Highest Knockout Rate in UFC
Fighters with the highest percentage of wins by KO/TKO (min. 10 fights)
2026 Stats
50
Fighters
71.4%
#1 KO Rate
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Francis Ngannou
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Steve Garcia
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Uros Medic
4
Cain Velasquez
5
Alex Pereira
6
Don Frye
7
Thiago Silva
8
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Shawn Jordan
9
Anthony Johnson
10
Matt Mitrione
11
Conor McGregor
12
Sergei Pavlovich
13
Carlos Ulberg
14
Gregory Rodrigues
15
Yoel Romero
16
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
17
Derrick Lewis
18
Joaquin Buckley
19
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Pedro Rizzo
20
Adrian Yanez
21
Nate Quarry
22
Manel Kape
23
Vitor Belfort
24
Stipe Miocic
25
Michal Oleksiejczuk
26
Abdul Razak Alhassan
27
Anderson Silva
28
Thiago Santos
29
Roman Kopylov
30
Alistair Overeem
31
Rich Franklin
32
Li Jingliang
33
Chuck Liddell
34
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Junior Dos Santos
35
Matt Brown
36
Chad Mendes
37
Edmen Shahbazyan
38
Sean O'Malley
39
Drew Dober
40
Roy Nelson
41
Uriah Hall
42
Waldo Cortes Acosta
43
Paulo Costa
44
Jimi Manuwa
45
Benoit Saint Denis
46
Gegard Mousasi
47
Dustin Jacoby
48
Khalil Rountree Jr.
49
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Mark Hunt
50
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Travis Browne
💢 About Highest Knockout Rate in UFC
This leaderboard ranks fighters by their knockout percentage across all recorded bouts. A minimum of 10 fights is required to qualify, ensuring meaningful data rather than small sample sizes.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How is KO rate calculated?
KO rate is calculated by dividing a fighter's KO/TKO wins by their total number of fights (wins + losses + draws), then multiplying by 100 to get a percentage.
Why is there a minimum fight requirement?
We require a minimum of 10 professional bouts to ensure statistical significance. Without this filter, fighters with only 1-2 fights could appear at the top with artificially high percentages.