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Most control time in a fight in UFC heavyweight history

Jailton Almeida holds the UFC heavyweight record for most control time in a fight with 21:10 control time, against Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterControl timeOpponentEvent
1 Jailton Almeida 21:10 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Nov 4, 2023
2 Curtis Blaydes 19:52 Alexander Volkov UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
3 Kevin Randleman 17:39 Pete Williams UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 Nov 19, 1999
4 Cain Velasquez 17:23 Junior Dos Santos UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Oct 19, 2013
5 Stipe Miocic 16:27 Mark Hunt UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt May 9, 2015
6 Randy Couture 15:50 Tim Sylvia UFC 68: The Uprising Mar 3, 2007
7 Stipe Miocic 15:02 Francis Ngannou UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan 20, 2018
8 Marcos Rogerio de Lima 14:06 Maurice Greene UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson May 8, 2021
9 Cain Velasquez 13:57 Junior Dos Santos UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Dec 29, 2012
10 Thomas Petersen 13:49 Don'Tale Mayes UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo May 3, 2025
11 Justin McCully 13:29 Antoni Hardonk UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard Apr 5, 2007
12 Jared Rosholt 13:08 Daniel Omielanczuk UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson Apr 11, 2014
13 Cain Velasquez 12:58 Cheick Kongo UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009
14 Anthony Hamilton 12:24 Daniel Omielanczuk UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015
15 Ben Rothwell 12:20 Gilbert Yvel UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin Jun 12, 2010
16 Mohammed Usman 12:03 Junior Tafa UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Apr 22, 2023
17 Brendan Schaub 12:01 Lavar Johnson UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Feb 23, 2013
18 Shamil Gaziev 11:58 Don'Tale Mayes UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Aug 3, 2024
19 Ron Waterman 11:57 Satoshi Honma UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 Apr 14, 2000
20 Renato Sobral 11:48 Maurice Smith UFC 28: High Stakes Nov 17, 2000
21 Louie Sutherland 11:45 Tai Tuivasa UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates May 2, 2026
22 Curtis Blaydes 11:44 Justin Willis UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Mar 23, 2019
23 Jared Rosholt 11:34 Soa Palelei UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt Jun 28, 2014
24 Brock Lesnar 11:33 Heath Herring UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Aug 9, 2008
25 Don'Tale Mayes 11:32 Josh Parisian UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Dec 18, 2021
26 Mike Russow 11:23 Justin McCully UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira Aug 29, 2009
27 Ricco Rodriguez 11:04 Randy Couture UFC 39: The Warriors Return Sep 27, 2002
28 Philip De Fries 10:58 Rob Broughton UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz Nov 5, 2011
29 Mike Russow 10:48 Jon Olav Einemo UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis Jan 28, 2012
29 Hamdy Abdelwahab 10:48 Chris Barnett UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
31 Jailton Almeida 10:47 Alexander Volkov UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
32 Karl Williams 10:31 Justin Tafa UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Mar 23, 2024
33 Jake O'Brien 10:22 Josh Shockman UFC 65: Bad Intentions Nov 18, 2006
34 Tanner Boser 10:18 Jhonata Diniz UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Oct 17, 2026
35 Karl Williams 10:13 Lukasz Brzeski UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
36 Jake O'Brien 9:55 Heath Herring UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon Jan 25, 2007
37 Jon Madsen 9:51 Karlos Vemola UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin Jul 3, 2010
38 Waldo Cortes-Acosta 9:49 Robelis Despaigne UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento May 11, 2024
39 Roy Nelson 9:39 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul 7, 2016
40 Curtis Blaydes 9:35 Mark Hunt UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Feb 10, 2018
41 Aleksei Oleinik 9:25 Daniel Omielanczuk UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker Jul 13, 2016
41 Marcin Tybura 9:25 Maxim Grishin UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jul 11, 2020
43 Luis Henrique 9:14 Christian Colombo UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira Nov 19, 2016
44 Heath Herring 9:13 Brad Imes UFC 69: Shootout Apr 7, 2007
45 Viktor Pesta 9:07 Konstantin Erokhin UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson Jan 24, 2015
46 Carmelo Marrero 9:03 Cheick Kongo UFC 64: Unstoppable Oct 14, 2006
47 Randy Couture 9:02 Gabriel Gonzaga UFC 74: Respect Aug 25, 2007
48 Austen Lane 8:58 Robelis Despaigne UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct 19, 2024
49 Kevin Randleman 8:51 Randy Couture UFC 28: High Stakes Nov 17, 2000
49 Augusto Sakai 8:51 Don'Tale Mayes UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen Feb 25, 2023

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