Most pro MMA fights among UFC heavyweights

Among UFC heavyweights, Dan Severn holds the mark for most pro MMA fights with 127 fights, counting every promotion.

Every professional MMA fight in any promotion, for fighters who have competed in the UFC. Based on the 154 heavyweights whose full record we have; more are added daily. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Fights	Fights
1	Dan Severn	127	127
2	Jeff Monson	89	89
3	Ricco Rodriguez	82	82
4	Aleksei Oleinik	81	81
5	Alistair Overeem	67	67
6	Andrei Arlovski	60	60
7	Gilbert Yvel	58	58
8	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	53	53
8	Ben Rothwell	53	53
10	Paul Buentello	52	52
10	Mirko Filipovic	52	52
12	Alexander Volkov	51	51
13	Bobby Hoffman	49	49
14	Cheick Kongo	46	46
14	Gary Goodridge	46	46
14	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	46	46
17	Mike Kyle	45	45
17	Heath Herring	45	45
19	Derrick Lewis	44	44
19	Roy Nelson	44	44
21	Josh Barnett	43	43
22	Wes Sims	42	42
22	Tim Sylvia	42	42
22	Daniel Omielanczuk	42	42
22	Stefan Struve	42	42
26	Marcin Tybura	39	39
27	Wesley Correira	37	37
28	Ryan Spann	36	36
28	Philip De Fries	36	36
30	Anthony Hamilton	35	35
30	Antonio Silva	35	35
30	Fabricio Werdum	35	35
30	Tanner Boser	35	35
34	Ante Delija	34	34
34	Johnny Walker	34	34
34	Junior Dos Santos	34	34
34	Tim Hague	34	34
34	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	34	34
39	Chris Barnett	33	33
40	Frank Mir	32	32
40	Roque Martinez	32	32
40	Chase Sherman	32	32
43	Jared Vanderaa	31	31
43	Gian Villante	31	31
43	Pedro Rizzo	31	31
43	Timothy Johnson	31	31
47	Jon Jones	30	30
48	Gabriel Gonzaga	29	29
48	Mark Hunt	29	29
50	Ian Freeman	28	28
50	Jared Rosholt	28	28
50	Shawn Jordan	28	28
50	Shamil Abdurakhimov	28	28
50	Jailton Almeida	28	28
50	Viktor Pesta	28	28
50	Lavar Johnson	28	28
50	Dave Herman	28	28

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How we count: full professional records come from each fighter's Wikipedia page (CC BY-SA), checked against and topped up with official UFC results.