Below is a list of records held in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (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.[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 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
- ^ Does not include multiple-bout tournaments
Most bouts in a single event
Updated as of July 12, 2025 after UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira.
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
|
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
|
Jon Jones
|
LHW \ HW
|
128, 135, 140, 145, 152, 159, 165, 172, 182, 197, 214, 232, 235, 239, 247, 285, 309
|
17
|
 Anderson Silva
|
MW \ LHW
|
64, 67, 73, 77, 82, 90, 97, 112, 117, 126, 134, 148 153, 162, 168, 183, 234
|
| 4
|
Tito Ortiz
|
LHW
|
13, 19, 22, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 44, 47, 50, 51, 66, 106, 133
|
16
|
| 5
|
.svg.png) 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.
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.
|
|
- ^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
|
Highest win percentage
Most consecutive wins
Updated as of December 6, 2025 after UFC 323.
| All fighters[5]
|
|
Fighter |
Division |
Began |
Ended |
Winning streak
|
| 1
|
 Islam Makhachev
|
LW \ CW \ WW
|
Sept 17, 2016
|
Active
|
16
|
| Anderson Silva
|
LHW \ MW
|
Jun 28, 2006
|
Jul 6, 2013
|
| 3
|
Kamaru Usman
|
WW
|
Jul 12, 2015
|
Aug 20, 2022
|
15
|
| 4
|
 Merab Dvalishvili
|
BW
|
Sept 15, 2018
|
Dec 6, 2025
|
14
|
| 5
|
Max Holloway
|
FTW \ CW
|
Jan 4, 2014
|
Apr 13, 2019
|
13
|
| Georges St-Pierre
|
MW \ WW
|
Aug 25, 2007
|
Retired
|
| Jon Jones
|
LHW
|
Mar 21, 2010
|
Jul 29, 2017
|
| Demetrious Johnson
|
FLW
|
Jun 8, 2012
|
Aug 4, 2018
|
| Khabib Nurmagomedov
|
LW \ CW
|
Jan 20, 2012
|
Retired
|
| 10
|
.svg.png) Alexander Volkanovski
|
FTW \ CW \ LW
|
Nov 26, 2016
|
Feb 12, 2023
|
12
|
| Tony Ferguson
|
LW
|
Oct 17, 2013
|
May 9, 2020
|
| Amanda Nunes
|
W-FTW \ W-BW
|
Mar 21, 2015
|
Dec 11, 2021
|
| 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[17]
|
| Middleweight
|
Anderson Silva
|
Jun 28, 2006
|
Jul 6, 2013
|
16[8]
|
| Welterweight
|
Kamaru Usman
|
Jul 12, 2015
|
Aug 20, 2022
|
15[9]
|
| Lightweight
|
Islam Makhachev
|
Sept 17, 2016
|
Active
|
14[10]
|
| Featherweight
|
Max Holloway
|
Jan 4, 2014
|
Dec 14, 2019
|
13[11]
|
| Bantamweight
|
Merab Dvalishvili
|
Sept 15, 2018
|
Dec 6, 2025
|
13[12]
|
| Flyweight
|
Demetrious Johnson
|
Jun 8, 2012
|
Aug 4, 2018
|
13[13]
|
| 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[14]
|
| Women's Flyweight
|
 Valentina Shevchenko
|
Feb 3, 2018
|
Mar 4, 2023
|
9[13]
|
| Women's Strawweight
|
 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
|
Dec 13, 2014
|
Nov 4, 2017
|
8[16]
|
Finishes
Most finishes
Most finishes - All fighters
Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.
- ^ Not listed in source, information found in fighter's page.
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.
Most finishes - In a single event
Highest percentage of finishes - In a single event
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.
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.
Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC wins.
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 (after UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape).
- ^ 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 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.[28]
|
Event |
Date |
Knockouts
|
| 1
|
UFC Fight Night 258 |
September 6, 2025 |
9
|
| 2
|
UFC 92 |
December 27, 2008 |
8
|
| UFC on Fox 7 |
April 20, 2013
|
| UFC Fight Night 45 |
July 16, 2014
|
| UFC 199 |
June 4, 2016
|
| UFC 218 |
December 2, 2017
|
| UFC Fight Night 197 |
November 13, 2021
|
| UFC on ESPN 37 |
June 18, 2022
|
| UFC on ESPN 42 |
December 3, 2022
|
| UFC on ESPN 54 |
March 30, 2024
|
Fastest knockouts
Fastest knockouts - All fighters
- ^ Official UFC records have the bout time at 0:11, Dana White and UFC officials have admitted[29] the actual KO time was 0:06. The NSAC cannot retroactively amend bout times.
Fastest knockouts - By division
Latest knockouts
Latest knockouts - All fighters
Latest knockouts - By division
- ^ Light Heavyweight bout in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
Submissions
Most submissions
Most submissions - All fighters
Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.
- ^ Not listed in source. Information found in fighter's page.
|
|
Most submissions - By division
Updated as of October 11, 2025 after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot.
- ^ 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 consecutive submissions - All fighters
Updated as of October 26, 2025 after UFC 321.
Most submissions - In a single event
|
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
|
| UFC Fight Night 263
|
November 1, 2025
|
Fastest submissions
Fastest submissions - All fighters
Fastest submissions - By division
- ^ a b Light Heavyweight submission in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) class (now known as Light Heavyweight)
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
|
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.
|
| UFC on ABC 8
|
June 21, 2025
|
Baku Crystal Hall
|
Baku, Azerbaijan
|
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 February 1, 2026 (after UFC 325).
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|
Most significant strikes landed - In a single bout
Updated to March 9, 2024 (after UFC 299).
Most significant strikes landed - In a single event
Updated to December 3, 2022.[39]
Highest significant strike percentage
- 2.^ Minimum 1000 significant strike attempts.
Updated to August 9, 2025[5]
- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts and 350 significant strikes attempted.
Highest significant strikes landed per minute
Updated to December 6, 2025[34]
- 1.^ Minimum 5 UFC bouts.
Knockdowns
Most knockdowns - Career
Updated to July 19, 2025.
Most knockdowns - By division
Updated to October 18, 2025.
Most knockdowns - In a single bout
Updated to July 26, 2025.
Most knockdowns - In a single event
Updated to June 18, 2022.[39]
Takedowns
Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters
Updated to December 6, 2025.
Most Takedowns Landed - By division
Updated to December 6, 2025.
- ^ 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
Updated to October 4, 2025.
Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event
Updated to July 10, 2023.[39]
Highest takedown accuracy
Updated to March 9, 2024.[34]
Submission attempts
Submission attempts - Career
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
[46]
- 1.^ Minimum 10 UFC bouts.
Losses
Updated as of November 16, 2025 after UFC 322.
Most losses
Most consecutive losses
Most consecutive losses by a woman
Championships
Most title reigns
Longest single title reigns
Longest single title reigns - By division
Longest combined title reigns
Longest combined title reigns - By division
Most title bouts
Youngest champions
|
Fighter |
Division |
Won \ Awarded |
Birthday |
Age
|
| 1
|
Jon Jones
|
LHW
|
Mar 19, 2011
|
Jul 19, 1987
|
23 years, 243 days
|
| 2
|
 Joshua Van
|
FW
|
Dec 6, 2025
|
Oct 10, 2001
|
24 years, 57 days
|
| 3
|
José Aldo
|
FTW
|
Nov 20, 2010
|
Sept 9, 1986
|
24 years, 72 days2
|
| 4
|
Josh Barnett
|
HW
|
Mar 22, 2002
|
Nov 10, 1977
|
24 years, 132 days
|
| 5
|
Carlos Newton
|
WW
|
May 4, 2001
|
Aug 17, 1976
|
24 years, 260 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.
Oldest champions
|
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
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[50] 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.
|
|
Champion |
Division |
Won |
Lost |
Defenses |
Reign |
Total reign
|
| 1
|
Randy Couture
|
Heavyweight
|
Dec 21, 1997 (UFC Japan)
|
Jan ?, 1998 (stripped)
|
0
|
00? 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
|
2938 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)
|
Jun 21, 2025 (vacated)
|
1
|
840 days
|
| 9
|
Alex Pereira
|
Middleweight
|
Nov 12, 2022 (UFC 281)
|
Apr 8, 2023 (UFC 287)
|
0
|
147 days
|
769 days
|
| Light Heavyweight
|
Nov 11, 2023 (UFC 295)
|
Mar 8, 2025 (UFC 313)
|
3
|
483 days
|
| Oct 4, 2025 (UFC 320)
|
Incumbent
|
0
|
139 days
|
| 10
|
Ilia Topuria
|
Featherweight
|
Feb 17, 2024 (UFC 298)
|
Apr 12, 2025 (vacated)
|
1
|
419 days
|
656 days
|
| Lightweight
|
Jun 28, 2025 (UFC 317)
|
Incumbent
|
0
|
237 days
|
| 11
|
Islam Makhachev
|
Lightweight
|
Oct 22, 2022 (UFC 280)
|
Jun 28, 2025 (vacated)
|
4
|
980 days
|
1,077 days
|
| Welterweight
|
Nov 15, 2025 (UFC 322)
|
Incumbent
|
0
|
97 days
|
Simultaneous two division champions
- 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
|
0
|
| 5
|
Amanda Nunes (2)
|
Women's Featherweight
|
Jul 30, 2022 – Jun 20, 2023
|
0
|
325 days
|
| Women's Bantamweight
|
1
|
Tournaments
Multiple tournament wins
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 February 10, 2026.
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
Updated as of February 10, 2026.
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
Women's Pound-for-pound rankings were first introduced by the UFC on January 27, 2020.[53]
Updated as of February 10, 2026.
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
Updated as of February 10, 2026.
Bold - Active reign.
- ^ Denotes the number of times a fighter has appeared as number one pound-for-pound in ranking updates.
Bonuses
Most overall
Updated as of January 24, 2026 after UFC 324.
Updated to October 11, 2025 after (after UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot).
Most Fight of the Night bonuses
Updated to January 24, 2026 (after UFC 324).
Most Knockout of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
Most Submission of the Night bonuses (discontinued)
Attendances
Overall
|
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[58]
|
| 2
|
UFC 193
|
Rousey (c) vs. Holm
|
Nov 14, 2015
|
56,214[59]
|
| 3
|
UFC 129
|
St-Pierre (c) vs. Shields
|
Apr 30, 2011
|
Rogers Centre
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
55,724[60]
|
| 4
|
UFC 198
|
Werdum (c) vs. Miocic
|
May 14, 2016
|
Arena da Baixada
|
Curitiba, Brazil
|
45,207[61]
|
| 5
|
UFC on Fox 14
|
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
|
Jan 24, 2015
|
Tele2 Arena
|
 Stockholm, Sweden
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30,000[62]
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United States
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Event |
Main event |
Date |
Venue |
City |
Attendance
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| 1
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UFC 281
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Adesanya (c) vs. Pereira 1
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Nov 12, 2022
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Madison Square Garden
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New York City, New York
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20,845
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| 2
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UFC 268
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Usman (c) vs. Covington 2
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Nov 6, 2021
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20,715
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| 3
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UFC 322
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Della Maddalena (c) vs. Makhachev
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Nov 16, 2025
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20,664
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| 4
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UFC 205
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Alvarez (c) vs. McGregor
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Nov 12, 2016
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20,427
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| 5
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UFC 309
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Jones vs. Miocic
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Nov 16, 2024
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20,200
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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
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Event |
Main event |
Date |
Venue |
City |
PPV Buys
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| 1
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UFC 229
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Khabib (c) vs. McGregor
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Oct 6, 2018
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T-Mobile Arena
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Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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2,400,000
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| 2
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UFC 264
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Poirier vs. McGregor 3
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July 10, 2021
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1,800,000
|
| 3
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UFC 202
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Diaz vs. McGregor 2
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Aug 20, 2016
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1,650,000
|
| 4
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UFC 257
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Poirier vs. McGregor 2
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Jan 24, 2021
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Etihad Arena
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 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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1,600,000
|
| 5
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UFC 100
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Lesnar vs. Mir 2
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July 11, 2009
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Mandalay Bay Events Center
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Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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1,600,000
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Highest Pay-Per-View buys for a non-championship main event
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Event |
Main event |
Date |
Venue |
City |
PPV Buys
|
| 1
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UFC 264
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Poirier vs. McGregor 3
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July 10, 2021
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T-Mobile Arena
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Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
|
1,800,000
|
| 2
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UFC 202
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Diaz vs. McGregor 2
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Aug 20, 2016
|
1,650,000
|
| 3
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UFC 257
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Poirier vs. McGregor 2
|
Jan 24, 2021
|
Etihad Arena
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|
1,600,000
|
| 4
|
UFC 246
|
McGregor vs. Cowboy
|
Jan 18, 2020
|
T-Mobile Arena
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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
| 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[64]
|
| 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.
Biggest gates
|
Event |
Main event |
Date |
Venue |
City |
Gate |
Inflation Adjusted
|
| 1
|
UFC 306
|
O'Malley (c) vs. Dvalishvili
|
Sep 14, 2024
|
Sphere
|
Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
|
$21,829,245[65][66]
|
$21,829,245
|
| 2
|
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
|
| 3
|
UFC 229
|
Khabib (c) vs. McGregor
|
Oct 6, 2018
|
T-Mobile Arena
|
Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
|
$17,188,894
|
$21,512,689
|
| 4
|
UFC 309
|
Jones (c) vs. Miocic
|
Nov 16, 2024
|
Madison Square Garden
|
New York City, New York U.S.
|
$16,673,954
|
$16,673,954
|
| 5
|
UFC 300
|
Pereira (c) vs. Hill
|
April 13, 2024
|
T-Mobile Arena
|
Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
|
$16,508,823
|
$16,508,823
|
See also
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