Below is a list of records held in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Most bouts - All fighters
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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 August 24, 2024 after UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho .
Most bouts - By division
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Updated as of August 24, 2024 after UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho .
^ 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)
^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most bouts or wins - In a calendar year
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[citation needed ]
^ Does not include multiple-bout tournaments
Most bouts in a single event
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Updated to August 5, 2024.
Most total fight time
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Most total fight time - All fighters
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Updated to August 18, 2024.
Most total fight time - By division
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Updated to August 24, 2024
Most PPV Main Events
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[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
Jon Jones
LHW \ HW
128 , 135 , 140 , 145 , 152 , 159 , 165 , 172 , 182 , 197 , 214 , 232 , 235 , 239 , 247 , 285
5
Georges St-Pierre
WW \ MW
65 , 69 , 79 , 83 , 87 , 94 , 111 , 124 , 129 , 154 , 158 , 167 , 217
13
6
Israel Adesanya
MW \ LHW
234 , 243 , 248 , 253 , 259 , 263 , 271 , 276 , 281 , 287 , 293 , 305
12
1.^ Minimum 10 pay-per-view main events.
Most wins - All fighters
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Updated as of April 13, 2024 after UFC 300 .
Most wins - By division
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Updated as of June 1, 2024 after UFC 302 .
^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Highest win percentage
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[citation needed ]
Most consecutive wins
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Updated as of June 1, 2024 after UFC 302 .
All fighters[ 5]
Fighter
Division
Began
Ended
Winning streak
1
Anderson Silva
LHW \ MW
Jun 28, 2006
Jul 6, 2013
16
2
Kamaru Usman
WW
Jul 12, 2015
Aug 20, 2022
15
3
Islam Makhachev
LW \ CW
Sept 17, 2016
Active
14
4
Jon Jones
LHW
Mar 21, 2010
Jul 29, 2017
13
Max Holloway
FTW \ CW
Jan 4, 2014
Apr 13, 2019
Georges St-Pierre
MW \ WW
Aug 25, 2007
Retired
Demetrious Johnson
FLW
Jun 8, 2012
Aug 4, 2018
Khabib Nurmagomedov
LW \ CW
Jan 20, 2012
Retired
9
Tony Ferguson
LW
Oct 17, 2013
May 9, 2020
12
Alexander Volkanovski
FTW \ CW \ LW
Nov 26, 2016
Feb 12, 2023
Amanda Nunes
W-FTW \ W-BW
Mar 21, 2015
Dec 11, 2021
12
Charles Oliveira
LW
Jun 9, 2018
Oct 22, 2022
11
Royce Gracie [ a]
OW
Nov 12, 1993
Apr 7, 1995
By division
Division
Fighter
Began
Ended
Winning streak
Heavyweight
Junior dos Santos
Oct 25, 2008
Dec 29, 2012
9[ 6]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones
Mar 21, 2010
Jul 29, 2017
13[ 15]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva
Jun 28, 2006
Jul 6, 2013
13[ 16]
Welterweight
Kamaru Usman
Jul 12, 2015
Aug 20, 2022
15[ 7]
Lightweight
Islam Makhachev
Sept 17, 2016
Active
13[ 8]
Featherweight
Max Holloway
Jan 4, 2014
Dec 14, 2019
13[ 9]
Bantamweight
Merab Dvalishvili
Sept 15, 2018
Active
9[ 10]
Aljamain Sterling
Apr 21, 2018
Aug 19, 2023
Flyweight
Demetrious Johnson
Jun 8, 2012
Aug 4, 2018
13[ 11]
Women's Featherweight
Amanda Nunes
Dec 29, 2018
Retired
3
Cris Cyborg
Jul 29, 2017
Dec 29, 2018
Women's Bantamweight
Amanda Nunes
Mar 21, 2015
Dec 11, 2021
9[ 12]
Women's Flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko
Feb 3, 2018
Mar 4, 2023
9[ 11]
Women's Strawweight
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Dec 13, 2014
Nov 4, 2017
8[ 14]
Most finishes - All fighters
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Updated as of May 11, 2024 after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento .
^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
^ Not listed in source, information found 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
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Updated to August 24, 2024.
Most Finishes - In a single event
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Highest Percentage of Finishes - In a single event
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Fastest Finishes - All fighters
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Updated to 17 February, 2024.
Fastest Finishes - By division
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Updated to 9 July, 2023.
Latest Finishes - All fighters
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Latest Finishes - By division
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Highest Finishes per win percentage
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Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in UFC 21 .
Updated to August 24, 2024. [citation needed ]
1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Most knockouts - All fighters
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Updated to May 11, 2024.
Most knockouts - By division
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Updated to May 11, 2024 (after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento ).
^ Includes knockouts prior to UFC 28, which is when the Unified Rules of MMA started.
^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most knockouts - In a single event
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Updated to March 30, 2024. [ 21]
Fastest knockouts - All fighters
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^ Official UFC records have the bout time at 0:11, Dana White and UFC officials have admitted[ 22] the actual KO time was 0:06. The NSAC cannot retroactively amend bout times.
Fastest knockouts - By division
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Latest knockouts - All fighters
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Latest knockouts - By division
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^ Light Heavyweight bout in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Most submissions - All fighters
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Updated as of August 24, 2024 after UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho .
^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
Most submissions - By division
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Updated as of January 13, 2024 after UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 .
^ 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
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Event
Date
Submissions
1
UFC 2
March 11, 1994
10
2
UFC 4
December 16, 1994
8
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 Finale
June 8, 2013
4
Ultimate Ultimate 1995
December 16, 1995
6
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
December 8, 2007
UFC Fight Night 17
February 7, 2009
UFC on Fuel TV 2
April 14, 2012
UFC Fight Night 80
December 10, 2015
UFC Fight Night 90
July 7, 2016
UFC Fight Night 232
November 18, 2023
UFC Fight Night 239
March 16, 2024
Fastest submissions - All fighters
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Fastest submissions - By division
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^ a b Light Heavyweight submission in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Latest submissions - All fighters
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Latest submissions - By division
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Highest submissions per win percentage
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[citation needed ]
First-ever Submissions executed in UFC history
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1.^ Minimum 5 UFC SUBs.
^ 1 of 5 Light Heavyweight Decision wins in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Most Decision wins - All fighters
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Most Decision wins - By division
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Most Decision bouts in one event
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Event
Date
Venue
City
Decisions
1
UFC 263
June 12, 2021
Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona , U.S.
11
2
UFC 169
February 1, 2014
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
10
UFC Fight Night 36
February 15, 2014
Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul , Brazil
UFC Fight Night 84
February 27, 2016
The O2 Arena
London , England
UFC Fight Night 121
November 19, 2017
Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney , Australia
UFC on ESPN 4
July 20, 2019
AT&T Center
San Antonio, Texas , U.S.
UFC on ESPN+ 56
November 20, 2021
UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
Most Split Decision bouts in one event
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Highest Decision wins per win percentage
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1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Most significant strikes landed
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Most significant strikes landed - Career
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Most significant strikes landed - In a single bout
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Updated to March 9, 2024 (after UFC 299 ).
Most significant strikes landed - In a single event
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Updated to December 3, 2022. [ 21]
Highest significant strike percentage
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2.^ Minimum 1000 significant strike attempts.
Updated to August 3, 2024 [ 5]
1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.
Highest significant strikes landed per minute
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Updated to August 18, 2024 [ 25]
1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts.
Most knockdowns - Career
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Updated to October 14, 2023.
Most knockdowns - By division
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Updated to July 13, 2024.
Most knockdowns - In a single bout
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Updated to November 11, 2023.
Most knockdowns - In a single event
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Updated to June 18, 2022. [ 21]
Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters
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Updated to February 17, 2024.
Most Takedowns Landed - By division
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Updated to March 30, 2024.
^ 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
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Updated to June 20, 2020.
Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event
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Updated to July 10, 2023. [ 21]
Highest takedown accuracy
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Updated to March 9, 2024. [ 25]
[citation needed ]
Submission attempts - Career
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^ 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
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^ 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
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[ 36]
1.^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
Longest single title reigns
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Longest single title reigns - By division
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Longest combined title reigns
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Longest combined title reigns - By division
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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.
Fighter
Division
Last Held
Birthday
Age
1
Randy Couture
HW
Nov 15, 2008
Jun 22, 1963
45 years, 147 days
2
Glover Teixeira
LHW
Jun 12, 2022
Oct 28, 1979
42 years, 227 days
3
Daniel Cormier
HW
Aug 17, 2019
Mar 20, 1979
40 years, 150 days
4
Fabrício Werdum
HW
May 14, 2016
Jul 30, 1977
38 years, 289 days
5
Michael Bisping
MW
Nov 4, 2017
Feb 28, 1979
38 years, 249 days
Multi-division champions
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Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[ 37] 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.
Champion
Division
Won
Lost
Defenses
Reign
Total reign
1
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
Mar 3, 2007 (UFC 68 )
Nov 15, 2008 (UFC 91 )
1
623 days
Light Heavyweight
Jun 6, 2003 (UFC 43 )
Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44 )
0
-
Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44 )
Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46 )
0
127 days
Aug 21, 2004 (UFC 49 )
Apr 16, 2005 (UFC 52 )
0
238 days
2
B.J. Penn
Welterweight
Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46 )
May 17, 2004 (stripped)
0
107 days
919 days
Lightweight
Jan 19, 2008 (UFC 80 )
Apr 10, 2010 (UFC 112 )
3
812 days
3
Conor McGregor
Featherweight
Jul 11, 2015 (UFC 189 )
Dec 12, 2015 (UFC 194 )
0
-
861 days
Dec 12, 2015 (UFC 194 )
Nov 26, 2016 (stripped)
0
350 days
Lightweight
Nov 12, 2016 (UFC 205 )
Apr 7, 2018 (stripped)
0
511 days
4
Georges St-Pierre
Welterweight
Nov 18, 2006 (UFC 65 )
Apr 7, 2007 (UFC 69 )
0
140 days
2,237 days
Dec 29, 2007 (UFC 79 )
Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83 )
0
-
Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83 )
Dec 13, 2013 (vacated)
9
2,064 days
Middleweight
Nov 4, 2017 (UFC 217 )
Dec 7, 2017 (vacated)
0
33 days
5
Daniel Cormier
Light Heavyweight
May 23, 2015 (UFC 187 )
Dec 28, 2018 (vacated)
3
1,315 days
1,722 days
Heavyweight
Jul 7, 2018 (UFC 226 )
Aug 17, 2019 (UFC 241 )
1
407 days
6
Amanda Nunes
Women's Bantamweight
Jul 9, 2016 (UFC 200 )
Dec 11, 2021 (UFC 269 )
5
1,981 days
3,940 days
Jul 30, 2022 (UFC 277 )
Jun 20, 2023 (vacated)
1
325 days
Women's Featherweight
Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232 )
Jun 20, 2023 (vacated)
2
1,634 days
7
Henry Cejudo
Flyweight
Aug 4, 2018 (UFC 227 )
Feb 29, 2020 (vacated)
1
574 days
926 days
Bantamweight
Jun 8, 2019 (UFC 238 )
May 24, 2020 (vacated)
1
352 days
8
Jon Jones
Light Heavyweight
Mar 19, 2011 (UFC 128 )
Apr 28, 2015 (stripped)
8
1,501 days
2,638 days
Apr 23, 2016 (UFC 197 )
Nov 19, 2016 (stripped)
0
-
Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232 )
Aug 17, 2020 (vacated)
3
597 days
Heavyweight
Mar 4, 2023 (UFC 285 )
Incumbent
0
540 days
9
Alex Pereira
Middleweight
Nov 12, 2022 (UFC 281 )
Apr 8, 2023 (UFC 287 )
0
147 days
435 days
Light Heavyweight
Nov 11, 2023 (UFC 295 )
Incumbent
2
288 days
Simultaneous two division champions
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Note: Defenses shown are while champion was a two division champion.
Champion
Division
Period
Defenses
Reign
1
Conor McGregor
Featherweight
Nov 12, 2016 – Nov 26, 2016
0
14 days
Lightweight
0
2
Daniel Cormier
Light Heavyweight
Jul 7, 2018 – Dec 28, 2018
0
174 days
Heavyweight
1
3
Amanda Nunes
Women's Bantamweight
Dec 29, 2018 – Dec 11, 2021
2
1,078 days
Women's Featherweight
2
4
Henry Cejudo
Flyweight
Jun 8, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020
0
266 days
Bantamweight
1
5
Amanda Nunes (2)
Women's Featherweight
Jul 30, 2022 – Jun 20, 2023
0
325 days
Women's Bantamweight
1
Multiple tournament wins
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Men's Pound-for-pound reigns
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Men's Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on February 5, 2013.
Updated as of August 20, 2024.
Bold - Active reign.
^ Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.
Men's longest combined pound-for-pound reign
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Updated as of August 20, 2024.
Bold - Active reign.
^ Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.
Women's Pound-for-pound reigns
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Women's Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on January 27, 2020.[ 40]
Updated as of August 20, 2024.
Bold - Active reign.
^ Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.
Women's Longest combined pound-for-pound reign
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Updated as of August 20, 2024.
Bold - Active reign.
^ Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.
Updated as of June 1, 2024 after UFC 302 .
Updated to July 27, 2024 (after UFC 304 ).
Most Fight of the Night bonuses
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Updated to June 29, 2024 (after UFC 303 ).
Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
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Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
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Event
Main Event
Date
Venue
City
Attendance
1
UFC 243
Whittaker (c) vs. Adesanya (ic)
Oct 6, 2019
Marvel Stadium
Melbourne , Victoria, Australia
57,127[ 45]
2
UFC 193
Rousey (c) vs. Holm
Nov 14, 2015
56,214[ 46]
3
UFC 129
St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields
Apr 30, 2011
Rogers Centre
Toronto , Ontario, Canada
55,724[ 47]
4
UFC 198
Werdum (c) vs. Miocic
May 14, 2016
Arena da Baixada
Curitiba , Brazil
45,207[ 48]
5
UFC on Fox 14
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Jan 24, 2015
Tele2 Arena
Stockholm , Sweden
30,000[ 49]
Event
Main Event
Date
Venue
City
Attendance
1
UFC 281
Adesanya (c) vs. Pereira 1
Nov 12, 2022
Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
20,845
2
UFC 268
Usman (c) vs. Covington 2
Nov 6, 2021
20,715
3
UFC 205
Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor
Nov 12, 2016
20,427
4
UFC 244
Masvidal vs. Diaz
Nov 2, 2019
20,143
5
UFC 300
Pereira (c) vs. Hill
Apr 13, 2024
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
20,067
This category only scores pay-per-view buys from The Ultimate Fighting Championship event held in Denver, CO (1993) to UFC 235 . The UFC's 2019 contract with ESPN+ mandates a subscription to the over-the-top service which is the exclusive distributor of UFC pay-per-views in the United States in order to purchase the event. UFC and ESPN do not report on pay-per-view buys starting with UFC 236 .
Highest Pay-Per-View buys
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[ 50]
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
1,650,000
4
UFC 257
Poirier vs. McGregor 2
Jan 24, 2021
Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
1,600,000
5
UFC 246
McGregor vs. Cowboy
January 18, 2020
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
1,350,000
Highest Pay-Per-View buys for a non-championship main event
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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
1,650,000
3
UFC 257
Poirier vs. McGregor 2
Jan 24, 2021
Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
1,600,000
4
UFC 246
McGregor vs. Cowboy
Jan 18, 2020
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
1,350,000
5
UFC 196
McGregor vs. Diaz
Mar 5, 2016
MGM Grand Garden Arena
1,317,000
Lowest Pay-Per-View buys for a championship main event
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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[ 51]
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.
Event
Main Event
Date
Venue
City
Gate
Inflation Adjusted
1
UFC 205
Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor
Nov 12, 2016
Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York U.S.
$17,700,000
$23,161,913
2
UFC 229
Khabib (c) vs. McGregor
Oct 6, 2018
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, Nevada , U.S.
$17,200,000
$21,512,689
3
UFC 300
Pereira (c) vs. Hill
April 13, 2024
$16,508,823
$16,508,823
4
UFC 303
Pereira vs. Procházka 2
June 29, 2024
$15,909,243
$15,909,243
5
UFC 264
Poirier vs. McGregor 3
July 10, 2021
$15,759,800
$18,272,632
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