Most Finishes in a UFC Event

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2026 · Event records

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Every UFC card ranked by how many of its bouts ended inside the distance — knockouts, technical knockouts and submissions added together. The chips under each event split that total into knockouts (KO) and submissions (SUB), and the small figure under the total is how many bouts on the card had a result.

Two cards on the same number are ranked by how much of the card they finished, so a night that went eleven for eleven sits above one that went eleven for fourteen. Cancelled bouts never count against a card, and a card that is still being fought fills in as its results arrive.

The tournament era

The first UFC nights were one-night tournaments: no judges, at first no time limits, and the same fighters fighting three or four times before the night was out. Almost every bout ended in a finish, which is why a handful of cards from 1994 to 1999 sit high on the all-time list. They are marked Tournament. To compare modern cards only, choose a recent decade in the filters.

For the fighters behind the numbers, see most finishes in UFC history, the fastest finishes ever and first-round finishers. How the finish rate has moved year by year is on finish rate trends, and the cards fans rated highest are on top rated events.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a finish?
A bout won by knockout, technical knockout (a doctor's stoppage included) or submission. Decisions, disqualifications, draws and no contests are not finishes. It is the same definition our finish-rate trends page uses, so the two always agree.
What does the number under each figure mean?
How many bouts on that card had a result. Eleven finishes from eleven bouts is a card where nothing reached the judges; eleven from fourteen is eleven of fourteen. When two cards have the same number of finishes, the one that finished more of its card ranks higher.
Why are there events from the 1990s near the top?
The early UFC nights were one-night tournaments with no judges and, at first, no time limits, so almost every bout ended in a finish and the same fighters fought several times in one night. UFC 2 had 15 bouts and all 15 were finishes. Those cards are marked Tournament; for modern cards, pick a recent decade in the filters.
Does a bout that was cancelled count?
No. Only bouts that took place and have a result are counted, so a scratched fight does not lower a card's share, and a card that is still in progress fills in as its results arrive.
What is the difference between pay-per-view and Fight Night here?
Pay-per-view means a numbered UFC event, such as UFC 281. Everything else - Fight Nights, UFC on ESPN, ABC and FOX cards and Ultimate Fighter finales - is under Fight Nights.

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Most Finishes in a UFC Event - top 10 (MMA.SOCIAL): 1. UFC 2: No Way Out (15), 2. UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez (12), 3. UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping (11), 4. UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho (11), 5. UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington (11), 6. UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang (11), 7. UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 (11), 8. UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira (11), 9. UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill (10), 10. UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96 (10)
Most Finishes in a UFC Event - top 10, updated Oct 4, 2026.
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