Most knockout wins in UFC history

Derrick Lewis holds the UFC record for most knockout wins with 16 KO/TKO wins.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	KO/TKO wins	Fights
1	Derrick Lewis	16	32
2	Matt Brown	13	30
3	Vitor Belfort	12	26
3	Max Holloway	12	33
3	Drew Dober	12	27
6	Anderson Silva	11	25
6	Anthony Johnson	11	19
6	Dustin Poirier	11	32
6	Thiago Santos	11	24
10	Chuck Liddell	10	23
10	Michael Bisping	10	29
10	Cain Velasquez	10	15
10	Junior Dos Santos	10	23
10	Donald Cerrone	10	38
10	Francis Ngannou	10	14
16	Andrei Arlovski	9	42
16	Rich Franklin	9	20
16	Edson Barboza	9	33
16	Alistair Overeem	9	20
16	Stipe Miocic	9	19
21	Tito Ortiz	8	27
21	Matt Hughes	8	25
21	Robbie Lawler	8	25
21	Melvin Guillard	8	22
21	Thiago Alves	8	27
21	Jeremy Stephens	8	36
21	Mauricio Rua	8	24
21	Roy Nelson	8	19
21	Matt Mitrione	8	14
21	Cub Swanson	8	26
21	Conor McGregor	8	15
21	Uriah Hall	8	19
21	Neil Magny	8	38
21	Li Jingliang	8	18
21	Vicente Luque	8	26
21	Curtis Blaydes	8	22
21	Marlon Vera	8	27
21	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	8	15
21	Michal Oleksiejczuk	8	19
21	Joaquin Buckley	8	18
21	Uros Medic	8	11
21	Alex Pereira	8	13
43	Randy Couture	7	24
43	Pedro Rizzo	7	14
43	BJ Penn	7	27
43	Chris Leben	7	22
43	Gabriel Gonzaga	7	22
43	Cheick Kongo	7	18
43	Tim Boetsch	7	24
43	Lyoto Machida	7	24
43	Travis Browne	7	17
43	Mark Hunt	7	18
43	TJ Dillashaw	7	18
43	Yoel Romero	7	13
43	Robert Whittaker	7	25
43	Amanda Nunes	7	18
43	Dan Hooker	7	25
43	Santiago Ponzinibbio	7	21
43	Derek Brunson	7	21
43	Jared Cannonier	7	21
43	Khalil Rountree Jr.	7	18
43	Justin Gaethje	7	16
43	Tai Tuivasa	7	19
43	Magomed Ankalaev	7	17
43	Johnny Walker	7	17
43	Sergei Pavlovich	7	12
43	Sean O'Malley	7	16
43	Dustin Jacoby	7	18
43	Steve Garcia	7	11
43	Gregory Rodrigues	7	14
43	Carlos Prates	7	8

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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.