UFC: Most control time in a fight

Name: UFC: Most control time in a fight
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The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.

Updated September 21, 2026

A fighter with a bout in the last 18 months. Country boards rank every fighter from that country and cannot be combined with the active filter.

#	Fighter	Most control time in a fight	Fight time	Fight	Date
1	Sean Sherk	22:18	25:00	Hermes Franca	Jul 7, 2007
2	Khamzat Chimaev	21:40	25:00	Dricus Du Plessis	Aug 17, 2025
3	Tito Ortiz	21:32	25:00	Vladimir Matyushenko	Sep 28, 2001
4	Randy Couture	21:14	25:00	Tito Ortiz	Sep 26, 2003
5	Jailton Almeida	21:10	25:00	Derrick Lewis	Nov 5, 2023
6	Charles Oliveira	20:49	25:00	Max Holloway	Mar 7, 2026
7	Georges St-Pierre	20:31	25:00	Dan Hardy	Mar 27, 2010
8	Marvin Vettori	20:01	25:00	Kevin Holland	Apr 10, 2021
9	Chael Sonnen	19:53	23:10	Anderson Silva	Aug 7, 2010
10	Curtis Blaydes	19:52	25:00	Alexander Volkov	Jun 21, 2020
11	Sean Sherk	19:49	25:00	Kenny Florian	Oct 14, 2006
12	Cory Sandhagen	19:38	25:00	Rob Font	Aug 6, 2023
13	Tito Ortiz	19:13	25:00	Wanderlei Silva	Apr 14, 2000
14	Islam Makhachev	19:10	25:00	Jack Della Maddalena	Nov 16, 2025
15	Amanda Nunes	18:29	25:00	Germaine de Randamie	Dec 15, 2019
16	Kamaru Usman	18:24	25:00	Rafael Dos Anjos	Dec 1, 2018
17	Kamaru Usman	18:13	25:00	Tyron Woodley	Mar 3, 2019
18	Demetrious Johnson	17:47	23:15	Ray Borg	Oct 7, 2017
19	Kevin Randleman	17:39	25:00	Pete Williams	Nov 19, 1999
20	Cain Velasquez	17:23	23:09	Junior Dos Santos	Oct 19, 2013
21	Benson Henderson	16:58	25:00	Nate Diaz	Dec 8, 2012
22	Derek Brunson	16:55	25:00	Kevin Holland	Mar 21, 2021
23	Rose Namajunas	16:40	22:25	Paige VanZant	Dec 10, 2015
24	Kamaru Usman	16:38	25:00	Jorge Masvidal	Jul 12, 2020
25	Demetrious Johnson	16:36	25:00	Tim Elliott	Dec 4, 2016
26	Stipe Miocic	16:27	22:47	Mark Hunt	May 9, 2015
27	Matt Hughes	16:15	18:37	Carlos Newton	Jul 13, 2002
28	Colby Covington	16:14	25:00	Jorge Masvidal	Mar 6, 2022
29	Frankie Edgar	16:10	24:56	Cub Swanson	Nov 22, 2014
30	Zhang Weili	16:07	25:00	Amanda Lemos	Aug 20, 2023
31	Valentina Shevchenko	16:04	25:00	Alexa Grasso	Sep 15, 2024
32	Jens Pulver	16:02	25:00	Dennis Hallman	Sep 28, 2001
33	Matt Hughes	15:52	18:01	Hayato Sakurai	Mar 22, 2002
34	Alexandre Pantoja	15:51	25:00	Brandon Royval	Dec 17, 2023
T-35	Randy Couture	15:50	25:00	Tim Sylvia	Mar 3, 2007
T-35	Tito Ortiz	15:50	19:42	Frank Shamrock	Sep 24, 1999
37	Anthony Hernandez	15:42	22:22	Michel Pereira	Oct 19, 2024
38	Michael Chiesa	15:21	25:00	Neil Magny	Jan 20, 2021
39	Stipe Miocic	15:02	25:00	Francis Ngannou	Jan 21, 2018
T-40	Kevin Lee	15:00	22:18	Edson Barboza	Apr 22, 2018
T-40	Georges St-Pierre	15:00	25:00	Carlos Condit	Nov 17, 2012
42	Matt Hughes	14:59	25:00	Sean Sherk	Apr 25, 2003
43	Georges St-Pierre	14:58	20:00	BJ Penn	Jan 31, 2009
44	Charles Oliveira	14:52	25:00	Michael Chandler	Nov 17, 2024
45	Rafael Dos Anjos	14:44	25:00	Anthony Pettis	Mar 14, 2015
46	Diego Sanchez	14:22	15:00	Craig White	Sep 8, 2018
47	Kenichi Yamamoto	14:16	15:00	Daiju Takase	Nov 19, 1999
48	Rafael Dos Anjos	14:15	25:00	Paul Felder	Nov 15, 2020
49	Vladimir Matyushenko	14:14	15:00	Yuki Kondo	Jun 29, 2001
50	Rinat Fakhretdinov	14:11	15:00	Bryan Battle	Dec 18, 2022
T-51	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	14:06	15:00	Maurice Greene	May 9, 2021
T-51	Randy Couture	14:06	15:00	Vitor Belfort	Aug 21, 2004
T-51	Danny Sabatello	14:06	15:00	Taylor Moore	Nov 10, 2020
54	Luis Pena	14:01	15:00	Steve Garcia	Mar 1, 2020
55	Cain Velasquez	13:57	25:00	Junior Dos Santos	Dec 30, 2012
56	Ray Borg	13:53	15:00	Geane Herrera	Aug 8, 2015
57	Royston Wee	13:52	15:00	Dave Galera	Jan 4, 2014
58	Chael Sonnen	13:51	15:00	Dan Miller	May 23, 2009
T-59	Evan Tanner	13:49	15:00	Chris Haseman	Jul 13, 2002
T-59	Thomas Petersen	13:49	15:00	Don'Tale Mayes	May 4, 2025
T-59	Aljamain Sterling	13:49	25:00	Youssef Zalal	Apr 25, 2026
T-62	Demian Maia	13:48	25:00	Ryan LaFlare	Mar 21, 2015
T-62	Mirsad Bektic	13:48	15:00	Paul Redmond	Jan 24, 2015
64	Pat Sabatini	13:47	15:00	Joanderson Brito	Apr 6, 2025
65	Grant Dawson	13:46	15:00	Joe Solecki	Jun 2, 2024
66	Georges St-Pierre	13:44	25:00	Nick Diaz	Mar 16, 2013
67	Demetrious Johnson	13:43	24:59	Kyoji Horiguchi	Apr 25, 2015
68	Tatsuya Kawajiri	13:37	15:00	Jason Knight	Dec 11, 2015
T-69	Marc Diakiese	13:35	15:00	Damir Hadzovic	Jul 23, 2022
T-69	Demetrious Johnson	13:35	23:43	John Moraga	Jul 27, 2013
71	Bartosz Fabinski	13:33	15:00	Hector Urbina	Nov 21, 2015
72	Matt Hughes	13:31	15:00	Renato Verissimo	Jun 19, 2004
73	Beneil Dariush	13:30	15:00	Thiago Moises	Nov 11, 2018
74	Justin McCully	13:29	15:00	Antoni Hardonk	Apr 5, 2007
75	Loopy Godinez	13:26	15:00	Ariane Carnelossi	May 8, 2022
T-76	Valentina Shevchenko	13:24	25:00	Zhang Weili	Nov 16, 2025
T-76	Trevor Smith	13:24	15:00	Chris Camozzi	May 28, 2017
78	John Hathaway	13:23	15:00	Paul Taylor	Nov 14, 2009
T-79	Sara McMann	13:22	15:00	Lina Lansberg	Jan 26, 2020
T-79	Rafael Dos Anjos	13:22	25:00	Renato Moicano	Mar 6, 2022
81	Claudio Puelles	13:20	15:00	Marcos Mariano	Sep 22, 2019
82	Tim Elliott	13:19	15:00	Jordan Espinosa	Mar 7, 2021
T-83	Matt Serra	13:16	15:00	Ivan Menjivar	Jun 19, 2004
T-83	Yana Santos	13:16	15:00	Julija Stoliarenko	Aug 9, 2020
T-83	Torrez Finney	13:16	15:00	Robert Valentin	Apr 6, 2025
86	Frankie Edgar	13:13	15:00	Spencer Fisher	Nov 17, 2007
T-87	Mackenzie Dern	13:12	25:00	Angela Hill	May 20, 2023
T-87	Andy Ogle	13:12	15:00	Josh Grispi	Feb 16, 2013
89	JunYong Park	13:11	15:00	John Phillips	Oct 17, 2020
T-90	Charlie Brenneman	13:10	15:00	Daniel Roberts	Jan 20, 2012
T-90	Seokhyeon Ko	13:10	15:00	Phil Rowe	Nov 1, 2025
T-90	Georges St-Pierre	13:10	25:00	Thiago Alves	Jul 11, 2009
T-90	Matt Hughes	13:10	15:00	Chris Lytle	Mar 3, 2007
94	Justin Gonzales	13:09	15:00	Zach Zane	Jun 25, 2019
95	Jared Rosholt	13:08	15:00	Daniel Omielanczuk	Apr 11, 2014
96	Matt Serra	13:07	15:00	Jeff Curran	Jan 31, 2004
97	Darren Elkins	13:06	15:00	Zhang Tiequan	Oct 9, 2011
98	Chael Sonnen	13:04	15:00	Nate Marquardt	Feb 6, 2010
T-99	Rinya Nakamura	13:03	15:00	Carlos Vera	Feb 18, 2024
T-99	Gil Castillo	13:03	15:00	Chris Brennan	Jan 11, 2002

This board ranks single performances, not fighters — one fighter can hold more than one row.