UFC: Most control time in a fight
The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.
Updated September 25, 2026
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| # | Fighter | Most control time in a fight | Fight time | Fight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tito Ortiz | 21:32 | 25:00 | Vladimir MatyushenkoLight Heavyweight | Sep 28, 2001 |
| 2 | Randy Couture | 21:14 | 25:00 | Tito OrtizLight Heavyweight | Sep 26, 2003 |
| 3 | Tito Ortiz | 19:13 | 25:00 | Wanderlei SilvaLight Heavyweight | Apr 14, 2000 |
| 4 | Tito Ortiz | 15:50 | 19:42 | Frank ShamrockLight Heavyweight | Sep 24, 1999 |
| 5 |  Vladimir Matyushenko | 14:14 | 15:00 | Yuki KondoLight Heavyweight | Jun 29, 2001 |
| 6 | Randy Couture | 14:06 | 15:00 | Vitor BelfortLight Heavyweight | Aug 21, 2004 |
| 7 | Evan Tanner | 13:49 | 15:00 | Chris HasemanLight Heavyweight | Jul 13, 2002 |
| 8 |   Renato Sobral | 13:00 | 15:00 | Elvis SinosicLight Heavyweight | Jul 13, 2002 |
| 9 |  Jon Jones | 12:58 | 25:00 | Anthony SmithLight Heavyweight | Mar 3, 2019 |
| 10 |  Ronny Markes | 12:56 | 15:00 | Karlos VemolaLight Heavyweight | Aug 14, 2011 |
| 11 | Kevin Randleman | 12:49 | 15:00 | Renato SobralLight Heavyweight | Jan 11, 2002 |
| 12 | Tito Ortiz | 12:40 | 15:00 | Patrick CoteLight Heavyweight | Oct 22, 2004 |
| 13 |  Alton Cunningham | 12:32 | 15:00 | Tony JohnsonLight Heavyweight | Jun 25, 2019 |
| 14 |    Aleksandar Rakic | 12:23 | 15:00 | Justin LedetLight Heavyweight | Jul 22, 2018 |
| 15 |   Alessio Sakara | 12:21 | 15:00 | Elvis SinosicLight Heavyweight | Feb 4, 2006 |
| 16 |  Ryan Bader | 12:16 | 15:00 | Anthony PeroshLight Heavyweight | Dec 7, 2013 |
| 17 |  Matt Lindland | 12:15 | 14:21 | Ricardo AlmeidaLight Heavyweight | May 4, 2001 |
| 18 | Aleksandar Rakic | 12:14 | 15:00 | Anthony SmithLight Heavyweight | Aug 30, 2020 |
| 19 |   Da Woon Jung | 12:04 | 15:00 | William KnightLight Heavyweight | Apr 10, 2021 |
| 20 | Stephan Bonnar | 11:57 | 15:00 | Igor PokrajacLight Heavyweight | Dec 4, 2010 |
| 21 |   Anton Turkalj | 11:49 | 15:00 | Acácio dos SantosLight Heavyweight | Jul 26, 2022 |
| 22 |  Julius Walker | 11:46 | 15:00 | Rafael CerqueiraLight Heavyweight | Aug 9, 2025 |
| T-23 |  Mauricio Rua | 11:26 | 19:09 | Brandon VeraLight Heavyweight | Aug 4, 2012 |
| T-23 |  Devin Clark | 11:26 | 15:00 | Mike RodriguezLight Heavyweight | Apr 7, 2018 |
| 25 |  Phil Davis | 11:23 | 15:00 | Rodney WallaceLight Heavyweight | Aug 7, 2010 |
| 26 |  Tom Lawlor | 11:21 | 15:00 | Kyle KingsburyLight Heavyweight | Dec 13, 2008 |
| 27 |   Magomed Ankalaev | 11:20 | 25:00 | Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight | Dec 11, 2022 |
| 28 |   Nikita Krylov | 11:19 | 15:00 | Johnny Mendez WalkerLight Heavyweight | Mar 14, 2020 |
| 29 | Ryan Bader | 11:18 | 13:51 | Rogerio NogueiraLight Heavyweight | Nov 19, 2016 |
| 30 |  Patrick Cummins | 11:16 | 15:00 | Antonio Carlos JuniorLight Heavyweight | Dec 20, 2014 |
| 31 |  Daniel Cormier | 11:14 | 13:53 | Dan HendersonLight Heavyweight | May 24, 2014 |
| 32 |  Patrick Walsh | 11:03 | 15:00 | Dan SpohnLight Heavyweight | Jul 6, 2014 |
| 33 |  Rashad Evans | 10:54 | 15:00 | Stephan BonnarLight Heavyweight | Jun 29, 2006 |
| T-34 |  Saparbeg Safarov | 10:46 | 15:00 | Nicolae NegumereanuLight Heavyweight | Mar 16, 2019 |
| T-34 |   Kennedy Nzechukwu | 10:46 | 12:19 | Karl RobersonLight Heavyweight | Jul 10, 2022 |
| T-36 |  Alexander Gustafsson | 10:43 | 15:00 | Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight | Sep 3, 2016 |
| T-36 | Phil Davis | 10:43 | 15:00 | Brian StannLight Heavyweight | Feb 6, 2010 |
| 38 |   Ryan Jimmo | 10:42 | 15:00 | Igor PokrajacLight Heavyweight | Jun 15, 2013 |
| 39 |  Corey Anderson | 10:39 | 15:00 | Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight | Sep 5, 2015 |
| 40 | Stephan Bonnar | 10:38 | 15:00 | Kyle KingsburyLight Heavyweight | Nov 20, 2011 |
| 41 |  Glover Teixeira | 10:37 | 15:00 | Jared CannonierLight Heavyweight | Feb 12, 2017 |
| 42 | Daniel Cormier | 10:34 | 15:00 | Anderson SilvaLight Heavyweight | Jul 10, 2016 |
| 43 | Tito Ortiz | 10:27 | 15:00 | Ken ShamrockLight Heavyweight | Nov 22, 2002 |
| 44 |  Matt Hamill | 10:09 | 15:00 | Seth PetruzelliLight Heavyweight | Oct 10, 2006 |
| 45 | Ryan Bader | 10:07 | 25:00 | Ovince Saint PreuxLight Heavyweight | Aug 18, 2014 |
| 46 | Devin Clark | 10:06 | 15:00 | Dequan TownsendLight Heavyweight | Feb 16, 2020 |
| 47 | Ryan Bader | 10:04 | 15:00 | Carmelo MarreroLight Heavyweight | Apr 1, 2009 |
| 48 |   Magomed Gadzhiyasulov | 9:59 | 15:00 | Brendson RibeiroLight Heavyweight | Jun 22, 2024 |
| 49 | Mark Coleman | 9:49 | 15:00 | Stephan BonnarLight Heavyweight | Jul 11, 2009 |
| T-50 | Glover Teixeira | 9:47 | 24:32 | Jiri ProchazkaLight Heavyweight | Jun 12, 2022 |
| T-50 | Stephan Bonnar | 9:47 | 15:00 | Sam HogerLight Heavyweight | Aug 6, 2005 |
| 52 |  Jordan Johnson | 9:41 | 15:00 | Henrique da SilvaLight Heavyweight | Jan 29, 2017 |
| 53 | Phillip Miller | 9:40 | 15:00 | James ZikicLight Heavyweight | Jul 13, 2002 |
| 54 | Quinton Jackson | 9:38 | 25:00 | Dan HendersonLight Heavyweight | Sep 8, 2007 |
| T-55 |  CB Dollaway | 9:33 | 15:00 | Ed HermanLight Heavyweight | Jul 8, 2017 |
| T-55 | Patrick Cummins | 9:33 | 15:00 | Kyle KingsburyLight Heavyweight | Jul 26, 2014 |
| 57 | Jon Jones | 9:25 | 15:54 | Vitor BelfortLight Heavyweight | Sep 22, 2012 |
| 58 | Tito Ortiz | 9:24 | 15:00 | Vitor BelfortLight Heavyweight | Feb 5, 2005 |
| 59 | Rashad Evans | 9:23 | 15:00 | Sam HogerLight Heavyweight | Apr 6, 2006 |
| 60 |  Bruno Lopes | 9:19 | 15:00 | Magomed GadzhiyasulovLight Heavyweight | Jan 12, 2025 |
| 61 | Nikita Krylov | 9:17 | 15:00 | Volkan OezdemirLight Heavyweight | Oct 22, 2022 |
| 62 | Daniel Cormier | 9:15 | 12:39 | Anthony JohnsonLight Heavyweight | May 23, 2015 |
| 63 |  Lyoto Machida | 9:10 | 15:00 | Kazuhiro NakamuraLight Heavyweight | Sep 22, 2007 |
| 64 |   James Te Huna | 9:09 | 13:26 | Igor PokrajacLight Heavyweight | Feb 20, 2010 |
| 65 |  Dan Henderson | 9:08 | 25:00 | Quinton JacksonLight Heavyweight | Sep 8, 2007 |
| 66 | Mauricio Rua | 9:07 | 25:00 | Dan HendersonLight Heavyweight | Nov 20, 2011 |
| 67 | Glover Teixeira | 9:03 | 11:49 | Thiago SantosLight Heavyweight | Nov 8, 2020 |
| 68 | Randy Couture | 8:57 | 15:00 | Brandon VeraLight Heavyweight | Nov 14, 2009 |
| 69 | Ryan Bader | 8:49 | 15:00 | Quinton JacksonLight Heavyweight | Feb 25, 2012 |
| 70 |   Ion Cuțelaba | 8:48 | 15:00 | Devin ClarkLight Heavyweight | Sep 18, 2021 |
| 71 | Glover Teixeira | 8:47 | 13:10 | Ovince Saint PreuxLight Heavyweight | Aug 8, 2015 |
| 72 | Corey Anderson | 8:45 | 15:00 | Justin JonesLight Heavyweight | Dec 6, 2014 |
| 73 |  Alonzo Menifield | 8:42 | 15:00 | Devin ClarkLight Heavyweight | Jun 7, 2020 |
| 74 |  Zac Pauga | 8:40 | 15:00 | Jordan WrightLight Heavyweight | Feb 19, 2023 |
| T-75 |  Vitor Petrino | 8:39 | 13:42 | Marcin PrachnioLight Heavyweight | Jul 9, 2023 |
| T-75 |  Jamal Pogues | 8:39 | 15:00 | Marcos BrigagãoLight Heavyweight | Aug 20, 2019 |
| 77 | Corey Anderson | 8:32 | 15:00 | Fabio MaldonadoLight Heavyweight | Nov 7, 2015 |
| 78 |  Ivan Erslan | 8:31 | 15:00 | Tuco TokkosLight Heavyweight | May 16, 2026 |
| 79 |   Jimmy Crute | 8:27 | 14:51 | Paul CraigLight Heavyweight | Dec 2, 2018 |
| T-80 |   Jan Blachowicz | 8:26 | 15:00 | Igor PokrajacLight Heavyweight | Apr 10, 2016 |
| T-80 | Magomed Ankalaev | 8:26 | 22:41 | Bogdan GuskovLight Heavyweight | Jul 25, 2026 |
| 82 |  Jacare Souza | 8:25 | 25:00 | Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight | Nov 17, 2019 |
| 83 |  Philipe Lins | 8:24 | 15:00 | Maxim GrishinLight Heavyweight | Jun 4, 2023 |
| 84 | Ryan Bader | 8:22 | 15:00 | Rafael CavalcanteLight Heavyweight | Jun 14, 2014 |
| 85 | Mauricio Rua | 8:21 | 15:00 | Paul CraigLight Heavyweight | Nov 17, 2019 |
| 86 |  Eryk Anders | 8:19 | 15:00 | Darren StewartLight Heavyweight | Jun 13, 2021 |
| 87 | Phil Davis | 8:06 | 15:00 | Glover TeixeiraLight Heavyweight | Oct 25, 2014 |
| 88 | Corey Anderson | 8:02 | 15:00 | Patrick CumminsLight Heavyweight | Apr 22, 2018 |
| 89 | Glover Teixeira | 7:58 | 21:04 | Anthony SmithLight Heavyweight | May 14, 2020 |
| 90 | Jason Brilz | 7:56 | 15:00 | Tim BoetschLight Heavyweight | Mar 7, 2009 |
| 91 | Jimmy Crute | 7:55 | 15:00 | Alonzo MenifieldLight Heavyweight | Feb 12, 2023 |
| 92 | Jon Jones | 7:52 | 12:37 | Mauricio RuaLight Heavyweight | Mar 20, 2011 |
| 93 |   Tuco Tokkos | 7:51 | 9:25 | Junior TafaLight Heavyweight | Jul 13, 2025 |
| 94 |  Josh Stansbury | 7:47 | 15:00 | Cory HendricksLight Heavyweight | Jul 8, 2016 |
| 95 | Lyoto Machida | 7:46 | 15:00 | Sam HogerLight Heavyweight | Feb 3, 2007 |
| T-96 |   Dalcha Lungiambula | 7:45 | 10:42 | Dequan TownsendLight Heavyweight | Jun 30, 2019 |
| T-96 | Devin Clark | 7:45 | 15:00 | Jake CollierLight Heavyweight | Apr 16, 2017 |
| T-98 | Rashad Evans | 7:43 | 15:00 | Quinton JacksonLight Heavyweight | May 29, 2010 |
| T-98 | Rashad Evans | 7:43 | 15:00 | Michael BispingLight Heavyweight | Nov 17, 2007 |
| 100 |  Danilo Marques | 7:42 | 10:20 | Kennedy NzechukwuLight Heavyweight | Jun 26, 2021 |
This board ranks single performances, not fighters — one fighter can hold more than one row.