Highest control time percentage
Control time as a share of fight time. At least 5 fights with control time recorded.
Control time wasn't recorded for fights in 1994–1998 and exists for only 50% of fights in 1999. Fights without it are left out.
UFC 1 (November 1993) is not in UFCStats, so its fights are missing.
1,249 fighters.
| # | Fighter | % | Of | Fights with control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartosz Fabinski | 79% | 2410 of 3044 | 6 |
| 2 | Gregor Gillespie | 71% | 2544 of 3541 | 8 |
| 3 | Pat Sabatini | 70% | 4491 of 6326 | 11 |
| 4 | Jailton Almeida | 69% | 3843 of 5494 | 11 |
| 5 | Chael Sonnen | 69% | 5934 of 8555 | 14 |
| 6 | Matt Lindland | 66% | 4645 of 7017 | 12 |
| 7 | Philip De Fries | 65% | 1079 of 1642 | 5 |
| 8 | Grant Dawson | 65% | 6626 of 10182 | 15 |
| 9 | Charlie Brenneman | 61% | 3156 of 5108 | 11 |
| 10 | Cain Velasquez | 60% | 4022 of 6662 | 15 |
| 11 | Mirsad Bektic | 59% | 3637 of 6104 | 10 |
| 12 | Tatiana Suarez | 59% | 4034 of 6771 | 10 |
| 13 | Sara McMann | 56% | 4221 of 7426 | 13 |
| 14 | Matt Hughes | 56% | 7071 of 12492 | 24 |
| 15 | Khamzat Chimaev | 56% | 3347 of 5921 | 10 |
| 16 | Luana Santos | 55% | 2553 of 4627 | 7 |
| 17 | Brock Lesnar | 55% | 1995 of 3622 | 8 |
| 18 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 55% | 5681 of 10315 | 13 |
| 19 | Bryce Mitchell | 55% | 5077 of 9230 | 13 |
| 20 | Mark Bocek | 54% | 4846 of 8885 | 13 |
| 21 | Kevin Randleman | 54% | 2612 of 4831 | 5 |
| 22 | Rinat Fakhretdinov | 54% | 2491 of 4609 | 7 |
| 23 | Jason Witt | 53% | 1055 of 1957 | 6 |
| 24 | Myktybek Orolbai | 53% | 2359 of 4377 | 7 |
| 25 | Tatsuro Taira | 53% | 3801 of 7055 | 10 |
| 26 | Jon Fitch | 53% | 7706 of 14338 | 18 |
| 27 | Paddy Holohan | 53% | 1828 of 3435 | 5 |
| 28 | Valter Walker | 53% | 799 of 1503 | 6 |
| 29 | Themba Gorimbo | 52% | 2631 of 4981 | 8 |
| 30 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 51% | 2517 of 4850 | 6 |
| 31 | Muhammad Mokaev | 51% | 2732 of 5279 | 7 |
| 32 | Charles Radtke | 51% | 1860 of 3620 | 7 |
| 33 | Renato Sobral | 51% | 2486 of 4841 | 10 |
| 34 | Islam Makhachev | 51% | 6838 of 13396 | 19 |
| 35 | Randy Couture | 51% | 7602 of 14905 | 20 |
| 36 | Brett Johns | 50% | 2704 of 5303 | 7 |
| 37 | Anthony Hernandez | 50% | 4945 of 9725 | 13 |
| 38 | Andy Ogle | 50% | 2217 of 4368 | 6 |
| 39 | Jake O'Brien | 50% | 2102 of 4194 | 7 |
| 40 | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | 49% | 1896 of 3813 | 6 |
| 41 | Matt Grice | 49% | 1839 of 3699 | 7 |
| 42 | Jacob Volkmann | 49% | 3367 of 6780 | 10 |
| 43 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | 49% | 2236 of 4511 | 7 |
| 44 | Matthew Riddle | 49% | 4948 of 10014 | 12 |
| 45 | Terry Martin | 49% | 1304 of 2640 | 6 |
| 46 | Dong Hyun Kim | 49% | 5916 of 11978 | 18 |
| 47 | Magnus Cedenblad | 49% | 1389 of 2825 | 6 |
| 48 | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | 48% | 608 of 1241 | 6 |
| 49 | Asu Almabayev | 48% | 3063 of 6262 | 8 |
| 50 | Alexandr Romanov | 48% | 2542 of 5212 | 10 |