All divisions · min 12 bouts
Toughest schedule in UFC history
Not how often a fighter competed, but against whom: the average Elo of every opponent they have faced.
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Every other activity measure is arithmetic on dates. This one asks a different question: not how often a fighter competed, but against whom. Each opponent is scored at the rating they held going into that bout, so beating a contender before his peak counts for what it was worth at the time, and the average across a career becomes a measure of the road travelled. It rewards the fighters who were never protected.
- 1Justin Gaethje CLightweight · 16 bouts, 2017–20261671avg opponent
- 2Daniel CormierHeavyweight · 15 bouts, 2013–20201665avg opponent
- 3Alex PereiraHeavyweight · 13 bouts, 2021–20261656avg opponent
- 4Alexander Volkanovski CFeatherweight · 18 bouts, 2016–20261651avg opponent
- 5Conor McGregorWelterweight · 15 bouts, 2013–20261646avg opponent
- 6Ciryl Gane ICHeavyweight · 14 bouts, 2019–20261643avg opponent
- 7Stipe MiocicHeavyweight · 19 bouts, 2011–20241641avg opponent
- 8Israel AdesanyaMiddleweight · 19 bouts, 2018–20261641avg opponent
- 9Tyron WoodleyWelterweight · 16 bouts, 2013–20211641avg opponent
- 10Chael SonnenLight Heavyweight · 14 bouts, 2005–20131639avg opponent
- 11Kamaru UsmanMiddleweight · 20 bouts, 2015–20261638avg opponent
- 12Cory SandhagenBantamweight · 17 bouts, 2018–20261638avg opponent
- 13Brian OrtegaFeatherweight · 14 bouts, 2014–20251636avg opponent
- 14Chan Sung JungFeatherweight · 12 bouts, 2011–20231636avg opponent
- 15Yoel RomeroMiddleweight · 13 bouts, 2013–20201633avg opponent
- 16Jose AldoFeatherweight · 23 bouts, 2011–20251631avg opponent
- 17Jon JonesHeavyweight · 24 bouts, 2008–20241627avg opponent
- 18Islam Makhachev CWelterweight · 18 bouts, 2015–20251627avg opponent
- 19Chris WeidmanMiddleweight · 20 bouts, 2011–20241627avg opponent
- 20Petr Yan CBantamweight · 16 bouts, 2018–20251626avg opponent
- 21Henry CejudoBantamweight · 16 bouts, 2014–20251626avg opponent
- 22Colby CovingtonWelterweight · 17 bouts, 2014–20241625avg opponent
- 23Max HollowayWelterweight · 33 bouts, 2012–20261622avg opponent
- 24Anthony PettisWelterweight · 20 bouts, 2011–20201619avg opponent
- 25Francis NgannouHeavyweight · 14 bouts, 2015–20221618avg opponent
- 26Leon EdwardsWelterweight · 20 bouts, 2014–20251618avg opponent
- 27Frankie EdgarBantamweight · 30 bouts, 2007–20221616avg opponent
- 28Robert WhittakerLight Heavyweight · 25 bouts, 2012–20261614avg opponent
- 29Aljamain SterlingFeatherweight · 23 bouts, 2014–20261613avg opponent
- 30Alexander VolkovHeavyweight · 19 bouts, 2016–20261612avg opponent
- 31Zhang WeiliWomen's Flyweight · 13 bouts, 2018–20251612avg opponent
- 32Jorge MasvidalWelterweight · 22 bouts, 2013–20231612avg opponent
- 33Calvin KattarFeatherweight · 15 bouts, 2017–20251612avg opponent
- 34Jacare SouzaMiddleweight · 16 bouts, 2013–20211611avg opponent
- 35Benson HendersonWelterweight · 14 bouts, 2011–20151610avg opponent
- 36Deiveson FigueiredoBantamweight · 22 bouts, 2017–20261609avg opponent
- 37Mateusz GamrotLightweight · 14 bouts, 2020–20261609avg opponent
- 38Georges St-PierreMiddleweight · 22 bouts, 2004–20171608avg opponent
- 39Paulo CostaLight Heavyweight · 12 bouts, 2017–20261608avg opponent
- 40Rose NamajunasWomen's Flyweight · 19 bouts, 2014–20261608avg opponent
- 41Darren TillMiddleweight · 12 bouts, 2015–20221607avg opponent
- 42Dan HendersonMiddleweight · 18 bouts, 1998–20161607avg opponent
- 43Arman TsarukyanLightweight · 12 bouts, 2019–20251606avg opponent
- 44Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight · 23 bouts, 2014–20261606avg opponent
- 45Lyoto MachidaMiddleweight · 24 bouts, 2007–20181605avg opponent
- 46Rashad EvansLight Heavyweight · 23 bouts, 2005–20181605avg opponent
- 47Dustin PoirierLightweight · 32 bouts, 2011–20251604avg opponent
- 48Glover TeixeiraLight Heavyweight · 23 bouts, 2012–20231604avg opponent
- 49Jared CannonierMiddleweight · 21 bouts, 2015–20261604avg opponent
- 50Carlos ConditWelterweight · 19 bouts, 2009–20211604avg opponent
- 51Merab DvalishviliBantamweight · 17 bouts, 2017–20251603avg opponent
- 52Nassourdine ImavovMiddleweight · 12 bouts, 2020–20251603avg opponent
- 53Kelvin GastelumMiddleweight · 26 bouts, 2013–20261603avg opponent
- 54Stephen ThompsonWelterweight · 22 bouts, 2012–20251603avg opponent
- 55BJ PennLightweight · 27 bouts, 2001–20191603avg opponent
- 56Charles OliveiraLightweight · 37 bouts, 2010–20261602avg opponent
- 57Belal MuhammadWelterweight · 22 bouts, 2016–20261602avg opponent
- 58Rafael Dos AnjosWelterweight · 36 bouts, 2008–20241602avg opponent
- 59Alistair OvereemHeavyweight · 20 bouts, 2011–20211602avg opponent
- 60Alexander GustafssonLight Heavyweight · 18 bouts, 2009–20221602avg opponent
- 61Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight · 12 bouts, 2018–20261601avg opponent
- 62Anderson SilvaMiddleweight · 25 bouts, 2006–20201601avg opponent
- 63Geoff NealWelterweight · 14 bouts, 2018–20261601avg opponent
- 64TJ DillashawBantamweight · 18 bouts, 2011–20221600avg opponent
- 65Gilbert BurnsWelterweight · 25 bouts, 2014–20261600avg opponent
- 66Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight · 23 bouts, 2008–20201600avg opponent
- 67Vitor BelfortMiddleweight · 26 bouts, 1997–20181600avg opponent
- 68Quinton JacksonLight Heavyweight · 13 bouts, 2007–20151600avg opponent
- 69Johny HendricksMiddleweight · 21 bouts, 2009–20171600avg opponent
- 70Sean Strickland CMiddleweight · 25 bouts, 2014–20261599avg opponent
- 71Cain VelasquezHeavyweight · 15 bouts, 2008–20191599avg opponent
- 72Yair RodriguezFeatherweight · 16 bouts, 2014–20251598avg opponent
- 73Rogerio NogueiraLight Heavyweight · 13 bouts, 2009–20201598avg opponent
- 74Sean O'MalleyBantamweight · 16 bouts, 2017–20261597avg opponent
- 75Curtis BlaydesHeavyweight · 21 bouts, 2016–20261597avg opponent
- 76Gegard MousasiMiddleweight · 12 bouts, 2013–20171597avg opponent
- 77Josh EmmettFeatherweight · 17 bouts, 2016–20261596avg opponent
- 78Chad MendesFeatherweight · 14 bouts, 2011–20181596avg opponent
- 79Renato MoicanoLightweight · 20 bouts, 2014–20261595avg opponent
- 80Fabricio WerdumHeavyweight · 18 bouts, 2007–20201595avg opponent
- 81Tito OrtizLight Heavyweight · 27 bouts, 1997–20121595avg opponent
- 82Dominick ReyesLight Heavyweight · 15 bouts, 2017–20261594avg opponent
- 83Randy CoutureLight Heavyweight · 24 bouts, 1997–20111593avg opponent
- 84Jairzinho RozenstruikHeavyweight · 15 bouts, 2019–20251593avg opponent
- 85Volkan OezdemirLight Heavyweight · 16 bouts, 2017–20251593avg opponent
- 86Aleksandar RakicHeavyweight · 12 bouts, 2017–20261593avg opponent
- 87Beneil DariushLightweight · 26 bouts, 2014–20261592avg opponent
- 88Derek BrunsonMiddleweight · 21 bouts, 2012–20231592avg opponent
- 89Donald CerroneWelterweight · 38 bouts, 2011–20221592avg opponent
- 90Khabib NurmagomedovLightweight · 13 bouts, 2012–20201591avg opponent
- 91Song YadongBantamweight · 17 bouts, 2017–20261591avg opponent
- 92Wanderlei SilvaLight Heavyweight · 12 bouts, 1998–20131591avg opponent
- 93Brandon MorenoFlyweight · 20 bouts, 2016–20261590avg opponent
- 94Johnny WalkerLight Heavyweight · 16 bouts, 2018–20261590avg opponent
- 95Nate DiazWelterweight · 27 bouts, 2007–20221589avg opponent
- 96Rob FontBantamweight · 21 bouts, 2014–20261589avg opponent
- 97Anthony SmithLight Heavyweight · 25 bouts, 2013–20251589avg opponent
- 98Marvin VettoriMiddleweight · 18 bouts, 2016–20251589avg opponent
- 99Demian MaiaWelterweight · 33 bouts, 2007–20211588avg opponent
- 100Rafael FizievLightweight · 13 bouts, 2019–20261588avg opponent
- 1Justin Gaethje CLightweight · 16 bouts, 2017–20261671avg opponent
- 2Daniel CormierHeavyweight · 15 bouts, 2013–20201665avg opponent
- 3Alex PereiraHeavyweight · 13 bouts, 2021–20261656avg opponent
- 4Alexander Volkanovski CFeatherweight · 18 bouts, 2016–20261651avg opponent
- 5Conor McGregorWelterweight · 15 bouts, 2013–20261646avg opponent
- 6Ciryl Gane ICHeavyweight · 14 bouts, 2019–20261643avg opponent
- 7Stipe MiocicHeavyweight · 19 bouts, 2011–20241641avg opponent
- 8Israel AdesanyaMiddleweight · 19 bouts, 2018–20261641avg opponent
- 9Tyron WoodleyWelterweight · 16 bouts, 2013–20211641avg opponent
- 10Chael SonnenLight Heavyweight · 14 bouts, 2005–20131639avg opponent
- 11Kamaru UsmanMiddleweight · 20 bouts, 2015–20261638avg opponent
- 12Cory SandhagenBantamweight · 17 bouts, 2018–20261638avg opponent
- 13Brian OrtegaFeatherweight · 14 bouts, 2014–20251636avg opponent
- 14Chan Sung JungFeatherweight · 12 bouts, 2011–20231636avg opponent
- 15Yoel RomeroMiddleweight · 13 bouts, 2013–20201633avg opponent
- 16Jose AldoFeatherweight · 23 bouts, 2011–20251631avg opponent
- 17Jon JonesHeavyweight · 24 bouts, 2008–20241627avg opponent
- 18Islam Makhachev CWelterweight · 18 bouts, 2015–20251627avg opponent
- 19Chris WeidmanMiddleweight · 20 bouts, 2011–20241627avg opponent
- 20Petr Yan CBantamweight · 16 bouts, 2018–20251626avg opponent
- 21Henry CejudoBantamweight · 16 bouts, 2014–20251626avg opponent
- 22Colby CovingtonWelterweight · 17 bouts, 2014–20241625avg opponent
- 23Vitor BelfortMiddleweight · 20 bouts, 2002–20181625avg opponent
- 24Max HollowayWelterweight · 33 bouts, 2012–20261622avg opponent
- 25Dan HendersonMiddleweight · 16 bouts, 2007–20161620avg opponent
- 26Anthony PettisWelterweight · 20 bouts, 2011–20201619avg opponent
- 27Francis NgannouHeavyweight · 14 bouts, 2015–20221618avg opponent
- 28Leon EdwardsWelterweight · 20 bouts, 2014–20251618avg opponent
- 29Frankie EdgarBantamweight · 30 bouts, 2007–20221616avg opponent
- 30Robert WhittakerLight Heavyweight · 25 bouts, 2012–20261614avg opponent
- 31Aljamain SterlingFeatherweight · 23 bouts, 2014–20261613avg opponent
- 32Alexander VolkovHeavyweight · 19 bouts, 2016–20261612avg opponent
- 33Zhang WeiliWomen's Flyweight · 13 bouts, 2018–20251612avg opponent
- 34Jorge MasvidalWelterweight · 22 bouts, 2013–20231612avg opponent
- 35Calvin KattarFeatherweight · 15 bouts, 2017–20251612avg opponent
- 36Jacare SouzaMiddleweight · 16 bouts, 2013–20211611avg opponent
- 37Benson HendersonWelterweight · 14 bouts, 2011–20151610avg opponent
- 38Deiveson FigueiredoBantamweight · 22 bouts, 2017–20261609avg opponent
- 39Mateusz GamrotLightweight · 14 bouts, 2020–20261609avg opponent
- 40Georges St-PierreMiddleweight · 22 bouts, 2004–20171608avg opponent
- 41Paulo CostaLight Heavyweight · 12 bouts, 2017–20261608avg opponent
- 42Rose NamajunasWomen's Flyweight · 19 bouts, 2014–20261608avg opponent
- 43Darren TillMiddleweight · 12 bouts, 2015–20221607avg opponent
- 44Arman TsarukyanLightweight · 12 bouts, 2019–20251606avg opponent
- 45Jan BlachowiczLight Heavyweight · 23 bouts, 2014–20261606avg opponent
- 46Lyoto MachidaMiddleweight · 24 bouts, 2007–20181605avg opponent
- 47Rashad EvansLight Heavyweight · 23 bouts, 2005–20181605avg opponent
- 48Dustin PoirierLightweight · 32 bouts, 2011–20251604avg opponent
- 49Glover TeixeiraLight Heavyweight · 23 bouts, 2012–20231604avg opponent
- 50Jared CannonierMiddleweight · 21 bouts, 2015–20261604avg opponent
- 51Carlos ConditWelterweight · 19 bouts, 2009–20211604avg opponent
- 52Merab DvalishviliBantamweight · 17 bouts, 2017–20251603avg opponent
- 53Nassourdine ImavovMiddleweight · 12 bouts, 2020–20251603avg opponent
- 54Kelvin GastelumMiddleweight · 26 bouts, 2013–20261603avg opponent
- 55Stephen ThompsonWelterweight · 22 bouts, 2012–20251603avg opponent
- 56BJ PennLightweight · 27 bouts, 2001–20191603avg opponent
- 57Charles OliveiraLightweight · 37 bouts, 2010–20261602avg opponent
- 58Belal MuhammadWelterweight · 22 bouts, 2016–20261602avg opponent
- 59Randy CoutureLight Heavyweight · 20 bouts, 2000–20111602avg opponent
- 60Rafael Dos AnjosWelterweight · 36 bouts, 2008–20241602avg opponent
- 61Alistair OvereemHeavyweight · 20 bouts, 2011–20211602avg opponent
- 62Alexander GustafssonLight Heavyweight · 18 bouts, 2009–20221602avg opponent
- 63Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight · 12 bouts, 2018–20261601avg opponent
- 64Anderson SilvaMiddleweight · 25 bouts, 2006–20201601avg opponent
- 65Geoff NealWelterweight · 14 bouts, 2018–20261601avg opponent
- 66TJ DillashawBantamweight · 18 bouts, 2011–20221600avg opponent
- 67Gilbert BurnsWelterweight · 25 bouts, 2014–20261600avg opponent
- 68Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight · 23 bouts, 2008–20201600avg opponent
- 69Quinton JacksonLight Heavyweight · 13 bouts, 2007–20151600avg opponent
- 70Johny HendricksMiddleweight · 21 bouts, 2009–20171600avg opponent
- 71Sean Strickland CMiddleweight · 25 bouts, 2014–20261599avg opponent
- 72Cain VelasquezHeavyweight · 15 bouts, 2008–20191599avg opponent
- 73Yair RodriguezFeatherweight · 16 bouts, 2014–20251598avg opponent
- 74Rogerio NogueiraLight Heavyweight · 13 bouts, 2009–20201598avg opponent
- 75Sean O'MalleyBantamweight · 16 bouts, 2017–20261597avg opponent
- 76Curtis BlaydesHeavyweight · 21 bouts, 2016–20261597avg opponent
- 77Gegard MousasiMiddleweight · 12 bouts, 2013–20171597avg opponent
- 78Tito OrtizLight Heavyweight · 22 bouts, 2000–20121597avg opponent
- 79Josh EmmettFeatherweight · 17 bouts, 2016–20261596avg opponent
- 80Chad MendesFeatherweight · 14 bouts, 2011–20181596avg opponent
- 81Renato MoicanoLightweight · 20 bouts, 2014–20261595avg opponent
- 82Fabricio WerdumHeavyweight · 18 bouts, 2007–20201595avg opponent
- 83Dominick ReyesLight Heavyweight · 15 bouts, 2017–20261594avg opponent
- 84Jairzinho RozenstruikHeavyweight · 15 bouts, 2019–20251593avg opponent
- 85Volkan OezdemirLight Heavyweight · 16 bouts, 2017–20251593avg opponent
- 86Aleksandar RakicHeavyweight · 12 bouts, 2017–20261593avg opponent
- 87Beneil DariushLightweight · 26 bouts, 2014–20261592avg opponent
- 88Derek BrunsonMiddleweight · 21 bouts, 2012–20231592avg opponent
- 89Donald CerroneWelterweight · 38 bouts, 2011–20221592avg opponent
- 90Khabib NurmagomedovLightweight · 13 bouts, 2012–20201591avg opponent
- 91Song YadongBantamweight · 17 bouts, 2017–20261591avg opponent
- 92Brandon MorenoFlyweight · 20 bouts, 2016–20261590avg opponent
- 93Johnny WalkerLight Heavyweight · 16 bouts, 2018–20261590avg opponent
- 94Nate DiazWelterweight · 27 bouts, 2007–20221589avg opponent
- 95Rob FontBantamweight · 21 bouts, 2014–20261589avg opponent
- 96Anthony SmithLight Heavyweight · 25 bouts, 2013–20251589avg opponent
- 97Marvin VettoriMiddleweight · 18 bouts, 2016–20251589avg opponent
- 98Demian MaiaWelterweight · 33 bouts, 2007–20211588avg opponent
- 99Rafael FizievLightweight · 13 bouts, 2019–20261588avg opponent
- 100Robbie LawlerWelterweight · 25 bouts, 2002–20231588avg opponent
Counted from official UFCStats results, UFC bouts only. The one-night tournament format ran until 1999 and let a fighter compete three times in an evening; the toggle above removes it rather than blending it in.
By division
The same measure inside each weight class, all-time. Useful because the cross-division list above skews to the divisions that simply run the most cards.
- 1 Cory Sandhagen 1638
- 2 Petr Yan C 1626
- 3 Henry Cejudo 1626
- 4 Frankie Edgar 1616
- 5 Deiveson Figueiredo 1609
- 1 Alexander Volkanovski C 1651
- 2 Brian Ortega 1636
- 3 Chan Sung Jung 1636
- 4 Jose Aldo 1631
- 5 Aljamain Sterling 1613
- 1 Brandon Moreno 1590
- 2 Brandon Royval 1581
- 3 Alex Perez 1569
- 4 Jussier Formiga 1568
- 5 Demetrious Johnson 1562
- 1 Daniel Cormier 1665
- 2 Alex Pereira 1656
- 3 Ciryl Gane 1643
- 4 Stipe Miocic 1641
- 5 Jon Jones 1627
- 1 Chael Sonnen 1639
- 2 Robert Whittaker 1614
- 3 Paulo Costa 1608
- 4 Jan Blachowicz 1606
- 5 Rashad Evans 1605
- 1 Justin Gaethje C 1671
- 2 Mateusz Gamrot 1609
- 3 Arman Tsarukyan 1606
- 4 Dustin Poirier 1604
- 5 BJ Penn 1603
- 1 Israel Adesanya 1641
- 2 Kamaru Usman 1638
- 3 Yoel Romero 1633
- 4 Chris Weidman 1627
- 5 Jacare Souza 1611
- 1 Conor McGregor 1646
- 2 Tyron Woodley 1641
- 3 Islam Makhachev C 1627
- 4 Colby Covington 1625
- 5 Max Holloway 1622
- 1 Julianna Pena 1576
- 2 Holly Holm 1564
- 3 Amanda Nunes 1562
- 4 Norma Dumont 1554
- 5 Ketlen Vieira 1552
- 1 Zhang Weili 1612
- 2 Rose Namajunas 1608
- 3 Valentina Shevchenko C 1587
- 4 Alexa Grasso 1578
- 5 Viviane Araujo 1555
- 1 Amanda Lemos 1571
- 2 Jessica Andrade 1570
- 3 Virna Jandiroba 1566
- 4 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 1566
- 5 Amanda Ribas 1565