Highest finish rate in UFC lightweight history

Jalin Turner and Terrance McKinney and Benoit Saint Denis share the UFC lightweight 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	Jalin Turner	100.0%	13
1	Terrance McKinney	100.0%	14
1	Benoit Saint Denis	100.0%	12
4	BJ Penn	90.0%	16
5	Kenny Florian	88.9%	12
6	Renato Moicano	87.5%	11
7	Joe Lauzon	86.7%	27
7	Drew Dober	86.7%	25
9	Charles Oliveira	83.3%	25
10	Paddy Pimblett	75.0%	9
11	Nate Diaz	72.7%	17
12	Jim Miller	72.0%	44
13	Tony Ferguson	71.4%	21
13	Dustin Poirier	71.4%	21
15	Yves Edwards	70.0%	20
16	Islam Makhachev	66.7%	16
17	Melvin Guillard	63.6%	20
17	Kevin Lee	63.6%	16
17	Diego Ferreira	63.6%	18
17	Justin Gaethje	63.6%	16
21	Dennis Siver	62.5%	12
21	Grant Dawson	62.5%	11
23	Donald Cerrone	58.8%	23
24	James Vick	55.6%	13
24	Paul Felder	55.6%	14
24	Mateusz Gamrot	55.6%	14
27	Dan Hooker	54.5%	18
27	Alexander Hernandez	54.5%	16
27	Arman Tsarukyan	54.5%	13
30	Matt Wiman	50.0%	18
30	Thiago Tavares	50.0%	14
30	Mark Bocek	50.0%	13
30	Edson Barboza	50.0%	25
30	Khabib Nurmagomedov	50.0%	12
30	King Green	50.0%	30
30	Thiago Moises	50.0%	16
30	Rafael Fiziev	50.0%	13
38	Beneil Dariush	47.1%	26
39	Clay Guida	46.7%	30
40	Ross Pearson	45.5%	23
41	Al Iaquinta	44.4%	15
42	Michael Johnson	42.9%	28
43	Rafael Dos Anjos	40.0%	25
43	Nik Lentz	40.0%	17
43	Francisco Trinaldo	40.0%	21
46	Frankie Edgar	33.3%	13
47	Gleison Tibau	31.2%	27
48	Evan Dunham	27.3%	20
49	Michel Prazeres	25.0%	9
49	Marc Diakiese	25.0%	15
49	Fares Ziam	25.0%	12

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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.