MMA StatBook

Highest pro MMA finish rate among UFC light heavyweights

Among UFC light heavyweights, Zhang Mingyang and James McSweeney and Rafael Cavalcante share the mark for highest pro MMA finish rate with 100.0% of wins by finish, counting every promotion.

Every professional MMA fight in any promotion, for fighters who have competed in the UFC. Based on the 159 light heavyweights whose full record we have; more are added daily. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterOf wins by finishFights
1 Zhang Mingyang 100.0% 27
1 James McSweeney 100.0% 33
1 Rafael Cavalcante 100.0% 21
1 Mike Rodriguez 100.0% 20
1 Chad Griggs 100.0% 14
1 Tyson Pedro 100.0% 17
1 Vinicius Moreira 100.0% 25
1 Bogdan Guskov 100.0% 23
1 Anthony Perosh 100.0% 25
1 Paul Craig 100.0% 29
1 Ibo Aslan 100.0% 18
12 Jiri Prochazka 97.0% 39
13 Henrique da Silva 95.0% 33
13 Gadzhimurad Antigulov 95.0% 31
13 Vinny Magalhaes 95.0% 33
13 Gerald Meerschaert 95.0% 60
17 John Allan 94.0% 29
17 Jimi Manuwa 94.0% 23
17 Nikita Krylov 94.0% 43
17 Alexandre Ferreira 94.0% 24
21 Seth Petruzelli 93.0% 22
21 Jordan Wright 93.0% 20
23 Austen Lane 92.0% 22
23 Anthony Smith 92.0% 62
23 Chris Daukaus 92.0% 20
26 Ricardo Romero 91.0% 14
26 Guto Inocente 91.0% 19
28 Sam Hoger 90.0% 14
29 Ken Shamrock 89.0% 47
29 Wagner Prado 89.0% 28
31 James Irvin 88.0% 29
31 Abdul-Kerim Edilov 88.0% 21
31 Branden Lee Hinkle 88.0% 29
31 Klidson Abreu 88.0% 28
35 Da Woon Jung 87.0% 23
35 Misha Cirkunov 87.0% 24
37 Reinier de Ridder 86.0% 26
37 Igor Pokrajac 86.0% 45
39 Glover Teixeira 85.0% 42
39 Roger Hollett 85.0% 18
39 Ion Cutelaba 85.0% 34
39 Nicolae Negumereanu 85.0% 15
43 Stanislav Nedkov 83.0% 15
43 Brian Stann 83.0% 18
43 Ike Villanueva 83.0% 32
43 David Heath 83.0% 25
43 Steve Bosse 83.0% 15
48 Tuco Tokkos 82.0% 17
48 William Knight 82.0% 17
48 Houston Alexander 82.0% 36

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How we count: full professional records come from each fighter's Wikipedia page (CC BY-SA), checked against and topped up with official UFC results.