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Lightweight Analytics

How Three-Round Lightweight Fights End (2022–present)

DivisionFightsFinish %Decision %KO/TKO %SUB %R1 Finish %1st-Min Finish %
Lightweight29154.0%46.0%36.1%17.9%28.9%3.4%
All Divisions210450.5%49.5%31.7%18.8%26.6%3.3%
Three-round UFC bouts with a KO/TKO, submission, or decision result; no-contests, DQs and draws excluded. Divisions under 20 qualifying fights omitted. Methodology →

Lightweight Stat Leaders

Only fights contested at Lightweight count — a fighter who has competed in multiple divisions appears on each division’s boards with the numbers they posted there. Minimum 3 Lightweight fights, active since 2024.
Sig. Strikes Landed / MinValue
1. Terrance McKinney (14 fights)7.95
2. Esteban Ribovics (8 fights)7.41
3. Uros Medic (3 fights)7.12
4. Gauge Young (3 fights)7.00
5. Evan Elder (3 fights)6.92
6. King Green (29 fights)6.75
7. Anshul Jubli (3 fights)6.39
8. Gabriel Benitez (5 fights)6.38
9. Nasrat Haqparast (14 fights)6.34
10. Justin Gaethje (16 fights)6.29
Sig. Strike Differential / MinValue
1. Terrance McKinney (14 fights)3.19
2. Chase Hooper (8 fights)3.08
3. King Green (29 fights)2.97
4. Benoit Saint Denis (12 fights)2.94
5. Uros Medic (3 fights)2.91
6. Kaue Fernandes (5 fights)2.63
7. Quillian Salkild (6 fights)2.50
8. Arman Tsarukyan (12 fights)2.05
9. Gauge Young (3 fights)1.98
10. Tim Means (4 fights)1.78
Sig. Strike Accuracy %Value
1. Jordan Leavitt (8 fights)61.7%
2. Benoit Saint Denis (12 fights)61.3%
3. Uros Medic (3 fights)61.2%
4. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)59.5%
5. Ilia Topuria (3 fights)59.5%
6. Charles Oliveira (25 fights)58.5%
7. Steve Garcia (4 fights)58.3%
8. MarQuel Mederos (4 fights)58.3%
9. Quillian Salkild (6 fights)57.8%
10. Justin Gaethje (16 fights)57.6%
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / MinValue
1. Steve Garcia (4 fights)10.12
2. Esteban Ribovics (8 fights)9.41
3. Kurt Holobaugh (6 fights)8.83
4. Terrance McKinney (14 fights)8.36
5. Gauge Young (3 fights)8.06
6. Paddy Pimblett (9 fights)7.94
7. Max Holloway (4 fights)7.69
8. Quillian Salkild (6 fights)7.50
9. Viacheslav Borshchev (10 fights)7.50
10. Benoit Saint Denis (12 fights)7.41
Distance Strike Defense %Value
1. Quillian Salkild (6 fights)70.0%
2. Fares Ziam (11 fights)69.3%
3. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)67.9%
4. Matheus Camilo (3 fights)67.4%
5. Damir Hadzovic (10 fights)66.8%
6. Josh Emmett (3 fights)66.3%
7. Kaue Fernandes (5 fights)66.1%
8. Clay Guida (30 fights)66.0%
9. Rafael Dos Anjos (24 fights)65.7%
10. Nasrat Haqparast (14 fights)64.6%
KDs per 100 Power StrikesValue
1. Uros Medic (3 fights)6.67
2. Mauricio Ruffy (5 fights)6.25
3. Kaue Fernandes (5 fights)4.35
4. Manuel Torres (7 fights)4.12
5. Steve Garcia (4 fights)3.85
6. Ricky Glenn (5 fights)3.08
7. Conor McGregor (4 fights)2.80
8. Nikolas Motta (7 fights)2.79
9. Matt Frevola (12 fights)2.65
10. Ilia Topuria (3 fights)2.54
Takedown Accuracy % (min 10 att)Value
1. Rafael Fiziev (13 fights)71.4%
2. Rongzhu (6 fights)62.5%
3. Nurullo Aliev (4 fights)58.3%
4. Loik Radzhabov (4 fights)57.7%
5. Natan Levy (4 fights)55.9%
6. Mason Jones (7 fights)55.3%
7. Damir Hadzovic (10 fights)54.5%
8. Matheus Camilo (3 fights)53.9%
9. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)53.7%
10. Josh Emmett (3 fights)53.3%
Takedown Defense % (min 10 faced)Value
1. Gauge Young (3 fights)92.0%
2. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)90.9%
3. Rafael Fiziev (13 fights)90.4%
4. Nasrat Haqparast (14 fights)86.0%
5. Rongzhu (6 fights)83.3%
6. Nikolas Motta (7 fights)82.3%
7. Michael Johnson (28 fights)82.1%
8. Beneil Dariush (25 fights)82.0%
9. Daniel Zellhuber (7 fights)81.8%
10. Steve Garcia (4 fights)81.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time %Value
1. Anshul Jubli (3 fights)96.9%
2. Chris Padilla (5 fights)93.5%
3. Nurullo Aliev (4 fights)92.1%
4. Grant Dawson (11 fights)88.6%
5. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)84.0%
6. Evan Elder (3 fights)83.3%
7. Mateusz Gamrot (14 fights)82.8%
8. Benoit Saint Denis (12 fights)82.4%
9. Beneil Dariush (25 fights)82.0%
10. Jamie Mullarkey (10 fights)81.8%
Sub Attempts per 15 Control MinValue
1. Tony Ferguson (21 fights)36.27
2. Joel Alvarez (9 fights)28.12
3. Joaquim Silva (12 fights)13.79
4. Daniel Zellhuber (7 fights)12.08
5. Francisco Prado (3 fights)10.71
6. Ignacio Bahamondes (9 fights)9.72
7. Manuel Torres (7 fights)9.09
8. Jim Miller (44 fights)8.65
9. Evan Elder (3 fights)7.83
10. Tom Nolan (6 fights)7.68
Strength of Schedule (Opp UFC Win %)Value
1. Alexander Volkanovski (3 fights)89.3%
2. Guram Kutateladze (5 fights)85.7%
3. Conor McGregor (4 fights)82.0%
4. Justin Gaethje (16 fights)77.2%
5. Ismael Bonfim (6 fights)75.0%
6. Tim Means (4 fights)75.0%
7. Charles Oliveira (25 fights)73.8%
8. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)73.7%
9. Dustin Poirier (21 fights)73.6%
10. Michael Chandler (8 fights)73.0%
Finish Rate (% of Wins)Value
1. Benoit Saint Denis (12 fights)100.0%
2. Mauricio Ruffy (5 fights)100.0%
3. Ignacio Bahamondes (9 fights)100.0%
4. Jalin Turner (13 fights)100.0%
5. Manuel Torres (7 fights)100.0%
6. Terrance McKinney (14 fights)100.0%
7. Nazim Sadykhov (7 fights)100.0%
8. Joel Alvarez (9 fights)100.0%
9. Jake Matthews (7 fights)100.0%
10. Renato Moicano (11 fights)87.5%
Data source: UFCStats.com · UFC Fights Only