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    Control Time Kings

    UFC fighters with the most total octagon control time. Minimum 3 fights with recorded stats.

    50 fighters
    #1
    Georges St-Pierre
    Georges St-Pierre 20-2 2:42:02 Total Control 7:22 Per Fight Avg     #2
    Clay Guida
    Clay Guida 18-19 2:36:27 Total Control 4:14 Per Fight Avg     #3
    Demian Maia
    Demian Maia 22-11 2:35:19 Total Control 4:42 Per Fight Avg
    1
    Georges St-Pierre
    Georges St-Pierre 20-2 Welterweight 22 fights
    2:42:02 Total 7:22 avg
    2
    Clay Guida
    Clay Guida 18-19 Lightweight 37 fights
    2:36:27 Total 4:14 avg
    3
    Demian Maia
    Demian Maia 22-11 Welterweight 33 fights
    2:35:19 Total 4:42 avg
    4
    Kamaru Usman
    Kamaru Usman 16-3 Welterweight 19 fights
    2:26:50 Total 7:44 avg
    5
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    Rafael Dos Anjos 21-15 Welterweight 36 fights
    2:16:45 Total 3:48 avg
    6
    Darren Elkins
    Darren Elkins 19-11 Featherweight 30 fights
    2:09:02 Total 4:18 avg
    7
    Jon Fitch
    Jon Fitch 14-3-1 Welterweight 18 fights
    2:08:26 Total 7:08 avg
    8
    Randy Couture
    Randy Couture 16-8 Light Heavyweight 23 fights
    2:06:42 Total 5:31 avg
    9
    Colby Covington
    Colby Covington 12-5 Welterweight 17 fights
    2:05:04 Total 7:21 avg
    10
    Tito Ortiz
    Tito Ortiz 15-11-1 Light Heavyweight 26 fights
    1:59:29 Total 4:36 avg
    11
    Matt Hughes
    Matt Hughes 18-7 Welterweight 25 fights
    1:57:51 Total 4:43 avg
    12
    Valentina Shevchenko
    Valentina Shevchenko 15-3-1 Women's Flyweight 19 fights
    1:53:49 Total 5:59 avg
    13
    Merab Dvalishvili
    Merab Dvalishvili 14-3 Bantamweight 17 fights
    1:47:25 Total 6:19 avg
    14
    Frankie Edgar
    Frankie Edgar 18-11-1 Bantamweight 30 fights
    1:45:37 Total 3:31 avg
    15
    Gleison Tibau
    Gleison Tibau 16-12 Lightweight 28 fights
    1:43:42 Total 3:42 avg
    16
    Grant Dawson
    Grant Dawson 11-2-1 Lightweight 14 fights
    1:43:18 Total 7:23 avg
    17
    Demetrious Johnson
    Demetrious Johnson 15-2-1 Flyweight 18 fights
    1:42:16 Total 5:41 avg
    18
    Charles Oliveira
    Charles Oliveira 25-11 Lightweight 37 fights
    1:42:03 Total 2:45 avg
    19
    Islam Makhachev
    Islam Makhachev 17-1 Welterweight 18 fights
    1:41:28 Total 5:38 avg
    20
    Diego Sanchez
    Diego Sanchez 19-13 Welterweight 32 fights
    1:39:22 Total 3:06 avg
    21
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    Chael Sonnen 7-7 Light Heavyweight 14 fights
    1:38:54 Total 7:04 avg
    22
    Nik Lentz
    Nik Lentz 14-9-1 Catch Weight 25 fights
    1:38:43 Total 3:57 avg
    23
    Dong Hyun Kim
    Dong Hyun Kim 13-4 Welterweight 18 fights
    1:38:36 Total 5:29 avg
    24
    Yushin Okami
    Yushin Okami 14-7 Welterweight 21 fights
    1:35:55 Total 4:34 avg
    25
    Aljamain Sterling
    Aljamain Sterling 17-5 Featherweight 22 fights
    1:35:44 Total 4:21 avg
    26
    Khabib Nurmagomedov
    Khabib Nurmagomedov 13-0 Lightweight 13 fights
    1:34:41 Total 7:17 avg
    27
    Neil Magny
    Neil Magny 24-13 Welterweight 37 fights
    1:34:38 Total 2:33 avg
    28
    Jim Miller
    Jim Miller 27-18 Lightweight 46 fights
    1:34:12 Total 2:03 avg
    29
    Gillian Robertson
    Gillian Robertson 13-6 Women's Strawweight 19 fights
    1:33:19 Total 4:55 avg
    30
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    Josh Koscheck 15-10 Welterweight 25 fights
    1:32:12 Total 3:41 avg
    31
    Kevin Lee
    Kevin Lee 11-8 Welterweight 19 fights
    1:29:32 Total 4:43 avg
    32
    Beneil Dariush
    Beneil Dariush 17-7-1 Lightweight 25 fights
    1:28:27 Total 3:32 avg
    33
    Rani Yahya
    Rani Yahya 13-6-1 Bantamweight 21 fights
    1:28:23 Total 4:13 avg
    34
    Sean Sherk
    Sean Sherk 8-4 Lightweight 12 fights
    1:27:17 Total 7:16 avg
    35
    Curtis Blaydes
    Curtis Blaydes 14-5 Heavyweight 20 fights
    1:25:37 Total 4:17 avg
    36
    Jon Jones
    Jon Jones 22-1 Heavyweight 24 fights
    1:24:32 Total 3:31 avg
    37
    Matthew Riddle
    Matthew Riddle 7-3 Welterweight 12 fights
    1:22:28 Total 6:52 avg
    38
    Mark Bocek
    Mark Bocek 8-5 Lightweight 13 fights
    1:20:46 Total 6:13 avg
    39
    Michael Chiesa
    Michael Chiesa 14-7 Welterweight 21 fights
    1:20:40 Total 3:50 avg
    40
    Rashad Evans
    Rashad Evans 14-8-1 Light Heavyweight 23 fights
    1:20:35 Total 3:30 avg
    41
    Johny Hendricks
    Johny Hendricks 13-8 Middleweight 21 fights
    1:20:18 Total 3:49 avg
    42
    Tim Elliott
    Tim Elliott 10-11 Flyweight 21 fights
    1:20:11 Total 3:49 avg
    43
    Thales Leites
    Thales Leites 13-8 Middleweight 21 fights
    1:19:01 Total 3:46 avg
    44
    Mike Pierce
    Mike Pierce 9-5 Welterweight 14 fights
    1:18:42 Total 5:37 avg
    45
    Ray Borg
    Ray Borg 7-5 Bantamweight 12 fights
    1:18:40 Total 6:33 avg
    46
    Glover Teixeira
    Glover Teixeira 16-7 Light Heavyweight 23 fights
    1:18:33 Total 3:25 avg
    47
    Matt Lindland
    Matt Lindland 9-3 Middleweight 12 fights
    1:17:25 Total 6:27 avg
    48
    Ryan Bader
    Ryan Bader 15-5 Light Heavyweight 20 fights
    1:16:26 Total 3:49 avg
    49
    Belal Muhammad
    Belal Muhammad 15-5 Welterweight 21 fights
    1:16:10 Total 3:38 avg
    50
    Rick Story
    Rick Story 12-7 Welterweight 19 fights
    1:14:54 Total 3:57 avg

    About UFC Control Time Statistics

    Control time measures how long a fighter maintains dominant position over their opponent during a fight. It is one of the most important grappling metrics in MMA, directly influencing judges' scorecards under the unified rules.

    How Control Time Is Measured

    Octagon control time is tracked per round by UFC statistics providers. A fighter accumulates control time when they maintain a dominant position such as top mount, side control, back control, or clinch control against the cage. This leaderboard aggregates total control time across all recorded fights.

    What This Leaderboard Shows

    • Total Control Time: The cumulative time a fighter has spent in controlling positions across all recorded UFC fights.
    • Per-Fight Average: Average control time per fight, highlighting fighters who consistently dominate regardless of career length.
    • Minimum 3 Fights: Only fighters with at least 3 fights with recorded stats are included to ensure statistical relevance.

    Control time data is updated after each UFC event. Fighters who excel in control time are typically elite wrestlers and grapplers who can dictate where the fight takes place.