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UFCStats has round-by-round statistics for only 83%–95% of fights in 1994–1998. Fights without them are left out of these totals.

UFC 1 (November 1993) is not in UFCStats, so its fights are missing.

1,566 fighters.

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1Jim Miller52
2Charles Oliveira51
3Chris Lytle31
4Joe Lauzon29
5Demian Maia27
=6Nate Diaz26
=6Nik Lentz26
=8Darren Elkins25
=8Dustin Poirier25
=10Cole Miller24
=10Georges St-Pierre24
=10Joe Stevenson24
=10Matt Brown24
=14Hermes Franca23
=14Rani Yahya23
=16Deiveson Figueiredo22
=16Gerald Meerschaert22
=18Frank Mir21
=18Martin Kampmann21
=18Stefan Struve21
=21Rafael Dos Anjos20
=21Thales Leites20
=23Louis Smolka19
=23TJ Waldburger19
=23Tim Elliott19
=26Diego Sanchez18
=26Marlon Vera18
=26Matt Wiman18
=29Chas Skelly17
=29Ed Herman17
=29Gleison Tibau17
=29Jaqueline Amorim17
=29Kendall Grove17
=29Mackenzie Dern17
=29Renato Sobral17
=36Alex Caceres16
=36Chase Hooper16
=36Clay Guida16
=36Dan Miller16
=36Glover Teixeira16
=36Matt Hughes16
=36Rousimar Palhares16
=36Thiago Tavares16
=36Tony Ferguson16
=36Virna Jandiroba16
=46Aleksei Oleinik15
=46Anthony Hernandez15
=46Brendan Allen15
=46Dustin Hazelett15
=46Evan Dunham15

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