UFC: Most control time in a fight
The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.
Updated September 28, 2026
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| # | Fighter | Most control time in a fight | Fight time | Fight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Danny Sabatello | 14:06 | 15:00 | Taylor MooreBantamweight | Nov 10, 2020 |
| 2 |   Royston Wee | 13:52 | 15:00 | Dave GaleraBantamweight | Jan 4, 2014 |
| 3 |   Rinya Nakamura | 13:03 | 15:00 | Carlos VeraBantamweight | Feb 18, 2024 |
| 4 |  Matt Hobar | 12:54 | 15:00 | Aaron PhillipsBantamweight | Aug 23, 2014 |
| 5 |  Brian Kelleher | 12:49 | 15:00 | Domingo PilarteBantamweight | Aug 22, 2021 |
| 6 |  Dominick Cruz | 12:41 | 25:00 | Demetrious JohnsonBantamweight | Oct 1, 2011 |
| 7 |  Cody Gibson | 12:25 | 15:00 | Chad AnheligerBantamweight | Nov 3, 2024 |
| 8 |  TJ Dillashaw | 12:24 | 15:00 | Walel WatsonBantamweight | Feb 15, 2012 |
| 9 |   Kyung Ho Kang | 12:23 | 15:00 | Pingyuan LiuBantamweight | Dec 21, 2019 |
| 10 |   Saidyokub Kakhramonov | 12:19 | 15:00 | Ronnie LawrenceBantamweight | Jul 10, 2022 |
| 11 |   Raul Rosas Jr. | 11:55 | 15:06 | Mando GutierrezBantamweight | Sep 20, 2022 |
| 12 |  Bryce Mitchell | 11:40 | 14:52 | Santiago LunaBantamweight | Jun 6, 2026 |
| 13 |   Brett Johns | 11:34 | 15:00 | Albert MoralesBantamweight | Jul 16, 2017 |
| 14 |   Merab Dvalishvili | 11:32 | 15:00 | Terrion WareBantamweight | Sep 15, 2018 |
| 15 |  Tony Gravely | 11:28 | 15:00 | Saimon OliveiraBantamweight | Jan 23, 2022 |
| 16 |   Umar Nurmagomedov | 11:26 | 15:00 | Bekzat AlmakhanBantamweight | Mar 2, 2024 |
| 17 |  Miles Johns | 11:21 | 15:00 | Richie SantiagoBantamweight | Jun 25, 2019 |
| 18 |  Takeya Mizugaki | 11:05 | 15:00 | Jeff HouglandBantamweight | Nov 10, 2012 |
| 19 |   Song Yadong | 11:01 | 25:00 | Chris GutierrezBantamweight | Dec 10, 2023 |
| 20 |  Chico Camus | 10:54 | 15:00 | Dustin PagueBantamweight | Aug 12, 2012 |
| 21 |   Brad Katona | 10:50 | 15:00 | Jesse ButlerBantamweight | Jun 9, 2024 |
| 22 | Umar Nurmagomedov | 10:49 | 15:00 | Nate ManessBantamweight | Jun 26, 2022 |
| 23 |   Daniel Santos | 10:47 | 15:00 | Johnny MunozBantamweight | Jun 4, 2023 |
| 24 | Umar Nurmagomedov | 10:46 | 15:00 | Mario BautistaBantamweight | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 25 |  Montel Jackson | 10:40 | 15:00 | Felipe ColaresBantamweight | Jan 26, 2020 |
| 26 |  Rani Yahya | 10:36 | 15:00 | Kyung Ho KangBantamweight | Nov 20, 2021 |
| 27 |  Chris Holdsworth | 10:17 | 15:00 | Chico CamusBantamweight | May 24, 2014 |
| 28 |  Michinori Tanaka | 10:14 | 15:00 | Roland DelormeBantamweight | Jun 14, 2014 |
| 29 |  Urijah Faber | 10:06 | 15:00 | Iuri AlcantaraBantamweight | Aug 18, 2013 |
| T-30 | Raul Rosas Jr. | 10:05 | 15:00 | Rob FontBantamweight | Mar 7, 2026 |
| T-30 |  Ronnie Lawrence | 10:05 | 15:00 | Jose JohnsonBantamweight | Sep 1, 2020 |
| T-32 | Merab Dvalishvili | 10:03 | 25:00 | Sean O'MalleyBantamweight | Sep 15, 2024 |
| T-32 | Montel Jackson | 10:03 | 15:00 | JP BuysBantamweight | Sep 18, 2021 |
| 34 | Merab Dvalishvili | 10:02 | 25:00 | Cory SandhagenBantamweight | Oct 5, 2025 |
| 35 |    Javid Basharat | 10:01 | 14:12 | Oron KahlonBantamweight | Oct 26, 2021 |
| T-36 | Rani Yahya | 9:57 | 12:32 | Russell DoaneBantamweight | Feb 24, 2018 |
| T-36 |   Kasib Murdoch | 9:57 | 15:00 | Rabindra DhantBantamweight | Aug 28, 2026 |
| 38 | Tony Gravely | 9:55 | 15:00 | Geraldo de FreitasBantamweight | Nov 15, 2020 |
| 39 | Brett Johns | 9:53 | 15:00 | Kwan Ho KwakBantamweight | Nov 19, 2016 |
| 40 | Bryce Mitchell | 9:44 | 15:00 | Said NurmagomedovBantamweight | Jul 26, 2025 |
| 41 |  Raoni Barcelos | 9:43 | 15:00 | Payton TalbottBantamweight | Jan 19, 2025 |
| 42 | Raul Rosas Jr. | 9:38 | 15:00 | Vince MoralesBantamweight | Mar 29, 2025 |
| 43 | Rinya Nakamura | 9:26 | 15:00 | Fernie GarciaBantamweight | Aug 26, 2023 |
| 44 |  Roland Delorme | 9:25 | 15:00 | Edwin FigueroaBantamweight | Jun 15, 2013 |
| 45 |  Johnny Bedford | 9:21 | 11:58 | Louis GaudinotBantamweight | Dec 3, 2011 |
| 46 |  Matthew Lopez | 9:17 | 15:00 | Mitch GagnonBantamweight | Dec 11, 2016 |
| 47 | Kyung Ho Kang | 9:16 | 15:00 | Chico CamusBantamweight | Aug 31, 2013 |
| T-48 |  Brady Hiestand | 9:14 | 15:00 | Fernie GarciaBantamweight | Nov 19, 2022 |
| T-48 |  Brandon Lewis | 9:14 | 15:04 | Daniel MarcosBantamweight | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 50 |  Ricky Simon | 9:13 | 15:00 | Cameron SmothermanBantamweight | Jun 15, 2025 |
| 51 |  Mo Miller | 9:10 | 15:00 | Brandon LewisBantamweight | Sep 14, 2021 |
| 52 |  Jose Aldo | 9:06 | 25:00 | Rob FontBantamweight | Dec 5, 2021 |
| 53 | Tony Gravely | 9:04 | 12:16 | Ray RodriguezBantamweight | Aug 13, 2019 |
| 54 |   Trevin Jones | 8:59 | 14:39 | Saidyokub KakhramonovBantamweight | Aug 22, 2021 |
| 55 |   Hecher Sosa | 8:49 | 15:00 | Mackson LeeBantamweight | Sep 16, 2025 |
| T-56 |  Demetrious Johnson | 8:42 | 15:00 | Miguel TorresBantamweight | May 29, 2011 |
| T-56 | Brett Johns | 8:42 | 15:00 | Montel JacksonBantamweight | Jul 19, 2020 |
| T-58 |   Nathaniel Wood | 8:37 | 14:12 | Andre EwellBantamweight | Dec 30, 2018 |
| T-58 |  Davey Grant | 8:37 | 15:00 | Marlon VeraBantamweight | Feb 27, 2016 |
| 60 |  Russell Doane | 8:36 | 15:00 | Iuri AlcantaraBantamweight | Sep 13, 2014 |
| T-61 |   Sergey Morozov | 8:34 | 15:00 | Khalid TahaBantamweight | Jul 18, 2021 |
| T-61 |  Erik Perez | 8:34 | 15:00 | Edwin FigueroaBantamweight | Nov 16, 2013 |
| T-61 |  Aljamain Sterling | 8:34 | 13:50 | Hugo VianaBantamweight | Jul 16, 2014 |
| 64 |  Cole Smith | 8:32 | 15:00 | Miles JohnsBantamweight | Sep 15, 2019 |
| T-65 |  Renan Barao | 8:31 | 15:00 | Cole EscovedoBantamweight | May 29, 2011 |
| T-65 |  Ray Borg | 8:31 | 15:00 | Gabriel SilvaBantamweight | Jul 21, 2019 |
| T-65 | Aljamain Sterling | 8:31 | 25:00 | Petr YanBantamweight | Apr 10, 2022 |
| T-65 | Merab Dvalishvili | 8:31 | 15:00 | Brad KatonaBantamweight | May 5, 2019 |
| 69 |   Chungreng Koren | 8:26 | 15:00 | Ryo TajimaBantamweight | Aug 28, 2026 |
| 70 |  Hunter Azure | 8:24 | 15:00 | Chris OconBantamweight | Jul 9, 2019 |
| 71 |  Jack Cartwright | 8:23 | 15:02 | Jose JohnsonBantamweight | Aug 16, 2022 |
| 72 | TJ Dillashaw | 8:22 | 25:00 | Cory SandhagenBantamweight | Jul 24, 2021 |
| 73 |  Heili Alateng | 8:16 | 15:00 | Kleydson RodriguesBantamweight | May 18, 2024 |
| 74 | Kyung Ho Kang | 8:14 | 13:53 | Shunichi ShimizuBantamweight | Jan 4, 2014 |
| 75 |  Alex Perez | 8:13 | 15:00 | Mark De La RosaBantamweight | Mar 30, 2019 |
| 76 | Ronnie Lawrence | 8:09 | 15:00 | Mana MartinezBantamweight | Feb 13, 2022 |
| 77 | Takeya Mizugaki | 8:08 | 15:00 | Francisco RiveraBantamweight | May 24, 2014 |
| 78 |   Yves Jabouin | 8:07 | 15:00 | Dustin PagueBantamweight | Jun 15, 2013 |
| T-79 |  George Roop | 8:05 | 15:00 | Dustin KimuraBantamweight | Apr 16, 2014 |
| T-79 | Nick Pace | 8:05 | 14:33 | Will CampuzanoBantamweight | Dec 4, 2010 |
| 81 | Cole Smith | 8:04 | 15:00 | Mitch GagnonBantamweight | May 5, 2019 |
| 82 | Takeya Mizugaki | 8:03 | 15:00 | Chris CariasoBantamweight | Feb 25, 2012 |
| 83 | Hunter Azure | 8:02 | 15:00 | Cole SmithBantamweight | Sep 5, 2020 |
| 84 |  Allan Begosso | 8:01 | 15:02 | Farid BasharatBantamweight | Sep 13, 2022 |
| T-85 | Aljamain Sterling | 7:54 | 15:00 | Cody GibsonBantamweight | Feb 22, 2014 |
| T-85 |  SuYoung You | 7:54 | 15:00 | AJ CunninghamBantamweight | Mar 15, 2025 |
| 87 | Saidyokub Kakhramonov | 7:52 | 8:50 | Said NurmagomedovBantamweight | Dec 18, 2022 |
| 88 |  Motonobu Tezuka | 7:51 | 15:00 | Vaughan LeeBantamweight | Feb 16, 2013 |
| 89 | Ronnie Lawrence | 7:49 | 12:38 | Vince CacheroBantamweight | Feb 28, 2021 |
| 90 | Royston Wee | 7:48 | 15:00 | Yao ZhikuiBantamweight | Aug 23, 2014 |
| 91 |   Abdul Hussein | 7:47 | 13:07 | Cody GibsonBantamweight | Jul 25, 2026 |
| T-92 | Merab Dvalishvili | 7:46 | 15:00 | Frankie SaenzBantamweight | Dec 9, 2017 |
| T-92 |  Scott Jorgensen | 7:46 | 15:00 | Jeff CurranBantamweight | Oct 29, 2011 |
| T-94 |   Colby Thicknesse | 7:45 | 15:00 | Josias MusasaBantamweight | Sep 28, 2025 |
| T-94 | Raoni Barcelos | 7:45 | 15:00 | Montel JacksonBantamweight | Apr 25, 2026 |
| 96 | Montel Jackson | 7:44 | 15:00 | Andre SoukhamthathBantamweight | Apr 14, 2019 |
| 97 |  Patchy Mix | 7:41 | 15:00 | Jakub WiklaczBantamweight | Oct 5, 2025 |
| T-98 | Rani Yahya | 7:40 | 14:19 | Matthew LopezBantamweight | Jul 14, 2016 |
| T-98 | Brady Hiestand | 7:40 | 15:00 | Ricky TurciosBantamweight | Aug 29, 2021 |
| 100 |   Muin Gafurov | 7:37 | 15:00 | Chad AnheligerBantamweight | Sep 7, 2021 |
This board ranks single performances, not fighters — one fighter can hold more than one row.