UFC All-Time Leaderboards: KO Kings, Submission Artists & Unbreakable Streaks
Numbers don't lie. From 4,628 fighters and 23,184 recorded fights in the OctagonStats database, here are the all-time leaders — the knockout artists, the submission wizards, and the men nobody could beat.
Note: totals cover all recorded professional fights in a fighter's history (UFC + other major organizations as listed on ufcstats.com).
Most knockout wins
The heavy hitters. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović's left head kick built a career on knockouts — 22 of them, the most in the database.
| # | Fighter | KO/TKO wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirko Filipovic | 22 |
| 2 | Mauricio Rua | 21 |
| 3 | Anderson Silva | 20 |
| 4 | Alistair Overeem | 20 |
| 5 | Wanderlei Silva | 19 |
| 6 | Vitor Belfort | 16 |
| 7 | Gegard Mousasi | 16 |
| 8 | Derrick Lewis | 16 |
| 9 | Dan Henderson | 16 |
| 10 | Robbie Lawler | 14 |
The Pride era dominates this list — Cro Cop, Shogun, Wanderlei and Henderson all built their KO totals in Japan's legendary ring before and during their UFC runs.
Most submission wins
The mat wizards. Kazushi Sakuraba — "The Gracie Hunter" — tops the chart with 19, ahead of Charles Oliveira's 17.
| # | Fighter | Submission wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazushi Sakuraba | 19 |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | 17 |
| 3 | Shinya Aoki | 16 |
| 4 | Jim Miller | 14 |
| 5 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 13 |
| 6 | Urijah Faber | 12 |
| 7 | Nate Diaz | 12 |
| 8 | Rousimar Palhares | 11 |
| 9 | Rani Yahya | 11 |
| 10 | Josh Barnett | 11 |
Oliveira is the active leader and still climbing — every submission win extends his UFC record.
Longest win streaks
Seventeen straight. Islam Makhachev's active 17-fight streak ties Anderson Silva's legendary 16+1 run at the top — with Khabib, GSP and Jones all on the board.
| # | Fighter | Streak |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | 17 |
| 2 | Anderson Silva | 17 |
| 3 | Lyoto Machida | 16 |
| 4 | Kamaru Usman | 15 |
| 5 | Jose Aldo | 15 |
| 6 | Merab Dvalishvili | 14 |
| 7 | Max Holloway | 13 |
| 8 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 13 |
| 9 | Jon Jones | 13 |
| 10 | Jake Shields | 13 |
Makhachev is the only active fighter at the very top — every win now extends one of the great streaks in MMA history.
Best finish rates (minimum 8 wins)
Perfect violence. These fighters have never heard the final bell in victory — every single win by knockout or submission.
| # | Fighter | Finish rate | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uros Medic | 100% | 9 |
| 2 | Tom Aspinall | 100% | 8 |
| 3 | Terrance McKinney | 100% | 8 |
| 4 | Ronda Rousey | 100% | 10 |
| 5 | Jalin Turner | 100% | 10 |
| 6 | Gerald Meerschaert | 100% | 12 |
| 7 | Paul Craig | 100% | 9 |
Aspinall's 100% is the most impressive active mark — all 8 wins inside the distance at heavyweight.
Most recorded fights
Durability as a skill. Alistair Overeem's 50 recorded fights span Pride, Strikeforce, Dream and the UFC — two decades at the top of heavyweight.
| # | Fighter | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alistair Overeem | 50 |
| 2 | Donald Cerrone | 48 |
| 3 | Andrei Arlovski | 48 |
| 4 | Jim Miller | 47 |
| 5 | Kazushi Sakuraba | 44 |
| 6 | Anderson Silva | 43 |
| 7 | Mauricio Rua | 42 |
| 8 | Dan Henderson | 42 |
| 9 | Mirko Filipovic | 41 |
| 10 | Wanderlei Silva | 40 |
Jim Miller is the active ironman — still fighting and still climbing this list.
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.