 days
                            Light Heavyweight Nov 11, 2023 (UFC 295)Incumbent1176 days

                            Simultaneous two division champions

                            ChampionDivisionPeriodDefensesReign
                            1 Flag of Ireland.svg Conor McGregor Featherweight Nov 12, 2016 – Nov 26, 2016014 days
                            Lightweight 0
                            2 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Cormier Light Heavyweight Jul 7, 2018 – Dec 28, 20180174 days
                            Heavyweight 1
                            3 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight Dec 29, 2018 – Dec 11, 202121,078 days
                            Women's Featherweight 2
                            4 Flag of the United States.svg Henry Cejudo Flyweight Jun 8, 2019 – Feb 29, 20200266 days
                            Bantamweight 1
                            5 Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes (2) Women's Featherweight Jul 30, 2022 – Jun 20, 20230325 days
                            Women's Bantamweight 1

                            Tournaments

                            Multiple tournament wins

                            FighterTournamentsWon
                            1 Flag of Brazil.svg Royce Gracie UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4 3
                            2 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn UFC 5, The Ultimate Ultimate 2
                            Flag of the United States.svg Don Frye UFC 8, The Ultimate Ultimate 2
                            Flag of the United States.svg Mark Coleman UFC 10, UFC 11
                            Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kerr UFC 14, UFC 15

                            Pound-for-pound

                            Pound-for-pound reigns

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

                            Updated as of March 25, 2024.

                            Fighter [39] Start DateDaysTimes [lower-alpha 1]
                            Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva Feb 5 201315511
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Jul 9 201365964
                            Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo Apr 29 201522922
                            Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson Dec 14 2015212
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Jan 4 201618916
                            Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson Jul 11 201638740
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Aug 2 2017332
                            Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson Sep 4 201731033
                            Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Cormier Jul 11 201841836
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Sep 2 201942044
                            Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov Oct 26 202014817
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Mar 23 202119523
                            Flag of Nigeria.svg Kamaru Usman Oct 4 202132236
                            Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski Aug 22 202219418
                            Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski Jul 11 2023407
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones Mar 7 202324530
                            Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev Nov 7 202318015

                            Bold - Active reign.

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

                            Longest combined pound-for-pound reign

                            Updated as of March 25, 2024.

                            Fighter [40] DaysTimes [lower-alpha 1] Reigns
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jon Jones 1,7431656
                            Flag of the United States.svg Demetrious Johnson 718753
                            Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Cormier 418361
                            Flag of Nigeria.svg Kamaru Usman 322361
                            Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski 237262
                            Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo 229221
                            Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 155111
                            Flag of Russia.svg Khabib Nurmagomedov 148171
                            Flag of Russia.svg Islam Makhachev 180151

                            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 13, 2024 after UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2.

                            FighterNo. of bonuses [26]
                            1 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira 19
                            2 Flag of the United States.svg Donald Cerrone 18
                            3 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Diaz 16
                            4 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Lauzon 15
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jim Miller
                            6 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 14

                            Most Performance of the Night bonuses

                            Updated to July 29, 2023 (after UFC 291).

                            FighterPOTN bonuses
                            1 Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira 13
                            2 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Craig 8
                            3 Flag of Ireland.svg Conor McGregor 7
                            Flag of Haiti.svg Ovince Saint Preux
                            Flag of the United States.svg Donald Cerrone

                            Most Fight of the Night bonuses

                            Updated to April 13, 2024 (after UFC 300).

                            FighterFOTN bonuses
                            1 Flag of Brazil.svg Edson Barboza 9
                            Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Poirier
                            3 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Diaz 8
                            Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Edgar
                            Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gaethje
                            6 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Lauzon 7
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jim Miller
                            Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway
                            Flag of the United States.svg Diego Sanchez

                            Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)

                            FighterKOTN bonuses
                            1 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Silva 7
                            2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Belfort 5
                            3 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Leben 4
                            Flag of Brazil.svg Lyoto Machida
                            Flag of the United States.svg Roy Nelson

                            Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)

                            FighterSOTN bonuses
                            1 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Lauzon 6
                            2 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Diaz 5
                            3 Flag of Brazil.svg Demian Maia 4
                            Flag of the United States.svg Cole Miller
                            5 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Guida 3
                            Flag of the United States.svg Chris Lytle
                            Flag of the United States.svg Jim Miller
                            Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Oliveira

                            Attendances

                            Overall

                            EventMain EventDateVenueCityAttendance
                            1 UFC 243 Whittaker (c) vs. Adesanya (ic)Oct 6, 2019 Marvel Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Victoria, Australia57,127 [41]
                            2 UFC 193 Rousey (c) vs. Holm Nov 14, 201556,214 [42]
                            3 UFC 129 St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields Apr 30, 2011 Rogers Centre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Ontario, Canada55,724 [43]
                            4 UFC 198 Werdum (c) vs. Miocic May 14, 2016 Arena da Baixada Flag of Brazil.svg Curitiba, Brazil45,207 [44]
                            5 UFC on Fox 14 Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan 24, 2015 Tele2 Arena Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden30,000 [45]

                            United States

                            EventMain EventDateVenueCityAttendance
                            1 UFC 281 Adesanya (c) vs. Pereira 1Nov 12, 2022 Madison Square Garden Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York 20,845
                            2 UFC 268 Usman (c) vs. Covington 2Nov 6, 202120,715
                            3 UFC 205 Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor Nov 12, 201620,427
                            4 UFC 244 Masvidal vs. Diaz Nov 2, 201920,143
                            5 UFC 300 Pereira (c) vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024 T-Mobile Arena Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada 20,067

                            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

                            [46]

                            EventMain EventDateVenueCityPPV Buys
                            1 UFC 229 Khabib (c) vs. McGregor Oct 6, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.2,400,000
                            2 UFC 264 Poirier vs. McGregor 3July 10, 20211,800,000
                            3 UFC 202 Diaz vs. McGregor 2Aug 20, 20161,650,000
                            4 UFC 257 Poirier vs. McGregor 2Jan 24, 2021 Etihad Arena Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1,600,000
                            5 UFC 246 McGregor vs. Cowboy January 18, 2020 T-Mobile Arena Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,350,000

                            Highest Pay-Per-View buys for a non-championship main event

                            EventMain EventDateVenueCityPPV Buys
                            1 UFC 264 Poirier vs. McGregor 3July 10, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,800,000
                            2 UFC 202 Diaz vs. McGregor 2Aug 20, 20161,650,000
                            3 UFC 257 Poirier vs. McGregor 2Jan 24, 2021 Etihad Arena Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1,600,000
                            4 UFC 246 McGregor vs. Cowboy Jan 18, 2020 T-Mobile Arena Flag of the United States.svg 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
                            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 [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

                            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

                            EventMain EventDateVenueCityGateInflation Adjusted
                            1 UFC 205 Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor Nov 12, 2016 Madison Square Garden Flag of the United States.svg 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 Flag of the United States.svg 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 3July 10, 2021$15,759,800$18,165,442
                            5 UFC 299 O'Malley (c) vs. Vera 2Mar 9, 2024 Kaseya Center Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida U.S.$14,142,904$14,142,904

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