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Most pro MMA knockout wins among UFC heavyweights

Among UFC heavyweights, Gilbert Yvel holds the mark for most pro MMA knockout wins with 33 KO/TKO wins, counting every promotion.

Every professional MMA fight in any promotion, for fighters who have competed in the UFC. Based on the 191 heavyweights whose full record we have; more are added daily. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterKO/TKO winsFights
1 Gilbert Yvel 33 58
2 Mirko Filipovic 29 52
3 Ben Rothwell 24 53
3 Alistair Overeem 24 67
3 Derrick Lewis 24 44
3 Alexander Volkov 24 51
7 Aaron Brink 22 58
7 Paul Buentello 22 52
9 Tim Sylvia 20 42
10 Chris Barnett 18 33
10 Soa Palelei 18 27
10 Johnny Walker 18 34
13 Dan Severn 17 127
13 Chase Sherman 17 32
13 Bobby Hoffman 17 49
13 Andrei Arlovski 17 60
17 Lavar Johnson 16 28
17 Wesley Correira 16 37
17 Sergei Pavlovich 16 24
20 Roy Nelson 15 44
20 Mike Kyle 15 45
20 Semmy Schilt 15 41
20 Marcos Rogerio de Lima 15 34
20 Junior Dos Santos 15 34
20 Tim Hague 15 34
20 Dave Herman 15 28
20 Shawn Jordan 15 28
28 Francis Ngannou 14 22
28 Cheick Kongo 14 46
28 Ricco Rodriguez 14 82
28 Travis Browne 14 26
28 Stipe Miocic 14 25
28 Antonio Silva 14 35
34 Tai Tuivasa 13 25
34 Gary Goodridge 13 46
34 Walt Harris 13 24
34 Curtis Blaydes 13 27
34 Tanner Boser 13 35
34 Jairzinho Rozenstruik 13 21
40 Justin Eilers 12 27
40 Cain Velasquez 12 17
40 Ante Delija 12 34
40 Anthony Hamilton 12 35
40 Neil Grove 12 21
40 Pedro Rizzo 12 31
40 Oli Thompson 12 42
47 Matt Mitrione 11 23
47 Josh Parisian 11 25
47 Alex Pereira 11 17
47 Brandon Vera 11 27
47 Augusto Sakai 11 26
47 Bas Rutten 11 33
47 Jon Jones 11 30
47 Tom Aspinall 11 19

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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.