IN-FIGHT FEATS
[autotag]Renan Barao[/autotag] set the record for most consecutive takedown attempts defended when he put together a streak of 32 over 13 fights from May 2011-September 2016.
[autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag] earned the first spinning wheel kick knockout in company history when he defeated Terry Etim at UFC 142 in January 2012.
Barboza became the only fighter in history with knockout finishes stemming from a head kick, body punch, body kick, leg kicks and flying knee.
[autotag]Vitor Belfort[/autotag] became the only fighter in history to with three consecutive head-kick knockout victories when he won at UFC on FX 7, UFC on FX 8 and UFC Fight Night 32, all in 2013.
[autotag]Travis Browne[/autotag] became the only fighter in history to record two knockouts stemming from standing elbow strikes when he when won at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and UFC 168, both in 2013.
[autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] attempted 533 total strikes against Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 5 in August 2019, the single-fight company record.
[autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag] became the only fighter in history to suffer three knockdowns in a single round and not lose the fight. The feat occurred in his draw with Gray Maynard at UFC 125 in January 2011.
Edgar became the only fighter in history to log more than seven hours of UFC fight time.
Edgar’s record streak without a UFC stoppage loss was ended at 6:32:33 of cage time when he suffered a knockout against Brian Ortega at UFC 222 in March 2018.
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] became the first in history to score four knockdowns in a round when he defeated Felipe Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118 in October 2017.
[autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] became the only fighter in history to land 100 or more significant strikes in each of his first three fights with the company.
Holloway landed 290 significant strikes against Ortega at UFC 231 in December 2018, the single-fight company record.
Holloway and Ortega combined for 400 significant strikes landed at UFC 231, the single-fight company record.
Holloway landed 100 or more significant strikes in 10 separate fights, the most such performances in company history. No one else has more than seven such performances.
[autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] became the first female fighter in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a head kick when she defeated Rousey at UFC 193 in November 2015.
[autotag]Anthony Johnson[/autotag] became the only fighter in history to earn five knockout victories in less than one minute each.
D. Johnson earned the latest submission in company history when he tapped out Kyoji Horiguchi at the 4:59 mark of Round 5 at UFC 186 in April 2015.
[autotag]Chan Sung Jung[/autotag] earned the first twister submission in UFC history at UFC Fight Night 24 in March 2011. Bryce Mitchell earned the only such finish afterward at UFC on ESPN 7 in December 2019.
[autotag]Dong Hyun Kim[/autotag] landed the first spinning elbow knockout in history when he defeated John Hathaway at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale in March 2014.
[autotag]Nikita Krylov[/autotag] earned the fastest head kick knockout in history when he stopped Walt Harris in 25 seconds at UFC on FOX 10 in January 2014.
[autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] became the first in history to have his first eight octagon appearances end in a knockout when he fought Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Fight Night 86 in April 2016.
Lewis and Francis Ngannou combined for 31 total strikes landed at UFC 226 in July 2018, the second fewest in a three-round UFC fight behind Jens Pulver vs. Joao Roque (23) at UFC 26 in June 2000.
Lewis’ knockout of Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 in October 2018 despite a -82 significant strike differential marked the greatest statistical striking comeback in company history.
[autotag]Hector Lombard[/autotag] became the only fighter in company history to be disqualified for illegal strikes after the bell when he lost to C.B. Dollaway at UFC 222 in March 2018.
[autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] broke the longstanding mark for fastest knockout in company history when he stopped Ben Askren in five seconds at UFC 239 in July 2019.
Miocic landed 361 total strikes against Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 65 in May 2015, the single-fight record in company history.
[autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag] earned the only two Ezekiel choke victories in history when he submitted Viktor Pesta at UFC Fight Night 103 in January 2017 and Junior Albini at UFC 224 in May 2018.
[autotag]Yair Rodriguez[/autotag] earned the latest knockout in company history when he stopped Chan Sung Jung at the 4:59 mark of Round 5 at UFC Fight Night 139 in November 2018.
Rousey earned the fastest submission company history with her 14-second victory over Zingano at UFC 184 in February 2015.
[autotag]Ovince Saint Preux[/autotag] achieved four of the six Von Flue choke submissions in company history. He’s the only fighter in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce combined history to earn more than one.
[autotag]Ben Saunders[/autotag] earned the first omoplata submission victory in history against Chris Heatherly at UFC Fight Night 49 in August 2014.
A. Silva earned the first knockout in history stemming from a front kick when he stopped Belfort at UFC 126 in February 2011.
[autotag]Andre Soukhamthath[/autotag] became the only fighter in history to suffer a decision loss despite scoring three knockdowns of his opponent when he was defeated by Alejandro Perez at UFC Fight Night 114 in August 2017.
J. Stephens tied the single-fight knockdown record, set by Forrest Petz vs. Sam Morgan at UFC Fight Night 6 in 2006, when he dropped Gilbert Melendez five times at UFC 215 in September 2017.
[autotag]Gain Villante[/autotag] became the only fighter in history to absorb 100 or more significant strikes in three consecutive bouts.
Villante became the first fighter in UFC history to fight to four consecutive split decision results.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.