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    Most Knockouts in UFC History

    Fighters with the most KO/TKO victories in UFC competition

    2026 Stats
    50 Fighters
    16 #1 KOs
    🥇
    Derrick Lewis Heavyweight · 20-11
    16
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    Matt Brown Welterweight · 17-13
    13
    🥉
    Vitor Belfort Middleweight · 15-10
    12
    4
    Max Holloway Lightweight · 23-9
    11
    5
    Dustin Poirier Lightweight · 22-9
    11
    6
    Anderson Silva Middleweight · 17-7
    11
    7
    Drew Dober Lightweight · 15-11
    11
    8
    Thiago Santos Light Heavyweight · 14-10
    11
    9
    Anthony Johnson Light Heavyweight · 13-6
    11
    10
    Donald Cerrone Welterweight · 23-14
    10
    11
    Michael Bisping Middleweight · 20-9
    10
    12
    Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight · 16-7
    10
    13
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    Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight · 15-8
    10
    14
    Francis Ngannou Heavyweight · 12-2
    10
    15
    Cain Velasquez Heavyweight · 12-3
    10
    16
    Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight · 23-18
    9
    17
    Edson Barboza Lightweight · 18-14
    9
    18
    Stipe Miocic Heavyweight · 14-5
    9
    19
    Rich Franklin Middleweight · 14-6
    9
    20
    Alistair Overeem Heavyweight · 12-8
    9
    21
    Matt Hughes Welterweight · 18-7
    8
    22
    Vicente Luque Welterweight · 17-8
    8
    23
    Cub Swanson Featherweight · 16-10
    8
    24
    Jeremy Stephens Lightweight · 15-19
    8
    25
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    Thiago Alves Welterweight · 15-12
    8
    26
    Robbie Lawler Welterweight · 15-10
    8
    27
    Tito Ortiz Light Heavyweight · 15-11-1
    8
    28
    Curtis Blaydes Heavyweight · 14-6
    8
    29
    Melvin Guillard Lightweight · 12-9
    8
    30
    Mauricio Rua Light Heavyweight · 11-12-1
    8
    31
    Li Jingliang Welterweight · 11-7
    8
    32
    Joaquin Buckley Welterweight · 11-5
    8
    33
    Alex Pereira Light Heavyweight · 10-2
    8
    34
    Uriah Hall Middleweight · 10-9
    8
    35
    Michal Oleksiejczuk Middleweight · 10-7
    8
    36
    Conor McGregor Lightweight · 10-4
    8
    37
    Roy Nelson Heavyweight · 9-10
    8
    38
    Matt Mitrione Heavyweight · 9-5
    8
    39
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik Heavyweight · 9-6
    8
    40
    Neil Magny Welterweight · 24-13
    7
    41
    Randy Couture Light Heavyweight · 16-8
    7
    42
    Lyoto Machida Middleweight · 16-8
    7
    43
    Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight · 16-2
    7
    44
    Marlon Vera Bantamweight · 15-11
    7
    45
    Dan Hooker Lightweight · 14-10
    7
    46
    Derek Brunson Middleweight · 14-7
    7
    47
    TJ Dillashaw Bantamweight · 13-5
    7
    48
    Santiago Ponzinibbio Welterweight · 12-8
    7
    49
    Chris Leben Middleweight · 12-10
    7
    50
    Tim Boetsch Middleweight · 12-12
    7

    💥 About Most Knockouts in UFC History

    This leaderboard ranks UFC fighters by their total number of knockout and technical knockout victories. A KO/TKO win occurs when a fighter is unable to intelligently defend themselves from strikes, leading to a referee stoppage.

    ❓ Frequently Asked Questions

    Who has the most knockouts in UFC history?
    The fighter at the top of this leaderboard holds the all-time UFC record for KO/TKO victories. This list is updated after every UFC event.
    Does this include TKOs?
    Yes, this leaderboard combines both knockouts (KO) and technical knockouts (TKO), as both are officially classified as stoppage victories due to strikes.
    How often is this list updated?
    Our knockout leaderboard updates automatically after each UFC event as new fight results are recorded in our database.

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