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    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 Heavyweight · 12-2
    71.4%
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    Steve Garcia Featherweight · 8-2
    70%
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    Uros Medic Welterweight · 7-3
    70%
    4
    Cain Velasquez Heavyweight · 12-3
    66.7%
    5
    Alex Pereira Light Heavyweight · 10-2
    66.7%
    6
    Don Frye Open Weight · 9-1
    60%
    7
    Thiago Silva Light Heavyweight · 7-3
    60%
    8
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    Shawn Jordan Heavyweight · 6-4
    60%
    9
    Anthony Johnson Light Heavyweight · 13-6
    57.9%
    10
    Matt Mitrione Heavyweight · 9-5
    57.1%
    11
    Conor McGregor Lightweight · 10-4
    57.1%
    12
    Sergei Pavlovich Heavyweight · 8-3
    54.5%
    13
    Carlos Ulberg Light Heavyweight · 10-1
    54.5%
    14
    Gregory Rodrigues Middleweight · 10-3
    53.8%
    15
    Yoel Romero Middleweight · 9-4
    53.8%
    16
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik Heavyweight · 9-6
    53.3%
    17
    Derrick Lewis Heavyweight · 20-11
    51.6%
    18
    Joaquin Buckley Welterweight · 11-5
    50%
    19
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    Pedro Rizzo Heavyweight · 9-5
    50%
    20
    Adrian Yanez Bantamweight · 6-3-1
    50%
    21
    Nate Quarry Middleweight · 7-3
    50%
    22
    Manel Kape Flyweight · 7-3
    50%
    23
    Vitor Belfort Middleweight · 15-10
    48%
    24
    Stipe Miocic Heavyweight · 14-5
    47.4%
    25
    Michal Oleksiejczuk Middleweight · 10-7
    47.1%
    26
    Abdul Razak Alhassan Middleweight · 6-7
    46.2%
    27
    Anderson Silva Middleweight · 17-7
    45.8%
    28
    Thiago Santos Light Heavyweight · 14-10
    45.8%
    29
    Roman Kopylov Middleweight · 6-5
    45.5%
    30
    Alistair Overeem Heavyweight · 12-8
    45%
    31
    Rich Franklin Middleweight · 14-6
    45%
    32
    Li Jingliang Welterweight · 11-7
    44.4%
    33
    Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight · 16-7
    43.5%
    34
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    Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight · 15-8
    43.5%
    35
    Matt Brown Welterweight · 17-13
    43.3%
    36
    Chad Mendes Featherweight · 9-5
    42.9%
    37
    Edmen Shahbazyan Middleweight · 9-5
    42.9%
    38
    Sean O'Malley Bantamweight · 11-3
    42.9%
    39
    Drew Dober Lightweight · 15-11
    42.3%
    40
    Roy Nelson Heavyweight · 9-10
    42.1%
    41
    Uriah Hall Middleweight · 10-9
    42.1%
    42
    Waldo Cortes Acosta Heavyweight · 10-2
    41.7%
    43
    Paulo Costa Middleweight · 8-4
    41.7%
    44
    Jimi Manuwa Light Heavyweight · 6-6
    41.7%
    45
    Benoit Saint Denis Lightweight · 9-3
    41.7%
    46
    Gegard Mousasi Middleweight · 9-3
    41.7%
    47
    Dustin Jacoby Light Heavyweight · 10-6-1
    41.2%
    48
    Khalil Rountree Jr. Light Heavyweight · 10-7
    41.2%
    49
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    Mark Hunt Heavyweight · 8-8-1
    41.2%
    50
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    Travis Browne Heavyweight · 9-7-1
    41.2%

    💢 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.

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