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
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
1-6-0 · 987 sig. strikes thrown · last 2023
5.24
04
CJ Vergara
3-5-0 · 729 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
4.95
05
Manel Kape
8-3-0 · 1053 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.68
06
Charles Johnson
9-7-0 · 1885 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.6
07
Steve Erceg
5-4-0 · 1206 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.56
08
Alexandre Pantoja
14-5-0 · 2154 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.54
09
Kai Kara-France
8-5-0 · 1769 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
4.46
10
Sumudaerji
7-4-0 (1 NC) · 1108 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.21
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
Demetrious Johnson
15-2-1 · 2154 sig. strikes thrown · last 2018
54.5%
06
Tatsuro Taira
8-2-0 · 620 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
54.4%
07
Askar Askarov
3-1-1 · 424 sig. strikes thrown · last 2022
54.0%
08
Victor Altamirano
2-4-0 · 629 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
52.3%
09
Matheus Nicolau
7-4-0 · 786 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
51.9%
10
Justin Scoggins
4-5-0 · 694 sig. strikes thrown · last 2018
51.7%
Best takedown defense
Takedowns stuffed · qualifying: 15+ takedowns faced
01
Matheus Nicolau
7-4-0 · 21 takedowns faced · last 2024
90.5%
02
Ian McCall
2-3-1 · 30 takedowns faced · last 2015
90.0%
03
Tyson Nam
3-5-0 · 16 takedowns faced · last 2023
87.5%
04
Jussier Formiga
9-7-0 · 31 takedowns faced · last 2020
87.1%
05
Alessandro Costa
5-3-0 · 27 takedowns faced · last 2026
85.2%
06
Kai Kara-France
8-5-0 · 56 takedowns faced · last 2025
83.9%
07
Lone'er Kavanagh
3-2-0 · 23 takedowns faced · last 2026
82.6%
08
Justin Scoggins
4-5-0 · 40 takedowns faced · last 2018
82.5%
09
Nate Maness
5-2-0 · 40 takedowns faced · last 2024
80.0%
10
Manel Kape
8-3-0 · 42 takedowns faced · last 2026
78.6%
Hardest to hit (volume absorbed)
Sig. strikes absorbed per minute — lower is better · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes faced
01
Demetrious Johnson
15-2-1 · 1772 sig. strikes faced · last 2018
1.74
02
Eric Shelton
2-4-0 · 463 sig. strikes faced · last 2019
1.88
03
Asu Almabayev
7-1-0 · 437 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
1.94
04
Vaughan Lee
3-5-0 · 517 sig. strikes faced · last 2015
2.07
05
Kyoji Horiguchi
9-2-0 · 881 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
2.08
06
Sumudaerji
7-4-0 (1 NC) · 779 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
2.1
07
Justin Scoggins
4-5-0 · 492 sig. strikes faced · last 2018
2.16
08
Dustin Ortiz
8-6-0 · 867 sig. strikes faced · last 2019
2.17
09
Zach Makovsky
3-4-0 · 624 sig. strikes faced · last 2016
2.24
10
Jussier Formiga
9-7-0 · 1178 sig. strikes faced · last 2020
2.34
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
Wilson Reis
7-6-0 · 8909 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2019
38.3%
06
Cody Durden
7-9-1 · 10139 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
36.5%
07
Justin Scoggins
4-5-0 · 6044 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2018
36.3%
08
Dustin Ortiz
8-6-0 · 10467 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2019
35.0%
09
Allan Nascimento
4-2-0 · 4289 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
33.4%
10
Alexandre Pantoja
14-5-0 · 14387 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
32.7%
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
John Moraga
8-6-0 · 8 wins · last 2018
5/8
07
Brandon Royval
8-5-0 · 8 wins · last 2026
5/8
08
Amir Albazi
5-2-0 · 5 wins · last 2026
3/5
09
Nate Maness
5-2-0 · 5 wins · last 2024
3/5
10
Ode Osbourne
5-8-0 · 5 wins · last 2026
3/5
Eligibility: 5+ UFC fights and 30+ minutes of cage time.