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Lightweight Analytics

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

DivisionFightsFinish %Decision %KO/TKO %SUB %R1 Finish %1st-Min Finish %
Lightweight27853.2%46.8%36.0%17.3%27.7%2.9%
All Divisions203349.9%50.1%31.2%18.7%26.1%3.2%
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 (13 fights)7.77
2. Esteban Ribovics (7 fights)7.24
3. Uros Medic (3 fights)7.12
4. Gauge Young (3 fights)7.00
5. Evan Elder (3 fights)6.92
6. Justin Gaethje (15 fights)6.76
7. King Green (28 fights)6.71
8. Anshul Jubli (3 fights)6.39
9. Gabriel Benitez (5 fights)6.38
10. Nasrat Haqparast (14 fights)6.34
Sig. Strike Differential / MinValue
1. Terrance McKinney (13 fights)3.67
2. Chase Hooper (7 fights)3.18
3. King Green (28 fights)3.02
4. Uros Medic (3 fights)2.91
5. Kaue Fernandes (4 fights)2.86
6. Quillian Salkild (5 fights)2.67
7. Benoit Saint Denis (12 fights)2.34
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. Uros Medic (3 fights)61.2%
3. Benoit Saint Denis (12 fights)59.8%
4. Quillian Salkild (5 fights)59.8%
5. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)59.5%
6. Ilia Topuria (3 fights)59.5%
7. Steve Garcia (4 fights)58.3%
8. MarQuel Mederos (4 fights)58.3%
9. Justin Gaethje (15 fights)57.9%
10. Anshul Jubli (3 fights)57.3%
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / MinValue
1. Steve Garcia (4 fights)10.12
2. Esteban Ribovics (7 fights)9.57
3. Kurt Holobaugh (6 fights)8.83
4. Quillian Salkild (5 fights)8.66
5. Terrance McKinney (13 fights)8.19
6. Gauge Young (3 fights)8.06
7. Paddy Pimblett (8 fights)7.88
8. Max Holloway (4 fights)7.69
9. Viacheslav Borshchev (10 fights)7.50
10. MarQuel Mederos (4 fights)7.37
Distance Strike Defense %Value
1. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)71.8%
2. Fares Ziam (11 fights)69.3%
3. Matheus Camilo (3 fights)67.4%
4. Damir Hadzovic (10 fights)66.8%
5. Josh Emmett (3 fights)66.3%
6. Clay Guida (27 fights)65.9%
7. Kaue Fernandes (4 fights)65.8%
8. Rafael Dos Anjos (24 fights)65.7%
9. Nasrat Haqparast (14 fights)64.6%
10. Alexander Hernandez (15 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 (4 fights)4.40
4. Manuel Torres (7 fights)4.12
5. Steve Garcia (4 fights)3.85
6. Ricky Glenn (5 fights)3.08
7. Jeremy Stephens (16 fights)3.04
8. Nikolas Motta (7 fights)2.79
9. Quillian Salkild (5 fights)2.70
10. Matt Frevola (12 fights)2.65
Takedown Accuracy % (min 10 att)Value
1. Rafael Fiziev (13 fights)66.7%
2. Rongzhu (6 fights)62.5%
3. Loik Radzhabov (4 fights)57.7%
4. Natan Levy (4 fights)55.9%
5. Ludovit Klein (9 fights)55.6%
6. Mason Jones (7 fights)55.3%
7. Nurullo Aliev (3 fights)54.5%
8. Damir Hadzovic (10 fights)54.5%
9. Matheus Camilo (3 fights)53.9%
10. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)53.7%
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)88.5%
4. Nasrat Haqparast (14 fights)86.0%
5. Mateusz Gamrot (13 fights)83.3%
6. Rongzhu (6 fights)83.3%
7. Michael Johnson (26 fights)82.9%
8. Nikolas Motta (7 fights)82.3%
9. Beneil Dariush (25 fights)82.0%
10. Daniel Zellhuber (7 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 (3 fights)90.4%
4. Grant Dawson (11 fights)88.6%
5. Mateusz Gamrot (13 fights)85.6%
6. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)84.3%
7. Evan Elder (3 fights)83.3%
8. Beneil Dariush (25 fights)82.0%
9. Renato Moicano (12 fights)81.8%
10. Jamie Mullarkey (10 fights)81.8%
Sub Attempts per 15 Control MinValue
1. Tony Ferguson (19 fights)34.33
2. Joel Alvarez (9 fights)28.12
3. Joaquim Silva (11 fights)13.88
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. Ismael Bonfim (5 fights)81.0%
4. Justin Gaethje (15 fights)78.3%
5. Tim Means (4 fights)75.0%
6. Islam Makhachev (16 fights)74.1%
7. Dustin Poirier (20 fights)73.9%
8. Charles Oliveira (24 fights)73.7%
9. Rafael Dos Anjos (24 fights)72.4%
10. Dan Hooker (17 fights)71.4%
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 (12 fights)100.0%
5. Manuel Torres (7 fights)100.0%
6. Terrance McKinney (13 fights)100.0%
7. Nazim Sadykhov (7 fights)100.0%
8. Joel Alvarez (9 fights)100.0%
9. Jake Matthews (6 fights)100.0%
10. Renato Moicano (12 fights)88.9%
Data source: UFCStats.com · UFC Fights Only