Who is the most undefeated UFC fighter?Read on to see the complete list as of 2021.
Over the years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has seen a tremendous rise in the most prolific fighters in MMA sports.
Rising martial artists keep coming and challenging already established names to intense contests.
Among the leagues of UFC incredible martial artists, few fighters have ensured to keep a clean slate of victories, not tasting the bitter experience of defeat.
Below is a ranking of fighters who have never tasted defeats in the course of their MMA career.
The list focuses on both male and female mixed martial artists who have had at least seven wins and beyond.
* This page was last updated on March 15, 2021.
The Most Undefeated UFC Fighters
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov (Retired)
Record: 29–0 (8 KO, 11 SUB)
The Russian former professional mixed martial artist is a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion and the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion.
He is the first Muslim mixed martial artist to win a UFC title.
One of the most dominant athletes in MMA history, his fight against Conor McGregor in 2018 broke record ground sales with 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most ever in an MMA event.
Since his debut in the MMA scene back in 2008, 31-year-old Nurmagomedov recorded 29 fights and no losses.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is ultimately the most undefeated UFC fighter ever.
After his retirement, he earned the first spot in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings as of October 26, 2020.
He also held the longest active unbeaten streak in MMA.
2. Shamil Gamzatov
Record: 14–0 (5 KO, 5 SUB)
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Of Russian descent, Gamzatov isn’t new to combat sport.
At the tender age of 8, he had begun training in freestyle wrestling, and at 15, he had started training in Amateur MMA.
He won the World MMA title at the Amateur level.
This wasn’t a surprise when he quickly recorded a victory by technical knockout in the first round of his professional MMA debut in the World Series of Fighting back in 2016.
After signing a fight deal with UFC last year, July, he made his first UFC appearance in a fight with Klidson Abreu on November 9, 2019.
He won the contest via split decision.
In the MMA scene, Gamzatov has fought a total of 14 bouts and won all 14 — 5 via knockouts, five via submission, and four via split decision.
Gamzatov currently tops the list of active undefeated fighters in the UFC right now.
3. Bryce Mitchell
Record: 14–0 (9 SUB)
In his childhood years, Mitchell explored the sport of basketball and wrestling.
During his amateur years in the MMA, he recorded a stunning 9-0 victory, which saw him invited to the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Featherweight tournament.
His impressive performance at Ultimate Fighter thus gained the American signature deal with UFC.
In his UFC MMA career, he’s so far recorded victory in all 14 fights.
4. Movsar Evloev
Record: 14–0 (3 KO, 4 SUB)
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Evloev is a Russian mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC.
He competes in the featherweight, bantamweight, and catchweight categories.
Before his UFC endeavors, he’s had a brief stint in the M-1 global.
Evloev made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night in April 2019 and won via unanimous decision.
In the MMA UFC scene, he’s fought 14 fights, winning all 14 — 7 by decision, four by submission, and three via knockouts.
5. Sean Brady
Record: 14–0 (3 KO, 4 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Weight Class: Welterweight, Catchweight
6. Askar Askarov
Record: 14–0–1 (4 KO, 7 SUB)
Russians mixed martial artist Askarov was born deaf.
However, he doesn’t allow that to impede his physical strength in the fighting cage before making his UFC MMA debut.
He competed in the Absolute Championship Berkut and became the first flyweight champion after defeating Jose Maria via Submission in the fifth round.
Askarov successfully defended his belt before leaving the organization for UFC.
His UFC debut fight was against Brandon Moreno on UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens, which ended in a split draw.
He is one of the few undefeated mixed martial artists with a total of 15 career fights, winning 14 and recording a draw.
Askarov competes in the flyweight division.
7. Jack Shore
Record: 13–0 (4 KO, 8 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Welsh
Weight Class: Bantamweight, Featherweight
8. Aliaskhab Khiziev
Record: 13–0 (5 KO, 4 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Russian
Weight Class: Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight
9. Ottman Azaitar
Record: 13–0 (10 KO, 2 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Moroccan
Weight Class: Lightweight, Welterweight
10. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Record: 13–0 (7 KO, 6 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Kazakh
Weight Class: Welterweight, Catchweight
11. Alexander Romanov
Record: 13–0 (5 KO, 8 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Moldovan
Weight Class: Heavyweight
12. Umar Nurmagomedov
Record: 13–0 (1 KO, 6 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Russian
Weight Class: Bantamweight, Catchweight
13. Mark Madsen
Record: 10–0 (3 KO, 3 SUB)
Danish Mark Madsen’s first taste of combat sport was wrestling.
He made a reputable impact in wrestling, winning several medals and titles.
However, later on, he switched to MMA and won his first four fights, which earned him a signature deal with cage warriors.
Before that, he had initially suffered a setback that saw his MMA dreams blinking in a fade after he was permanently forbidden to compete in the sport.
Upon completely retiring from Greco-Roman wrestling, he was reinstated.
Currently, he plies his martial art skills in UFC and is among the list of undefeated UFC fighters with a total of 10 victories.
Madsen competes in the Lightweight, Catchweight, and Welterweight divisions.
14. Miguel Baeza
Record: 10–0 (7 KO, 1 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Weight Class: Welterweight, Lightweight
15. Ilia Topuria
Record: 10–0 (2 KO, 7 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Georgia
Weight Class: Featherweight, Bantamweight
16. Lerone Murphy
Record: 10–0–1 (6 KO)
Gender: Male
Nationality: English
Weight Class: Featherweight, Lightweight
17. Khamzat Chimaev
Record: 9–0 (6 KO, 3 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Russian
Weight Class: Welterweight, Middleweight, Catchweight
18. Tatiana Suarez
Record: 8–0 (2 KO, 3 SUB)
Suarez, of Mexican ancestry but American nationality, had her taste of wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu before debuting in MMA.
She emerged as the strawweight tournament winner in the 23rd season of the Ultimate Fighter reality show.
Since debuting in the MMA scene, she’s won all of the 8 fights she’s fought in, becoming one of the few undefeated female fighters in the UFC.
She was ranked 3rd in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings and placed 7th in its women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
19. Kenneth Bergh
Record: 8–0 (1 NC, 2 KO, 6 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
20. Jordan Leavitt
Record: 8–0 (1 KO, 5 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Weight Class: Middleweight, Catchweight
21. Roman Dolidze
Record: 8–0 (4 KO, 3 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Georgia
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight
22. Jamahal Hill
Record: 8–0 (1 NC, 4 KO)
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight, Catchweight
23. Punahele Soriano
Record: 8–0 (5 KO, 2 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Weight Class: Middleweight, Heavyweight
24. Ciryl Gane
Record: 8–0 (3 KO, 3 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: French
Weight Class: Heavyweight
25. Orion Cosce
Record: 7–0 (6 KO, 1 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Weight Class: Welterweight, Catchweight
26. Uroš Medić
Record: 7–0 (5 KO, 2 SUB)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Serbian
Weight Class: Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight
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