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 |    Khamzat Chimaev | 21:40 | 25:00 | Dricus Du PlessisMiddleweight | Aug 17, 2025 |
| 2 |   Marvin Vettori | 20:01 | 25:00 | Kevin HollandMiddleweight | Apr 10, 2021 |
| 3 |  Chael Sonnen | 19:53 | 23:10 | Anderson SilvaMiddleweight | Aug 7, 2010 |
| 4 |  Derek Brunson | 16:55 | 25:00 | Kevin HollandMiddleweight | Mar 21, 2021 |
| 5 |   Anthony Hernandez | 15:42 | 22:22 | Michel PereiraMiddleweight | Oct 19, 2024 |
| 6 | Chael Sonnen | 13:51 | 15:00 | Dan MillerMiddleweight | May 23, 2009 |
| 7 |  Trevor Smith | 13:24 | 15:00 | Chris CamozziMiddleweight | May 28, 2017 |
| 8 |  Torrez Finney | 13:16 | 15:00 | Robert ValentinMiddleweight | Apr 6, 2025 |
| 9 |   JunYong Park | 13:11 | 15:00 | John PhillipsMiddleweight | Oct 17, 2020 |
| 10 | Chael Sonnen | 13:04 | 15:00 | Nate MarquardtMiddleweight | Feb 6, 2010 |
| 11 |  Tom Lawlor | 12:59 | 15:00 | Patrick CoteMiddleweight | Oct 23, 2010 |
| 12 |  Andre Petroski | 12:50 | 15:00 | Josh FremdMiddleweight | Jul 14, 2024 |
| 13 | Trevor Smith | 12:48 | 15:00 | Joseph GigliottiMiddleweight | Aug 7, 2016 |
| 14 | Aaron Simpson | 12:39 | 15:00 | Mario MirandaMiddleweight | Mar 26, 2011 |
| 15 |   Francis Carmont | 12:29 | 15:00 | Constantinos PhilippouMiddleweight | Sep 21, 2013 |
| 16 |  CB Dollaway | 12:24 | 15:00 | Jason MillerMiddleweight | May 26, 2012 |
| 17 |  David Branch | 12:19 | 15:00 | Rich AttonitoMiddleweight | Dec 4, 2010 |
| 18 |  Matt Lindland | 12:04 | 15:00 | Joe DoerksenMiddleweight | Aug 20, 2005 |
| 19 |  Tim Kennedy | 12:01 | 25:00 | Michael BispingMiddleweight | Apr 16, 2014 |
| T-20 |   Abus Magomedov | 11:56 | 15:00 | Warlley AlvesMiddleweight | May 18, 2024 |
| T-20 |  Ed Herman | 11:56 | 15:00 | David LoiseauMiddleweight | Apr 18, 2009 |
| 22 |  Dan Miller | 11:55 | 15:00 | Joe DoerksenMiddleweight | Dec 12, 2010 |
| 23 | Trevor Smith | 11:53 | 15:00 | Dan MillerMiddleweight | Jul 12, 2015 |
| T-24 |   Jacob Malkoun | 11:41 | 15:00 | Abdul Razak AlhassanMiddleweight | Apr 18, 2021 |
| T-24 | Torrez Finney | 11:41 | 15:00 | Cam RowstonMiddleweight | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 26 |  Brendan Allen | 11:39 | 20:00 | Reinier de RidderMiddleweight | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 27 | Gil Castillo | 11:38 | 25:00 | Dave MenneMiddleweight | Sep 28, 2001 |
| 28 |  Brad Tavares | 11:33 | 15:00 | Seth BaczynskiMiddleweight | Jun 19, 2010 |
| 29 |   Thales Leites | 11:26 | 15:00 | Ed HermanMiddleweight | Nov 16, 2013 |
| 30 | Thales Leites | 11:18 | 12:58 | Chris CamozziMiddleweight | Aug 7, 2016 |
| 31 |   Cezary Oleksiejczuk | 11:15 | 15:00 | Cesar AlmeidaMiddleweight | Dec 14, 2025 |
| 32 | Ricardo Almeida | 11:11 | 15:00 | Kendall GroveMiddleweight | Aug 8, 2009 |
| 33 |  Sedriques Dumas | 11:08 | 15:00 | Cody BrundageMiddleweight | Jun 24, 2023 |
| 34 |  Phil Hawes | 11:06 | 15:00 | Nassourdine ImavovMiddleweight | Feb 21, 2021 |
| T-35 |  Rousimar Palhares | 11:01 | 15:00 | Jeremy HornMiddleweight | Jan 17, 2009 |
| T-35 | Chael Sonnen | 11:01 | 15:00 | Trevor PrangleyMiddleweight | Apr 6, 2006 |
| 37 | Aaron Simpson | 11:00 | 15:00 | Brad TavaresMiddleweight | Jul 2, 2011 |
| 38 |  Bartosz Fabinski | 10:57 | 15:00 | Garreth McLellanMiddleweight | Apr 11, 2015 |
| 39 |  Lance Gibson | 10:56 | 13:35 | Jermaine AndreMiddleweight | Mar 10, 2000 |
| 40 | Thales Leites | 10:54 | 15:00 | Pete SellMiddleweight | Apr 7, 2007 |
| 41 |    Gegard Mousasi | 10:53 | 15:00 | Constantinos PhilippouMiddleweight | May 17, 2015 |
| 42 |  Trevor Prangley | 10:51 | 15:00 | Travis LutterMiddleweight | Aug 20, 2005 |
| 43 |  Jacare Souza | 10:47 | 14:30 | Gegard MousasiMiddleweight | Sep 5, 2014 |
| 44 | Anthony Hernandez | 10:45 | 15:00 | Josh FremdMiddleweight | Apr 10, 2022 |
| T-45 | Derek Brunson | 10:42 | 15:00 | Lorenz LarkinMiddleweight | Aug 30, 2014 |
| T-45 |  Antonio Carlos Junior | 10:42 | 15:00 | Uriah HallMiddleweight | Sep 15, 2019 |
| 47 |  Nordine Taleb | 10:41 | 15:00 | Vik GrujicMiddleweight | Apr 16, 2014 |
| 48 | Anthony Hernandez | 10:40 | 25:00 | Gregory RodriguesMiddleweight | Aug 22, 2026 |
| 49 |  Chris Leben | 10:36 | 15:00 | Jay SilvaMiddleweight | Jan 11, 2010 |
| 50 | Dan Miller | 10:29 | 15:00 | Matt HorwichMiddleweight | Oct 25, 2008 |
| 51 | Matt Lindland | 10:25 | 15:00 | Phil BaroniMiddleweight | Nov 2, 2001 |
| 52 |  Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz | 10:24 | 15:00 | Mário SousaMiddleweight | Nov 10, 2020 |
| 53 | Anthony Hernandez | 10:22 | 15:00 | Brendan AllenMiddleweight | Feb 23, 2025 |
| 54 | CB Dollaway | 10:19 | 15:00 | Jay SilvaMiddleweight | Sep 16, 2009 |
| 55 | Antonio Carlos Junior | 10:13 | 14:46 | Leonardo GuimaraesMiddleweight | Sep 18, 2016 |
| 56 |  Andre Muniz | 10:12 | 15:00 | Uriah HallMiddleweight | Jul 3, 2022 |
| T-57 |   Roman Dolidze | 10:11 | 25:00 | Nassourdine ImavovMiddleweight | Feb 4, 2024 |
| T-57 |  Caio Borralho | 10:11 | 13:56 | Gadzhi OmargadzhievMiddleweight | Apr 17, 2022 |
| T-57 | Matt Lindland | 10:11 | 15:00 | Phil BaroniMiddleweight | Feb 28, 2003 |
| 60 |  Cam Rowston | 10:10 | 15:00 | Robert BryczekMiddleweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 61 | Caio Borralho | 10:09 | 15:00 | Armen PetrosyanMiddleweight | Jul 10, 2022 |
| T-62 |  Jon Fitch | 10:08 | 15:00 | Brock LarsonMiddleweight | Oct 3, 2005 |
| T-62 |  Eryk Anders | 10:08 | 15:00 | Jamie PickettMiddleweight | Mar 2, 2024 |
| 64 | Thales Leites | 10:05 | 15:00 | Tom WatsonMiddleweight | Aug 3, 2013 |
| T-65 |  Tim Boetsch | 10:01 | 15:00 | Kendall GroveMiddleweight | May 29, 2011 |
| T-65 |  Tre'ston Vines | 10:01 | 15:00 | Yilizhati MaimaitijiangMiddleweight | Aug 28, 2026 |
| 67 |  Edmen Shahbazyan | 9:57 | 15:00 | Darren StewartMiddleweight | Dec 1, 2018 |
| 68 |  Demian Maia | 9:52 | 15:00 | Mario MirandaMiddleweight | Aug 29, 2010 |
| 69 |   Magnus Cedenblad | 9:49 | 15:00 | Scott AskhamMiddleweight | Oct 4, 2014 |
| 70 |  Phil Baroni | 9:45 | 10:00 | Curtis StoutMiddleweight | Feb 23, 2001 |
| 71 |   Dusko Todorovic | 9:41 | 15:00 | Teddy AshMiddleweight | Aug 27, 2019 |
| 72 |  Thiago Santos | 9:40 | 15:00 | Kevin HollandMiddleweight | Aug 4, 2018 |
| 73 | Andre Petroski | 9:39 | 14:46 | Hu YaozongMiddleweight | Oct 30, 2021 |
| T-74 |  Krzysztof Jotko | 9:37 | 15:00 | Alen AmedovskiMiddleweight | Apr 20, 2019 |
| T-74 | Roman Dolidze | 9:37 | 15:00 | Laureano StaropoliMiddleweight | Jun 5, 2021 |
| T-74 | Rich Franklin | 9:37 | 14:28 | Jorge RiveraMiddleweight | Oct 22, 2004 |
| T-77 | Andre Muniz | 9:34 | 15:00 | JunYong ParkMiddleweight | Dec 10, 2023 |
| T-77 | Chris Leben | 9:34 | 15:00 | Luigi FioravantiMiddleweight | Apr 6, 2006 |
| 79 | Mark Hughes | 9:27 | 10:00 | Alex StieblingMiddleweight | Nov 17, 2000 |
| 80 |  Mark Munoz | 9:26 | 15:00 | Tim BoetschMiddleweight | Jul 6, 2013 |
| 81 |  Justin Jones | 9:24 | 15:00 | Ron StallingsMiddleweight | Apr 4, 2015 |
| 82 |  Nick Maximov | 9:21 | 15:00 | Cody BrundageMiddleweight | Sep 26, 2021 |
| T-83 | Eryk Anders | 9:20 | 15:00 | Brad TavaresMiddleweight | Mar 14, 2026 |
| T-83 | Andre Petroski | 9:20 | 15:00 | Dylan BudkaMiddleweight | Sep 7, 2024 |
| 85 | Jacob Malkoun | 9:17 | 15:00 | AJ DobsonMiddleweight | Feb 13, 2022 |
| 86 |  Ben Johnston | 9:16 | 11:50 | Wes SchultzMiddleweight | May 2, 2026 |
| 87 | Demian Maia | 9:15 | 15:00 | Jorge SantiagoMiddleweight | Oct 9, 2011 |
| T-88 |  Gerald Meerschaert | 9:13 | 15:00 | Kevin HollandMiddleweight | Mar 30, 2019 |
| T-88 | Trevor Prangley | 9:13 | 15:00 | Jeremy HornMiddleweight | Nov 19, 2005 |
| 90 | Matthew Riddle | 9:09 | 15:00 | Dante RiveraMiddleweight | Jun 21, 2008 |
| 91 | Chris Leben | 9:08 | 15:00 | Patrick CoteMiddleweight | Aug 6, 2005 |
| 92 |  Maki Pitolo | 9:07 | 14:17 | Julian MarquezMiddleweight | Feb 14, 2021 |
| 93 |  Reinier de Ridder | 9:06 | 25:00 | Robert WhittakerMiddleweight | Jul 26, 2025 |
| 94 |  Bruno Santos | 9:04 | 15:00 | Chris CamozziMiddleweight | Jul 5, 2014 |
| T-95 | Evan Tanner | 8:59 | 15:00 | Kendall GroveMiddleweight | Jun 21, 2008 |
| T-95 | Steve Byrnes | 8:59 | 15:00 | Logan ClarkMiddleweight | Dec 13, 2006 |
| 97 |  Nick Ring | 8:56 | 13:33 | James HeadMiddleweight | Jun 12, 2011 |
| 98 |   Yushin Okami | 8:54 | 15:00 | Dean ListerMiddleweight | Dec 27, 2008 |
| 99 |  Ikram Aliskerov | 8:53 | 15:00 | Brunno FerreiraMiddleweight | Jun 27, 2026 |
| 100 | Yushin Okami | 8:51 | 15:00 | Jason MacDonaldMiddleweight | Oct 20, 2007 |
This board ranks single performances, not fighters — one fighter can hold more than one row.