Welterweight leaders
Highest striking volume
Sig. strikes landed per minute · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
Daniel Rodriguez
10-5-0 · 2382 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
7.18
02
Max Holloway
24-9-0 · 7666 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.92
03
Chidi Njokuani
6-5-0 · 1026 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
6.38
04
Michael Morales
7-0-0 · 713 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
6.25
05
Ignacio Bahamondes
7-4-0 · 1584 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
5.73
06
Ange Loosa
2-3-0 (1 NC) · 941 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
5.68
07
Alan Jouban
8-5-0 · 1318 sig. strikes thrown · last 2020
5.67
08
Chris Curtis
6-5-0 (1 NC) · 1720 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
5.39
09
Lyman Good
3-3-0 · 601 sig. strikes thrown · last 2020
5.34
10
Duane Ludwig
4-5-0 · 743 sig. strikes thrown · last 2012
5.32
Most accurate strikers
Significant-strike accuracy · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes thrown
01
Chidi Njokuani
6-5-0 · 1026 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
61.7%
02
Gunnar Nelson
10-6-0 · 477 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
61.2%
03
Shavkat Rakhmonov
7-0-0 · 406 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
60.1%
04
Islam Makhachev
18-1-0 · 874 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
58.0%
05
Matt Brown
17-13-0 · 1874 sig. strikes thrown · last 2023
55.4%
06
Matt Hughes
18-7-0 · 965 sig. strikes thrown · last 2011
55.0%
07
Leon Edwards
14-5-0 (1 NC) · 1606 sig. strikes thrown · last 2025
54.4%
08
Trevin Giles
7-7-0 · 895 sig. strikes thrown · last 2024
54.4%
09
Carlos Prates
7-1-0 · 627 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
54.1%
10
Mike Malott
8-1-0 · 626 sig. strikes thrown · last 2026
54.0%
Best takedown defense
Takedowns stuffed · qualifying: 15+ takedowns faced
01
Islam Makhachev
18-1-0 · 23 takedowns faced · last 2026
91.3%
02
Belal Muhammad
15-6-0 (1 NC) · 53 takedowns faced · last 2026
90.6%
03
Geoff Neal
8-6-0 · 29 takedowns faced · last 2026
89.7%
04
Matthew Riddle
7-3-0 (2 NC) · 28 takedowns faced · last 2013
89.3%
05
Rory MacDonald
9-4-0 · 45 takedowns faced · last 2016
88.9%
06
Donald Cerrone
23-14-0 (1 NC) · 70 takedowns faced · last 2022
88.6%
07
Michael Morales
7-0-0 · 26 takedowns faced · last 2025
88.5%
08
Yoshihiro Akiyama
2-5-0 · 34 takedowns faced · last 2015
88.2%
09
Tyron Woodley
9-6-1 · 64 takedowns faced · last 2021
87.5%
10
Sean Brady
9-2-0 · 15 takedowns faced · last 2026
86.7%
Hardest to hit (volume absorbed)
Sig. strikes absorbed per minute — lower is better · qualifying: 400+ sig. strikes faced
01
Matt Hughes
18-7-0 · 628 sig. strikes faced · last 2011
1.28
02
Islam Makhachev
18-1-0 · 820 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
1.42
03
Jon Fitch
14-3-1 · 801 sig. strikes faced · last 2013
1.55
04
Roan Carneiro
4-5-0 · 424 sig. strikes faced · last 2017
1.67
05
Michael Chiesa
15-7-0 · 833 sig. strikes faced · last 2026
1.73
06
John Hathaway
7-2-0 · 571 sig. strikes faced · last 2014
1.8
07
Ryan LaFlare
7-3-0 · 747 sig. strikes faced · last 2018
1.86
08
Dong Hyun Kim
13-4-0 (1 NC) · 910 sig. strikes faced · last 2017
1.89
09
Benson Henderson
11-3-0 · 1369 sig. strikes faced · last 2015
1.92
10
Paulo Thiago
5-8-0 · 809 sig. strikes faced · last 2014
1.99
Most dominant control
Share of cage time in control · qualifying: 3600+ seconds of tracked cage time
01
Matt Hughes
18-7-0 · 13392 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2011
56.6%
02
Rinat Fakhretdinov
6-0-1 · 4609 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2025
54.0%
03
Myktybek Orolbai
5-2-0 · 4377 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
53.9%
04
Jon Fitch
14-3-1 · 14338 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2013
53.7%
05
Themba Gorimbo
4-4-0 · 4981 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
52.8%
06
Charles Radtke
5-2-0 · 3620 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
51.4%
07
Islam Makhachev
18-1-0 · 13396 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2026
51.0%
08
Shavkat Rakhmonov
7-0-0 · 4511 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2024
49.6%
09
Dong Hyun Kim
13-4-0 (1 NC) · 11978 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2017
49.4%
10
Matthew Riddle
7-3-0 (2 NC) · 10014 seconds of tracked cage time · last 2013
49.4%
Deadliest finishers
Wins by KO or submission · qualifying: 5+ wins
01
Uros Medic
8-3-0 · 8 wins · last 2026
8/8
02
Carlos Prates
7-1-0 · 7 wins · last 2026
7/7
03
Erick Silva
7-8-0 · 7 wins · last 2017
7/7
04
Ramiz Brahimaj
5-5-0 · 5 wins · last 2026
5/5
05
Sam Patterson
5-2-0 · 5 wins · last 2026
5/5
06
Matt Brown
17-13-0 · 17 wins · last 2023
15/17
07
Joel Alvarez
8-4-0 · 8 wins · last 2026
7/8
08
Shavkat Rakhmonov
7-0-0 · 7 wins · last 2024
6/7
09
Mickey Gall
6-7-0 · 6 wins · last 2024
5/6
10
Kyle Noke
6-6-0 · 6 wins · last 2016
5/6
Eligibility: 5+ UFC fights and 30+ minutes of cage time.