Most losses in UFC history

Jeremy Stephens holds the UFC record for most losses with 20 losses.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Losses	Fights
1	Jeremy Stephens	20	36
2	Clay Guida	19	37
3	Andrei Arlovski	18	42
3	Jim Miller	18	47
5	Rafael Dos Anjos	16	37
5	Michael Johnson	16	32
5	Angela Hill	16	30
8	Edson Barboza	15	33
8	Gerald Meerschaert	15	27
10	Donald Cerrone	14	38
10	Court McGee	14	25
10	Tim Means	14	30
13	BJ Penn	13	27
13	Diego Sanchez	13	32
13	Matt Brown	13	30
13	Ross Pearson	13	26
13	Alex Caceres	13	30
13	Jessica Andrade	13	30
13	Neil Magny	13	38
13	Andre Fili	13	28
13	Ovince Saint Preux	13	28
13	Sam Alvey	13	24
13	King Green	13	32
24	Thiago Alves	12	27
24	Joshua Burkman	12	19
24	Ed Herman	12	26
24	Gleison Tibau	12	28
24	Nate Marquardt	12	25
24	Mauricio Rua	12	24
24	Joe Lauzon	12	27
24	Tim Boetsch	12	24
24	Darren Elkins	12	31
24	Brad Tavares	12	28
24	Tim Elliott	12	23
24	Anthony Smith	12	25
24	Derrick Lewis	12	32
24	Kevin Holland	12	29
38	Tito Ortiz	11	27
38	Frank Mir	11	27
38	Patrick Cote	11	21
38	Sam Stout	11	20
38	Frankie Edgar	11	30
38	Nate Diaz	11	27
38	Stefan Struve	11	24
38	Demian Maia	11	33
38	Jake Ellenberger	11	21
38	Charles Oliveira	11	37
38	Gian Villante	11	18
38	Dan Hooker	11	25
38	Marlon Vera	11	27
38	Kelvin Gastelum	11	26
38	Ion Cutelaba	11	21
38	Chase Sherman	11	15
38	Max Griffin	11	19
38	Niko Price	11	22
38	Dan Ige	11	22
38	Tai Tuivasa	11	19

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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.