Record books — the fastest, longest, youngest, mostOne page per record, a hundred rows deep, ordered by the number itself. Where a division has enough qualifying fights to rank on its own it gets its own page, listed under the record it belongs to.
The fastest knockout in UFC history is Jorge Masvidal vs Ben Askren, at 5 seconds, at UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos on 6 July 2019.
2,816 qualifying bouts · 11 division pages
The fastest submission in UFC history is Oleg Taktarov vs Anthony Macias, at 9 seconds, at UFC 6: Clash of the Titans on 14 July 1995.
1,719 qualifying bouts · 11 division pages
The shortest fight in UFC history is Jorge Masvidal vs Ben Askren, at 5 seconds, at UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos on 6 July 2019.
136 qualifying bouts
The longest fight in UFC history is Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie, lasting 36 minutes, at UFC 5: The Return of the Beast on 7 April 1995.
8,869 qualifying bouts
The most knockdowns in a single UFC fight is 6 knockdowns, in Mohammad Yahya vs Steven Nguyen, at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder on 26 July 2025.
3,170 qualifying bouts
The latest finishes in UFC history are a 3-way tie at 24 minutes 59 seconds: Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi (UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi on 25 April 2015), Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez (UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez on 10 November 2018) and Justin Gaethje vs Max Holloway (UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill on 13 April 2024).
4,615 qualifying bouts · 11 division pages
The fighter with the most post-fight bonuses in UFC history is Charles Oliveira, with 18 bonuses, won between 1 August 2010 and 11 October 2025.
1,001 qualifying fighters
The longest title reign in UFC history is Anderson Silva, with 2,457 days, from beating Rich Franklin for the middleweight title on 14 October 2006 to losing it to Chris Weidman on 6 July 2013.
142 qualifying reigns
The fighter with the most weeks on the champion line in UFC history is Valentina Shevchenko, with 326 weeks on the published tables, on the champion line between the tables of 12 December 2018 and 8 September 2026.
76 qualifying fighters
The fighter with the most weeks inside the UFC top five is Max Holloway, with 424 weeks on the published tables, inside the top five between the tables of 27 April 2015 and 8 September 2026.
278 qualifying fighters
The fighter who has spent the most weeks in the UFC rankings is Jéssica Andrade, with 582 weeks on the published tables, in the table between the tables of 28 October 2013 and 8 September 2026.
635 qualifying fighters
The longest unbroken run in the UFC rankings is Robert Whittaker, of 515 weeks on the published tables, at middleweight, from the table of 11 May 2015 to the table of 30 June 2026.
1,230 qualifying spells
The biggest one-week climbs in the UFC rankings are a 2-way tie at 11 places in a week: Yoel Romero (middleweight, between the tables of 3 August 2016 and 9 August 2016) and Joshua Van (flyweight, between the tables of 24 June 2025 and 1 July 2025).
4,966 qualifying moves
The most UFC ranking tables one fighter has appeared in is 4 ranking tables, shared by 3 fighters: Anthony Pettis (between the tables of 4 February 2013 and 21 December 2020), Jéssica Andrade (between the tables of 28 October 2013 and 8 September 2026) and Conor McGregor (between the tables of 30 December 2013 and 6 December 2022).
160 qualifying fighters
The youngest UFC champion is Jon Jones, at 23 years and 8 months, when he beat Mauricio Rua for the light heavyweight title on 19 March 2011.
107 qualifying champions
The oldest UFC champion is Randy Couture, at 43 years and 8 months, when he beat Tim Sylvia for the heavyweight title on 3 March 2007.
107 qualifying champions
The longest unbroken spell on the champion line of the UFC rankings is Amanda Nunes, with 215 weeks on the published tables, at women's bantamweight, from the table of 11 July 2016 to the table of 6 December 2021.
105 qualifying spells
The youngest fighter on the champion line of the UFC rankings is Joshua Van, at 24 years and 66 days, on the flyweight table of 9 December 2025.
76 qualifying champions
The oldest fighter on the champion line of the UFC rankings is Glover Teixeira, at 42 years and 232 days, on the light heavyweight table of 6 June 2022.
76 qualifying champions
The fighters who have missed weight most often in the UFC in 2026 are a 21-way tie at 1 miss: Alex Perez (the UFC 324 weigh-in on 24 January 2026), Deiveson Figueiredo (the UFC 324 weigh-in on 24 January 2026), Aaron Tau (the UFC 325 weigh-in on 31 January 2026) and Eduarda Moura (the UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira weigh-in on 7 February 2026), and 17 more at the same mark.
21 qualifying fighters
The biggest weight miss in the UFC in 2026 is Luana Carolina, at 8 lb over the limit, at the UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy weigh-in on 21 March 2026, reading 144 lb for a 136 lb bout.
20 qualifying misses
The fighter with the most wins in UFC history is Jim Miller, with 28 wins, won between 18 October 2008 and 9 May 2026.
1,933 qualifying fighters
The fighter with the most knockouts in UFC history is Derrick Lewis, with 16 knockouts, scored between 19 April 2014 and 12 July 2025.
1,166 qualifying fighters
The fighter with the most submissions in UFC history is Charles Oliveira, with 17 submissions, won between 1 August 2010 and 11 October 2025.
853 qualifying fighters
The fighter with the most fights in UFC history is Jim Miller, with 47 fights, fought between 18 October 2008 and 9 May 2026.
2,741 qualifying fighters · 1 division pages
The fighter with the longest win streak in UFC history is Islam Makhachev, with 17 straight wins, from 17 September 2016 to 15 August 2026.
1,933 qualifying fighters
The fighter with the most octagon time in UFC history is Max Holloway, with 8 hours 53 minutes, fought between 4 February 2012 and 11 July 2026.
2,741 qualifying fighters · 11 division pages
The fighter with the most title defences in UFC history is Jon Jones, with 12 title defences, at light heavyweight and heavyweight, between 24 September 2011 and 16 November 2024.
64 qualifying champions
Stats — how often, by year, division, referee11 measurements cut 6 ways, published only where the sample carries it: every row on every one of these tables says how many fights it rests on.
Knockout rate
Submission rate
Decision rate
Finish rate
First-round finish rate
Split decision rate
Average fight length
Knockdowns per fight
Takedowns per fight
Significant strikes per minute
Title-fight finish rate
Rules, explained