UFC: Most control time in a fight
The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.
Updated September 21, 2026
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| # | Fighter | Most control time in a fight | Fight time | Fight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Jailton Almeida | 21:10 | 25:00 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Nov 5, 2023 |
| 2 |   Curtis Blaydes | 19:52 | 25:00 | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | Jun 21, 2020 |
| 3 | Kevin Randleman | 17:39 | 25:00 | Pete WilliamsHeavyweight | Nov 19, 1999 |
| 4 |  Cain Velasquez | 17:23 | 23:09 | Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight | Oct 19, 2013 |
| 5 |  Stipe Miocic | 16:27 | 22:47 | Mark HuntHeavyweight | May 9, 2015 |
| 6 | Randy Couture | 15:50 | 25:00 | Tim SylviaHeavyweight | Mar 3, 2007 |
| 7 | Stipe Miocic | 15:02 | 25:00 | Francis NgannouHeavyweight | Jan 21, 2018 |
| 8 |  Marcos Rogerio de Lima | 14:06 | 15:00 | Maurice GreeneHeavyweight | May 9, 2021 |
| 9 | Cain Velasquez | 13:57 | 25:00 | Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight | Dec 30, 2012 |
| 10 |  Thomas Petersen | 13:49 | 15:00 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | May 4, 2025 |
| 11 | Justin McCully | 13:29 | 15:00 | Antoni HardonkHeavyweight | Apr 5, 2007 |
| 12 |  Jared Rosholt | 13:08 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Apr 11, 2014 |
| 13 | Cain Velasquez | 12:58 | 15:00 | Cheick KongoHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2009 |
| 14 |  Anthony Hamilton | 12:24 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Apr 11, 2015 |
| 15 |  Ben Rothwell | 12:20 | 15:00 | Gilbert YvelHeavyweight | Jun 12, 2010 |
| 16 |   Mohammed Usman | 12:03 | 15:00 | Junior TafaHeavyweight | Apr 22, 2023 |
| 17 |  Brendan Schaub | 12:01 | 15:00 | Lavar JohnsonHeavyweight | Feb 23, 2013 |
| 18 |   Shamil Gaziev | 11:58 | 15:00 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | Aug 3, 2024 |
| 19 | Ron Waterman | 11:57 | 15:00 | Satoshi HonmaHeavyweight | Apr 14, 2000 |
| 20 |  Renato Sobral | 11:48 | 15:00 | Maurice SmithHeavyweight | Nov 17, 2000 |
| 21 |   Louie Sutherland | 11:45 | 15:00 | Tai TuivasaHeavyweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 22 | Curtis Blaydes | 11:44 | 15:00 | Justin WillisHeavyweight | Mar 24, 2019 |
| 23 | Jared Rosholt | 11:34 | 15:00 | Soa PaleleiHeavyweight | Jun 28, 2014 |
| 24 |   Brock Lesnar | 11:33 | 15:00 | Heath HerringHeavyweight | Aug 9, 2008 |
| 25 |  Don'Tale Mayes | 11:32 | 13:26 | Josh ParisianHeavyweight | Dec 19, 2021 |
| 26 | Mike Russow | 11:23 | 15:00 | Justin McCullyHeavyweight | Aug 29, 2009 |
| 27 |  Nick Maximov | 11:14 | 15:00 | Oscar CotaHeavyweight | Nov 17, 2020 |
| 28 | Ricco Rodriguez | 11:04 | 23:04 | Randy CoutureHeavyweight | Sep 27, 2002 |
| 29 |   Phil De Fries | 10:58 | 15:00 | Rob BroughtonHeavyweight | Nov 5, 2011 |
| 30 |  Karl Williams | 10:54 | 15:10 | Jimmy LawsonHeavyweight | Sep 6, 2022 |
| T-31 | Mike Russow | 10:48 | 15:00 | Jon Olav EinemoHeavyweight | Jan 28, 2012 |
| T-31 |   Hamdy Abdelwahab | 10:48 | 15:00 | Chris BarnettHeavyweight | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 33 | Jailton Almeida | 10:47 | 15:00 | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 34 | Karl Williams | 10:31 | 15:00 | Justin TafaHeavyweight | Mar 24, 2024 |
| 35 | Jake O'Brien | 10:22 | 15:00 | Josh ShockmanHeavyweight | Nov 18, 2006 |
| 36 | Karl Williams | 10:13 | 15:00 | Lukasz BrzeskiHeavyweight | Mar 11, 2023 |
| 37 | Jake O'Brien | 9:55 | 15:00 | Heath HerringHeavyweight | Jan 25, 2007 |
| 38 | Jon Madsen | 9:51 | 15:00 | Karlos VemolaHeavyweight | Jul 3, 2010 |
| 39 |   Waldo Cortes Acosta | 9:49 | 15:00 | Robelis DespaigneHeavyweight | May 11, 2024 |
| 40 |  Roy Nelson | 9:39 | 15:00 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Jul 9, 2016 |
| 41 | Curtis Blaydes | 9:35 | 15:00 | Mark HuntHeavyweight | Feb 10, 2018 |
| T-42 |   Aleksei Oleinik | 9:25 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Jul 14, 2016 |
| T-42 |   Marcin Tybura | 9:25 | 15:00 | Maxim GrishinHeavyweight | Jul 12, 2020 |
| 44 |  Luis Henrique | 9:14 | 12:12 | Christian ColomboHeavyweight | Nov 19, 2016 |
| 45 |  Heath Herring | 9:13 | 15:00 | Brad ImesHeavyweight | Apr 7, 2007 |
| 46 |   Viktor Pesta | 9:07 | 15:00 | Konstantin ErokhinHeavyweight | Jan 24, 2015 |
| 47 | Carmelo Marrero | 9:03 | 15:00 | Cheick KongoHeavyweight | Oct 14, 2006 |
| 48 | Randy Couture | 9:02 | 11:37 | Gabriel GonzagaHeavyweight | Aug 25, 2007 |
| 49 |  Austen Lane | 8:58 | 15:00 | Robelis DespaigneHeavyweight | Oct 19, 2024 |
| T-50 |  Augusto Sakai | 8:51 | 15:00 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | Feb 26, 2023 |
| T-50 | Kevin Randleman | 8:51 | 14:13 | Randy CoutureHeavyweight | Nov 17, 2000 |
| 52 |   Ilir Latifi | 8:49 | 15:00 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Feb 9, 2020 |
| 53 | Randy Couture | 8:47 | 23:04 | Ricco RodriguezHeavyweight | Sep 27, 2002 |
| 54 |  Timothy Johnson | 8:45 | 15:00 | Jared RosholtHeavyweight | Aug 8, 2015 |
| 55 | Timothy Johnson | 8:42 | 15:00 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Mar 18, 2017 |
| T-56 | Marcin Tybura | 8:37 | 15:00 | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | Jun 17, 2017 |
| T-56 |   Alistair Overeem | 8:37 | 15:00 | Frank MirHeavyweight | Feb 1, 2014 |
| 58 | Thomas Petersen | 8:36 | 15:00 | Guilherme PatHeavyweight | Apr 4, 2026 |
| 59 | Ron Waterman | 8:35 | 15:00 | Tim LajcikHeavyweight | Sep 24, 1999 |
| T-60 | Ilir Latifi | 8:29 | 15:00 | Aleksei OleinikHeavyweight | Oct 1, 2022 |
| T-60 |   Francis Ngannou | 8:29 | 25:00 | Ciryl GaneHeavyweight | Jan 23, 2022 |
| T-60 |  Cheick Kongo | 8:29 | 11:16 | Paul BuentelloHeavyweight | Mar 21, 2010 |
| T-60 |   Serghei Spivac | 8:29 | 9:32 | Jared VanderaaHeavyweight | Feb 21, 2021 |
| 64 | Luis Henrique | 8:24 | 13:46 | Marcin TyburaHeavyweight | Mar 5, 2017 |
| 65 | Marcin Tybura | 8:23 | 15:00 | Serghei SpivacHeavyweight | Mar 1, 2020 |
| 66 |  Josh Barnett | 8:22 | 25:00 | Roy NelsonHeavyweight | Sep 28, 2015 |
| T-67 | Alistair Overeem | 8:19 | 24:56 | Jairzinho RozenstruikHeavyweight | Dec 8, 2019 |
| T-67 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | 8:19 | 15:00 | Adam WieczorekHeavyweight | Nov 4, 2018 |
| 69 | Cheick Kongo | 8:17 | 15:00 | Heath HerringHeavyweight | Mar 1, 2008 |
| 70 |  Alexander Romanov | 8:15 | 9:22 | Roque MartinezHeavyweight | Sep 13, 2020 |
| 71 | Bobby Hoffman | 8:11 | 15:00 | Maurice SmithHeavyweight | Sep 22, 2000 |
| 72 | Tom Murphy | 8:10 | 11:59 | Icho LarenasHeavyweight | Mar 4, 2006 |
| 73 |  Rodrigo Nascimento | 8:01 | 15:00 | Tanner BoserHeavyweight | Sep 17, 2022 |
| 74 | Randy Couture | 7:58 | 25:00 | Pedro RizzoHeavyweight | May 4, 2001 |
| T-75 |  Allen Frye Jr. | 7:55 | 15:00 | Guilherme PatHeavyweight | Dec 14, 2025 |
| T-75 |  Lukasz Brzeski | 7:55 | 13:51 | Dylan PotterHeavyweight | Sep 14, 2021 |
| T-77 | Roy Nelson | 7:51 | 25:00 | Josh BarnettHeavyweight | Sep 28, 2015 |
| T-77 |  Frank Mir | 7:51 | 15:00 | Dan ChristisonHeavyweight | Jul 8, 2006 |
| 79 | Curtis Blaydes | 7:47 | 12:56 | Alistair OvereemHeavyweight | Jun 9, 2018 |
| 80 |   Martin Buday | 7:44 | 11:38 | Chris BarnettHeavyweight | Apr 17, 2022 |
| T-81 | Marcin Tybura | 7:41 | 15:00 | Stefan StruveHeavyweight | Jul 22, 2018 |
| T-81 |  Travis Fulton | 7:41 | 10:00 | David DoddHeavyweight | Jul 16, 1999 |
| T-83 |  Tim Sylvia | 7:39 | 15:00 | Brandon VeraHeavyweight | Oct 20, 2007 |
| T-83 |  Mario Piazzon | 7:39 | 10:20 | Alexander SoldatkinHeavyweight | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 85 |   Jovan Leka | 7:38 | 15:00 | Azamat NuftillaevHeavyweight | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 86 | Frank Mir | 7:37 | 9:21 | Wes SimsHeavyweight | Jan 31, 2004 |
| 87 |   Soa Palelei | 7:36 | 11:34 | Nikita KrylovHeavyweight | Aug 31, 2013 |
| 88 |  Daniel Cormier | 7:34 | 15:00 | Frank MirHeavyweight | Apr 20, 2013 |
| 89 | Alexander Romanov | 7:33 | 15:00 | Rodrigo NascimentoHeavyweight | Nov 3, 2024 |
| 90 |  Shamil Abdurakhimov | 7:30 | 18:42 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Dec 10, 2016 |
| T-91 | Mike van Arsdale | 7:28 | 15:00 | John MarshHeavyweight | Apr 16, 2005 |
| T-91 | Jailton Almeida | 7:28 | 7:56 | Shamil AbdurakhimovHeavyweight | Jan 22, 2023 |
| T-91 |   Mario Pinto | 7:28 | 9:10 | Jhonata DinizHeavyweight | Oct 11, 2025 |
| T-94 | Ricco Rodriguez | 7:25 | 11:23 | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | Jun 29, 2001 |
| T-94 | Aleksei Oleinik | 7:25 | 9:38 | Maurice GreeneHeavyweight | Jan 19, 2020 |
| 96 | Frank Mir | 7:23 | 15:00 | Roy NelsonHeavyweight | May 29, 2011 |
| 97 |  Valter Walker | 7:19 | 15:00 | Lukasz BrzeskiHeavyweight | Apr 6, 2024 |
| 98 | Randy Couture | 7:18 | 9:35 | Josh BarnettHeavyweight | Mar 22, 2002 |
| T-99 | Tedd Williams | 7:16 | 15:00 | Ian FreemanHeavyweight | Sep 22, 2000 |
| T-99 | Ricco Rodriguez | 7:16 | 9:02 | Pete WilliamsHeavyweight | Nov 2, 2001 |
This board ranks single performances, not fighters — one fighter can hold more than one row.