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Most time in the Octagon in UFC history

Max Holloway holds the UFC record for most time in the Octagon with 8:53:52 fight time.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Max Holloway 8:53:52 33
2 Rafael Dos Anjos 8:51:31 37
3 Frankie Edgar 7:57:10 30
4 Jim Miller 7:32:57 47
5 Neil Magny 7:31:09 38
6 Angela Hill 7:12:45 30
7 Clay Guida 7:03:17 37
8 Andrei Arlovski 6:49:58 42
9 Demian Maia 6:49:40 33
10 Jeremy Stephens 6:48:52 36
11 Sean Strickland 6:46:39 25
12 Diego Sanchez 6:37:07 32
13 Edson Barboza 6:29:43 33
14 Jose Aldo 6:19:43 23
15 Michael Johnson 6:06:56 32
16 Marlon Vera 6:05:43 27
17 Michael Bisping 6:05:33 29
18 Brad Tavares 6:04:18 28
19 Kamaru Usman 6:03:57 20
20 Valentina Shevchenko 6:02:16 19
21 Alex Caceres 6:00:46 30
22 Jon Jones 5:56:48 24
22 Donald Cerrone 5:56:48 38
24 BJ Penn 5:56:17 27
25 Brandon Moreno 5:55:52 21
26 Darren Elkins 5:51:04 31
27 Dustin Poirier 5:48:12 32
28 Belal Muhammad 5:47:38 22
29 Kelvin Gastelum 5:47:13 26
30 Georges St-Pierre 5:42:35 22
31 Robert Whittaker 5:37:46 25
32 Nate Diaz 5:37:19 27
33 Leon Edwards 5:35:37 20
34 Demetrious Johnson 5:34:12 18
35 Aljamain Sterling 5:30:40 23
36 King Green 5:26:23 32
37 Israel Adesanya 5:25:48 19
38 Marvin Vettori 5:23:47 19
39 Francisco Trinaldo 5:22:09 26
40 Stephen Thompson 5:19:31 22
41 Robbie Lawler 5:18:25 25
42 Court McGee 5:16:45 25
43 Nik Lentz 5:13:59 25
44 Cub Swanson 5:10:35 26
45 Gleison Tibau 5:08:57 28
46 Gilbert Burns 5:08:38 25
47 Kevin Holland 5:08:23 29
48 Alexander Volkanovski 5:02:59 18
49 Ross Pearson 5:02:45 26
50 Tito Ortiz 5:00:53 27

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