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UFC heavyweight

797 heavyweight fights since 1997. 66.3% ended in a finish, and the average fight lasted 8:49.

KO/TKO
51.7%
Submission
14.6%
Decision
32.0%
Active fighters
65

Official UFC heavyweight rankings

RankFighterRecordStreak
C Ciryl Gane Champion 14-2-0 (1 NC) —
1 Tom Aspinall 15-3-0 (1 NC) —
2 Alexander Volkov 40-11-0 2 wins
3 Sergei Pavlovich 21-3-0 3 wins
4 Josh Hokit 10-0-0 4 wins
5 Curtis Blaydes 20-6-0 (1 NC) —
6 Waldo Cortes-Acosta 17-4-0 2 losses
7 Rizvan Kuniev 14-3-1 (1 NC) 2 wins
8 Vitor Petrino 15-2-0 4 wins
9 Serghei Spivac 18-7-0 —
10 Ante Delija 26-8-0 2 losses
11 Valter Walker 16-1-0 5 wins
12 Tyrell Fortune — —
13 Derrick Lewis 29-14-0 (1 NC) 2 losses
14 Aleksandar Rakić 15-6-0 —
15 Mario Pinto 13-0-0 4 wins

Official UFC rankings, as of October 20, 2026. All divisions and pound-for-pound.

Heavyweight records

All 62 heavyweight records

Title fight history

Every UFC heavyweight title fight, newest first. Interim title fights are marked.

DateResultMethodEvent
Jun 14, 2026 Ciryl Gane def. Alex Pereira interim KO/TKO, R2 1:27 UFC Freedom 250
Oct 25, 2025 Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane (no contest) Could Not Continue, R1 4:35 UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
Nov 16, 2024 Jon Jones def. Stipe Miocic KO/TKO, R3 4:29 UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Jul 27, 2024 Tom Aspinall def. Curtis Blaydes interim KO/TKO, R1 1:00 UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Nov 11, 2023 Tom Aspinall def. Sergei Pavlovich interim KO/TKO, R1 1:09 UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Mar 4, 2023 Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane Submission, R1 2:04 UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Jan 22, 2022 Francis Ngannou def. Ciryl Gane Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Aug 7, 2021 Ciryl Gane def. Derrick Lewis interim KO/TKO, R3 4:11 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Mar 27, 2021 Francis Ngannou def. Stipe Miocic KO/TKO, R2 0:52 UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Aug 15, 2020 Stipe Miocic def. Daniel Cormier Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Aug 17, 2019 Stipe Miocic def. Daniel Cormier KO/TKO, R4 4:09 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Nov 3, 2018 Daniel Cormier def. Derrick Lewis Submission, R2 2:14 UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Jul 7, 2018 Daniel Cormier def. Stipe Miocic KO/TKO, R1 4:33 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Jan 20, 2018 Stipe Miocic def. Francis Ngannou Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
May 13, 2017 Stipe Miocic def. Junior Dos Santos KO/TKO, R1 2:22 UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
Sep 10, 2016 Stipe Miocic def. Alistair Overeem KO/TKO, R1 4:27 UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
May 14, 2016 Stipe Miocic def. Fabricio Werdum KO/TKO, R1 2:47 UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
Jun 13, 2015 Fabricio Werdum def. Cain Velasquez Submission, R3 2:13 UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Nov 15, 2014 Fabricio Werdum def. Mark Hunt interim KO/TKO, R2 2:27 UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
Oct 19, 2013 Cain Velasquez def. Junior Dos Santos KO/TKO, R5 3:09 UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
May 25, 2013 Cain Velasquez def. Antonio Silva KO/TKO, R1 1:21 UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
Dec 29, 2012 Cain Velasquez def. Junior Dos Santos Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
May 26, 2012 Junior Dos Santos def. Frank Mir KO/TKO, R2 3:04 UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
Nov 12, 2011 Junior Dos Santos def. Cain Velasquez KO/TKO, R1 1:04 UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
Oct 23, 2010 Cain Velasquez def. Brock Lesnar KO/TKO, R1 4:12 UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez
Jul 3, 2010 Brock Lesnar def. Shane Carwin Submission, R2 2:19 UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin
Mar 27, 2010 Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir interim KO/TKO, R1 3:48 UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy
Jul 11, 2009 Brock Lesnar def. Frank Mir KO/TKO, R2 1:48 UFC 100
Dec 27, 2008 Frank Mir def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira interim KO/TKO, R2 1:54 UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Nov 15, 2008 Brock Lesnar def. Randy Couture KO/TKO, R2 3:07 UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar
Feb 2, 2008 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia interim Submission, R3 1:28 UFC 81: Breaking Point
Aug 25, 2007 Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga KO/TKO, R3 1:37 UFC 74: Respect
Mar 3, 2007 Randy Couture def. Tim Sylvia Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 68: The Uprising
Nov 18, 2006 Tim Sylvia def. Jeff Monson Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Jul 8, 2006 Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Apr 15, 2006 Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski KO/TKO, R1 2:43 UFC 59: Reality Check
Oct 7, 2005 Andrei Arlovski def. Paul Buentello KO/TKO, R1 0:15 UFC 55: Fury
Jun 4, 2005 Andrei Arlovski def. Justin Eilers interim KO/TKO, R1 4:10 UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Feb 5, 2005 Andrei Arlovski def. Tim Sylvia interim Submission, R1 0:47 UFC 51: Super Saturday
Jun 19, 2004 Frank Mir def. Tim Sylvia Submission, R1 0:50 UFC 48: Payback
Sep 26, 2003 Tim Sylvia def. Gan McGee KO/TKO, R1 1:54 UFC 44: Undisputed
Feb 28, 2003 Tim Sylvia def. Ricco Rodriguez KO/TKO, R1 3:09 UFC 41: Onslaught
Sep 27, 2002 Ricco Rodriguez def. Randy Couture KO/TKO, R5 3:04 UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Mar 22, 2002 Josh Barnett def. Randy Couture KO/TKO, R2 4:35 UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Nov 2, 2001 Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo KO/TKO, R3 3:22 UFC 34: High Voltage
May 4, 2001 Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Nov 17, 2000 Randy Couture def. Kevin Randleman KO/TKO, R3 4:13 UFC 28: High Stakes
Jun 9, 2000 Kevin Randleman def. Pedro Rizzo Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
Nov 19, 1999 Kevin Randleman def. Pete Williams Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
May 7, 1999 Bas Rutten def. Kevin Randleman Decision - Split, R3 3:00 UFC 20: Battle for the Gold
Dec 21, 1997 Randy Couture def. Maurice Smith Decision - Majority, R3 3:00 UFC - Ultimate Japan
Oct 17, 1997 Maurice Smith def. David Abbott Submission, R1 8:08 UFC 15: Collision Course
Jul 27, 1997 Maurice Smith def. Mark Coleman Decision - Unanimous, R3 3:00 UFC 14: Showdown
Feb 7, 1997 Mark Coleman def. Dan Severn Submission, R1 2:57 UFC 12: Judgement Day

Active heavyweight fighters 65