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Most Finishes in UFC History

The career finishers — most knockouts and submissions of all time

2026 · All-Time

100Finishers Ranked

21Most Finishes

649KO/TKOs

354Submissions

KO/TKO (striking finish) Submission (grappling finish)

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Charles Oliveira Lightweight · 25-11

21 finishes 4 KO 17 SUB

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Jim Miller Lightweight · 28-18

20 finishes 6 KO 14 SUB

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Derrick Lewis Heavyweight · 20-12

16 finishes 16 KO

Donald Cerrone Welterweight · 23-14

16 finishes 10 KO 6 SUB

Matt Brown Welterweight · 17-13

15 finishes 13 KO 2 SUB

Dustin Poirier Lightweight · 22-9

15 finishes 11 KO 4 SUB

Vicente Luque Welterweight · 17-8

15 finishes 8 KO 7 SUB

Vitor Belfort Middleweight · 15-10

14 finishes 12 KO 2 SUB

Anderson Silva Middleweight · 17-7

14 finishes 11 KO 3 SUB

Max Holloway Lightweight · 23-9

13 finishes 11 KO 2 SUB

Matt Hughes Welterweight · 18-7

13 finishes 8 KO 5 SUB

Glover Teixeira Light Heavyweight · 16-7

13 finishes 6 KO 7 SUB

Joe Lauzon Lightweight · 15-12

13 finishes 6 KO 7 SUB

Frank Mir Heavyweight · 16-11

13 finishes 5 KO 8 SUB

Drew Dober Lightweight · 15-11

12 finishes 11 KO 1 SUB

Jon Jones Light Heavyweight · 22-1

12 finishes 6 KO 6 SUB

Nate Diaz Welterweight · 16-11

12 finishes 2 KO 10 SUB

Demian Maia Welterweight · 22-11

12 finishes 1 KO 11 SUB

Gerald Meerschaert Middleweight · 12-14

12 finishes 1 KO 11 SUB

Thiago Santos Light Heavyweight · 14-10

11 finishes 11 KO

Anthony Johnson Light Heavyweight · 13-6

11 finishes 11 KO

Francis Ngannou Heavyweight · 12-2

11 finishes 10 KO 1 SUB

Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight · 23-18

11 finishes 9 KO 2 SUB

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Gabriel Gonzaga Heavyweight · 12-10

11 finishes 7 KO 4 SUB

BJ Penn Lightweight · 12-13-2

11 finishes 7 KO 4 SUB

Marlon Vera Bantamweight · 15-11

11 finishes 7 KO 4 SUB

Randy Couture Light Heavyweight · 16-8

11 finishes 7 KO 4 SUB

Anthony Smith Light Heavyweight · 13-12

11 finishes 6 KO 5 SUB

Ovince Saint Preux Light Heavyweight · 15-13

11 finishes 6 KO 5 SUB

Tony Ferguson Welterweight · 15-9

11 finishes 5 KO 6 SUB

Kevin Holland Welterweight · 16-12

11 finishes 5 KO 6 SUB

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Stefan Struve Heavyweight · 13-11

11 finishes 5 KO 6 SUB

Islam Makhachev Welterweight · 17-1

11 finishes 3 KO 8 SUB

Michael Bisping Middleweight · 20-9

10 finishes 10 KO

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Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight · 15-8

10 finishes 10 KO

Cain Velasquez Heavyweight · 12-3

10 finishes 10 KO

Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight · 16-7

10 finishes 10 KO

Rich Franklin Middleweight · 14-6

10 finishes 9 KO 1 SUB

Tito Ortiz Light Heavyweight · 15-11-1

10 finishes 8 KO 2 SUB

Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight · 16-2

10 finishes 7 KO 3 SUB

Neil Magny Welterweight · 24-13

10 finishes 7 KO 3 SUB

Nikita Krylov Light Heavyweight · 12-9

10 finishes 5 KO 5 SUB

Gillian Robertson Women's Strawweight · 14-6

10 finishes 3 KO 7 SUB

Kenny Florian Featherweight · 12-5

10 finishes 3 KO 7 SUB

Edson Barboza Lightweight · 18-14

9 finishes 9 KO

Alistair Overeem Heavyweight · 12-8

9 finishes 9 KO

Stipe Miocic Heavyweight · 14-5

9 finishes 9 KO

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Thiago Alves Welterweight · 15-12

9 finishes 8 KO 1 SUB

Chris Leben Middleweight · 12-10

9 finishes 7 KO 2 SUB

Bruno Silva Flyweight · 9-12

9 finishes 7 KO 2 SUB

Derek Brunson Middleweight · 14-7

9 finishes 7 KO 2 SUB

Dan Hooker Lightweight · 14-10

9 finishes 7 KO 2 SUB

Don Frye Open Weight · 9-1

9 finishes 6 KO 3 SUB

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Josh Koscheck Welterweight · 15-10

9 finishes 6 KO 3 SUB

Nate Marquardt Middleweight · 13-12

9 finishes 6 KO 3 SUB

Jessica Andrade Women's Strawweight · 17-13

9 finishes 6 KO 3 SUB

Benoit Saint Denis Lightweight · 9-3

9 finishes 5 KO 4 SUB

Evan Tanner Middleweight · 11-6

9 finishes 5 KO 4 SUB

Ed Herman Light Heavyweight · 13-12

9 finishes 4 KO 5 SUB

Rafael Dos Anjos Welterweight · 21-15

9 finishes 4 KO 5 SUB

Paul Craig Light Heavyweight · 9-10-1

9 finishes 3 KO 6 SUB

Renato Moicano Lightweight · 13-7

9 finishes 2 KO 7 SUB

Brendan Allen Middleweight · 15-4

9 finishes 2 KO 7 SUB

Michael Chiesa Welterweight · 15-7

9 finishes 9 SUB

Roy Nelson Heavyweight · 9-10

8 finishes 8 KO

Uriah Hall Middleweight · 10-9

8 finishes 8 KO

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Heavyweight · 9-6

8 finishes 8 KO

Cub Swanson Featherweight · 16-10

8 finishes 8 KO

Mauricio Rua Light Heavyweight · 11-12-1

8 finishes 8 KO

Matt Mitrione Heavyweight · 9-5

8 finishes 8 KO

Michal Oleksiejczuk Middleweight · 10-8

8 finishes 8 KO

Curtis Blaydes Heavyweight · 14-6

8 finishes 8 KO

Jeremy Stephens Lightweight · 15-20

8 finishes 8 KO

Li Jingliang Welterweight · 11-7

8 finishes 8 KO

Melvin Guillard Lightweight · 12-9

8 finishes 8 KO

Conor McGregor Lightweight · 10-4

8 finishes 8 KO

Joaquin Buckley Welterweight · 11-6

8 finishes 8 KO

Robbie Lawler Welterweight · 15-10

8 finishes 8 KO

Alex Pereira Heavyweight · 10-3

8 finishes 8 KO

Lyoto Machida Middleweight · 16-8

8 finishes 7 KO 1 SUB

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Travis Browne Heavyweight · 9-7-1

8 finishes 7 KO 1 SUB

TJ Dillashaw Bantamweight · 13-5

8 finishes 7 KO 1 SUB

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Tim Means Welterweight · 15-14

8 finishes 6 KO 2 SUB

Tom Aspinall Heavyweight · 8-1

8 finishes 6 KO 2 SUB

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Marcos Rogerio de Lima Heavyweight · 11-7

8 finishes 6 KO 2 SUB

Georges St-Pierre Welterweight · 20-2

8 finishes 5 KO 3 SUB

Alan Belcher Middleweight · 9-6

8 finishes 5 KO 3 SUB

Terrance McKinney Lightweight · 8-5

8 finishes 5 KO 3 SUB

Jalin Turner Lightweight · 8-6

8 finishes 5 KO 3 SUB

Ryan Spann Heavyweight · 10-6

8 finishes 4 KO 4 SUB

Deiveson Figueiredo Bantamweight · 14-7-1

8 finishes 4 KO 4 SUB

Fabricio Werdum Heavyweight · 12-6

8 finishes 4 KO 4 SUB

Jacare Souza Middleweight · 9-7

8 finishes 4 KO 4 SUB

Gilbert Burns Welterweight · 15-10

8 finishes 3 KO 5 SUB

Beneil Dariush Lightweight · 17-8-1

8 finishes 3 KO 5 SUB

Alexandre Pantoja Flyweight · 14-4

8 finishes 2 KO 6 SUB

Jake Matthews Welterweight · 16-8

8 finishes 2 KO 6 SUB

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Aleksei Oleinik Heavyweight · 9-8

8 finishes 1 KO 7 SUB

Cole Miller Featherweight · 10-9

8 finishes 1 KO 7 SUB

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Royce Gracie Catch Weight · 8-1-1

8 finishes 1 KO 7 SUB

💥 About Career Finishes

This leaderboard ranks fighters by the total number of fights they've ended inside the distance — every knockout, technical knockout, and submission on their UFC record combined. It's the volume board: the sport's most reliable finishers, the fighters you tune in for because the scorecards rarely get involved. The red figure is striking finishes (KO/TKO); the purple figure is submissions.

Volume isn't the same as efficiency. A career finisher with 100 fights will out-count a young phenom who finishes almost everyone, so pair this with our highest finish-rate and KO-rate pages to separate the busy from the lethal. For single-discipline crowns, see most knockouts and most submissions.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a finish?

A finish is any victory that ends the fight before the judges' scorecards — a knockout, technical knockout (including doctor's stoppages), or a submission. Decisions and disqualifications are not finishes. We total every KO/TKO and submission win in a fighter's recorded UFC history.

How is the KO / SUB split calculated?

Each finish is bucketed by its method: strikes (KO/TKO) or a submission. The two numbers add up to the fighter's total finishes. It's the quickest way to see whether a finisher is a knockout artist, a submission specialist, or a genuine threat everywhere.

Why is this a count, not a rate?

This page rewards volume — the fighters who have simply ended the most fights. For efficiency (finishes as a share of wins), see our finish-rate leaderboards, where a fighter with fewer bouts but a higher stoppage percentage can rank ahead of the big career tallies.

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