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Highest share of control time

The all-time top 100, ranked across every MMA promotion we track and rebuilt from every completed fight in our database.

Updated November 7, 2026

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1Shamil ErdoganTürkiye Shamil Erdogan79.2%15:435
2Bartosz FabinskiPoland Bartosz Fabinski79.2%40:106
3Zumso ZuraevRussia Zumso Zuraev75.2%36:385
4Gregor GillespieUnited States Gregor Gillespie71.8%42:248
5Pat SabatiniUnited States Pat Sabatini71.0%1h 15m11
6Max HolzerGermany Max Holzer70.5%45:576
7United States Chael Sonnen69.4%1h 39m14
8Omiel BrownJamaica Omiel Brown69.3%41:378
9Abdul-Rakhman TemirovRussia Abdul-Rakhman Temirov67.4%53:026
10Kazumasa MajimaJapan Kazumasa Majima66.3%40:028
11Matt LindlandUnited States Matt Lindland66.2%1h 17m12
12Torrez FinneyUnited States Torrez Finney62.8%35:505
13Jailton AlmeidaBrazil Jailton Almeida62.3%1h 11m13
14Charlie BrennemanUnited States Charlie Brenneman61.8%52:3611
15Phil De FriesUnited Kingdom Phil De Fries61.7%54:4111
16Anthony OrozcoUnited States Anthony Orozco61.7%40:587
17Teddy StringerEngland Teddy Stringer61.2%11:587
18Grant DawsonUnited States Grant Dawson61.1%1h 57m17
19Cain VelasquezUnited States Cain Velasquez60.4%1h 7m15
20Layze CerqueiraBrazil Layze Cerqueira60.0%49:397
21Mirsad Bektic Mirsad Bektic59.6%1h 1m10
22Tatiana SuarezUnited States Tatiana Suarez59.6%1h 7m10
23Julius WalkerUnited States Julius Walker59.0%26:495
24Hugo DeuxFrance Hugo Deux58.2%37:205
25Seika IzawaJapan Seika Izawa57.8%27:216
26Macarena AragonArgentina Macarena Aragon57.5%20:485
27Jacobe SmithUnited States Jacobe Smith57.4%21:406
28Alihan SuleimanovRussia Alihan Suleimanov56.9%17:015
29Sara McMannUnited States Sara McMann56.8%1h 10m13
30Jakshylyk MyrzabekovKyrgyzstan Jakshylyk Myrzabekov56.8%51:018
31Ilhom NazimovUzbekistan Ilhom Nazimov56.4%15:535
32Michael GravesUnited States Michael Graves56.2%26:435
33Rafael EstevamBrazil Rafael Estevam55.9%36:075
34George StainesUnited Kingdom George Staines55.4%37:527
35Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar55.3%25:067
36Khabib Nurmagomedov Khabib Nurmagomedov55.1%1h 35m13
37Bryce MitchellUnited States Bryce Mitchell55.0%1h 25m13
38Tereza BledaCzechia Tereza Bleda54.8%34:3810
39Alexia ThainaraBrazil Alexia Thainara54.7%43:286
40Mark BocekCanada Mark Bocek54.5%1h 21m13
41Luana SantosBrazil Luana Santos54.4%50:088
42Ali BagovRussia Ali Bagov54.3%39:395
43Adrian LeeUnited States Adrian Lee54.3%12:245
44Rinat FakhretdinovRussia Rinat Fakhretdinov54.0%41:317
45Danny SabatelloUnited States Danny Sabatello54.0%51:507
46Altin ZenuniAlbania Altin Zenuni54.0%21:555
47Jason WittUnited States Jason Witt53.9%17:356
48Myktybek OrolbaiKyrgyzstan Myktybek Orolbai53.9%39:197
49Tatsuro TairaJapan Tatsuro Taira53.9%1h 3m10
50Jon FitchUnited States Jon Fitch53.7%2h 8m18
51Paddy HolohanIreland Paddy Holohan53.2%30:285
52Shido Boris EsperancaAngola Shido Boris Esperanca53.2%14:276
53Valter Walker Valter Walker53.2%13:196
54Khamzat Chimaev Khamzat Chimaev53.1%55:4711
55Themba GorimboZimbabwe Themba Gorimbo52.8%43:518
56United States Matt Hughes52.8%1h 58m25
57Tariq PellEngland Tariq Pell52.5%23:226
58Arbi AgujevAustria Arbi Agujev52.1%47:237
59Rajabali ShaidullaevKyrgyzstan Rajabali Shaidullaev52.0%15:415
60Tatsuya KawajiriJapan Tatsuya Kawajiri51.9%41:576
61Terrance McKinneyUnited States Terrance McKinney51.7%21:1915
62Gadzhimurad AntigulovRussia Gadzhimurad Antigulov51.6%13:397
63Charles RadtkeUnited States Charles Radtke51.4%31:007
64Renato SobralBrazil Renato Sobral51.4%41:2610
65Islam RedaEgypt Islam Reda51.3%35:345
66Islam MakhachevRussia Islam Makhachev51.0%1h 54m19
67Nurullo AlievTajikistan Nurullo Aliev51.0%40:396
68Anthony IvyUnited States Anthony Ivy50.9%23:196
69Anthony Hernandez Anthony Hernandez50.8%1h 22m13
70Gerard BurnsIreland Gerard Burns50.8%20:545
71Brett JohnsWales Brett Johns50.8%1h 7m10
72Chihiro SawadaJapan Chihiro Sawada50.8%42:217
73Andy OgleUnited Kingdom Andy Ogle50.8%36:576
74Lukasz CharzewskiPoland Lukasz Charzewski50.6%37:595
75United States Jake O'Brien50.1%35:027
76Paulina WisniewskaPoland Paulina Wisniewska49.8%32:507
77Dong Hyun KimSouth Korea Dong Hyun Kim49.7%1h 32m17
78Shayilan NuerdanbiekeChina Shayilan Nuerdanbieke49.7%31:366
79Christian MachGermany Christian Mach49.7%19:266
80United States Matt Grice49.7%30:397
81United States Jacob Volkmann49.7%56:0710
82Darrick MinnerUnited States Darrick Minner49.6%24:457
83Fedor DuricGermany Fedor Duric49.6%28:225
84Shavkat RakhmonovKazakhstan Shavkat Rakhmonov49.6%37:167
85Diogo SilvaBrazil Diogo Silva49.6%20:355
86Jasmine JasudaviciusCanada Jasmine Jasudavicius49.5%1h 29m14
87Nell ArianoFrance Nell Ariano49.4%25:526
88Terry MartinUnited States Terry Martin49.4%21:446
89Raul Rosas Jr. Raul Rosas Jr.49.4%53:129
90Richie SmullenIreland Richie Smullen49.3%15:025
91Imran BukuevRussia Imran Bukuev49.2%44:186
92Magnus CedenbladSweden Magnus Cedenblad49.2%23:096
93Yuya WakamatsuJapan Yuya Wakamatsu49.1%31:416
94Khadim DiaItaly Khadim Dia49.1%25:215
95Karlos VemolaCzechia Karlos Vemola49.0%2h 1m24
96Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevTürkiye Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev48.5%3:145
97Ramsey NijemUnited States Ramsey Nijem48.5%41:0112
98Malik BasahelSaudi Arabia Malik Basahel48.4%41:588
99Oleg PopovRussia Oleg Popov48.4%46:487
100Logan StorleyUnited States Logan Storley48.3%48:296

Ranked across every MMA promotion we track. BKFC is bare-knuckle boxing — two-minute rounds, and a punch count that is not a significant-strike count — so it is ranked only on its own boards.

Career boards need at least 5 bouts with tracked statistics.

Unofficial statistics compiled by UFCalendar from every completed fight in our database. Career boards need at least 5 bouts with tracked statistics and rate boards at least 50 attempts; BKFC is ranked only on its own boards.

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