Heavyweight leaders
Highest striking volume
Sig. strikes landed per minute · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
Cain Velasquez
12-3-0 · 1249 sig. strikes thrown · last 2019
6.48
02
Parker Porter
4-4-0 · 726 sig. strikes thrown · last 2023
6.28
03
Chase Sherman
4-11-0 · 2131 sig. strikes thrown · last 2023
6.04
04
Jake Collier
5-9-0 · 1947 sig. strikes thrown · last 2023
5.8
05
Ciryl Gane
11-2-0 (1 NC) · 1593 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
5.4
06
Alexander Volkov
14-5-0 · 2168 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
5.08
07
Alex Pereira
10-3-0 · 1136 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
5.01
08
Jared Vanderaa
1-6-0 · 895 sig. strikes thrown · last 2022
4.9
09
Waldo Cortes Acosta
10-4-0 · 1656 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
4.88
10
Carlos Felipe
3-2-0 · 804 sig. strikes thrown · last 2021
4.88
Most accurate strikers
Significant-strike accuracy · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
Alistair Overeem
12-8-0 · 962 sig. strikes thrown · last 2021
74.3%
02
Ciryl Gane
11-2-0 (1 NC) · 1593 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
61.7%
03
Josh Barnett
7-3-0 · 637 sig. strikes thrown · last 2016
61.5%
04
Alex Pereira
10-3-0 · 1136 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
61.4%
05
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
11-7-0 · 629 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
59.6%
06
Jon Jones
22-1-0 (1 NC) · 2655 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
58.9%
07
Cheick Kongo
11-6-1 · 987 sig. strikes thrown · last 2013
58.2%
08
Alexander Volkov
14-5-0 · 2168 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
57.7%
09
Cain Velasquez
12-3-0 · 1249 sig. strikes thrown · last 2019
57.6%
10
Daniel Omielanczuk
4-5-0 · 579 sig. strikes thrown · last 2017
57.3%
Best takedown defense
Takedowns stuffed · qualifying: 15+ takedowns faced
01
Jon Jones
22-1-0 (1 NC) · 40 takedowns faced · last 2024
95.0%
02
Martin Buday
7-1-0 · 15 takedowns faced · last 2025
93.3%
03
Aleksandar Rakic
7-5-0 · 23 takedowns faced · last 2026
87.0%
04
Gian Villante
7-11-0 · 41 takedowns faced · last 2021
85.4%
05
Vitor Petrino
8-2-0 · 28 takedowns faced · last 2026
82.1%
06
Junior Dos Santos
15-8-0 · 88 takedowns faced · last 2020
81.8%
07
Ian Freeman
3-2-1 · 27 takedowns faced · last 2003
81.5%
08
Kennedy Nzechukwu
8-7-1 · 78 takedowns faced · last 2026
80.8%
09
Alex Pereira
10-3-0 · 45 takedowns faced · last 2026
80.0%
10
Andrei Arlovski
23-18-0 (1 NC) · 72 takedowns faced · last 2024
77.8%
Hardest to hit (volume absorbed)
Sig. strikes absorbed per minute — lower is better · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes faced
01
Cheick Kongo
11-6-1 · 514 sig. strikes faced · last 2013
1.43
02
Jared Rosholt
6-2-0 · 404 sig. strikes faced · last 2016
1.52
03
Alexandr Romanov
7-3-0 · 403 sig. strikes faced · last 2024
2.13
04
Brendan Schaub
6-5-0 · 402 sig. strikes faced · last 2014
2.22
05
Jon Jones
22-1-0 (1 NC) · 2222 sig. strikes faced · last 2024
2.24
06
Jeff Monson
4-3-0 · 462 sig. strikes faced · last 2006
2.24
07
Pedro Rizzo
9-5-0 · 797 sig. strikes faced · last 2003
2.25
08
Ciryl Gane
11-2-0 (1 NC) · 1073 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
2.31
09
Josh Barnett
7-3-0 · 445 sig. strikes faced · last 2016
2.39
10
Cain Velasquez
12-3-0 · 628 sig. strikes faced · last 2019
2.4
Most dominant control
Share of cage time in control · qualifying: 3600+ seconds of tracked cage time
01
Jailton Almeida
8-3-0 · 5494 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
69.9%
02
Cain Velasquez
12-3-0 · 6662 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2019
60.4%
03
Brock Lesnar
4-3-0 (1 NC) · 3622 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2016
55.1%
04
Alexandr Romanov
7-3-0 · 5212 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2024
48.8%
05
Ricco Rodriguez
5-2-0 · 4983 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2003
47.7%
06
Mike Russow
4-2-0 · 3831 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2013
46.1%
07
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
11-7-0 · 6174 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2024
44.5%
08
Curtis Blaydes
15-6-0 (1 NC) · 12511 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
43.8%
09
Anthony Hamilton
3-7-0 · 3773 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2017
42.8%
10
Jared Rosholt
6-2-0 · 6393 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2016
41.5%
Deadliest finishers
Wins by KO or submission · qualifying: 5+ wins
01
Walt Harris
6-9-0 (1 NC) · 6 wins · last 2021
6/6
02
Shawn Jordan
6-4-0 · 6 wins · last 2015
6/6
03
Mirko Filipovic
5-6-0 · 5 wins · last 2015
5/5
04
Ricco Rodriguez
5-2-0 · 5 wins · last 2003
5/5
05
Gabriel Gonzaga
12-10-0 · 12 wins · last 2016
11/12
06
Francis Ngannou
12-2-0 · 12 wins · last 2022
11/12
07
Travis Browne
9-7-1 · 9 wins · last 2017
8/9
08
Matt Mitrione
9-5-0 · 9 wins · last 2016
8/9
09
Roy Nelson
9-10-0 · 9 wins · last 2017
8/9
10
Aleksei Oleinik
9-8-0 · 9 wins · last 2022
8/9
Eligibility: 5+ UFC fights and 30+ minutes of cage time.