FUN STATS / DERIVED FROM THE FULL ARCHIVE

THE NUMBERS
BEHIND THE CHAOS.

Not ordinary totals. These features combine fight chronology, age, opponent output, elapsed time, target selection, position, and qualification thresholds.

8,806 FIGHTS · 41,488 FIGHTER-ROUNDS · 2,721 FIGHTERS

OUR TOP TEN. THREE LENSES. EVERY POINT EXPLAINED.

A UFC-only ranking built from seven contextual signals: quality-adjusted results, real divisional championship work, opponent-relative dominance, sustained peak, elite longevity, reliability, and versatility.

01BALANCED INDEX / SELECTED DOSSIERMODEL 2.0

“Bones” · Light Heavyweight

Jon Jones

96.0OVERALL INDEX / 100

OVERALL96.0CAREER96.5PEAK95.5

15 undisputed divisional-title wins and 12 inferred defenses carry the résumé.

MODEL LIMITERThe career-wide statistical margins are less exceptional than the résumé.

ELITE OPPONENTS11 DISTINCT

12 total wins over opponents rated in their era's top 15%.

DIVISIONAL TITLE WORK15 WINS · 12 DEF.

15 distinct title-fight opponents defeated; 1 interim win weighted separately. Defenses are inferred from the bout sequence.

BEST EIGHT82.5

2010–2013 · 8–0.

POSITIVE ROUNDS88%

0 comeback wins followed measurable round-level adversity.

QUALITY RESULTS98.9

CHAMPIONSHIP98.5

RELATIVE DOMINANCE87.8

PEAK98.9

ELITE LONGEVITY98.7

RELIABILITY91.3

VERSATILITY94.2

MODEL TRANSPARENCYHOW THE OVERALL INDEX IS BUILT7 SIGNALS · 100% TOTAL WEIGHT · 559 QUALIFIED

WEIGHTING LOGIC

Seven independent signals separate résumé, peak, and performance style. The standout shown beside each fighter is the pillar that most separates them from the model’s top-50 field—not simply their largest percentile.

25%

QUALITY RESULTS

Opponent rating before each fight, repeat-opponent decay, peak rating, and a sample-shrunk UFC win rate.

20%

CHAMPIONSHIP

Divisional title wins, inferred defenses, title-opponent quality, conversion, and championships across divisions.

20%

RELATIVE DOMINANCE

Strike, knockdown, takedown, submission, and control margins normalized by division and era, then adjusted for opponent resistance.

15%

PEAK

The strongest sustained five- and eight-fight windows, combining result difficulty, contextual dominance, and championship stakes.

10%

ELITE LONGEVITY

Wins, active years, and career span accumulated while the fighter rated inside the archive's elite tier.

RELIABILITY

Statistical round floor, positive-round share, performance floor, and wins recovered from measurable adversity.

VERSATILITY

Two-way striking and grappling strength, defense, win-method variety, and effective work across phases.

RECORDS THAT SOUND INVENTED

YOU COULDN’T SCRIPT THESE.

Select any record to open its complete top five without losing your place. Every claim includes its definition, eligibility rule, and a path to the underlying fighter profile.

01THE FIVE-SECOND FIGHT

FASTER THAN THE INTRODUCTION

0:05FROM BELL TO FINISH

Jorge Masvidal

02THE CLOCK HIT ZERO

NO TIME LEFT TO SAVE HIM

0:00REMAINING

Ricky Simon

03FATHER TIME LOST

A UFC WIN AT FORTY-SEVEN

47.2YEARS OLD

Randy Couture

04BARELY AN ADULT

A UFC WIN AT EIGHTEEN

18.2YEARS OLD

Raul Rosas Jr.

05ONE WEEK LATER

RECOVER. CUT WEIGHT. FIGHT AGAIN.

7DAYS BETWEEN FIGHTS

Loopy Godinez

06THE LONG SHIFT

A CAREER SPANNING FOUR ERAS

23.6YEARS BETWEEN UFC FIGHTS

Andrei Arlovski

07NO RESET BUTTON

SEVENTEEN STRAIGHT UFC WINS

17CONSECUTIVE WINS

Islam Makhachev

08WINNING UNDER GOLD LIGHTS

THE MOST TITLE-BOUT VICTORIES

16TITLE-BOUT WINS

Jon Jones

09JUDGES NOT REQUIRED

EVERY UFC WIN ENDED EARLY

100% FINISH RATE

Gerald Meerschaert

10STILL STANDING

HUNDREDS OF MINUTES. ZERO KNOCKDOWNS.

356:48TRACKED WITHOUT A KNOCKDOWN

Jon Jones

11TOURNAMENT-ERA CHAOS

TEN UFC BOUTS IN ONE YEAR

10BOUTS IN 1996

Don Frye

STYLE FINGERPRINTS

WHERE THE DAMAGE WENT.

Career shares expose choices that raw volume hides. Select a specialist to compare the five strongest qualified profiles.

HEAD HUNTER88.8%

Joe Lauzon

HEAD88.8%

BODY9.3%

LEG2.0%

BODY SPECIALIST44.7%

Loma Lookboonmee

HEAD36.8%

BODY44.7%

LEG18.5%

LEG SPECIALIST50.8%

Chris Gutierrez

HEAD37.9%

BODY11.3%

LEG50.8%

RANGE SPECIALIST98.0%

Nam Phan

DISTANCE98.0%

CLINCH0.7%

GROUND1.3%

PHONE-BOOTH FIGHTER43.7%

Jorge Rivera

DISTANCE30.2%

CLINCH43.7%

GROUND26.2%

GROUND-STRIKE SPECIALIST62.5%

Matt Hughes

DISTANCE28.8%

CLINCH8.7%

GROUND62.5%

RATE MONSTERS

VOLUME ISN’T ENOUGH.

Fight time and opportunity are normalized before ranking. Each top-five race publishes its minimum sample beside the result.

OUTPUT ENGINE

Who sustained the highest significant-strike attempt rate?

Minimum 120 tracked fight minutes.

01Joshua Van14.70ATTEMPTS / MIN

146 tracked minutes

02Ji Yeon Kim14.64ATTEMPTS / MIN

142 tracked minutes

03Daniel Rodriguez14.61ATTEMPTS / MIN

163 tracked minutes

04Sam Stout14.45ATTEMPTS / MIN

238 tracked minutes

05Max Holloway14.36ATTEMPTS / MIN

534 tracked minutes

GRAVITY MACHINE

Who completed takedowns most often after normalizing fight time?

Minimum 120 tracked fight minutes.

01Merab Dvalishvili5.97TAKEDOWNS / 15

119 takedowns

02Anthony Hernandez5.91TAKEDOWNS / 15

54 takedowns

03Khabib Nurmagomedov5.32TAKEDOWNS / 15

61 takedowns

04Karo Parisyan5.27TAKEDOWNS / 15

53 takedowns

05Wilson Reis5.15TAKEDOWNS / 15

51 takedowns

CONSTANT THREAT

Who attacked submissions most frequently?

Attempts are not finishes; minimum 120 tracked fight minutes.

01Charles Oliveira2.59ATTEMPTS / 15

51 attempts

02Hermes Franca2.31ATTEMPTS / 15

23 attempts

03Joe Stevenson2.19ATTEMPTS / 15

24 attempts

04Chris Lytle2.15ATTEMPTS / 15

31 attempts

05Kendall Grove2.07ATTEMPTS / 15

17 attempts

THE LONGEST LEASH

Who controlled the largest share of tracked fight time?

Minimum 120 tracked fight minutes.

01Chael Sonnen69.4%CONTROL SHARE

98:56 total control

02Grant Dawson65.1%CONTROL SHARE

110:29 total control

03Sara McMann56.8%CONTROL SHARE

70:21 total control

04Khabib Nurmagomedov55.1%CONTROL SHARE

94:47 total control

05Bryce Mitchell55.0%CONTROL SHARE

84:39 total control

KNOCKDOWN EFFICIENCY

Who produced the most knockdowns per 100 significant strikes landed?

Minimum 500 landed significant strikes.

01Chuck Liddell2.29KD / 100 LANDED

14 knockdowns

02Cody Garbrandt2.19KD / 100 LANDED

11 knockdowns

03Conor McGregor2.17KD / 100 LANDED

13 knockdowns

04Anderson Silva2.16KD / 100 LANDED

18 knockdowns

05Khalil Rountree Jr.2.06KD / 100 LANDED

14 knockdowns

HARD TO TOUCH

Who absorbed the fewest significant strikes per minute?

Minimum 120 tracked minutes and 500 opponent attempts.

01Matt Hughes1.28ABSORBED / MIN

286 absorbed

02Phil Davis1.33ABSORBED / MIN

224 absorbed

03Gegard Mousasi1.39ABSORBED / MIN

167 absorbed

04Ryan Bader1.39ABSORBED / MIN

285 absorbed

05Islam Makhachev1.42ABSORBED / MIN

316 absorbed

GRAVITY-RESISTANT

Who denied the greatest share of high-volume takedown attempts?

Minimum 100 opponent takedown attempts.

01Jose Aldo91.6%DEFENSE

9 of 107 allowed

02Petr Yan86.4%DEFENSE

23 of 169 allowed

03Max Holloway81.4%DEFENSE

31 of 167 allowed

04Michael Johnson81.1%DEFENSE

20 of 106 allowed

05Brad Tavares80.3%DEFENSE

28 of 142 allowed

THE CLOCK DEPARTMENT

FIVE SECONDS OR ONE SECOND LEFT.

Two opposite ways to break time: finish immediately, or wait until the fight is effectively over.

FASTEST FROM THE OPENING BELL0:05Jorge Masvidal def. Ben Askren