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Who has the most knockout wins in MMA history?

Across all promotions on record, Travis Fulton has the most KO/TKO wins, with 94.

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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 KO/TKO wins
1 Travis Fulton Travis Fulton 94 2 Luis Santos Luis Santos 36 3 Alexander Shlemenko Alexander Shlemenko 35 4 Paul Daley Paul Daley 33 5 Gilbert Yvel Gilbert Yvel 33 6 Igor Vovchanchyn 31 7 Melvin Manhoef Melvin Manhoef 29 8 Geronimo dos Santos Geronimo dos Santos 29 9 Mirko Filipovic Mirko Filipovic 29 10 Meng Ding Meng Ding 28 11 Gegard Mousasi Gegard Mousasi 27 12 Jiri Prochazka Jiri Prochazka 27 13 Ivica Truscek Ivica Truscek 26 14 Tony Lopez Tony Lopez 26 15 Vaso Bakocevic Vaso Bakocevic 26 16 Konstantin Gluhov Konstantin Gluhov 26 17 Joe Riggs Joe Riggs 26 18 Wanderlei Silva Wanderlei Silva 25 19 Travis Wiuff Travis Wiuff 25 20 Maiquel Falcao Maiquel Falcao 25 21 Alistair Overeem Alistair Overeem 24 22 Jonas Boeno Jonas Boeno 24 23 Derrick Lewis Derrick Lewis 24 24 Alexander Volkov Alexander Volkov 24 25 Tiago Monaco Tosato 24 26 Ben Rothwell Ben Rothwell 24 27 Douglas Silva de Andrade Douglas Silva de Andrade 23 28 Melvin Guillard Melvin Guillard 23 29 Sergei Kharitonov Sergei Kharitonov 23 30 Unknown Fighter 23 31 Chuck Parmelee 23 32 Raul Tutarauli Raul Tutarauli 22 33 Bobby Voelker Bobby Voelker 22 34 Robbie Lawler Robbie Lawler 22 35 Elismar Lima Elismar Lima 22 36 Paul Buentello Paul Buentello 22 37 Kanybek Zhanybek Uulu Kanybek Zhanybek Uulu 22 38 Dave Dalgliesh Dave Dalgliesh 22 39 Carlos Alexandre Pereira Carlos Alexandre Pereira 22 40 Aaron Brink Aaron Brink 22 41 Marinho Moreira da Rocha 21 42 Mauricio Rua Mauricio Rua 21 43 Cristiane Justino Cristiane Justino 21 44 Aleksander Emelianenko Aleksander Emelianenko 21 45 Juri Ohara 21 46 Bruno Leandro Soares Lobato 21 47 Michal Andryszak Michal Andryszak 21 48 Beslan Isaev Beslan Isaev 21 49 Justin Gaethje Justin Gaethje 21 50 Welldon Silva de Oliveira Welldon Silva de Oliveira 21

FAQ

Who has the most knockout wins in MMA history?

Across all promotions on record, Travis Fulton has the most KO/TKO wins, with 94. The full leaderboard of the top 50 is below.

How is this ranking measured?

Professional MMA fighters ranked by career wins by knockout or technical knockout (KO/TKO).

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 KO/TKO wins?

The top three are Travis Fulton (94 KO/TKO wins), Luis Santos (36 KO/TKO wins), Alexander Shlemenko (35 KO/TKO wins).