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Highest knockout win rate in the UFC

The best career figure belongs to Carlos Prates at 88% across 8 fights, out of 1,265 UFC fighters with enough fights to be ranked. Over the last five fights it is Yousri Belgaroui at 100%.

Share of decided fights won by KO or TKO. Career is every UFC fight with round-by-round data; "last 5" is each fighter's most recent five of those fights.
1,265 ranked fighters · figures to 2026-10-03 · updated 14 October 2026

Career: top 25

Ranked by a confidence-adjusted score, not the raw figure: a long record at a low rate ranks above a short one at zero. The figure shown is the raw one.

RankFighterValueFightsSampleLast boutStatus
#1Carlos Prates88%882 May 2026Active
#2Uros Medic73%11111 August 2026Active
#3Cain Velasquez67%151517 February 2019No bout in 18 months
#4Ricco Rodriguez71%7721 November 2003No bout in 18 months
#5Michael Morales71%7715 November 2025Active
#6Azamat Murzakanov71%7711 April 2026Active
#7Francis Ngannou64%141422 January 2022No bout in 18 months
#8Tom Aspinall67%9925 October 2025Active
#9Steve Garcia64%111114 June 2026Active
#10Alex Pereira62%131314 June 2026Active
#11Anthony Johnson58%19198 April 2017No bout in 18 months
#12Ateba Gautier67%663 October 2026Active
#13Shane Carwin67%6611 June 2011No bout in 18 months
#14Matt Mitrione57%141417 January 2016No bout in 18 months
#15Sergei Pavlovich58%121230 May 2026Active
#16Adrian Yanez60%101011 July 2026Active
#17Thiago Silva60%10109 October 2013No bout in 18 months
#18Ilia Topuria60%101014 June 2026Active
#19Shawn Jordan60%10103 October 2015No bout in 18 months
#20Dooho Choi60%101019 September 2026Active
#21Derrick Lewis50%323214 June 2026Active
#22Jairzinho Rozenstruik53%15151 February 2025No bout in 18 months
#23Conor McGregor53%151511 July 2026Active
#24Yoel Romero54%13137 March 2020No bout in 18 months
#25Manel Kape55%111120 June 2026Active

Last 5 fights: top 25

Ranked by a confidence-adjusted score, not the raw figure: a long record at a low rate ranks above a short one at zero. The figure shown is the raw one.

RankFighterValueFightsSampleLast boutStatus
#1Yousri Belgaroui100%3312 September 2026Active
#2Brando Pericic100%332 May 2026Active
#3Ryan Gandra100%3319 September 2026Active
#4Damian Pinas100%333 October 2026Active
#5Gegard Mousasi80%558 April 2017No bout in 18 months
#6Manel Kape80%5520 June 2026Active
#7Uros Medic80%551 August 2026Active
#8Carlos Prates80%552 May 2026Active
#9Francis Ngannou80%5522 January 2022No bout in 18 months
#10Iwo Baraniewski75%4419 September 2026Active
#11Kevin Vallejos75%4414 March 2026Active
#12Tom Aspinall75%4425 October 2025Active
#13Mario Pinto75%445 September 2026Active
#14Jacobe Smith75%443 October 2026Active
#15Josh Hokit75%4414 June 2026Active
#16Gerald Harris75%4420 November 2010No bout in 18 months
#17Dooho Choi75%4419 September 2026Active
#18Jiri Prochazka60%5511 April 2026Active
#19Cain Velasquez60%5517 February 2019No bout in 18 months
#20Joshua Van60%5519 September 2026Active
#21Alexander Hernandez60%553 October 2026Active
#22Dominick Reyes60%5511 April 2026Active
#23Ateba Gautier60%553 October 2026Active
#24Anthony Johnson60%558 April 2017No bout in 18 months
#25Alessandro Costa60%5511 July 2026Active
What it measures. KO/TKO wins as % of decided fights. Higher is better. Formula. KO and TKO wins divided by decided fights. The rank uses a confidence bound so a short unbeaten run cannot top the table; the value shown is the raw percentage. Minimum sample. Career: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights. Last five: at least 3 fights and 3 qualifying fights. The Sample column is the amount behind each figure (qualifying fights). A fighter below the minimum is not ranked and does not appear here; the figure is still shown, greyed, on their own page. Order. The table follows the published rank, which for rate stats is computed from a confidence-adjusted score rather than the raw figure, so the values can sit slightly out of order. The value shown is always the raw figure. Last bout and Active. The date of the fighter's most recent fight in this data. Active means a bout in the last 18 months. Coverage. Every figure is built from UFC fights that have round-by-round data. Some older bouts do not, and are left out rather than estimated. Check us. Rebuilt from the official UFC statistical record on every build; nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself.
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