Most pro MMA fights among UFC welterweights

Among UFC welterweights, Shonie Carter holds the mark for most pro MMA fights with 91 fights, counting every promotion.

Every professional MMA fight in any promotion, for fighters who have competed in the UFC. Based on the 311 welterweights whose full record we have; more are added daily. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Fights	Fights
1	Shonie Carter	91	91
2	Brian Ebersole	71	71
3	Akihiro Gono	70	70
4	Drew Fickett	66	66
5	Dave Menne	64	64
6	Jorge Patino	62	62
7	Donald Cerrone	55	55
7	Yushin Okami	55	55
9	Chris Lytle	54	54
9	Matt Hughes	54	54
11	Josh Neer	53	53
11	Hayato Sakurai	53	53
11	Nick Thompson	53	53
14	Brian Gassaway	52	52
14	Tim Means	52	52
14	Ronald Jhun	52	52
14	Jorge Masvidal	52	52
14	Brock Larson	52	52
19	Jesse Taylor	51	51
19	Keita Nakamura	51	51
21	Jutaro Nakao	50	50
22	Jordan Mein	49	49
22	Pete Spratt	49	49
22	Alex Oliveira	49	49
22	Laverne Clark	49	49
26	Bobby Voelker	48	48
27	Joshua Burkman	47	47
27	Steve Berger	47	47
27	Robbie Lawler	47	47
30	Carlos Condit	46	46
30	Neil Magny	46	46
30	Jake Shields	46	46
30	Jake Ellenberger	46	46
30	Chris Curtis	46	46
35	Jim Wallhead	45	45
35	Kevin Holland	45	45
37	Keith Wisniewski	44	44
37	Diego Sanchez	44	44
39	Benson Henderson	43	43
39	Matt Brown	43	43
39	Brian Foster	43	43
39	Jon Fitch	43	43
43	Mike Pyle	42	42
44	Takenori Sato	41	41
44	Luigi Fioravanti	41	41
46	Seth Baczynski	40	40
46	Bojan Velickovic	40	40
46	Santiago Ponzinibbio	40	40
49	Demian Maia	39	39
49	Chidi Njokuani	39	39
49	Anthony Pettis	39	39

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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.