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Who has the most finishes in MMA history?

Across all promotions on record, Travis Fulton has the most finishes, with 246.

Scope: all promotions on record, including regional and unsanctioned bouts. Raw totals here are padded by high-volume regional circuits; for a like-for-like comparison use the major-promotions view.

# Fighter finishes
1 Travis Fulton Travis Fulton 246 2 Jeremy Horn Jeremy Horn 80 3 Dan Severn Dan Severn 77 4 Alexey Oleynik Alexey Oleynik 56 5 Shannon Ritch Shannon Ritch 56 6 Tony Lopez Tony Lopez 53 7 Ikuhisa Minowa Ikuhisa Minowa 53 8 Travis Wiuff Travis Wiuff 52 9 Luis Santos Luis Santos 49 10 Alexander Shlemenko Alexander Shlemenko 48 11 Igor Vovchanchyn 48 12 Unknown Fighter 48 13 Joe Pearson Joe Pearson 46 14 Adrian Serrano Adrian Serrano 45 15 Dennis Hallman Dennis Hallman 45 16 Joe Riggs Joe Riggs 45 17 Dennis Reed 44 18 Bryan Robinson 44 19 Silmar Nunes Silmar Nunes 43 20 Joe Doerksen Joe Doerksen 43 21 Alistair Overeem Alistair Overeem 42 22 Ivica Truscek Ivica Truscek 42 23 Ricco Rodriguez Ricco Rodriguez 42 24 Jeff Monson Jeff Monson 41 25 Gilbert Yvel Gilbert Yvel 40 26 Gegard Mousasi Gegard Mousasi 40 27 Kyle Jensen 40 28 Jonas Boeno Jonas Boeno 40 29 James Birdsley 39 30 Geronimo dos Santos Geronimo dos Santos 39 31 Ivan Buchinger Ivan Buchinger 39 32 Tiago Monaco Tosato 39 33 Masakatsu Funaki Masakatsu Funaki 38 34 Yuki Kondo Yuki Kondo 38 35 Clayton Miller 38 36 Alexander Butenko Alexander Butenko 37 37 Ted Worthington 37 38 Tyrone Roberts Tyrone Roberts 37 39 Antony Rea Antony Rea 37 40 Shinya Aoki Shinya Aoki 36 41 Brock Larson Brock Larson 36 42 Olly Bradstreet Olly Bradstreet 36 43 Brian Anthony Fulton 36 44 Sean Wilson Sean Wilson 36 45 Rich Clementi Rich Clementi 36 46 Anthony Smith Anthony Smith 36 47 Vaso Bakocevic Vaso Bakocevic 36 48 Drew Fickett Drew Fickett 35 49 Will Chope Will Chope 35 50 Ben Rothwell Ben Rothwell 35

FAQ

Who has the most finishes in MMA history?

Across all promotions on record, Travis Fulton has the most finishes, with 246. The full leaderboard of the top 50 is below.

How is this ranking measured?

Professional MMA fighters ranked by total finishes — wins by knockout (KO/TKO) or submission.

Why are these totals lower than other sites?

By default we count only bouts in major promotions, so volume records padded by regional or unsanctioned shows don't distort the leaderboard. The all-promotions view includes every promotion on record.

Who are the top 3 for finishes?

The top three are Travis Fulton (246 finishes), Jeremy Horn (80 finishes), Dan Severn (77 finishes).