Most finishes in UFC heavyweight history
Derrick Lewis holds the UFC heavyweight record for most finishes with 16 finishes.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Finishes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Lewis | 16 |
| 2 | Frank Mir | 13 |
| 3 | Andrei Arlovski | 11 |
| 3 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 11 |
| 3 | Stefan Struve | 11 |
| 3 | Francis Ngannou | 11 |
| 7 | Cain Velasquez | 10 |
| 7 | Junior Dos Santos | 10 |
| 9 | Alistair Overeem | 9 |
| 9 | Stipe Miocic | 9 |
| 11 | Fabricio Werdum | 8 |
| 11 | Roy Nelson | 8 |
| 11 | Matt Mitrione | 8 |
| 11 | Travis Browne | 8 |
| 11 | Aleksei Oleinik | 8 |
| 11 | Curtis Blaydes | 8 |
| 11 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | 8 |
| 11 | Tom Aspinall | 8 |
| 19 | Randy Couture | 7 |
| 19 | Pedro Rizzo | 7 |
| 19 | Cheick Kongo | 7 |
| 19 | Mark Hunt | 7 |
| 19 | Ben Rothwell | 7 |
| 19 | Alexander Volkov | 7 |
| 19 | Tai Tuivasa | 7 |
| 19 | Sergei Pavlovich | 7 |
| 19 | Ciryl Gane | 7 |
| 28 | Josh Barnett | 6 |
| 28 | Shawn Jordan | 6 |
| 28 | Walt Harris | 6 |
| 28 | Marcin Tybura | 6 |
| 28 | Serghei Spivac | 6 |
| 33 | Ricco Rodriguez | 5 |
| 33 | Tim Sylvia | 5 |
| 33 | Mirko Filipovic | 5 |
| 33 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | 5 |
| 33 | Jailton Almeida | 5 |
| 33 | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | 5 |
| 33 | Valter Walker | 5 |
| 40 | Vitor Belfort | 4 |
| 40 | Mark Kerr | 4 |
| 40 | Brandon Vera | 4 |
| 40 | Antoni Hardonk | 4 |
| 40 | Shane Carwin | 4 |
| 40 | Pat Barry | 4 |
| 40 | Brendan Schaub | 4 |
| 40 | Soa Palelei | 4 |
| 40 | Justin Tafa | 4 |
| 40 | Tanner Boser | 4 |
| 40 | Chris Daukaus | 4 |
| 40 | Alexandr Romanov | 4 |
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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.