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Most control time in a fight in UFC light heavyweight history

Tito Ortiz holds the UFC light heavyweight record for most control time in a fight with 21:32 control time, against Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 33: Victory in Vegas.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterControl timeOpponentEvent
1 Tito Ortiz 21:32 Vladimir Matyushenko UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001
2 Randy Couture 21:14 Tito Ortiz UFC 44: Undisputed Sep 26, 2003
3 Tito Ortiz 19:13 Wanderlei Silva UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 Apr 14, 2000
4 Tito Ortiz 15:50 Frank Shamrock UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion Sep 24, 1999
5 Vladimir Matyushenko 14:14 Yuki Kondo UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands Jun 29, 2001
6 Randy Couture 14:06 Vitor Belfort UFC 49: Unfinished Business Aug 21, 2004
7 Evan Tanner 13:49 Chris Haseman UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall Jul 13, 2002
8 Renato Sobral 13:00 Elvis Sinosic UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall Jul 13, 2002
9 Jon Jones 12:58 Anthony Smith UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mar 2, 2019
10 Ronny Markes 12:56 Karlos Vemola UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Aug 14, 2011
11 Thiago Silva 12:55 Brandon Vera UFC 125: Resolution Jan 1, 2011
12 Kevin Randleman 12:49 Renato Sobral UFC 35: Throwdown Jan 11, 2002
13 Tito Ortiz 12:40 Patrick Cote UFC 50: The War Of '04 Oct 22, 2004
14 Aleksandar Rakic 12:23 Justin Ledet UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith Jul 22, 2018
15 Alessio Sakara 12:21 Elvis Sinosic UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 Feb 4, 2006
16 Ryan Bader 12:16 Anthony Perosh UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot Dec 6, 2013
17 Matt Lindland 12:15 Ricardo Almeida UFC 31: Locked and Loaded May 4, 2001
18 Aleksandar Rakic 12:14 Anthony Smith UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic Aug 29, 2020
19 Da Woon Jung 12:04 William Knight UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021
20 Andrew Sanchez 12:03 Khalil Rountree Jr. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
21 Stephan Bonnar 11:57 Igor Pokrajac The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale Dec 4, 2010
22 Julius Walker 11:46 Rafael Cerquiera UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez Aug 9, 2025
23 Mauricio Rua 11:26 Brandon Vera UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Aug 4, 2012
23 Devin Clark 11:26 Mike Rodriguez UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
25 Phil Davis 11:23 Rodney Wallace UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Aug 7, 2010
26 Tom Lawlor 11:21 Kyle Kingsbury The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale Dec 13, 2008
27 Magomed Ankalaev 11:20 Jan Blachowicz UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10, 2022
28 Nikita Krylov 11:19 Johnny Walker UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
29 Ryan Bader 11:18 Rogerio Nogueira UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira Nov 19, 2016
30 Patrick Cummins 11:16 Antonio Carlos Junior UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway Dec 20, 2014
31 Daniel Cormier 11:14 Dan Henderson UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw May 24, 2014
32 Patrick Walsh 11:03 Daniel Spohn The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale Jul 6, 2014
33 Rashad Evans 10:54 Stephan Bonnar UFC Fight Night 5 Jun 28, 2006
34 Saparbeg Safarov 10:46 Nicolae Negumereanu UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal Mar 16, 2019
34 Kennedy Nzechukwu 10:46 Karl Roberson UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022
36 Phil Davis 10:43 Brian Stann UFC 109: Relentless Feb 6, 2010
36 Alexander Gustafsson 10:43 Jan Blachowicz UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett Sep 3, 2016
38 Ryan Jimmo 10:42 Igor Pokrajac UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Jun 15, 2013
39 Corey Anderson 10:39 Jan Blachowicz UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015
40 Stephan Bonnar 10:38 Kyle Kingsbury UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson Nov 19, 2011
41 Glover Teixeira 10:37 Jared Cannonier UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie Feb 11, 2017
42 Daniel Cormier 10:34 Anderson Silva UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes Jul 9, 2016
43 Tito Ortiz 10:27 Ken Shamrock UFC 40: Vendetta Nov 22, 2002
44 Matt Hamill 10:09 Seth Petruzelli Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter Oct 10, 2006
45 Ryan Bader 10:07 Ovince Saint Preux UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux Aug 16, 2014
46 Devin Clark 10:06 Dequan Townsend UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz Feb 15, 2020
47 Ryan Bader 10:04 Carmelo Marrero UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann Apr 1, 2009
48 Magomed Gadzhiyasulov 9:59 Brendson Ribeiro UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Jun 22, 2024
49 Mark Coleman 9:49 Stephan Bonnar UFC 100 Jul 11, 2009
50 Stephan Bonnar 9:47 Sam Hoger UFC Fight Night 1 Aug 6, 2005
50 Glover Teixeira 9:47 Jiri Prochazka UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka Jun 11, 2022

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