Highest finish rate in UFC history

Royce Gracie and Don Frye and Gerald Meerschaert share the UFC records for highest finish rate with 100.0% of wins by finish.

UFC fights only, minimum 5 fights. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Of wins by finish	Fights
1	Royce Gracie	100.0%	10
1	Don Frye	100.0%	10
1	Gerald Meerschaert	100.0%	27
1	Paul Craig	100.0%	21
1	Jalin Turner	100.0%	15
1	Tom Aspinall	100.0%	10
1	Uros Medic	100.0%	11
1	Terrance McKinney	100.0%	14
1	Benoit Saint Denis	100.0%	13
10	Vitor Belfort	93.3%	26
11	BJ Penn	91.7%	27
11	Gabriel Gonzaga	91.7%	22
11	Francis Ngannou	91.7%	14
14	Alan Belcher	88.9%	15
14	Roy Nelson	88.9%	19
14	Matt Mitrione	88.9%	14
14	Travis Browne	88.9%	17
14	Jacare Souza	88.9%	16
14	Aleksei Oleinik	88.9%	17
14	Johnny Walker	88.9%	17
14	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	88.9%	15
22	Matt Brown	88.2%	30
22	Vicente Luque	88.2%	26
24	David Abbott	87.5%	18
24	Mark Hunt	87.5%	18
24	Brian Ortega	87.5%	14
24	Tai Tuivasa	87.5%	19
24	Joel Alvarez	87.5%	12
24	Kennedy Nzechukwu	87.5%	16
24	Steve Garcia	87.5%	11
24	Joanderson Brito	87.5%	11
24	Jailton Almeida	87.5%	11
33	Joe Lauzon	86.7%	27
34	Anthony Johnson	84.6%	19
34	Stefan Struve	84.6%	24
34	Anthony Smith	84.6%	25
37	Charles Oliveira	84.0%	37
38	Kenny Florian	83.3%	17
38	Cain Velasquez	83.3%	15
38	Nikita Krylov	83.3%	22
41	Anderson Silva	82.4%	25
42	Evan Tanner	81.8%	17
43	Frank Mir	81.2%	27
43	Glover Teixeira	81.2%	23
43	Drew Dober	81.2%	27
46	Cole Miller	80.0%	20
46	Gunnar Nelson	80.0%	16
46	Conor McGregor	80.0%	15
46	Uriah Hall	80.0%	19
46	Derrick Lewis	80.0%	32
46	Michal Oleksiejczuk	80.0%	19
46	Ryan Spann	80.0%	17
46	Alex Pereira	80.0%	13

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them. Rates need at least 5 UFC fights and enough attempts to be meaningful.