UFC: Most control time in a fight
The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.
Updated November 6, 2026
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| # | Fighter | Fight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Georges St-Pierre | 20:31 | 25:00 | Dan HardyWelterweight | Mar 27, 2010 |
| 2 |   Islam Makhachev | 19:10 | 25:00 | Jack Della MaddalenaWelterweight | Nov 16, 2025 |
| 3 |   Kamaru Usman | 18:24 | 25:00 | Rafael Dos AnjosWelterweight | Dec 1, 2018 |
| 4 | Kamaru Usman | 18:13 | 25:00 | Tyron WoodleyWelterweight | Mar 3, 2019 |
| 5 | Kamaru Usman | 16:38 | 25:00 | Jorge MasvidalWelterweight | Jul 12, 2020 |
| 6 | Matt Hughes | 16:15 | 18:37 | Carlos NewtonWelterweight | Jul 13, 2002 |
| 7 |  Colby Covington | 16:14 | 25:00 | Jorge MasvidalWelterweight | Mar 6, 2022 |
| 8 | Matt Hughes | 15:52 | 18:01 | Hayato SakuraiWelterweight | Mar 22, 2002 |
| 9 |  Michael Chiesa | 15:21 | 25:00 | Neil MagnyWelterweight | Jan 20, 2021 |
| 10 | Georges St-Pierre | 15:00 | 25:00 | Carlos ConditWelterweight | Nov 17, 2012 |
| 11 | Matt Hughes | 14:59 | 25:00 | Sean SherkWelterweight | Apr 25, 2003 |
| 12 | Georges St-Pierre | 14:58 | 20:00 | BJ PennWelterweight | Jan 31, 2009 |
| 13 |  Diego Sanchez | 14:22 | 15:00 | Craig WhiteWelterweight | Sep 8, 2018 |
| 14 |  Rinat Fakhretdinov | 14:11 | 15:00 | Bryan BattleWelterweight | Dec 18, 2022 |
| 15 |   Demian Maia | 13:48 | 25:00 | Ryan LaFlareWelterweight | Mar 21, 2015 |
| 16 | Georges St-Pierre | 13:44 | 25:00 | Nick DiazWelterweight | Mar 16, 2013 |
| 17 |   Bartosz Fabinski | 13:33 | 15:00 | Hector UrbinaWelterweight | Nov 21, 2015 |
| 18 | Matt Hughes | 13:31 | 15:00 | Renato VerissimoWelterweight | Jun 19, 2004 |
| 19 |   John Hathaway | 13:23 | 15:00 | Paul TaylorWelterweight | Nov 14, 2009 |
| T-20 |  Charlie Brenneman | 13:10 | 15:00 | Daniel RobertsWelterweight | Jan 20, 2012 |
| T-20 |   Seokhyeon Ko | 13:10 | 15:00 | Phil RoweWelterweight | Nov 1, 2025 |
| T-20 | Georges St-Pierre | 13:10 | 25:00 | Thiago AlvesWelterweight | Jul 11, 2009 |
| T-20 | Matt Hughes | 13:10 | 15:00 | Chris LytleWelterweight | Mar 3, 2007 |
| 24 | Gil Castillo | 13:03 | 15:00 | Chris BrennanWelterweight | Jan 11, 2002 |
| 25 | Kamaru Usman | 13:02 | 15:00 | Alexander YakovlevWelterweight | Jul 24, 2016 |
| 26 | Bartosz Fabinski | 13:01 | 15:00 | Emil MeekWelterweight | Jul 22, 2018 |
| 27 | Rinat Fakhretdinov | 13:00 | 15:00 | Andreas MichailidisWelterweight | Jun 4, 2022 |
| T-28 | Kamaru Usman | 12:57 | 25:00 | Joaquin BuckleyWelterweight | Jun 15, 2025 |
| T-28 |  Michael Lombardo | 12:57 | 15:00 | Korey KuppeWelterweight | Sep 15, 2020 |
| 30 | Kamaru Usman | 12:56 | 15:00 | Emil MeekWelterweight | Jan 14, 2018 |
| T-31 |   Karo Parisyan | 12:54 | 15:00 | Chris LytleWelterweight | Feb 5, 2005 |
| T-31 | Demian Maia | 12:54 | 15:00 | Jon FitchWelterweight | Feb 2, 2013 |
| 33 |  Anthony Johnson | 12:45 | 15:00 | Dan HardyWelterweight | Mar 26, 2011 |
| 34 | Colby Covington | 12:36 | 25:00 | Rafael Dos AnjosWelterweight | Jun 9, 2018 |
| 35 |  Punahele Soriano | 12:35 | 15:00 | Nikolay VeretennikovWelterweight | Oct 5, 2025 |
| 36 |   Myktybek Orolbai | 12:33 | 15:00 | Chris CurtisWelterweight | Mar 14, 2026 |
| 37 |  Josh Koscheck | 12:31 | 14:28 | Drew FickettWelterweight | Oct 3, 2005 |
| T-38 | Claude Patrick | 12:30 | 15:00 | James WilksWelterweight | Oct 16, 2010 |
| T-38 |   Yushin Okami | 12:30 | 15:00 | Dhiego LimaWelterweight | Apr 15, 2018 |
| T-38 | Islam Makhachev | 12:30 | 25:00 | Ian Machado GarryWelterweight | Aug 15, 2026 |
| 41 |  Dong Hyun Kim | 12:25 | 15:00 | Amir SadollahWelterweight | May 29, 2010 |
| 42 | Ricardo Almeida | 12:18 | 15:00 | TJ GrantWelterweight | Dec 12, 2010 |
| 43 |  Jon Fitch | 12:17 | 15:00 | Paulo ThiagoWelterweight | Jul 11, 2009 |
| T-44 | Charlie Brenneman | 12:16 | 15:00 | Amilcar AlvesWelterweight | Jan 23, 2011 |
| T-44 |  Joshua Burkman | 12:16 | 15:00 | Chad ReinerWelterweight | Jan 25, 2007 |
| 46 | Jon Fitch | 12:15 | 15:00 | Ben SaundersWelterweight | Mar 27, 2010 |
| T-47 | Dong Hyun Kim | 12:11 | 15:00 | Paulo ThiagoWelterweight | Nov 10, 2012 |
| T-47 | Sean Sherk | 12:11 | 15:00 | Jutaro NakaoWelterweight | Mar 22, 2002 |
| 49 |  Sean Brady | 12:09 | 15:00 | Joaquin BuckleyWelterweight | May 9, 2026 |
| T-50 |  Yan Cabral | 12:07 | 15:00 | David MitchellWelterweight | Oct 9, 2013 |
| T-50 |  Paul Kelly | 12:07 | 15:00 | Paul TaylorWelterweight | Jan 19, 2008 |
| T-50 | Georges St-Pierre | 12:07 | 15:00 | Karo ParisyanWelterweight | Jan 31, 2004 |
| 53 | Matthew Riddle | 12:06 | 15:00 | Dan CramerWelterweight | Aug 8, 2009 |
| 54 | Demian Maia | 12:03 | 14:31 | Matt BrownWelterweight | May 15, 2016 |
| 55 |  Belal Muhammad | 12:02 | 25:00 | Leon EdwardsWelterweight | Jul 28, 2024 |
| T-56 |  Vicente Luque | 12:01 | 25:00 | Rafael Dos AnjosWelterweight | Aug 12, 2023 |
| T-56 | Colby Covington | 12:01 | 21:19 | Tyron WoodleyWelterweight | Sep 20, 2020 |
| T-56 | Josh Koscheck | 12:01 | 15:00 | Paul DaleyWelterweight | May 8, 2010 |
| T-59 | Jon Fitch | 12:00 | 15:00 | Kuniyoshi HironakaWelterweight | Oct 14, 2006 |
| T-59 |  Mike Pierce | 12:00 | 13:11 | Amilcar AlvesWelterweight | Aug 29, 2010 |
| 61 | Belal Muhammad | 11:57 | 15:00 | Stephen ThompsonWelterweight | Dec 19, 2021 |
| 62 |  Roan Carneiro | 11:51 | 15:00 | Rich ClementiWelterweight | Apr 5, 2007 |
| 63 | Dennis Hallman | 11:49 | 15:00 | Ben SaundersWelterweight | Aug 7, 2010 |
| 64 | Mike Pierce | 11:47 | 15:00 | Brock LarsonWelterweight | Sep 16, 2009 |
| 65 | Michael Chiesa | 11:45 | 15:00 | Diego SanchezWelterweight | Jul 7, 2019 |
| 66 |  Jake Shields | 11:44 | 25:00 | Demian MaiaWelterweight | Oct 9, 2013 |
| T-67 |  Charles Radtke | 11:41 | 14:29 | Daniel FrunzaWelterweight | Nov 1, 2025 |
| T-67 |   Shavkat Rakhmonov | 11:41 | 25:00 | Ian Machado GarryWelterweight | Dec 8, 2024 |
| 69 | Mike Pierce | 11:35 | 15:00 | Julio PaulinoWelterweight | Mar 21, 2010 |
| 70 | Jonathan Goulet | 11:32 | 15:00 | Luke CummoWelterweight | Jun 29, 2006 |
| 71 | Colby Covington | 11:22 | 15:00 | Mike PyleWelterweight | May 23, 2015 |
| 72 |  Alex Oliveira | 11:21 | 15:00 | James MoontasriWelterweight | Jul 24, 2016 |
| 73 | Josh Koscheck | 11:20 | 15:00 | Dave MenneWelterweight | Jun 29, 2006 |
| 74 | Mike Pierce | 11:19 | 15:00 | Carlos Eduardo RochaWelterweight | Jun 8, 2012 |
| 75 |   Themba Gorimbo | 11:15 | 15:00 | Takashi SatoWelterweight | May 20, 2023 |
| 76 |  Chance Rencountre | 11:14 | 15:00 | Ismail NaurdievWelterweight | Jul 7, 2019 |
| T-77 | Georges St-Pierre | 11:13 | 25:00 | Jon FitchWelterweight | Aug 9, 2008 |
| T-77 | Dong Hyun Kim | 11:13 | 15:00 | Siyar BahadurzadaWelterweight | Mar 2, 2013 |
| T-79 |  Jeremiah Wells | 11:12 | 15:00 | Matthew SemelsbergerWelterweight | Apr 22, 2023 |
| T-79 |   Farman Hasanov | 11:12 | 15:00 | Eric NolanWelterweight | Jun 27, 2026 |
| 81 | Sean Brady | 11:10 | 16:39 | Leon EdwardsWelterweight | Mar 22, 2025 |
| T-82 |  Johny Hendricks | 11:08 | 15:00 | Matt BrownWelterweight | Mar 14, 2015 |
| T-82 | Matthew Riddle | 11:08 | 15:00 | Steve BrunoWelterweight | Feb 7, 2009 |
| 84 | Greg Soto | 11:02 | 15:00 | Nick OsipczakWelterweight | Aug 29, 2010 |
| 85 | Punahele Soriano | 10:58 | 15:00 | Miguel BaezaWelterweight | Jun 9, 2024 |
| 86 |  Court McGee | 10:57 | 15:00 | Ramiz BrahimajWelterweight | Jan 16, 2022 |
| 87 | Demian Maia | 10:56 | 15:00 | Gunnar NelsonWelterweight | Dec 12, 2015 |
| 88 |  TJ Waldburger | 10:54 | 15:00 | David MitchellWelterweight | Sep 15, 2010 |
| 89 | Dan Cramer | 10:50 | 15:00 | Matt ArroyoWelterweight | Jan 31, 2009 |
| 90 | Kamaru Usman | 10:46 | 15:00 | Leon EdwardsWelterweight | Dec 19, 2015 |
| 91 | Jon Fitch | 10:43 | 15:00 | BJ PennWelterweight | Feb 26, 2011 |
| T-92 | Kamaru Usman | 10:36 | 24:04 | Leon EdwardsWelterweight | Aug 21, 2022 |
| T-92 |  Rustam Khabilov | 10:36 | 15:00 | Sergey KhandozhkoWelterweight | Nov 9, 2019 |
| 94 | Sean Brady | 10:34 | 25:00 | Gilbert BurnsWelterweight | Sep 7, 2024 |
| 95 | Luigi Fioravanti | 10:33 | 15:00 | Luke CummoWelterweight | Mar 1, 2008 |
| 96 | Diego Sanchez | 10:28 | 15:00 | Nick DiazWelterweight | Nov 5, 2005 |
| T-97 | Aaron Simpson | 10:25 | 15:00 | Kenny RobertsonWelterweight | Jul 11, 2012 |
| T-97 | Dong Hyun Kim | 10:25 | 15:00 | TJ GrantWelterweight | Jul 11, 2009 |
| 99 | Alex Oliveira | 10:24 | 15:00 | Joe MerrittWelterweight | Jun 27, 2015 |
| 100 |   Peter Sobotta | 10:22 | 15:00 | Nicolas DalbyWelterweight | Sep 3, 2016 |
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