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Most control time in a fight in UFC women's strawweight history

Rose Namajunas holds the UFC women's strawweight record for most control time in a fight with 16:40 control time, against Paige VanZant at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterControl timeOpponentEvent
1 Rose Namajunas 16:40 Paige VanZant UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Dec 10, 2015
2 Zhang Weili 16:07 Amanda Lemos UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Aug 19, 2023
3 Loopy Godinez 13:26 Ariane Carnelossi UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje May 7, 2022
4 Mackenzie Dern 13:12 Angela Hill UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill May 20, 2023
5 Tatiana Suarez 12:58 Carla Esparza UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Sep 8, 2018
6 Ashley Yoder 12:53 Syuri Kondo UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019
7 Zhang Weili 12:44 Yan Xiaonan UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
8 Talita Alencar 12:38 Vanessa Demopoulos UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy Apr 5, 2025
9 Gillian Robertson 12:34 Michelle Waterson-Gomez UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 Jun 29, 2024
10 Tatiana Suarez 12:31 Viviane Pereira UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Nov 11, 2017
11 Virna Jandiroba 12:02 Marina Rodriguez UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
12 Sam Hughes 11:59 Elise Reed UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022
13 Aisling Daly 11:10 Ericka Almeida UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka Oct 24, 2015
14 Zhang Weili 10:54 Tatiana Suarez UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
15 Josefine Knutsson 10:49 Marnic Mann Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Sep 16, 2023
16 Mackenzie Dern 10:48 Gillian Robertson UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Aug 15, 2026
17 Joanne Wood 10:46 Cortney Casey UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites Jul 18, 2015
18 Paige VanZant 10:34 Felice Herrig UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold Apr 18, 2015
19 Piera Rodriguez 10:24 Josefine Knutsson UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Dec 14, 2024
20 Kanako Murata 10:10 Vanessa Demopoulos UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green Oct 7, 2023
21 Pearl Gonzalez 10:09 Poliana Botelho UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee Oct 7, 2017
22 Alexia Thainara 10:02 Loma Lookboonmee UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes Sep 27, 2025
23 Virna Jandiroba 9:59 Yan Xiaonan UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
24 Juliana Lima 9:53 Ericka Almeida UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves May 30, 2015
24 Montserrat Conejo Ruiz 9:53 Cheyanne Vlismas UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20, 2021
26 Cory McKenna 9:41 Cheyanne Vlismas UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
27 Carla Esparza 9:35 Juliana Lima UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux Apr 23, 2016
28 Tatiana Suarez 9:34 Amanda Lemos Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva Sep 13, 2025
28 Alexia Thainara 9:34 Bruna Brasil UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Mar 28, 2026
30 Jinh Yu Frey 9:33 Gloria de Paula UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Mar 13, 2021
31 Tabatha Ricci 9:31 Polyana Viana UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022
32 Claudia Gadelha 9:30 Joanna Jedrzejczyk The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
33 Felice Herrig 9:24 Justine Kish UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee Jun 25, 2017
34 Kanako Murata 9:21 Randa Markos UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
35 Mackenzie Dern 9:19 Yan Xiaonan UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022
36 Nicolle Caliari 9:18 Shauna Bannon UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa May 16, 2026
37 Gillian Robertson 9:17 Amanda Lemos UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos Mar 14, 2026
38 Randa Markos 9:13 Juliana Lima UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jan 27, 2018
39 Virna Jandiroba 9:07 Mackenzie Dern UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
40 Tecia Pennington 9:04 Angela Hill UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015
41 Carla Esparza 8:54 Marina Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Jul 25, 2020
42 Claudia Gadelha 8:48 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic Dec 13, 2014
43 Randa Markos 8:47 Livinha Souza UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021
44 Jessica Andrade 8:35 Claudia Gadelha UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami Sep 22, 2017
45 Nina Nunes 8:31 Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn Jan 15, 2017
46 Ashley Yoder 8:19 Miranda Granger UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
47 Tatiana Suarez 8:16 Nina Nunes UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun 8, 2019
48 Gillian Robertson 8:13 Luana Pinheiro UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates Nov 9, 2024
49 Jaqueline Amorim 8:05 Montserrat Conejo Ruiz UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos Aug 12, 2023
50 Angela Hill 8:03 Denise Gomes UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Nov 4, 2023
50 Ketlen Souza 8:03 Bruna Brasil UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira Feb 7, 2026

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