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Most time in the Octagon in UFC lightweight history

Jim Miller holds the UFC lightweight record for most time in the Octagon with 7:09:00 fight time.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Jim Miller 7:09:00 44
2 Clay Guida 5:44:31 30
3 Rafael Dos Anjos 5:19:11 25
4 Michael Johnson 5:15:20 28
5 King Green 5:08:00 30
6 Gleison Tibau 5:01:30 27
7 Edson Barboza 4:29:06 25
8 Ross Pearson 4:23:31 23
9 Francisco Trinaldo 4:17:48 21
10 Tony Ferguson 4:06:02 21
11 Dustin Poirier 4:05:33 21
12 Sam Stout 3:57:52 19
13 John Makdessi 3:57:50 19
14 Frankie Edgar 3:51:09 13
15 Evan Dunham 3:49:08 20
16 Beneil Dariush 3:43:34 26
17 BJ Penn 3:42:44 16
18 Donald Cerrone 3:42:08 23
19 Joe Lauzon 3:33:01 27
20 Gray Maynard 3:32:21 17
21 Nik Lentz 3:29:04 17
22 Benson Henderson 3:28:28 12
23 Justin Gaethje 3:22:09 16
24 Jeremy Stephens 3:16:06 18
25 Charles Oliveira 3:15:49 25
26 Drew Dober 3:11:55 25
27 Paul Felder 3:11:17 14
28 Nasrat Haqparast 3:10:59 16
29 Al Iaquinta 3:10:26 15
30 Yves Edwards 3:09:18 20
31 Spencer Fisher 3:06:14 15
32 Dan Hooker 3:03:59 18
33 Nate Diaz 3:03:26 17
34 Kevin Lee 3:02:23 16
35 Marc Diakiese 3:02:06 15
36 Thiago Moises 3:01:50 16
37 Diego Ferreira 3:00:07 18
38 Matt Wiman 2:55:45 18
39 Danny Castillo 2:53:28 14
40 Islam Makhachev 2:49:53 16
41 Scott Holtzman 2:47:22 13
42 Rafa Garcia 2:43:59 12
43 Drakkar Klose 2:43:48 14
44 Khabib Nurmagomedov 2:43:17 12
45 Mateusz Gamrot 2:39:28 14
46 Austin Hubbard 2:36:30 12
47 Rustam Khabilov 2:36:03 12
48 Alexander Hernandez 2:35:15 16
49 Arman Tsarukyan 2:32:05 13
50 Anthony Pettis 2:30:16 14

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