Lightweight leaders
Highest striking volume
Sig. strikes landed per minute · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
Terrance McKinney
8-6-0 · 491 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
7.95
02
Esteban Ribovics
6-3-0 · 1620 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
7.46
03
Billy Quarantillo
6-6-0 · 1861 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.8
04
Chris Padilla
5-0-1 · 836 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.67
05
King Green
17-13-1 (1 NC) · 4010 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.59
06
Frank Camacho
2-6-0 · 955 sig. strikes thrown · last 2022
6.56
07
Mason Jones
4-3-0 (1 NC) · 1414 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.33
08
Justin Gaethje
11-5-0 · 2208 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.29
09
Nasrat Haqparast
10-6-0 · 2621 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.24
10
Chris Gruetzemacher
3-4-0 · 790 sig. strikes thrown · last 2021
6.18
Most accurate strikers
Significant-strike accuracy · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
MarQuel Mederos
4-0-1 · 665 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
60.0%
02
Benoit Saint Denis
9-4-0 · 828 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
58.5%
03
Justin Gaethje
11-5-0 · 2208 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
57.6%
04
Chris Gruetzemacher
3-4-0 · 790 sig. strikes thrown · last 2021
57.1%
05
Terrance McKinney
8-6-0 · 491 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
55.8%
06
Charles Oliveira
25-11-0 (1 NC) · 1715 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
55.6%
07
Drakkar Klose
10-4-0 · 1196 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
54.9%
08
Mike Davis
5-3-0 · 762 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
54.7%
09
Caol Uno
3-5-2 · 487 sig. strikes thrown · last 2010
54.6%
10
Chris Padilla
5-0-1 · 836 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
54.4%
Best takedown defense
Takedowns stuffed · qualifying: 15+ takedowns faced
01
Ilia Topuria
9-1-0 · 21 takedowns faced · last 2026
95.2%
02
Gleison Tibau
16-12-0 · 76 takedowns faced · last 2018
92.1%
03
Rafael Fiziev
8-5-0 · 52 takedowns faced · last 2026
90.4%
04
Reza Madadi
3-4-0 · 19 takedowns faced · last 2017
89.5%
05
Rashid Magomedov
5-1-0 · 28 takedowns faced · last 2017
89.3%
06
Mairbek Taisumov
7-2-0 · 26 takedowns faced · last 2019
88.5%
07
Leonardo Santos
7-3-1 · 46 takedowns faced · last 2022
87.0%
08
Mauricio Ruffy
5-2-0 · 30 takedowns faced · last 2026
86.7%
09
John Makdessi
11-9-0 · 51 takedowns faced · last 2023
86.3%
10
Elias Silverio
3-2-0 · 28 takedowns faced · last 2015
85.7%
Hardest to hit (volume absorbed)
Sig. strikes absorbed per minute — lower is better · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes faced
01
Fares Ziam
8-4-0 · 648 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
1.63
02
Khabib Nurmagomedov
13-0-0 · 870 sig. strikes faced · last 2020
1.75
03
Jens Pulver
6-2-1 · 443 sig. strikes faced · last 2007
1.75
04
Arman Tsarukyan
11-2-0 · 597 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
1.77
05
Jacob Volkmann
6-4-0 · 426 sig. strikes faced · last 2013
1.78
06
Melvin Guillard
12-9-0 (1 NC) · 838 sig. strikes faced · last 2014
1.83
07
Joe Solecki
5-4-0 · 404 sig. strikes faced · last 2025
1.9
08
Kurt Pellegrino
7-5-0 · 652 sig. strikes faced · last 2011
1.94
09
Leandro Silva
3-4-0 (1 NC) · 573 sig. strikes faced · last 2016
2.08
10
Danny Castillo
7-7-0 · 959 sig. strikes faced · last 2015
2.13
Most dominant control
Share of cage time in control · qualifying: 3600+ seconds of tracked cage time
01
Grant Dawson
12-2-1 · 10182 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
65.1%
02
Charlie Brenneman
4-7-0 · 5108 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2014
61.8%
03
Khabib Nurmagomedov
13-0-0 · 10315 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2020
55.1%
04
Mark Bocek
8-5-0 · 8885 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2014
54.5%
05
Jacob Volkmann
6-4-0 · 6780 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2013
49.7%
06
Ramsey Nijem
5-5-0 · 5076 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2015
48.5%
07
Benoit Saint Denis
9-4-0 · 5207 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
47.2%
08
Kurt Pellegrino
7-5-0 · 7437 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2011
46.9%
09
Sean Sherk
8-4-0 · 11216 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2010
46.7%
10
Claudio Puelles
5-4-0 · 6290 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2025
44.6%
Deadliest finishers
Wins by KO or submission · qualifying: 5+ wins
01
Benoit Saint Denis
9-4-0 · 9 wins · last 2026
9/9
02
Jalin Turner
9-6-0 · 9 wins · last 2026
9/9
03
Terrance McKinney
8-6-0 · 8 wins · last 2026
8/8
04
BJ Penn
12-13-2 · 12 wins · last 2019
11/12
05
Joe Lauzon
15-12-0 · 15 wins · last 2019
13/15
06
Gregor Gillespie
7-1-0 · 7 wins · last 2021
6/7
07
Charles Oliveira
25-11-0 (1 NC) · 25 wins · last 2026
21/25
08
Terry Etim
6-5-0 · 6 wins · last 2013
5/6
09
Yancy Medeiros
6-8-0 (1 NC) · 6 wins · last 2021
5/6
10
Drew Dober
15-11-0 (1 NC) · 15 wins · last 2026
12/15
Eligibility: 5+ UFC fights and 30+ minutes of cage time.