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Most control time in a fight in UFC featherweight history

Frankie Edgar holds the UFC featherweight record for most control time in a fight with 16:10 control time, against Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterControl timeOpponentEvent
1 Frankie Edgar 16:10 Cub Swanson UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson Nov 22, 2014
2 Aljamain Sterling 13:49 Youssef Zalal UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Apr 25, 2026
3 Mirsad Bektic 13:48 Paul Redmond UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson Jan 24, 2015
4 Pat Sabatini 13:47 Joanderson Brito UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy Apr 5, 2025
5 Tatsuya Kawajiri 13:37 Jason Knight The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Dec 11, 2015
6 Andy Ogle 13:12 Josh Grispi UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald Feb 16, 2013
7 Darren Elkins 13:06 Zhang Tiequan UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 Oct 8, 2011
8 Dennis Bermudez 12:57 Pablo Garza UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller May 5, 2012
8 Gray Maynard 12:57 Teruto Ishihara The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Jul 7, 2017
10 Bryce Mitchell 12:51 Charles Rosa UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
11 Darrick Minner 12:34 Charles Rosa UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Feb 20, 2021
12 Nik Lentz 12:10 Diego Nunes UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping Jan 19, 2013
13 Jimy Hettes 11:52 Nam Phan UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
14 Darren Elkins 11:46 Godofredo Pepey UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko Jul 23, 2016
15 Jordan Rinaldi 11:44 Jason Knight UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Nov 3, 2018
15 Movsar Evloev 11:44 SeungWoo Choi UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik Apr 20, 2019
17 Jeremy Kennedy 11:38 Kyle Bochniak UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
18 Bryce Mitchell 11:28 Edson Barboza UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022
19 Darren Elkins 11:19 Steven Siler UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit Nov 17, 2012
19 Timur Valiev 11:19 Martin Day UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Feb 6, 2021
21 Jonathan Pearce 11:17 Christian Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill Feb 19, 2022
22 Pat Sabatini 11:12 William Gomis UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
23 Clay Guida 11:10 Robert Peralta UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas Apr 4, 2015
24 Ezra Elliott 11:01 Damien Anderson UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 2026
25 Pat Sabatini 10:55 Tucker Lutz UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
26 Aljamain Sterling 10:43 Calvin Kattar UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
27 Pat Sabatini 10:37 Chepe Mariscal UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Nov 15, 2025
28 Damon Jackson 10:25 Dan Argueta UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022
29 Damon Jackson 10:24 Charles Rosa UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez Oct 9, 2021
30 Jared Gordon 10:22 Chris Fishgold UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige Jul 15, 2020
31 Mark Eddiva 10:20 Jumabieke Tuerxun UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway Mar 1, 2014
31 Kurtis Campbell 10:20 Trevor Peek UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse Sep 5, 2026
33 Dan Argueta 10:14 Nick Aguirre UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Jan 14, 2023
34 Sam Sicilia 10:12 Aaron Phillips UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw May 24, 2014
34 Yaotzin Meza 10:12 Damian Stasiak UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015
34 Bryce Mitchell 10:12 Andre Fili UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva Oct 31, 2020
37 Chan Sung Jung 10:10 Dan Ige UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Jun 19, 2021
38 Nad Narimani 10:07 Khalid Taha UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith Jul 22, 2018
38 Grant Dawson 10:07 Julian Erosa UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos Mar 9, 2019
40 Makwan Amirkhani 10:03 Mike Wilkinson UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping Feb 27, 2016
41 Chas Skelly 9:59 Sean Soriano UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi Sep 5, 2014
42 Pat Sabatini 9:58 Tristan Connelly UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021
43 Mizuto Hirota 9:49 Cole Miller UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Dec 17, 2016
43 Zabit Magomedsharipov 9:49 Sheymon Moraes UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum Nov 25, 2017
45 TJ Brown 9:43 Erik Silva UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10, 2022
46 Johnny Munoz 9:42 Nate Maness UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Aug 1, 2020
47 Matt Grice 9:37 Leonard Garcia UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall Jun 8, 2012
48 Zubaira Tukhugov 9:30 Lerone Murphy UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier Sep 7, 2019
49 Arnold Allen 9:28 Melquizael Costa UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa May 16, 2026
50 Mirsad Bektic 9:24 Damon Jackson UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020

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