UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is the world’s premier MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) promotion.
You can use this page to find out statistics about the UFC; the company, their financials, their fighters and their events.
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UFC Event Statistics
The highest number of PPV buys for a single event was 2.4 million
UFC 229; McGregor v Nurmagomedov was the largest PPV event in UFC history. The event sold over 2.4 million Pay-Per-Views which drew in over $180 million.
Conor Mcgregor featured in 4 out of 5 of UFC’s biggest ever PPV events
The 5 largest PPV events in UFC history are:
- McGregor v Nurmagomedov – UFC 229 – 2,400,000 PPV buys – $180m
- McGregor v Diaz 2 – UFC 202 – 1,650,000 PPV Buys – $90 million
- Lesnar v Mir 2 – UFC 100 – 1,600,000 PPV Buys – $82 million
- McGregor v Diaz – UFC 196 – 1,500,000 PPV Buys – $80 million
- McGregor v Aldo – UFC 194 – 1,400,000 PPV Buys – $80 million
UFC’s biggest live gate was UFC 205 in MSG, bringing in $17,700,000 in ticket sales
UFC 205: McGregor v Alvarez was the UFC’s biggest live gate.
The event offered UFC fans the opportunity to see the UFC’s first ever simultaneous 2 division Champion, as Conor McGregor (the UFC Featherweight Champion at the time) took on Eddie Alvarez (the UFC Lightweight Champion at the time) for the Lightweight title.
There are roughly 40 UFC events per year
Since 2015, UFC has hosted an average of 41 events a year. This includes PPV and fight night events.
Since 2010, UFC has hosted events in 19 countries
UFC is an American company, who have historically hosted most of their events within the USA. However, they have plans to expand on a global scale, which requires them to host events outside of the US. Since 2010, UFC has hosted fight events in 19 countries.
“Our goal is to open the sport everywhere,” UFC president Dana White said.
UFC Fighter Statistics
The record for the highest number of UFC title defences is 11
Demetrious Johnson & Jon Jones both hold the record for the most title defences of any UFC Champion.
Demetrious Johnson made 11 straight UFC title defences in the Featherweight division.
Jon Jones made 8 defences of his Light Heavyweight title before vacating the titel. He later returned to win the UFC Light Heavyweight belt, where he made an additonal 3 title defences.
Anderson Silva comes in just behind, with 10 title defences.
The longest UFC title reign is 2,457 days
Anderson Silva was the UFC Middleweight Champion for 2,456 days. That’s over 6 years. His title reign ended when he was knocked out by Chris Weidman at UFC 162.
The highest number of straight wins in UFC is 16
Anderson Silva holds the UFC record for the most amount of consecutive wins in the promotion, at 16.
Khabib Nurmagomedov comes in at 2nd place with 13 straight wins, before he retired.
The most wins in UFC history is 24
Jim Miller holds the UFC record for the most amount of victories, at 24
The highest number of knockouts by a single fighter is 13
Derrick Lewis has 13 knockout victories in the UFC, the most in the promotion’s history.
Derrick Lewsis is a UFC Heavyweight fighter, Vitor Belfort was a UFC Middleweight & Light Heavyweight fighter.
The most finishes by one fighter in UFC is 19
Charles Oliveira holds the UFC record for the highest number of UFC finishes (knockouts and submissions combined), at 19 finishes.
The most submissions by one fighter in UFC is 16
Charles Oliveira also holds the UFC record for the highest number of UFC submission vitories, at 16.
The highest number of UFC fights by a single fighter is 40
Jim Miller has had 40 fights in the UFC promotion.
The most amount of significant strikes landed in total UFC fights is 2,975
Max Holloway holds the UFC record for the highest number of total significant strikes, at 2,975. He is over 1,000 significant strikes ahead of 2nd place.
The most UFC bouts taken part in by a single fighter in a calendar year is 5
| Fighter | Bouts | Wins |
| Chris Leben | 5 | 3 |
| Neil Magny | 5 | 5 |
| Roger Huerta | 5 | 5 |
| Donald Cerrone | 5 | 4 |
| Daron Cruickshank | 5 | 3 |
| Uriah Hall | 5 | 3 |
| Ross Pearson | 5 | 1 |
| Thiago Santos | 5 | 4 |
| Greg Hardy | 5 | 3 |
| Kevin Holland | 5 | 5 |
The highest number of takedowns landed in UFC history is 90
Georges ST-Pierre (GSP) holds the UFC record for the most takedowns landed by a single fighter, at 90.
The most fights
UFC Company Statistics
UFC has an estimated worth of $9-10 billion
UFC is worth between $9-10 billion, according to UFC President, Dana White.
UFC employs over 1,000 people
UFC has around 1,205 employees at their organisation
