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Most control time in a fight in UFC bantamweight history

Royston Wee holds the UFC bantamweight record for most control time in a fight with 13:52 control time, against Dave Galera at UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterControl timeOpponentEvent
1 Royston Wee 13:52 Dave Galera UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim Jan 4, 2014
2 Rinya Nakamura 13:03 Carlos Vera UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Feb 17, 2024
3 Matt Hobar 12:54 Aaron Phillips UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos Aug 23, 2014
4 Brian Kelleher 12:49 Domingo Pilarte UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Aug 21, 2021
5 Dominick Cruz 12:41 Demetrious Johnson UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011
6 Cody Gibson 12:25 Chad Anheliger UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Nov 2, 2024
7 TJ Dillashaw 12:24 Walel Watson UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger Feb 15, 2012
8 Kyung Ho Kang 12:23 Pingyuan Liu UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie Dec 21, 2019
9 Saidyokub Kakhramonov 12:19 Ronnie Lawrence UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022
10 SuYoung You 11:49 Cody Chovancek UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Oct 17, 2026
11 Bryce Mitchell 11:40 Santiago Luna UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim Jun 6, 2026
12 Brett Johns 11:34 Albert Morales UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Jul 16, 2017
13 Merab Dvalishvili 11:32 Terrion Ware UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik Sep 15, 2018
14 Tony Gravely 11:28 Saimon Oliveira UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022
15 Umar Nurmagomedov 11:26 Bekzat Almakhan UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Mar 2, 2024
16 Takeya Mizugaki 11:05 Jeff Hougland UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le Nov 10, 2012
17 Song Yadong 11:01 Chris Gutierrez UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez Dec 9, 2023
18 Chico Camus 10:54 Dustin Pague UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II Aug 11, 2012
19 Brad Katona 10:50 Jesse Butler UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov Jun 8, 2024
20 Umar Nurmagomedov 10:49 Nate Maness UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022
21 Daniel Santos 10:47 Johnny Munoz UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Jun 3, 2023
22 Umar Nurmagomedov 10:46 Mario Bautista UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
23 Montel Jackson 10:40 Felipe Colares UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Jan 25, 2020
24 Rani Yahya 10:36 Kyung Ho Kang UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
25 Chris Holdsworth 10:17 Chico Camus UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw May 24, 2014
26 Michinori Tanaka 10:14 Roland Delorme UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov Jun 14, 2014
27 Urijah Faber 10:06 Iuri Alcantara UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen Aug 17, 2013
28 Raul Rosas Jr. 10:05 Rob Font UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Mar 7, 2026
29 Montel Jackson 10:03 JP Buys UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann Sep 18, 2021
29 Merab Dvalishvili 10:03 Sean O'Malley UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
31 Merab Dvalishvili 10:02 Cory Sandhagen UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Oct 4, 2025
32 Rani Yahya 9:57 Russell Doane UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens Feb 24, 2018
33 Tony Gravely 9:55 Geraldo de Freitas UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
34 Brett Johns 9:53 Kwan Ho Kwak UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Nov 19, 2016
35 Bryce Mitchell 9:44 Said Nurmagomedov UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder Jul 26, 2025
36 Raoni Barcelos 9:43 Payton Talbott UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
37 Raul Rosas Jr. 9:38 Vince Morales UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg Mar 29, 2025
38 Rinya Nakamura 9:26 Fernie Garcia UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie Aug 26, 2023
39 Roland Delorme 9:25 Edwin Figueroa UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Jun 15, 2013
40 Johnny Bedford 9:21 Louis Gaudinot The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale Dec 3, 2011
41 Matthew Lopez 9:17 Mitch Gagnon UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis Dec 10, 2016
42 Kyung Ho Kang 9:16 Chico Camus UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Aug 31, 2013
43 Brady Hiestand 9:14 Fernie Garcia UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Nov 19, 2022
44 Ricky Simon 9:13 Cameron Smotherman UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley Jun 14, 2025
45 Jose Aldo 9:06 Rob Font UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo Dec 4, 2021
46 Chico Camus 9:01 Yaotzin Meza UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson Jan 25, 2014
47 Trevin Jones 8:59 Saidyokub Kakhramonov UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Aug 21, 2021
48 Demetrious Johnson 8:42 Miguel Torres UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill May 28, 2011
48 Brett Johns 8:42 Montel Jackson UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18, 2020
50 Davey Grant 8:37 Marlon Vera UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping Feb 27, 2016
50 Nathaniel Wood 8:37 Andre Ewell UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Dec 29, 2018

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