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The 63 fighters with the most knockouts in the UFC

Every fighter on this list is ranked on one number: wins by KO or TKO. Nothing else is weighed, and the figures each ranking rests on are in the table. These are UFC bouts only.

Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis: 1616Vitor BelfortVitor Belfort: 1212Max HollowayMax Holloway: 1212Matt BrownMatt Brown: 1111Anderson SilvaAnderson Silva: 1111Anthony JohnsonAnthony Johnson: 1111Drew DoberDrew Dober: 1111Thiago SantosThiago Santos: 1111Michael BispingMichael Bisping: 1010Junior dos SantosJunior dos Santos: 1010Chuck LiddellChuck Liddell: 1010Cain VelasquezCain Velasquez: 1010Donald CerroneDonald Cerrone: 1010Francis NgannouFrancis Ngannou: 1010Rich FranklinRich Franklin: 99
Knockouts — the leading 15. Every one of the 63 is in the table below.
#FighterYearsKnockoutsBoutsWinsSubmission
1Derrick Lewis2014–20261632200
2Vitor Belfort1997–20181226152
2Max Holloway2012–20261230222
4Matt Brown2008–20231128152
4Anderson Silva2006–20201125173
4Anthony Johnson2007–20171119130
4Drew Dober2014–20261125151
4Thiago Santos2013–20221124140
9Michael Bisping2006–20171027200
9Junior dos Santos2008–20201023150
9Chuck Liddell1998–20101023160
9Cain Velasquez2008–20191015120
9Donald Cerrone2011–20221037226
9Francis Ngannou2015–20221014121
15Rich Franklin2003–2012920141
15Andrei Arlovski2000–2024941232
15Edson Barboza2010–2026933180
15Dustin Poirier2011–2024929215
15Alistair Overeem2011–2021920120
20Maurício Rua2007–2023824110
20Jeremy Stephens2007–2026834150
20Matt Hughes1999–2011825185
20Thiago Alves2005–2019827151
20Roy Nelson2009–201781990
20Melvin Guillard2005–2014821120
20Tito Ortiz1997–2012827152
20Conor McGregor2013–2026815100
20Uriah Hall2013–2022819100
20Vicente Luque2015–2026824166
20Curtis Blaydes2016–2026821150
20Li Jingliang2014–2024818110
20Marlon Vera2014–2026826164
20Robbie Lawler2002–2023825150
20Jairzinho Rozenstruik2019–202581590
20Michał Oleksiejczuk2017–2026818100
20Uroš Medić2021–202681180
37Randy Couture1997–2011724164
37Lyoto Machida2007–2018724161
37Matt Mitrione2009–201671380
37B.J. Penn2001–2019727124
37Tim Boetsch2008–2019723110
37Gabriel Gonzaga2005–2016722124
37Cheick Kongo2006–2013717100
37Pedro Rizzo1998–200371490
37Mark Hunt2010–201871880
37Cub Swanson2011–2024725150
37Stipe Miocic2011–2021716120
37Robert Whittaker2012–2026724180
37Derek Brunson2012–2023721142
37Neil Magny2013–2026736243
37Santiago Ponzinibbio2013–2026721120
37Khalil Rountree Jr.2016–2025717100
37Dan Hooker2014–2026724142
37Amanda Nunes2013–2026718163
37Justin Gaethje2017–2026715100
37Tai Tuivasa2017–202671880
37Jared Cannonier2015–2026721110
37Sergei Pavlovich2018–202671290
37Johnny Walker2018–202671691
37Sean O'Malley2018–2026715120
37Steve Garcia2020–202671180
37Joaquin Buckley2020–2026716100
37Alex Pereira2021–202671190

How this list is made

Ranked on knockouts: wins by KO or TKO. Fighters are ranked on that number alone and on nothing else. Where two are level they share a rank, and the list runs past fifty when fiftieth place is shared, because splitting a tie would mean choosing between them on no stated basis.

These are UFC bouts and nothing else. A fighter’s record in other promotions is not counted, so someone with a long career elsewhere can appear here with a short one. This is not a career record and does not claim to be.

312 bout records carry no usable result and are counted in nothing — not as a win, a loss or a bout. A bout record is one fighter’s side of one fight, so a fight between two fighters who each have a page here appears as two of them.

Bout results from the UFC event articles on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, and fighter identities from Wikidata (public domain).

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