Most control time in a fight
The all-time top 100, ranked across every MMA promotion we track and rebuilt from every completed fight in our database.
Updated November 5, 2026
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| # | Fighter | Fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Jailton Almeida | 21:10 | 25:00 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Nov 5, 2023 |
| 2 |   Alikhan Vakhaev | 20:08 | 25:00 | Kirill KornilovHeavyweight | Nov 7, 2025 |
| 3 |   Curtis Blaydes | 19:52 | 25:00 | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | Jun 21, 2020 |
| 4 | Kevin Randleman | 17:39 | 25:00 | Pete WilliamsHeavyweight | Nov 19, 1999 |
| 5 |  Cain Velasquez | 17:23 | 23:09 | Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight | Oct 19, 2013 |
| 6 |  Stipe Miocic | 16:27 | 22:47 | Mark HuntHeavyweight | May 9, 2015 |
| 7 | Randy Couture | 15:50 | 25:00 | Tim SylviaHeavyweight | Mar 3, 2007 |
| 8 | Stipe Miocic | 15:02 | 25:00 | Francis NgannouHeavyweight | Jan 21, 2018 |
| 9 |  Marcos Rogerio de Lima | 14:06 | 15:00 | Maurice GreeneHeavyweight | May 9, 2021 |
| 10 | Cain Velasquez | 13:57 | 25:00 | Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight | Dec 30, 2012 |
| 11 |  Thomas Petersen | 13:49 | 15:00 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | May 4, 2025 |
| 12 | Justin McCully | 13:29 | 15:00 | Antoni HardonkHeavyweight | Apr 5, 2007 |
| 13 |  Jared Rosholt | 13:08 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Apr 11, 2014 |
| 14 |  Zumso Zuraev | 13:05 | 15:00 | Arash SadeghiHeavyweight | Jun 28, 2024 |
| T-15 | Cain Velasquez | 12:58 | 15:00 | Cheick KongoHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2009 |
| T-15 |  Magomedrasul Gasanov | 12:58 | 25:00 | Shamil AbdulaevHeavyweight | Feb 8, 2025 |
| 17 |  Anthony Hamilton | 12:24 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Apr 11, 2015 |
| 18 |  Ben Rothwell | 12:20 | 15:00 | Gilbert YvelHeavyweight | Jun 12, 2010 |
| 19 |   Hatef Moeil | 12:15 | 20:47 | Ivan VitasovicHeavyweight | Feb 7, 2026 |
| 20 |   Mohammed Usman | 12:03 | 15:00 | Junior TafaHeavyweight | Apr 22, 2023 |
| 21 |  Brendan Schaub | 12:01 | 15:00 | Lavar JohnsonHeavyweight | Feb 23, 2013 |
| 22 |  Oleg Popov | 11:59 | 15:00 | Davion FranklinHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 23 |  Shamil Gaziev | 11:58 | 15:00 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | Aug 3, 2024 |
| 24 | Ron Waterman | 11:57 | 15:00 | Satoshi HonmaHeavyweight | Apr 14, 2000 |
| 25 | Zumso Zuraev | 11:49 | 19:40 | Anton VyaziginHeavyweight | Nov 7, 2025 |
| 26 |  Renato Sobral | 11:48 | 15:00 | Maurice SmithHeavyweight | Nov 17, 2000 |
| 27 |   Louie Sutherland | 11:45 | 15:00 | Tai TuivasaHeavyweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 28 | Curtis Blaydes | 11:44 | 15:00 | Justin WillisHeavyweight | Mar 24, 2019 |
| 29 |  Salamu Abdurahmanov | 11:40 | 15:00 | Fabio AguiarHeavyweight | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 30 | Jared Rosholt | 11:34 | 15:00 | Soa PaleleiHeavyweight | Jun 28, 2014 |
| 31 |   Brock Lesnar | 11:33 | 15:00 | Heath HerringHeavyweight | Aug 9, 2008 |
| 32 |  Don'Tale Mayes | 11:32 | 13:26 | Josh ParisianHeavyweight | Dec 19, 2021 |
| 33 |   Phil De Fries | 11:29 | 25:00 | Augusto SakaiHeavyweight | Jun 7, 2024 |
| 34 | Mike Russow | 11:23 | 15:00 | Justin McCullyHeavyweight | Aug 29, 2009 |
| 35 |  Nick Maximov | 11:14 | 15:00 | Oscar CotaHeavyweight | Nov 17, 2020 |
| 36 | Ricco Rodriguez | 11:04 | 23:04 | Randy CoutureHeavyweight | Sep 27, 2002 |
| 37 | Phil De Fries | 10:58 | 15:00 | Rob BroughtonHeavyweight | Nov 5, 2011 |
| 38 |  Karl Williams | 10:54 | 15:10 | Jimmy LawsonHeavyweight | Sep 6, 2022 |
| 39 |  Stepan Gorshechnikov | 10:53 | 15:00 | Arbi AgujevHeavyweight | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 40 | Oleg Popov | 10:51 | 15:00 | Linton VassellHeavyweight | Aug 2, 2024 |
| T-41 | Mike Russow | 10:48 | 15:00 | Jon Olav EinemoHeavyweight | Jan 28, 2012 |
| T-41 |   Hamdy Abdelwahab | 10:48 | 15:00 | Chris BarnettHeavyweight | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 43 | Jailton Almeida | 10:47 | 15:00 | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 44 |  Elmar Gasanov | 10:45 | 25:00 | Grigor MatevosyanHeavyweight | Nov 2, 2024 |
| 45 |  Mukhumat Vakhaev | 10:33 | 15:00 | Klidson AbreuHeavyweight | Dec 15, 2024 |
| 46 | Karl Williams | 10:31 | 15:00 | Justin TafaHeavyweight | Mar 24, 2024 |
| 47 |  Anatoly Malykhin | 10:23 | 25:00 | Oumar KaneHeavyweight | Nov 8, 2024 |
| 48 | Jake O'Brien | 10:22 | 15:00 | Josh ShockmanHeavyweight | Nov 18, 2006 |
| 49 | Phil De Fries | 10:21 | 14:27 | Štefan VojčákHeavyweight | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 50 |  Tanner Boser | 10:18 | 14:26 | Jhonata DinizHeavyweight | Oct 17, 2026 |
| 51 | Karl Williams | 10:13 | 15:00 | Lukasz BrzeskiHeavyweight | Mar 11, 2023 |
| 52 |   Duke Didier | 10:05 | 15:00 | Jasur MirzamukhamedovHeavyweight | Jun 3, 2022 |
| 53 | Jake O'Brien | 9:55 | 15:00 | Heath HerringHeavyweight | Jan 25, 2007 |
| 54 | Jon Madsen | 9:51 | 15:00 | Karlos VemolaHeavyweight | Jul 3, 2010 |
| 55 |   Waldo Cortes Acosta | 9:49 | 15:00 | Robelis DespaigneHeavyweight | May 11, 2024 |
| 56 |  Magomed Malsagov | 9:46 | 15:00 | Artur AstakhovHeavyweight | Oct 4, 2026 |
| 57 |  Roy Nelson | 9:39 | 15:00 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Jul 9, 2016 |
| 58 | Curtis Blaydes | 9:35 | 15:00 | Mark HuntHeavyweight | Feb 10, 2018 |
| 59 |   Oumar Kane | 9:29 | 15:00 | Jasur MirzamukhamedovHeavyweight | Dec 3, 2022 |
| T-60 |   Aleksei Oleinik | 9:25 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Jul 14, 2016 |
| T-60 |   Marcin Tybura | 9:25 | 15:00 | Maxim GrishinHeavyweight | Jul 12, 2020 |
| T-60 |  Tyrell Fortune | 9:25 | 15:00 | Marcelo GolmHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 63 |  Paul Elliott | 9:23 | 11:00 | Ryugo TakeuchiHeavyweight | Apr 5, 2025 |
| 64 |  Salimgirey Rasulov | 9:17 | 15:00 | Carlos FelipeHeavyweight | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 65 |  Luis Henrique | 9:14 | 12:12 | Christian ColomboHeavyweight | Nov 19, 2016 |
| 66 |  Heath Herring | 9:13 | 15:00 | Brad ImesHeavyweight | Apr 7, 2007 |
| 67 |   Manas Imarov | 9:09 | 14:05 | Sergey ChmelHeavyweight | Mar 27, 2026 |
| T-68 |   Viktor Pesta | 9:07 | 15:00 | Konstantin ErokhinHeavyweight | Jan 24, 2015 |
| T-68 |   Arbi Agujev | 9:07 | 15:00 | Artur AstakhovHeavyweight | Oct 4, 2025 |
| 70 | Carmelo Marrero | 9:03 | 15:00 | Cheick KongoHeavyweight | Oct 14, 2006 |
| 71 | Randy Couture | 9:02 | 11:37 | Gabriel GonzagaHeavyweight | Aug 25, 2007 |
| 72 |  Szymon Bajor | 9:01 | 15:00 | Ricardo PraselHeavyweight | Sep 20, 2025 |
| T-73 |  Austen Lane | 8:58 | 15:00 | Robelis DespaigneHeavyweight | Oct 19, 2024 |
| T-73 |  Stuart Austin | 8:58 | 15:00 | John WinterHeavyweight | Apr 29, 2023 |
| 75 |  Shamil Abdulaev | 8:54 | 14:15 | Abdul-Rahman DzhanaevHeavyweight | Feb 9, 2024 |
| T-76 |  Augusto Sakai | 8:51 | 15:00 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | Feb 26, 2023 |
| T-76 | Kevin Randleman | 8:51 | 14:13 | Randy CoutureHeavyweight | Nov 17, 2000 |
| 78 | Arbi Agujev | 8:50 | 15:00 | Sergey ChmelHeavyweight | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 79 |   Ilir Latifi | 8:49 | 15:00 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Feb 9, 2020 |
| T-80 | Randy Couture | 8:47 | 23:04 | Ricco RodriguezHeavyweight | Sep 27, 2002 |
| T-80 |  Michal Andryszak | 8:47 | 13:36 | Ivan VitasovicHeavyweight | Sep 2, 2023 |
| 82 |  Timothy Johnson | 8:45 | 15:00 | Jared RosholtHeavyweight | Aug 8, 2015 |
| 83 |  Yorgan De Castro | 8:44 | 15:00 | Danilo MarquesHeavyweight | Apr 7, 2023 |
| 84 |   Grigor Matevosyan | 8:43 | 25:00 | Elmar GasanovHeavyweight | Nov 2, 2024 |
| 85 | Timothy Johnson | 8:42 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Mar 18, 2017 |
| T-86 | Marcin Tybura | 8:37 | 15:00 | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | Jun 17, 2017 |
| T-86 |   Alistair Overeem | 8:37 | 15:00 | Frank MirHeavyweight | Feb 1, 2014 |
| 88 | Thomas Petersen | 8:36 | 15:00 | Guilherme PatHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2026 |
| 89 | Ron Waterman | 8:35 | 15:00 | Tim LajcikHeavyweight | Sep 24, 1999 |
| T-90 | Ilir Latifi | 8:29 | 15:00 | Aleksei OleinikHeavyweight | Oct 1, 2022 |
| T-90 |   Francis Ngannou | 8:29 | 25:00 | Ciryl GaneHeavyweight | Jan 23, 2022 |
| T-90 |   Cheick Kongo | 8:29 | 11:16 | Paul BuentelloHeavyweight | Mar 21, 2010 |
| T-90 |   Serghei Spivac | 8:29 | 9:32 | Jared VanderaaHeavyweight | Feb 21, 2021 |
| 94 |   Amir Aliakbari | 8:27 | 25:00 | Tony JohnsonHeavyweight | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 95 |  Sergey Bilostenniy | 8:26 | 11:56 | Renan FerreiraHeavyweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 96 | Luis Henrique | 8:24 | 13:46 | Marcin TyburaHeavyweight | Mar 5, 2017 |
| 97 | Marcin Tybura | 8:23 | 15:00 | Serghei SpivacHeavyweight | Mar 1, 2020 |
| 98 |  Josh Barnett | 8:22 | 25:00 | Roy NelsonHeavyweight | Sep 28, 2015 |
| 99 |   Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly | 8:20 | 25:00 | Evgeny ErokhinHeavyweight | Sep 14, 2025 |
| 100 | Alistair Overeem | 8:19 | 24:56 | Jairzinho RozenstruikHeavyweight | Dec 8, 2019 |
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