Flyweight leaders
Highest striking volume
Sig. strikes landed per minute · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
Joshua Van
11-1-0 · 2449 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
8.26
02
Brandon Royval
8-5-0 · 2001 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
5.6
03
CJ Vergara
3-5-0 · 729 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
4.95
04
Manel Kape
8-3-0 · 1053 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.68
05
Charles Johnson
9-7-0 · 1885 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.6
06
Steve Erceg
5-4-0 · 1206 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.56
07
Alexandre Pantoja
14-5-0 · 2154 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.54
08
Kai Kara-France
8-5-0 · 1769 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
4.46
09
Sumudaerji
7-4-0 (1 NC) · 1108 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.21
10
Victor Altamirano
2-4-0 · 629 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
4.18
Most accurate strikers
Significant-strike accuracy · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
Joshua Van
11-1-0 · 2449 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
57.6%
02
CJ Vergara
3-5-0 · 729 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
56.8%
03
Andre Lima
5-1-0 · 545 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
56.0%
04
Manel Kape
8-3-0 · 1053 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
55.1%
05
Tatsuro Taira
8-2-0 · 620 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
54.4%
06
Victor Altamirano
2-4-0 · 629 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
52.3%
07
Matheus Nicolau
7-4-0 · 786 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
51.9%
08
Bruno Silva
5-6-0 (1 NC) · 952 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
51.4%
09
Asu Almabayev
7-1-0 · 463 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
51.4%
10
Alexandre Pantoja
14-5-0 · 2154 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
50.5%
Best takedown defense
Takedowns stuffed · qualifying: 15+ takedowns faced
01
Matheus Nicolau
7-4-0 · 21 takedowns faced · last 2024
90.5%
02
Alessandro Costa
5-3-0 · 27 takedowns faced · last 2026
85.2%
03
Kai Kara-France
8-5-0 · 56 takedowns faced · last 2025
83.9%
04
Lone'er Kavanagh
3-2-0 · 23 takedowns faced · last 2026
82.6%
05
Nate Maness
5-2-0 · 40 takedowns faced · last 2024
80.0%
06
Manel Kape
8-3-0 · 42 takedowns faced · last 2026
78.6%
07
Kevin Borjas
2-5-0 · 25 takedowns faced · last 2026
76.0%
08
Joshua Van
11-1-0 · 92 takedowns faced · last 2026
75.0%
09
Alex Perez
8-7-0 (1 NC) · 39 takedowns faced · last 2026
74.4%
10
Andre Lima
5-1-0 · 26 takedowns faced · last 2026
73.1%
Hardest to hit (volume absorbed)
Sig. strikes absorbed per minute — lower is better · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes faced
01
Asu Almabayev
7-1-0 · 437 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
1.94
02
Kyoji Horiguchi
9-2-0 · 881 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
2.08
03
Sumudaerji
7-4-0 (1 NC) · 779 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
2.1
04
Jesus Aguilar
4-3-0 · 425 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
2.48
05
Matheus Nicolau
7-4-0 · 1075 sig. strikes faced · last 2024
2.98
06
Tim Elliott
11-12-0 · 1980 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
3.05
07
Andre Lima
5-1-0 · 586 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
3.05
08
Tatsuro Taira
8-2-0 · 652 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
3.1
09
Alex Perez
8-7-0 (1 NC) · 916 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
3.17
10
Kai Kara-France
8-5-0 · 1447 sig. strikes faced · last 2025
3.24
Most dominant control
Share of cage time in control · qualifying: 3600+ seconds of tracked cage time
01
Tatsuro Taira
8-2-0 · 7055 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
53.9%
02
Muhammad Mokaev
7-0-0 · 5279 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2024
51.8%
03
Asu Almabayev
7-1-0 · 6262 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
48.9%
04
Tagir Ulanbekov
6-2-0 · 5934 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2025
40.8%
05
Cody Durden
7-9-1 · 10139 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
36.5%
06
Allan Nascimento
4-2-0 · 4289 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
33.4%
07
Alexandre Pantoja
14-5-0 · 14387 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
32.7%
08
Tim Elliott
11-12-0 · 17088 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
30.4%
09
Alex Perez
8-7-0 (1 NC) · 7244 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
29.6%
10
Amir Albazi
5-2-0 · 6089 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
24.3%
Deadliest finishers
Wins by KO or submission · qualifying: 5+ wins
01
Alessandro Costa
5-3-0 · 5 wins · last 2026
5/5
02
Bruno Silva
5-6-0 (1 NC) · 5 wins · last 2026
5/5
03
Manel Kape
8-3-0 · 8 wins · last 2026
6/8
04
Alex Perez
8-7-0 (1 NC) · 8 wins · last 2026
6/8
05
Tatsuro Taira
8-2-0 · 8 wins · last 2026
6/8
06
Brandon Royval
8-5-0 · 8 wins · last 2026
5/8
07
Amir Albazi
5-2-0 · 5 wins · last 2026
3/5
08
Nate Maness
5-2-0 · 5 wins · last 2024
3/5
09
Ode Osbourne
5-8-0 · 5 wins · last 2026
3/5
10
Alexandre Pantoja
14-5-0 · 14 wins · last 2026
8/14
Eligibility: 5+ UFC fights and 30+ minutes of cage time.