Heavyweight

793 bouts, 55 of them title bouts, 1997–2026; 66.2% ended inside the distance. Most wins in the division: Andrei Arlovski (23).

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Bouts793

Title bouts55

Finish rate66.2%

Fighters329

Most wins

Fighter	Wins	Finishes
Andrei Arlovski	23	11
Derrick Lewis	20	16
Frank Mir	16	13
Junior dos Santos	15	10
Curtis Blaydes	15	8
Alexander Volkov	15	7
Stipe Miocic	14	9
Marcin Tybura	14	6
Stefan Struve	13	11
Gabriel Gonzaga	12	11
Fabrício Werdum	12	8
Cain Velasquez	12	10
Alistair Overeem	12	9
Francis Ngannou	12	11
Cheick Kongo	11	7
Ciryl Gane	11	7
Randy Couture	10	7
Waldo Cortes-Acosta	10	5
Pedro Rizzo	9	7
Tim Sylvia	9	5
Roy Nelson	9	8
Matt Mitrione	9	8
Ben Rothwell	9	7
Travis Browne	9	8
Aleksei Oleinik	9	8

Title bouts, in order

Date	Event	Division	Result	Method	R	Time
2026-06-14	UFC Freedom 250	Heavyweight	Ciryl Gane def. Alex Pereira title	TKO (punches)	2	1:27
2025-10-25	UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane	Heavyweight	Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane title	NC (accidental eye poke)	1	4:35
2024-11-16	UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic	Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Stipe Miocic title	TKO (spinning back kick and punches)	3	4:29
2024-07-27	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2	Heavyweight	Tom Aspinall def. Curtis Blaydes title	KO (punches)	1	1:00
2023-11-11	UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira	Heavyweight	Tom Aspinall def. Sergei Pavlovich title	KO (punches)	1	1:09
2023-03-04	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane	Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane title	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:04
2022-01-22	UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane	Heavyweight	Francis Ngannou def. Ciryl Gane title	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00
2021-08-07	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane	Heavyweight	Ciryl Gane def. Derrick Lewis title	TKO (punches)	3	4:11
2021-03-27	UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2	Heavyweight	Francis Ngannou def. Stipe Miocic title	KO (punch)	2	0:52
2020-08-15	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3	Heavyweight	Stipe Miocic def. Daniel Cormier title	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47)	5	5:00
2019-08-17	UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2	Heavyweight	Stipe Miocic def. Daniel Cormier title	TKO (punches)	4	4:09
2018-11-03	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier def. Derrick Lewis title	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:14
2018-07-07	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier def. Stipe Miocic title	KO (punches)	1	4:33
2018-01-20	UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou	Heavyweight	Stipe Miocic def. Francis Ngannou title	Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44)	5	5:00
2017-05-13	UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2	Heavyweight	Stipe Miocic def. Junior dos Santos title	TKO (punches)	1	2:22
2016-09-10	UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem	Heavyweight	Stipe Miocic def. Alistair Overeem title	KO (punches)	1	4:27
2016-05-14	UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic	Heavyweight	Stipe Miocic def. Fabrício Werdum title	KO (punch)	1	2:47
2015-06-13	UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum	Heavyweight	Fabrício Werdum def. Cain Velasquez title	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	2:13
2014-11-15	UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt	Heavyweight	Fabrício Werdum def. Mark Hunt title	TKO (flying knee and punches)	2	2:27
2013-10-19	UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III	Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez def. Junior dos Santos title	TKO (slam and punch)	5	3:09
2013-05-25	UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2	Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez def. Antônio Silva title	TKO (punches)	1	1:21
2012-12-29	UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2	Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez def. Junior dos Santos title	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–43, 50–44)	5	5:00
2012-05-26	UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir	Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos def. Frank Mir title	TKO (punches)	2	3:04
2011-11-12	UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos	Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos def. Cain Velasquez title	KO (punches)	1	1:04
2010-10-23	UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez	Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez def. Brock Lesnar title	TKO (punches)	1	4:12
2010-07-03	UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin	Heavyweight	Brock Lesnar def. Shane Carwin title	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:19
2010-03-27	UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy	Heavyweight	Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir title	KO (punches)	1	3:48
2009-07-11	UFC 100	Heavyweight	Brock Lesnar def. Frank Mir title	TKO (punches)	2	1:48
2008-12-27	UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008	Heavyweight	Frank Mir def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira title	TKO (punches)	2	1:54
2008-11-15	UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar	Heavyweight	Brock Lesnar def. Randy Couture title	TKO (punches)	2	3:07
2008-02-02	UFC 81: Breaking Point	Heavyweight	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia title	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:28
2007-08-25	UFC 74: Respect	Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga title	TKO (punches)	3	1:37
2007-03-03	UFC 68: The Uprising	Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Tim Sylvia title	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00
2006-11-18	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia def. Jeff Monson title	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00
2006-07-08	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski title	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 48–47)	5	5:00
2006-04-15	UFC 59: Reality Check	Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski title	TKO (punches)	1	2:43
2005-10-07	UFC 55: Fury	Heavyweight	Andrei Arlovski def. Paul Buentello title	KO (punch)	1	0:15
2005-06-04	UFC 53: Heavy Hitters	Heavyweight	Andrei Arlovski def. Justin Eilers title	TKO (punches)	1	4:10
2005-02-05	UFC 51: Super Saturday	Heavyweight	Andrei Arlovski def. Tim Sylvia title	Submission (achilles lock)	1	0:47
2004-06-19	UFC 48: Payback	Heavyweight	Frank Mir def. Tim Sylvia title	Technical Submission (armbar)	1	0:50
2003-09-26	UFC 44: Undisputed	Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia def. Gan McGee title	TKO (punches)	1	1:54
2003-02-28	UFC 41: Onslaught	Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia def. Ricco Rodriguez title	TKO (punches)	1	3:09
2002-09-27	UFC 39: The Warriors Return	Heavyweight	Ricco Rodriguez def. Randy Couture title	TKO (submission due to elbows)	5	3:04
2002-03-22	UFC 36: Worlds Collide	Heavyweight	Josh Barnett def. Randy Couture title	TKO (punches)	2	4:35
2001-11-02	UFC 34: High Voltage	Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo title	TKO (punches)	3	3:38
2001-05-04	UFC 31: Locked and Loaded	Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo title	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
2000-11-17	UFC 28: High Stakes	Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Kevin Randleman title	TKO (punches)	3	4:13
2000-06-09	UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams	Heavyweight	Kevin Randleman def. Pedro Rizzo title	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
1999-11-19	UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2	Heavyweight	Kevin Randleman def. Pete Williams title	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
1999-05-07	UFC 20: Battle for the Gold	Heavyweight	Bas Rutten def. Kevin Randleman title	Decision (split)		21:00
1997-12-21	UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan	Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Maurice Smith title	Decision (majority)	1	21:00
1997-10-17	UFC 15: Collision Course	Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort title	TKO (punches)		8:16
1997-10-17	UFC 15: Collision Course	Heavyweight	Maurice Smith def. Tank Abbott title	TKO (leg kicks)		8:08
1997-07-27	UFC 14: Showdown	Heavyweight	Maurice Smith def. Mark Coleman title	Decision (unanimous)		21:00
1997-02-07	UFC 12: Judgement Day	Heavyweight	Mark Coleman def. Dan Severn title	Submission (neck crank)		2:57