Most Wins In UFC History: 15 Champions Of the Octagon Ring

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A UFC title is a highly coveted honor amongst mixed martial artists. Anyone who steps in the Octagon eyes the belt.

But…

With hundreds of fighters, do you know who has the most wins in UFC history? It's Jim Miller, with 28.

According to the UFC's official stat leaders, the current top 10 is Jim Miller (28), Charles Oliveira and Neil Magny (25 each), Max Holloway (24), Andrei Arlovski and Donald Cerrone (23 each), Demian Maia, Jon Jones, and Dustin Poirier (22 each), and Rafael dos Anjos (21).

Below are 15 of the best-known names on and around that list.

Top Fighters With The Most Wins In UFC History

1. Jim Miller

Also known as A-10, Jim Miller had his first UFC bout at UFC 89 on October 18, 2008. He holds the records for the most UFC wins (28) and the most UFC fights (47).

Half of those wins, 14, came by submission, the second most in UFC history. Miller competes mainly at lightweight and blends a wrestling background with Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

2. Andrei Arlovski

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Known as The Pit Bull, Andrei Arlovski is a Belarusian heavyweight and former UFC heavyweight champion with 23 UFC wins.

Arlovski's base is sambo, a combat sport developed in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s that blends judo, wrestling, and other fighting systems.

3. Donald Cerrone

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Donald Cerrone fought mostly at lightweight and welterweight and retired in 2022 with 23 UFC wins, tied with Arlovski. He also has 16 finishes and 18 Fight Night bonuses, the second most in UFC history.

Cerrone is best known for his Muay Thai. Also called Thai boxing, it focuses on stand-up striking combined with clinching.

4. Demian Maia

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Demian Maia competed at middleweight and then in the welterweight division, finishing his UFC career with 22 wins. He challenged for the UFC title twice but never won the belt.

Maia, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is one of the best jiu-jitsu players ever to compete in MMA. His game is built on taking opponents down and controlling them on the mat.

5. Charles Oliveira

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Also known as Do Bronx, Charles Oliveira has 25 UFC wins. He also holds the UFC records for the most submission wins (17), most finishes (21), and most Fight Night bonuses (21).

One of his best performances came at UFC 262, where he stopped Michael Chandler by TKO to win the vacant lightweight title.

6. Jon Jones

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Jon Jones has 22 UFC wins, and his only loss was a 2009 disqualification for illegal elbows against Matt Hamill.

Jones is a two-time light heavyweight champion. He held that title from March 2011 to April 2015 and from December 2018 to August 2020, then won the heavyweight title in 2023 and vacated it in June 2025.

He has the most title-fight wins in UFC history (16), which is a big reason he's often ranked among the best fighters of all time.

7. Georges St-Pierre

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It is almost impossible to talk about mixed martial arts and UFC without mentioning Georges St-Pierre. The longtime welterweight champion went 20-2 in the UFC and won the middleweight title from Michael Bisping in his 2017 comeback.

Formidable in his craft, Georges St-Pierre is known for mixing different fighting styles to stun his opponents. He is skilled in wrestling, boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, karate, and Muay Thai, among others.

8. Dustin Poirier

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With 22 UFC wins, 11 of them by KO/TKO, Dustin Poirier deserves a spot on our list. He won the interim lightweight title in 2019 and retired after his 2025 fight with Max Holloway.

Also known as The Diamond, Poirier started fighting professionally in 2009 and competed in the WEC before it merged into the UFC.

9. Michael Bisping

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With 20 UFC wins, Michael Bisping deserves recognition when talking about the most wins in UFC history.

Bisping retired in 2018, but his legacy remains. He became the first British UFC champion when he knocked out Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title in 2016.

10. Rafael Dos Ajos

With 21 UFC wins, Rafael dos Anjos rounds out the official top 10. He is a former UFC lightweight champion who later moved up to welterweight.

Dos Anjos is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Rio de Janeiro, and he also has more fight time in the UFC than all but one fighter.

11. Neil Magny

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Known as The Haitian Sensation, Neil Magny has 25 UFC wins, tied for second all time, and 14 of them came by decision, tied for the most in UFC history.

Magny started fighting professionally in 2010 and came to the UFC through The Ultimate Fighter reality show.

12. Diego Sanchez

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Diego Sanchez, known as The Nightmare, won the very first season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2005. He went on to fight in the UFC for more than 15 years.

13. Matt Hughes

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While Matt Hughes has had 45 wins and nine losses throughout his professional career, only 18 of them were from the UFC. He lost seven times.

Matt Hughes has been participating in wrestling tournaments since his high school days and became Class A state champion twice. He also played football. Meanwhile, he started his career in MMA in 1998 and debuted in UFC in 1999 with Valeri Ignatov from Bulgaria as his first opponent.

14. Anderson Silva

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Anderson Silva is the only fighter on this list to have held a UFC title for more than 2,400 days. During that middleweight reign he made 10 straight title defenses, a record until Demetrious Johnson broke it.

Silva also won 16 UFC fights in a row, the second-longest win streak in UFC history.

Anderson Silva was named one of the best fighters of all time, according to prominent figures like Joe Rogan and Dana White.

15. Conor McGregor

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The Notorious has 22 wins in his MMA career, 19 of them by knockout. In the UFC, he is 10-4. That's fewer wins than others on this list, but with his global reputation, he is undeniably part of UFC history.

Conor McGregor is known for his double championships in the lightweight and featherweight divisions. He is the first in UFC to simultaneously hold two titles in different weight classes.

Knock-Out Point: Does having the most wins equate to having the longest winning streak, too? We give you details about this. Read our post -- Longest UFC Win Streak.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the longest UFC champion?

Anderson “The Spider” Silva holds the record for having the longest reign as a champion. He retained the title for 2,457 days from October 14, 2006, to July 6, 2013, until he lost to Chris Weidman.

Who has the most losses in UFC history?

The UFC's official stat leaders don't track losses. The fighters with the most losses tend to be the longest-serving veterans, because more fights means more chances to lose.

Jim Miller, for example, holds the records for both the most UFC wins (28) and the most UFC fights (47).

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Conclusion

With hundreds of events since it was established, keeping up with UFC records can be challenging. This list covers some of the greatest names in the sport, led by Jim Miller, who has won in the Octagon 28 times.

Is there anyone else that you would like to add to the list? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Sources

• UFC Career Stat Leaders, UFC
• Jon Jones athlete profile, UFC
• Most consecutive UFC title defences, Guinness World Records