The UFC has created some of the biggest names in MMA, but who has the greatest record in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship?
Massive stars have made their way to the world-famous octagon, such as Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Brock Lesnar, but do they feature on the list of the best records ever?
There are a number of different factors to consider when you look at who has the ‘greatest’ record in the UFC. Do you judge it on wins? Do you judge it on the least amount of losses? We’ll take a look at all of that in this article.
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Who has the most wins in UFC history?
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As a way of trying to make sense of it all, we’ve got some statistics together that should be able to help you decide!
The first aspect we can look at is who actually has the most wins in company history.
Interestingly, it is Jim Miller who tops the ranking with 24 wins over his 40 fights for the company.
Here is the full list of most wins in the company:
|
Rank |
Fighter |
Total |
|
1 |
Jim Miller |
24 |
|
2 |
Andrei Arlovski |
23 |
|
3 |
Donald Cerrone |
23 |
|
4 |
Demian Meia |
22 |
|
5 |
Charles Oliveira |
21 |
|
6 |
Dustin Poirier |
21 |
|
7 |
Michael Bisping |
20 |
|
8 |
Georges St Pierre |
20 |
|
9 |
Rafael Dos Anjos |
20 |
|
10 |
Jon Jones |
20 |
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Who has the most finishes in UFC history?
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Another aspect we can look at is Finishes, which former Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira currently tops.
Interestingly, Miller comes second on this list, which makes Oliveira’s stats even more impressive considering he has had nearly 20% fewer bouts over his UFC career thus far than Miller!
|
Rank |
Fighter |
Total |
|
1 |
Charles Oliveira |
19 |
|
2 |
Jim Miller |
16 |
|
3 |
Donald Cerrone |
16 |
|
4 |
Anderson Silva |
14 |
|
5 |
Matt Brown |
14 |
|
6 |
Dustin Poirier |
14 |
|
7 |
Frank Mir |
13 |
|
8 |
Joe Lauzon |
13 |
|
9 |
Glover Teixeira |
13 |
|
10 |
Derrick Lewis |
13 |
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This is arguably the most important stat to look at, as whilst someone like Jim Miller has amassed an impressive record, a fighter who has been able to win at the highest level and win/defend a Championship should really be considered among the best ever.
This list is topped by former Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, and is as follows:
|
Rank |
Fighter |
Total |
|
1 |
Jon Jones |
14 |
|
2 |
Georges St Pierre |
13 |
|
3 |
Demetrious Johnson |
12 |
|
4 |
Anderson Silva |
11 |
|
5 |
Amanda Nunes |
10 |
|
6 |
Matt Hughes |
9 |
|
7 |
Randy Couture |
8 |
|
8 |
Jose Aldo |
8 |
|
9 |
Valentina Shevchenko |
8 |
|
10 |
Israel Adesanya |
7 |
So who has the greatest record ever?
Arguably, Jones has to be looked at as the frontrunner considering his amount of wins at the top of the 205-pound division.
Having said that, someone like Khabib was never defeated in his 29-0 MMA career, including inside the octagon, so should he be in contention?
Who do you think should be given the nod for the greatest-ever UFC record?
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