How often do fighters win their UFC debut?
Fighters won 43.9% of 2,759 UFC debuts. Debutants do best at women's bantamweight (50.0%) and worst at lightweight (38.6%).
Based on every UFC fight in our database. Updated October 20, 2026.
Debut win rate by division
| Division | Debuts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Bantamweight | 78 | 50.0% |
| Women's Strawweight | 109 | 49.5% |
| Featherweight | 273 | 49.1% |
| Middleweight | 358 | 47.5% |
| Light Heavyweight | 209 | 47.4% |
| Women's Flyweight | 63 | 46.0% |
| Welterweight | 426 | 45.5% |
| Bantamweight | 242 | 45.0% |
| Flyweight | 120 | 43.3% |
| Heavyweight | 294 | 43.2% |
| Lightweight | 453 | 38.6% |
Debut win rate by era
| Years | Debuts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1990-1994 | 37 | 18.9% |
| 1995-1999 | 158 | 29.7% |
| 2000-2004 | 127 | 46.5% |
| 2005-2009 | 384 | 39.6% |
| 2010-2014 | 688 | 45.9% |
| 2015-2019 | 602 | 45.8% |
| 2020-2024 | 546 | 43.6% |
| 2025-2029 | 217 | 53.9% |
How we worked this out: A debut is a fighter's first UFC fight that ended in a win or a loss. Both fighters in a fight can be debuting.