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    Most Split-Decision Losses in UFC History

    The fighters who came out on the wrong side of the closest calls most often

    2026 Stats
    50 Fighters
    4 #1 Split-Dec Losses
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    Clay Guida Lightweight · 18-19
    4
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    Angela Hill Women's Strawweight · 14-16
    4
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    Max Griffin Welterweight · 8-11
    4
    4
    Jorge Masvidal Welterweight · 12-10
    4
    5
    Cortney Casey Women's Strawweight · 6-9
    4
    6
    Andrea Lee Women's Flyweight · 5-9
    4
    7
    Paul Felder Lightweight · 9-6
    4
    8
    Jeremy Stephens Lightweight · 15-20
    3
    9
    Gerald Meerschaert Middleweight · 12-14
    3
    10
    Tim Means Welterweight · 15-14
    3
    11
    Alex Caceres Featherweight · 16-13
    3
    12
    Ross Pearson Lightweight · 12-13
    3
    13
    Kelvin Gastelum Middleweight · 14-11
    3
    14
    Pedro Munhoz Bantamweight · 10-10
    3
    15
    Uriah Hall Middleweight · 10-9
    3
    16
    Eryk Anders Middleweight · 10-9
    3
    17
    Santiago Ponzinibbio Welterweight · 12-8
    3
    18
    Rick Story Welterweight · 12-7
    3
    19
    Dennis Bermudez Featherweight · 10-7
    3
    20
    Jacare Souza Middleweight · 9-7
    3
    21
    Brandon Davis Featherweight · 2-7
    3
    22
    Danny Castillo Lightweight · 7-7
    3
    23
    Marina Rodriguez Women's Strawweight · 7-6-2
    3
    24
    Zhalgas Zhumagulov Flyweight · 1-6
    3
    25
    Raquel Pennington Women's Bantamweight · 13-6
    3
    26
    Jesse Ronson Lightweight · 0-5
    3
    27
    Zubaira Tukhugov Featherweight · 5-3-1
    3
    28
    Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight · 23-18
    2
    29
    Michael Johnson Lightweight · 16-16
    2
    30
    Edson Barboza Lightweight · 18-14
    2
    31
    Sam Alvey Middleweight · 10-13-1
    2
    32
    Andre Fili Featherweight · 13-13
    2
    33
    Ovince Saint Preux Light Heavyweight · 15-13
    2
    34
    Matt Brown Welterweight · 17-13
    2
    35
    Nate Marquardt Middleweight · 13-12
    2
    36
    Gleison Tibau Lightweight · 16-12
    2
    37
    Ed Herman Middleweight · 13-12
    2
    38
    Marlon Vera Bantamweight · 15-11
    2
    39
    Sam Stout Lightweight · 9-11
    2
    40
    Nate Diaz Lightweight · 16-11
    2
    41
    Gian Villante Light Heavyweight · 7-11
    2
    42
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    Chris Lytle Welterweight · 10-10
    2
    43
    Yves Edwards Lightweight · 10-10
    2
    44
    Cub Swanson Featherweight · 16-10
    2
    45
    Chris Camozzi Middleweight · 9-10
    2
    46
    Alex Morono Welterweight · 13-10
    2
    47
    Carlos Condit Welterweight · 9-10
    2
    48
    Randa Markos Women's Strawweight · 7-10-1
    2
    49
    Jessica Eye Women's Flyweight · 5-10
    2
    50
    Marc-Andre Barriault Middleweight · 6-10
    2

    ⚖️ About Most Split-Decision Losses in UFC History

    This leaderboard tracks the UFC fighters who have suffered the most split-decision losses — the tightest, most argued-about verdicts in the sport, where two judges saw it one way and a third disagreed. We pull every split-decision result straight from the fight record and count the times each fighter ended up on the losing side.

    A pile of split-decision losses is a double-edged story: it means a fighter is consistently competitive against tough opposition, but keeps coming up just short — or getting the short end of the judges' pencils. Pair it with our most losses breakdown and biggest upsets to see the full picture of the closest calls in UFC history.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is a split-decision loss?
    A split decision is when two of the three judges score the fight for one competitor and the third scores it for the other. A split-decision loss means you were on the wrong end of that 2-1 verdict — the closest possible way to lose on the scorecards.
    Does this prove these fighters were actually robbed?
    Not necessarily. A split decision only means the fight was extremely close and the judges disagreed. Some of these losses were genuine robberies; others were legitimately razor-thin. Either way, these are the fighters who lived on the knife's edge of the scorecards most often.
    Are majority-decision losses included?
    No — this list is specifically split decisions (2-1 verdicts). A majority-decision loss (two judges for the winner, one scoring a draw) is a separate outcome and isn't counted here.

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