PFL: Most control time in a fight
The all-time PFL top 100, rebuilt from every completed PFL fight in our database.
Updated September 21, 2026
A fighter with a bout in the last 18 months. Country boards rank every fighter from that country and cannot be combined with the active filter.
| # | Fighter | Most control time in a fight | Fight time | Fight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Oleg Popov | 11:59 | 15:00 | Davion FranklinHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 2 | Oleg Popov | 10:51 | 15:00 | Linton VassellHeavyweight | Aug 2, 2024 |
| 3 |   Rasul Magomedov | 10:33 | 15:00 | Rafael XavierHeavyweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 4 | Rasul Magomedov | 10:14 | 15:00 | Guilherme VianaHeavyweight | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 5 |   Tyrell Fortune | 9:25 | 15:00 | Marcelo GolmHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 6 |  Yorgan De Castro | 8:44 | 15:00 | Danilo MarquesHeavyweight | Apr 7, 2023 |
| 7 |  Sergey Bilostenniy | 8:26 | 11:56 | Renan FerreiraHeavyweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 8 | Oleg Popov | 8:14 | 15:00 | Rodrigo NascimentoHeavyweight | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 9 |  Denis Goltsov | 7:55 | 13:11 | Linton VassellHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2024 |
| 10 |   Ante Delija | 6:08 | 15:00 | Maurice GreeneHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 11 |   Mamadou Lamine Sene | 6:07 | 15:00 | Mickael GroguheHeavyweight | Dec 14, 2024 |
| 12 | Oleg Popov | 6:02 | 8:47 | Steve MowryHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2024 |
| 13 |   Valentin Moldavsky | 5:56 | 15:00 | Linton VassellHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 14 |   Alexander Romanov | 5:18 | 8:10 | Rodrigo NascimentoHeavyweight | Apr 11, 2026 |
| 15 |   Linton Vassell | 5:03 | 15:00 | Valentin MoldavskyHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 16 | Valentin Moldavsky | 5:02 | 15:00 | Bruno CappelozzaHeavyweight | Aug 7, 2026 |
| 17 | Oleg Popov | 4:57 | 15:00 | Karl WilliamsHeavyweight | May 1, 2025 |
| 18 |  Karl Williams | 4:44 | 15:00 | Oleg PopovHeavyweight | May 1, 2025 |
| 19 |  Maurice Greene | 4:25 | 15:00 | Ante DelijaHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 20 | Linton Vassell | 4:24 | 13:11 | Denis GoltsovHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2024 |
| 21 |  Corey Anderson | 4:13 | 8:28 | Denis GoltsovHeavyweight | Jul 19, 2025 |
| 22 |   Abraham Bably | 4:10 | 15:00 | Rodrigo NascimentoHeavyweight | May 1, 2025 |
| 23 | Rasul Magomedov | 4:07 | 15:00 | Sullivan CauleyHeavyweight | Jul 26, 2026 |
| 24 |  Moustapha Diakhaté | 4:01 | 2:35 | Darryl WalkerHeavyweight | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 25 | Valentin Moldavsky | 3:52 | 15:00 | Sergey BilostenniyHeavyweight | May 1, 2025 |
| 26 |   Pouya Rahmani | 3:42 | 8:41 | Karl WilliamsHeavyweight | Feb 7, 2026 |
| 27 |  Abdoulaye Kane | 3:39 | 7:06 | Jashell AwaHeavyweight | Dec 20, 2025 |
| 28 |   Boris Atangana | 3:36 | 7:35 | Guilherme SoaresHeavyweight | Dec 13, 2025 |
| T-29 |   Satoshi Ishii | 3:30 | 15:00 | Danilo MarquesHeavyweight | Aug 18, 2023 |
| T-29 |   Rodrigo Nascimento | 3:30 | 15:00 | Abraham BablyHeavyweight | May 1, 2025 |
| 31 | Abraham Bably | 3:25 | 4:08 | Joffie HoultonHeavyweight | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 32 | Oleg Popov | 3:20 | 25:00 | Alexander RomanovHeavyweight | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 33 |  Vadim Nemkov | 3:10 | 4:00 | Renan FerreiraHeavyweight | Dec 13, 2025 |
| 34 |   Maxwell Djantou Nana | 2:53 | 15:00 | Mickael GroguheHeavyweight | Jul 19, 2025 |
| 35 | Denis Goltsov | 2:44 | 4:16 | Jordan HeidermanHeavyweight | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 36 | Denis Goltsov | 2:43 | 5:26 | Renan FerreiraHeavyweight | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 37 | Rodrigo Nascimento | 2:30 | 15:00 | Oleg PopovHeavyweight | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 38 |  Renan Ferreira | 2:29 | 5:26 | Denis GoltsovHeavyweight | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 39 |  Denzel Freeman | 2:22 | 15:00 | Isaiah PinsonHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 40 |  Francis Ngannou | 2:14 | 3:32 | Renan FerreiraHeavyweight | Oct 19, 2024 |
| 41 |  Isaiah Pinson | 2:12 | 15:00 | Denzel FreemanHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 42 | Vadim Nemkov | 2:09 | 7:13 | Bruno CappelozzaHeavyweight | Feb 24, 2024 |
| 43 | Linton Vassell | 2:08 | 7:48 | Jose AugustoHeavyweight | Mar 20, 2026 |
| 44 |  Marcelo Golm | 2:06 | 15:00 | Tyrell FortuneHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 45 |  Marcelo Nunes | 1:53 | 2:40 | Jordan HeidermanHeavyweight | Apr 12, 2024 |
| T-46 | Marcelo Nunes | 1:52 | 6:20 | Maurice GreeneHeavyweight | Apr 7, 2023 |
| T-46 | Abraham Bably | 1:52 | 4:59 | Paul-Emmanuel GnazeHeavyweight | Jul 19, 2025 |
| 48 | Maxwell Djantou Nana | 1:47 | 13:09 | Justin ClarkeHeavyweight | Oct 18, 2025 |
| T-49 | Maurice Greene | 1:44 | 6:20 | Marcelo NunesHeavyweight | Apr 7, 2023 |
| T-49 |   Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | 1:44 | 15:00 | Tyson PedroHeavyweight | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 51 | Vadim Nemkov | 1:43 | 3:08 | Timothy JohnsonHeavyweight | Jan 25, 2025 |
| 52 |   Blagoy Ivanov | 1:40 | 15:00 | Sergey BilostenniyHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2024 |
| T-53 |  Danilo Marques | 1:39 | 3:14 | Timothy JohnsonHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| T-53 | Denis Goltsov | 1:39 | 2:22 | Thiago SantosHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 55 |  Steve Mowry | 1:37 | 8:47 | Oleg PopovHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2024 |
| 56 | Denis Goltsov | 1:32 | 8:28 | Corey AndersonHeavyweight | Jul 19, 2025 |
| 57 |  Jashell Awa | 1:30 | 5:00 | Justin ClarkeHeavyweight | Jul 19, 2025 |
| T-58 | Linton Vassell | 1:27 | 15:00 | Oleg PopovHeavyweight | Aug 2, 2024 |
| T-58 | Denis Goltsov | 1:27 | 2:26 | Timothy JohnsonHeavyweight | Aug 2, 2024 |
| 60 | Oleg Popov | 1:25 | 2:55 | Denis GoltsovHeavyweight | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 61 |   Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze | 1:23 | 4:59 | Abraham BablyHeavyweight | Jul 19, 2025 |
| 62 |   Emiliano Sordi | 1:22 | 13:05 | Simeon PowellHeavyweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 63 | Abraham Bably | 1:21 | 8:23 | Rob WilkinsonHeavyweight | Jun 28, 2026 |
| 64 |  Khabib Nabiev | 1:20 | 7:26 | Ahmed SamiHeavyweight | Feb 7, 2026 |
| 65 | Renan Ferreira | 1:19 | 4:46 | Maurice GreeneHeavyweight | Aug 18, 2023 |
| T-66 | Sergey Bilostenniy | 1:12 | 15:00 | Blagoy IvanovHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2024 |
| T-66 | Sergey Bilostenniy | 1:12 | 15:00 | Valentin MoldavskyHeavyweight | May 1, 2025 |
| 68 | Sergey Bilostenniy | 1:08 | 2:00 | Tyrell FortuneHeavyweight | Aug 2, 2024 |
| 69 |  Guilherme Viana | 1:06 | 15:00 | Rasul MagomedovHeavyweight | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 70 | Alexander Romanov | 1:05 | 25:00 | Oleg PopovHeavyweight | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 71 |  Mickael Groguhe | 1:03 | 15:00 | Mamadou Lamine SeneHeavyweight | Dec 14, 2024 |
| 72 | Pouya Rahmani | 0:59 | 2:47 | Slim TrabelsiHeavyweight | Oct 3, 2025 |
| T-73 |  Matheus Scheffel | 0:58 | 2:50 | Ante DelijaHeavyweight | Nov 25, 2022 |
| T-73 |   Justin Clarke | 0:58 | 13:09 | Maxwell Djantou NanaHeavyweight | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 75 | Danilo Marques | 0:56 | 3:40 | Marcelo NunesHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| T-76 | Denis Goltsov | 0:55 | 2:07 | Cezar FerreiraHeavyweight | Apr 14, 2023 |
| T-76 | Marcelo Nunes | 0:55 | 3:40 | Danilo MarquesHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 78 | Maxwell Djantou Nana | 0:54 | 9:50 | Kent MafileoHeavyweight | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 79 |   Slim Trabelsi | 0:53 | 2:47 | Pouya RahmaniHeavyweight | Oct 3, 2025 |
| 80 | Denis Goltsov | 0:49 | 2:55 | Oleg PopovHeavyweight | Nov 29, 2024 |
| T-81 | Danilo Marques | 0:41 | 15:00 | Satoshi IshiiHeavyweight | Aug 18, 2023 |
| T-81 | Karl Williams | 0:41 | 9:11 | Sergey BilostenniyHeavyweight | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 83 |   Rob Wilkinson | 0:38 | 8:23 | Abraham BablyHeavyweight | Jun 28, 2026 |
| 84 | Renan Ferreira | 0:36 | 0:50 | Matheus ScheffelHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| T-85 | Valentin Moldavsky | 0:35 | 2:17 | Ante DelijaHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2024 |
| T-85 |  Davion Franklin | 0:35 | 15:00 | Oleg PopovHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 87 | Mickael Groguhe | 0:32 | 15:00 | Maxwell Djantou NanaHeavyweight | Jul 19, 2025 |
| 88 |  Bruno Cappelozza | 0:29 | 7:13 | Vadim NemkovHeavyweight | Feb 24, 2024 |
| 89 | Alexander Romanov | 0:24 | 1:53 | Timothy JohnsonHeavyweight | May 1, 2025 |
| T-90 |  Patrick Brady | 0:22 | 2:26 | Jordan HeidermanHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| T-90 |  Joffie Houlton | 0:22 | 4:08 | Abraham BablyHeavyweight | Oct 18, 2025 |
| T-90 |  Roland Dunlap | 0:22 | 7:52 | Luke TrainerHeavyweight | Aug 22, 2026 |
| T-93 | Maurice Greene | 0:21 | 4:46 | Renan FerreiraHeavyweight | Aug 18, 2023 |
| T-93 |  Jordan Heiderman | 0:21 | 2:40 | Marcelo NunesHeavyweight | Apr 12, 2024 |
| T-95 | Jordan Heiderman | 0:19 | 2:26 | Patrick BradyHeavyweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| T-95 | Jordan Heiderman | 0:19 | 4:16 | Denis GoltsovHeavyweight | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 97 | Tyrell Fortune | 0:18 | 2:00 | Sergey BilostenniyHeavyweight | Aug 2, 2024 |
| T-98 |  Cezar Ferreira | 0:17 | 2:07 | Denis GoltsovHeavyweight | Apr 14, 2023 |
| T-98 | Renan Ferreira | 0:17 | 3:32 | Francis NgannouHeavyweight | Oct 19, 2024 |
| T-98 |   Donegi Abena | 0:17 | 0:37 | Joe SchillingHeavyweight | May 23, 2026 |
This board ranks single performances, not fighters — one fighter can hold more than one row.