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Records reflect UFC bouts only.

All fighters with 26 or more UFC bouts are included.

Most UFC bouts

Fighter Bouts Record (W-L-D) First UFC Bout Last UFC Bout
Jim Miller 42 25-16-0, 1 NC 2008-10-18 2023-06-03
Andrei Arlovski 40 23-16-0, 1 NC 2000-11-17 2023-06-03
Donald Cerrone 38 23-14-0, 1 NC 2011-02-05 2022-07-02
Clay Guida 35 18-17-0 2006-10-14 2023-04-15
Rafael dos Anjos 34 21-13-0 2008-11-15 2023-08-12
Jeremy Stephens 34 15-18-0, 1 NC 2007-05-26 2021-07-17
Demian Maia 33 22-11-0 2007-10-20 2021-06-12
Charles Oliveira 32 22-9-0, 1 NC 2010-08-01 2023-06-10
Diego Sanchez 32 19-13-0 2005-04-09 2020-09-26
Neil Magny 31 21-10-0 2013-02-23 2023-08-19
Frankie Edgar 30 18-11-1 2007-02-03 2022-11-12
Matt Brown 30 17-13-0 2008-06-21 2023-05-13
Dustin Poirier 29 21-7-0, 1 NC 2011-01-01 2023-07-29
Michael Bisping 29 20-9-0 2006-06-24 2017-11-25
Alex Caceres 29 16-12-0, 1 NC 2011-03-26 2023-08-26
Max Holloway 28 21-7-0 2012-02-04 2023-08-26
Edson Barboza 28 17-11-0 2010-11-20 2023-04-15
Gleison Tibau 28 16-11-0, 1 NC 2006-11-18 2018-06-01
Tim Means 28 15-12-0, 1 NC 2012-02-15 2023-09-23
Michael Johnson 28 13-15-0 2010-12-04 2023-05-20
Derrick Lewis 27 18-9-0 2014-04-19 2023-07-29
Darren Elkins 27 17-10-0 2010-03-21 2022-12-03
Frank Mir 27 16-11-0 2001-11-02 2016-03-19
Nate Diaz 27 16-11-0 2007-06-23 2022-09-10
Tito Ortiz 27 15-11-1 1997-05-30 2012-07-07
Joe Lauzon 27 15-12-0 2006-09-23 2019-10-18
Thiago Alves 27 15-12-0 2005-10-03 2019-12-07
B.J. Penn 27 12-13-2 2001-05-04 2019-05-11
Francisco Trinaldo 26 18-8-0 2012-06-23 2022-10-01
Vitor Belfort 26 15-10-0, 1 NC 1997-02-07 2018-05-12
Ovince St. Preux 26 14-12-0 2013-04-27 2023-02-18
Ed Herman 26 13-12-0, 1 NC 2006-06-24 2023-04-15
Ross Pearson 26 12-13-0, 1 NC 2009-06-20 2019-03-30

Records reflect UFC bouts only.

All fighters with 26 or more UFC bouts are included.

91 Comments

  1. oleg August 20, 2018 at 2:12 am Reply

    What exactly is included in Reebok bonus calculation? WEC after Zuffa buyout? Do pre-Zuffa UFC fights don’t count for old school guys like Belfort?

  2. IcyB August 20, 2018 at 2:12 am Reply

    Can you actually make a separate one w/ 20 or more “Zuffa” bouts. That way the MMA community can have a collective list of who has reached the top tier of the Reebok payout.

    That would be very interesting and helpful…would probably lead to many good articles being written.

  3. IcyB August 20, 2018 at 2:12 am Reply

    Damn that is a good questions. These are real questions that need to be asked and answered. But too many “jounalists” are worried about writing articles about what Conor McGregor had for breakfast.

    You should write an article that lists diferent tiers of a potential Reebock Bonus:

    Only UFC Fights
    Only Zuffa Bouts
    Only Zuffa Bouts including all UFC bouts (pre-zuffa)
    All Zuffa owned companies bouts (including pre-zuffa owned)

    I mean, UFC lists all Pride, Strikeforce, and other bouts on their web-site for fighter rankings…so why not include them, Who is actually getting screwed here?

    Could be an article freely cited by fighters in favor of unionization.

    I know I’d link it to Reddit and get it upvoted to the moon!

  4. oleg August 20, 2018 at 2:12 am Reply

    Apparently WEC-Zuffa bouts count, as Faber got 20K in his retirement fight which puts him in over 20 fight tier, however it was only 16th UFC fight.

    • IcyB August 20, 2018 at 7:07 am Reply

      Good research my man!

      Those are some honest points that I don’t think have ever been brought up before.

      So pre-zuffa UFC fights don’t count.

      WOW!

  5. dolemite t. freeman August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Melvin Guillard should be at 22 with a UFC record of 12-9-0(1).

  6. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Trimmed to 21+

  7. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Trimmed to 20+

  8. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Trimmed Top 25 to 19+ fights.

  9. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Trimmed to 22+. Seems like fighters are having longer UFC careers these days.

  10. Loster August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Tibau’s last win changed to a loss by DQ.

  11. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    The way Kos has been looking, I don’t see him hanging on for 5 more fights.

    My money is on Tibau to hold this record in a couple of years.

  12. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Trimmed Top 25 to 18+ wins

  13. ThonolansGhost August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    I think it’s time to cut everyone with less than 17 fights (that will still leave us with 26 guys).

  14. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Man, this thing just keeps growing…

  15. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Damn those UFC fighters, they just keep fighting! 🙂

  16. ThonolansGhost August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    With the recent wave of cuts (including Fitch), and the news that the UFC could cut as many as 100 fighters this year, this list could settle down quite a bit.

  17. ThonolansGhost August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    This list is going to require constant maintenance, I’d say that the cut-off line will be 19 fights before the end of the year.

  18. Bryan August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    I know it says 15 total fights I just think Fitch’s UFC resume is impressive

  19. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Sanchez is 10-4 in the UFC. He’ll make this list after his next fight.

  20. GMan August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Why isnt Chris Leben in those rankings? He has 16 UFC fights!

  21. Bryan August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Jon Fitch has 14 fights in the UFC and is 13-1

  22. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Thanks for the correction GMan

  23. Anderson Silva August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Diego Sanchez ?

  24. Anthony Jones August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Some good fights coming up in a couple days

  25. oleg August 19, 2018 at 7:32 pm Reply

    Did Zuffa buy EXC? I don’t remember this, thought Gary Shaw just ate what was left of the promotion :).

  26. oleg August 19, 2018 at 7:32 pm Reply

    Far as I can find, Pro Elite just dissolved. EXC probably didn’t have any assets worthy for Zuffa to grab.

  27. oleg August 19, 2018 at 7:32 pm Reply

    I found out that officially all of Strikeforce and WEC post-Zuffa merger fights are counted towards Reebok bonuses.

    Also trimmed to 23+

  28. oleg August 19, 2018 at 7:32 pm Reply

    Belfort supposedly made $15K for his last fight, which would have been #25 UFC but 19 if you exclude the pre-Zuffa era. So apparently pre-Zuffa UFC fights don’t count.

  29. oleg May 20, 2018 at 3:19 pm Reply

    I found out that officially all of Strikeforce and WEC post-Zuffa merger fights are counted towards Reebok bonuses.

    Also trimmed to 23+

  30. oleg February 22, 2018 at 11:30 am Reply

    Apparently WEC-Zuffa bouts count, as Faber got 20K in his retirement fight which puts him in over 20 fight tier, however it was only 16th UFC fight.

    • IcyB June 20, 2018 at 1:40 pm Reply

      Good research my man!

      Those are some honest points that I don’t think have ever been brought up before.

      So pre-zuffa UFC fights don’t count.

      WOW!

  31. oleg February 21, 2018 at 2:05 am Reply

    Far as I can find, Pro Elite just dissolved. EXC probably didn’t have any assets worthy for Zuffa to grab.

  32. oleg February 21, 2018 at 2:02 am Reply

    Belfort supposedly made $15K for his last fight, which would have been #25 UFC but 19 if you exclude the pre-Zuffa era. So apparently pre-Zuffa UFC fights don’t count.

  33. oleg February 21, 2018 at 12:04 am Reply

    Did Zuffa buy EXC? I don’t remember this, thought Gary Shaw just ate what was left of the promotion :).

  34. IcyB February 20, 2018 at 3:23 pm Reply

    Elite XC?

  35. IcyB August 19, 2018 at 7:32 pm Reply

    Elite XC?

  36. oleg January 20, 2018 at 12:48 pm Reply

    Yeah I can’t find the official info anywhere. Everything says “UFC fights” specifically – I’m guessing this includes pre-Zuffa which might have only made a difference for Belfort and Mir off the top of my head.

    But some of the older articles say “Strikeforce and WEC” fights included, I would assume only for Zuffa-promoted events. Will try to look at past bonuses of of former SF and WEC fights to figure it out.

    Pretty sure Pride and WFA don’t count as they never held an event under Zuffa banner.

    Who else did Zuffa buy out?

  37. oleg August 20, 2018 at 2:12 am Reply

    Yeah I can’t find the official info anywhere. Everything says “UFC fights” specifically – I’m guessing this includes pre-Zuffa which might have only made a difference for Belfort and Mir off the top of my head.

    But some of the older articles say “Strikeforce and WEC” fights included, I would assume only for Zuffa-promoted events. Will try to look at past bonuses of of former SF and WEC fights to figure it out.

    Pretty sure Pride and WFA don’t count as they never held an event under Zuffa banner.

    Who else did Zuffa buy out?

  38. IcyB January 19, 2018 at 5:33 pm Reply

    Damn that is a good questions. These are real questions that need to be asked and answered. But too many “jounalists” are worried about writing articles about what Conor McGregor had for breakfast.

    You should write an article that lists diferent tiers of a potential Reebock Bonus:

    Only UFC Fights
    Only Zuffa Bouts
    Only Zuffa Bouts including all UFC bouts (pre-zuffa)
    All Zuffa owned companies bouts (including pre-zuffa owned)

    I mean, UFC lists all Pride, Strikeforce, and other bouts on their web-site for fighter rankings…so why not include them, Who is actually getting screwed here?

    Could be an article freely cited by fighters in favor of unionization.

    I know I’d link it to Reddit and get it upvoted to the moon!

  39. oleg January 18, 2018 at 9:53 am Reply

    What exactly is included in Reebok bonus calculation? WEC after Zuffa buyout? Do pre-Zuffa UFC fights don’t count for old school guys like Belfort?

  40. IcyB January 17, 2018 at 10:48 pm Reply

    Can you actually make a separate one w/ 20 or more “Zuffa” bouts. That way the MMA community can have a collective list of who has reached the top tier of the Reebok payout.

    That would be very interesting and helpful…would probably lead to many good articles being written.

  41. oleg July 3, 2017 at 2:59 pm Reply

    Fixed. I agree that 20 is a nice round number but others were on my ass about keeping these lists to Top 25 with ties.

  42. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:41 pm Reply

    Fixed. I agree that 20 is a nice round number but others were on my ass about keeping these lists to Top 25 with ties.

  43. IcyB July 3, 2017 at 1:43 am Reply

    Then you should edit the part where it says “All fighters with 21 or more UFC bouts are included.”

    …but I rather this just be a 20+ club, who cares if the list gets a bit long. 20 fights is a nice badge of honor.

  44. IcyB August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Then you should edit the part where it says “All fighters with 21 or more UFC bouts are included.”

    …but I rather this just be a 20+ club, who cares if the list gets a bit long. 20 fights is a nice badge of honor.

  45. oleg April 17, 2017 at 12:57 am Reply

    Trimmed to 22+. Seems like fighters are having longer UFC careers these days.

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  47. oleg July 12, 2016 at 11:04 am Reply

    Trimmed to 21+

  48. Loster April 7, 2016 at 9:39 pm Reply

    Tibau’s last win changed to a loss by DQ.

  49. oleg August 3, 2015 at 10:47 pm Reply

    Trimmed to 20+

  50. ICYB July 18, 2015 at 4:32 pm Reply

    Since the Rebock deal was announced you should make a subsection to include all Zuffa owned fights (WEC & Strikeforce) as they are included when deciding tenure for the Rebock pay scale.

  51. ICYB August 20, 2018 at 2:54 am Reply

    Since the Rebock deal was announced you should make a subsection to include all Zuffa owned fights (WEC & Strikeforce) as they are included when deciding tenure for the Rebock pay scale.

  52. oleg February 15, 2015 at 3:25 pm Reply

    Trimmed Top 25 to 19+ fights.

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  55. oleg August 24, 2014 at 12:23 am Reply

    The way Kos has been looking, I don’t see him hanging on for 5 more fights.

    My money is on Tibau to hold this record in a couple of years.

  56. FACTS August 21, 2014 at 6:39 am Reply

    Josh Koscheck Use To Admire TITO Wont Admit It Now A Days Since He Himself Became Successful Either Way He Use To Claim To Dye His Hair Yellow The Same Why. It Now Looks Like Hes The Only One Really Able To Over Take Ortiz In Total Number Of Fights.
    DANA The SCAB Say Kos Wont Be Cut After This 3rd Fight In A Row Loss But Has Cut Others With Better Records After Only 2 Loses Including Kos Former Training Partner JON FITCH…

  57. FACTS August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Josh Koscheck Use To Admire TITO Wont Admit It Now A Days Since He Himself Became Successful Either Way He Use To Claim To Dye His Hair Yellow The Same Why. It Now Looks Like Hes The Only One Really Able To Over Take Ortiz In Total Number Of Fights.
    DANA The SCAB Say Kos Wont Be Cut After This 3rd Fight In A Row Loss But Has Cut Others With Better Records After Only 2 Loses Including Kos Former Training Partner JON FITCH…

  58. jason May 7, 2014 at 12:32 pm Reply

    Looks like we are not including no contests… Fixed.

  59. jason August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Looks like we are not including no contests… Fixed.

  60. dolemite t. freeman May 6, 2014 at 9:19 pm Reply

    Melvin Guillard should be at 22 with a UFC record of 12-9-0(1).

  61. dolemite t. freeman May 6, 2014 at 9:10 pm Reply

    I believe Yves Edwards has 19 UFC fights, not 18.

  62. dolemite t. freeman August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    I believe Yves Edwards has 19 UFC fights, not 18.

  63. oleg December 29, 2013 at 10:41 pm Reply

    Trimmed Top 25 to 18+ wins

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  65. ThonolansGhost February 20, 2013 at 3:09 pm Reply

    With the recent wave of cuts (including Fitch), and the news that the UFC could cut as many as 100 fighters this year, this list could settle down quite a bit.

  66. oleg February 8, 2013 at 10:30 am Reply

    Damn those UFC fighters, they just keep fighting! 🙂

  67. jason February 8, 2013 at 10:15 am Reply

    Let’s just take the last two digits of the current year and add X… make this the “Cut off” and call it a day.

  68. ThonolansGhost February 8, 2013 at 9:50 am Reply

    This list is going to require constant maintenance, I’d say that the cut-off line will be 19 fights before the end of the year.

  69. jason August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Let’s just take the last two digits of the current year and add X… make this the “Cut off” and call it a day.

  70. oleg February 4, 2013 at 9:43 am Reply

    Man, this thing just keeps growing…

  71. ThonolansGhost February 4, 2013 at 2:28 am Reply

    I think it’s time to cut everyone with less than 17 fights (that will still leave us with 26 guys).

  72. oleg December 12, 2012 at 11:33 am Reply

    Capping this list at Top 25 w/ties, which brings us to a minimum of 16 wins.

  73. oleg August 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm Reply

    Capping this list at Top 25 w/ties, which brings us to a minimum of 16 wins.

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  82. Bryan August 11, 2010 at 1:03 pm Reply

    I know it says 15 total fights I just think Fitch’s UFC resume is impressive

  83. Bryan August 11, 2010 at 1:00 pm Reply

    Jon Fitch has 14 fights in the UFC and is 13-1

  84. oleg August 9, 2010 at 12:42 am Reply

    Sanchez is 10-4 in the UFC. He’ll make this list after his next fight.

  85. Anderson Silva August 8, 2010 at 10:56 pm Reply

    Diego Sanchez ?

  86. Anthony Jones August 4, 2010 at 9:55 pm Reply

    Some good fights coming up in a couple days

  87. oleg July 5, 2010 at 6:33 am Reply

    Thanks for the correction GMan

  88. GMan July 5, 2010 at 2:17 am Reply

    Why isnt Chris Leben in those rankings? He has 16 UFC fights!

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