Most fights in UFC lightweight history

Jim Miller holds the UFC lightweight record for most fights with 44 fights.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Fights	Fights
1	Jim Miller	44	44
2	Clay Guida	30	30
2	King Green	30	30
4	Michael Johnson	28	28
5	Joe Lauzon	27	27
5	Gleison Tibau	27	27
7	Beneil Dariush	26	26
8	Rafael Dos Anjos	25	25
8	Charles Oliveira	25	25
8	Edson Barboza	25	25
8	Drew Dober	25	25
12	Ross Pearson	23	23
12	Donald Cerrone	23	23
14	Tony Ferguson	21	21
14	Francisco Trinaldo	21	21
14	Dustin Poirier	21	21
17	Yves Edwards	20	20
17	Melvin Guillard	20	20
17	Evan Dunham	20	20
20	Sam Stout	19	19
20	John Makdessi	19	19
22	Matt Wiman	18	18
22	Jeremy Stephens	18	18
22	Diego Ferreira	18	18
22	Dan Hooker	18	18
26	Nate Diaz	17	17
26	Gray Maynard	17	17
26	Nik Lentz	17	17
29	BJ Penn	16	16
29	Kevin Lee	16	16
29	Islam Makhachev	16	16
29	Justin Gaethje	16	16
29	Nasrat Haqparast	16	16
29	Alexander Hernandez	16	16
29	Thiago Moises	16	16
36	Spencer Fisher	15	15
36	Al Iaquinta	15	15
36	Marc Diakiese	15	15
36	Jared Gordon	15	15
40	Thiago Tavares	14	14
40	Danny Castillo	14	14
40	Anthony Pettis	14	14
40	Paul Felder	14	14
40	Drakkar Klose	14	14
40	Mateusz Gamrot	14	14
40	Terrance McKinney	14	14
47	Joe Stevenson	13	13
47	Frankie Edgar	13	13
47	Mark Bocek	13	13
47	Takanori Gomi	13	13
47	Daron Cruickshank	13	13
47	James Vick	13	13
47	Christos Giagos	13	13
47	Scott Holtzman	13	13
47	Jalin Turner	13	13
47	Arman Tsarukyan	13	13
47	Rafael Fiziev	13	13
47	Jamie Mullarkey	13	13

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them.