Below is a list of records held in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
(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.
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 3, 2022 after
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland.''
Most bouts - By division
''Updated as of December 3, 2022 after
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland.''
Most bouts or wins - In a calendar year
Most total fight time
Most total fight time - All fighters
''Updated to December 3, 2022.''
Most total fight time - By division
''Updated to December 3, 2022''
Most PPV Main Events
:1.
Minimum 10 pay-per-view main events.
Winning
Most wins
Most wins - All fighters
''Updated as of December 3, 2022 after
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland.''
Most wins - By division
''Updated as of November 5, 2022 after
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos.''
Highest win percentage
*Minimum of 10 fights
Most consecutive wins
''Updated as of October 22, 2022 after
UFC 280
''UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Background
A UFC Lightweight Champions ...
.''
Finishes
Most finishes
Most finishes - All fighters
''Updated as of November 12, 2022 after
UFC 281
''UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.
Background
A UFC Middle ...
.''
Most Finishes - By division
''Updated to November 5, 2022.''
Most Finishes - In a single event
Highest Percentage of Finishes - In a single event
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
Highest Finishes per win percentage
''Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in
UFC 21
''UFC 21: Return of the Champions'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 16, 1999 at the Five Seasons Events Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, ...
.''
''Updated to August 13, 2022.''
:1.
Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Knockouts
Most knockouts
Most knockouts - All fighters
''Updated to November 12, 2022.''
Most knockouts - By division
''Updated to December 17, 2022 (after
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland).''
Most knockouts - In a single event
''Updated to December 3, 2022.''
Fastest knockouts
Fastest knockouts - All fighters
Fastest knockouts - By division
Latest knockouts
Latest knockouts - All fighters
Latest knockouts - By division
Submissions
Most submissions
Most submissions - All fighters
''Updated as of September 10, 2022 after
UFC 279
''UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...
.''
Most submissions - By division
''Updated as of September 17, 2022 after
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song. ''
Most submissions - In a single event
Fastest submissions
Fastest submissions - All fighters
Fastest submissions - By division
Latest submissions
Latest submissions - All fighters
Latest submissions - By division
Highest submissions per win percentage
First-ever Submissions executed in UFC history
: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
Most Split Decision bouts in one event
Highest Decision wins per win percentage
:1.
Minimum 10 UFC wins.
Striking
Most significant strikes landed
Most significant strikes landed - Career
''Updated to November 13, 2021 (after
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez).''
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.''
Highest significant strike percentage
:2.
Minimum 1000 significant strike attempts.
''Updated to July 5, 2022''
:1.
Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.
Highest significant strike landed per minute
''Updated to July 5, 2022''
:1.
Minimum 5 UFC bouts.
Knockdowns
Most knockdowns - Career
''Updated to 02 November, 2021.''
Most knockdowns - By division
''Updated to November 5, 2022.''
Most knockdowns - In a single bout
''Updated to 25 April, 2020.''
Most knockdowns - In a single event
''Updated to 25 April, 2020.''
Takedowns
Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters
''Updated to December 3, 2022.''
Most Takedowns Landed - By division
''Updated to November 12, 2022.''
Most Takedowns Landed - In a single bout
''Updated to June 14, 2020.''
Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event
''Updated to 25 April, 2020.''
Highest takedown accuracy
''Updated to November 12, 2022.''
Submission attempts
Submission attempts - Career
Submission attempts - In a single bout
Highest submission attempt rate
:1.
Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
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.
Youngest champions
2.
José Aldo
José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júniorhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI3oOc0VAAAr_iv.jpg (, born 9 September 1986), commonly anglicized as Jose Aldo, is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He last competed in the Ultimate Fight ...
was awarded the Featherweight Championship at
UFC 123
''UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the first UFC event in the Metro Detroit area since ' ...
but did not fight in his first UFC bout until
UFC 129
''UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Background
The event was the sixth that the UFC has hosted in ...
, 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
Randall Duane Couture (; born June 22, 1963) is an American actor, former United States Army, U.S. Army sergeant, former mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former Collegiate wrestling, collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman ...
was the first champion to hold titles in two different divisions.
*
Conor McGregor
Conor Anthony McGregor ( ga, Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is the first ...
was the first champion to hold two titles simultaneously.
*
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Ch ...
was the first champion to successfully defend titles in two different divisions.
*
Amanda Nunes
Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamw ...
was the first champion to successfully defend two titles while holding them simultaneously.
Tournaments
Multiple tournament wins
Bonuses
Most overall
''Updated as of September 10, 2022 after
UFC 279
''UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...
.''
Most Performance of the Night bonuses
''Updated to August 13, 2022 (after
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz).''
Most Fight of the Night bonuses
''Updated to November 12, 2022 (after
UFC 281
''UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.
Background
A UFC Middle ...
).''
Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
Attendances
Overall
United States
Finances
''This category only scores pay-per-view buys from
The Ultimate Fighting Championship event held in Denver, CO (1993) to
UFC 235
''UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 2, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.
Background
A UFC Light Heavyweight C ...
. The UFC's 2019 contract with
ESPN+
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
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
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor (company), End ...
.''
Highest Pay-Per-View buys
Highest Pay-Per-View buys for a non-championship main event
Lowest Pay-Per-View buys for a championship main event
''NOTE: Starting with
UFC 236
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor (company), End ...
, all pay-per-views in the United States are iPPV events where an
ESPN+
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
subscription is required. Neither UFC nor ESPN report PPV buys with the new format.''
Biggest gates
References
External links
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