List of UFC records


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

Fighting

Most bouts

Most bouts - All fighters

On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC.
On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC.
On September 8, 2018, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the UFC.
On July 2, 2022, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 40 fights in the UFC.
''Updated as of December 13, 2025 after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape.''

Most bouts - By division

''Updated as of December 6, 2025 after UFC 323.''

Most bouts or wins - In a calendar year

FighterDivision/sYearBoutsWins-
1

Most bouts in a single event

Updated as of July 12, 2025 after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.
EventDateNumber of bouts
1UFC 2March 11, 199415
1UFC on ESPN 14July 26, 202015
1UFC 259March 6, 202115
1UFC 283January 21, 202315
1UFC 286March 18, 202315
1UFC Fight Night 224July 22, 202315

Most total fight time

Most total fight time - All fighters

''Updated as of November 16, 2025 after UFC 322.''

Most total fight time - By division

''Updated as of November 16, 2025 after UFC 322.''

Most PPV Main Events

FighterDivision/sPPV Main EventsTotal-
1

Winning

Most wins

Most wins - All fighters

''Updated as of November 16, 2025 after UFC 322.''

Most wins - By division

''Updated as of February 1, 2026 after UFC 325.''

Highest win percentage

FighterDivisionWinsLossesNCDraw%-
1

Most consecutive wins

''Updated as of December 6, 2025 after UFC 323.''

Finishes

Most finishes

Most finishes - All fighters

''Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.''

Most finishes - By division

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

Most consecutive finishes - All fighters

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

Fastest finishes

Fastest finishes - All fighters

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

Fastest finishes - By division

''Updated as of December 6, 2025 after UFC 323.''

Highest finishes per win percentage

Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in UFC 21.
Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.
FighterDivision/sFinishesWins%-
1

Knockouts

Most knockouts

Most knockouts - All fighters

Updated as of October 4, 2025 after UFC 320.

Most knockouts - By division

''Updated to December 14, 2025.''

Most consecutive knockouts - All fighters

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

Most knockouts - In a single event

Updated as of September 6, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho.
EventDateKnockouts
1UFC Fight Night 258September 6, 20259
2UFC 92December 27, 20088
2UFC on Fox 7April 20, 20138
2UFC Fight Night 45July 16, 20148
2UFC 199June 4, 20168
2UFC 218December 2, 20178
2UFC Fight Night 197November 13, 20218
2UFC on ESPN 37June 18, 20228
2UFC on ESPN 42December 3, 20228
2UFC on ESPN 54March 30, 20248

Latest knockouts

Latest knockouts - By division


Submissions

Most submissions

Most submissions - All fighters

''Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.''

Most submissions - By division

''Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.''

Most consecutive submissions - All fighters

''Updated as of October 26, 2025 after UFC 321.''

Highest submissions per win percentage

FighterDivisionSUBsWins%
1

Striking

Most significant strikes landed

Most significant strikes landed - Career

''Updated to February 1, 2026.''

Most significant strikes landed - In a single bout

''Updated to March 9, 2024.''

Most significant strikes landed - In a single event

Updated to December 3, 2022.
EventDateStrikes
1UFC 268November 6, 20211973
2UFC 238June 8, 20191818
3UFC 241August 17, 20191717
4UFC 271February 12, 20221710
5UFC on ESPN 42December 3, 20221686

Highest significant strike percentage

Updated to August 9, 2025
FighterDivisionLandedAttempted%
1

Highest significant strikes landed per minute

Updated to December 6, 2025
FighterDivisionStrikes \ minute
1

Knockdowns

Most knockdowns - Career

''Updated to July 19, 2025.''

Most knockdowns - By division

Updated to October 18, 2025.
DivisionFighterKnockdowns
Heavyweight

Most knockdowns - In a single bout

''Updated to July 26, 2025.''

Most knockdowns - In a single event

Updated to June 18, 2022.
EventDateKnockdowns
1UFC 199June 4, 201615
2UFC Fight Night 126February 18, 201813
3UFC 160May 25, 201312
3UFC 215September 9, 201712
3UFC 230November 3, 201812
3UFC 271February 12, 202212
3UFC on ESPN 37June 18, 202212

Takedowns

Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters

''Updated to December 6, 2025.''

Most Takedowns Landed - By division

Updated to December 6, 2025.
DivisionFighterTakedowns
Heavyweight

Most Takedowns Landed - In a single bout

''Updated to October 4, 2025.''

Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event

Updated to July 10, 2023.
EventDateTakedowns
1UFC Fight Night 221March 11, 202359
2UFC 171March 15, 201455
3UFC 94January 31, 200949
4UFC Fight Night 66May 16, 201547
4UFC on Fox 22December 17, 201647
5UFC Fight Night 24March 26, 201146
5UFC Vegas 43November 20, 202146

Highest takedown accuracy

Updated to March 9, 2024.
FighterDivision%
1

Submission attempts

Highest submission attempt rate

FighterDivisionSubmission attempts \ 5 minute round
1

Losses

''Updated as of November 16, 2025 after UFC 322.''

Championships

Most title reigns

  • Bold – Active reign.

Longest single title reigns

Longest single title reigns - By division

  • Bold – Active reign.

Longest combined title reigns

Longest combined title reigns - By division

  • Bold - Active reign.

Most title bouts

  • Bold – Active.

Youngest champions

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.
  • Bold - Active reign.

Oldest champions

  • Bold - Active reign.

Multi-division champions

Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes. Tournament championships and The Ultimate Fighter winners are not included.
  • Randy Couture was the first champion to hold titles in two different divisions.
  • Conor McGregor was the first champion to hold two titles simultaneously.
  • Daniel Cormier was the first champion to have successful title defenses in two different divisions.
  • Amanda Nunes was the first champion to successfully defend two titles while holding them simultaneously.
  • Ilia Topuria is the first champion to hold two titles while being undefeated.

Pound-for-pound

Men's Pound-for-pound reigns

Men's Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on February 5, 2013.
Updated as of January 27, 2026.
FighterStart dateDaysTimes

Men's longest combined pound-for-pound reign

Updated as of January 27, 2026.
FighterDaysTimesReigns

Women's Pound-for-pound reigns

Women's Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on January 27, 2020.
Updated as of January 27, 2026.
FighterStart dateDaysTimes

Women's Longest combined pound-for-pound reign

Updated as of January 27, 2026.
FighterDaysTimesReigns
age in days|2024|09|17

Bonuses

Most overall

Updated as of January 24, 2026 after UFC 324.
FighterNo. of bonuses-
1

Most Performance of the Night bonuses

Updated to October 11, 2025 after.
FighterPOTN bonuses
1

Most Fight of the Night bonuses

Updated to January 24, 2026.
FighterFOTN bonuses-
1

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

EventMain EventDateVenueCityPPV Buys
1UFC 229Khabib vs. McGregorOct 6, 2018T-Mobile Arena

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

EventMain EventDateVenueCityPPV Buys
1UFC 264Poirier vs. McGregor 3July 10, 2021T-Mobile Arena

Lowest Pay-Per-View buys for a championship main event

''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