The Dominance Map
How dominantly each fighter wins, against how strong the opposition was. Up is more dominant; right is tougher opposition.
Furthest into the top corner: Diego Lopes, winning by an average of 89.6 out of 100 against opponents who stood, on average, in the 87th percentile at their weight.
The map draws with JavaScript. The same figures are in the tables below and on every fighter page.
How fights are won
Every fight at the eleven weights we rank since 2015. Ratings are each fighter’s published rating at the weight going into the fight.
The numbers
All weights: UFC careers of the 445 active fighters with at least 5 fights of full statistics, and every active fighter for dominant wins, as on the most dominant fighters list.
Average win score
Mean dominance score of their UFC wins (5 or more wins).
- 1Benoit Saint Denis91.9
- 2Bruno Bulldog Silva91.8
- 3Jalin Turner91.3
- 4Alessandro Costa91.2
- 5Carlos Prates90.7
- 6Dooho Choi90.5
- 7Tom Aspinall90.4
- 8Steve Garcia90.4
- 9Uros Medic90.3
- 10Manuel Torres90.3
Strike differential
Significant strikes landed minus absorbed, per minute.
- 1Tom Aspinall+4.01
- 2Carli Judice+3.99
- 3Navajo Stirling+3.94
- 4Terrance McKinney+3.19
- 5Ciryl Gane+3.09
- 6Payton Talbott+3.09
- 7Michael Morales+3.04
- 8King Green+3.00
- 9Steve Garcia+2.97
- 10Wang Cong+2.85
Strikes landed
Significant strikes landed per minute.
- 1Carli Judice8.70
- 2Joshua Van8.26
- 3Terrance McKinney7.95
- 4Tom Aspinall7.63
- 5Casey O'Neill7.60
- 6Esteban Ribovics7.46
- 7Hyder Amil7.28
- 8Yazmin Jauregui7.26
- 9Daniel Rodriguez7.18
- 10Alice Ardelean7.00
Hardest to hit
Fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute.
- 1Pat Sabatini1.16
- 2Jailton Almeida1.32
- 3Montel Jackson1.39
- 4Michael Page1.40
- 5Islam Makhachev1.42
- 6Jeremiah Wells1.43
- 7Bryce Mitchell1.51
- 8Jafel Filho1.52
- 9Kaue Fernandes1.63
- 10Fares Ziam1.63
Striking accuracy
Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
- 1Tom Aspinall68%
- 2Jailton Almeida63%
- 3Shara Magomedov63%
- 4Jacobe Smith63%
- 5Ciryl Gane62%
- 6Chidi Njokuani62%
- 7Bo Nickal62%
- 8Alex Pereira61%
- 9Ikram Aliskerov61%
- 10Sean O'Malley60%
Knockdowns
Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes.
- 1Tom Aspinall3.27
- 2Uros Medic3.20
- 3Ateba Gautier2.93
- 4Manuel Torres2.93
- 5Carlos Prates2.32
- 6Gilbert Urbina2.04
- 7Sergei Pavlovich1.89
- 8Mauricio Ruffy1.85
- 9Michael Morales1.84
- 10Steve Garcia1.76
Takedowns
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes.
- 1Myktybek Orolbai8.22
- 2Quillan Salkilld5.74
- 3Merab Dvalishvili5.74
- 4Jimmy Crute5.68
- 5Jailton Almeida5.57
- 6Valter Walker5.39
- 7Raul Rosas Jr.5.34
- 8Khamzat Chimaev5.32
- 9Anthony Hernandez5.28
- 10Mateusz Gamrot5.08
Control
Share of fight time spent in control.
- 1Pat Sabatini71%
- 2Jailton Almeida70%
- 3Grant Dawson64%
- 4Rinat Fakhretdinov60%
- 5Tatiana Suarez60%
- 6Julius Walker59%
- 7Khamzat Chimaev57%
- 8Bryce Mitchell55%
- 9Luana Santos54%
- 10Myktybek Orolbai54%
Finish rate
Share of UFC wins by knockout or submission (5 or more wins).
- 1Sam Patterson100%
- 2Benoit Saint Denis100%
- 3Ramiz Brahimaj100%
- 4Bruno Bulldog Silva100%
- 5Carlos Prates100%
- 6Paul Craig100%
- 7Dooho Choi100%
- 8Alessandro Costa100%
- 9Jiri Prochazka100%
- 10Jimmy Crute100%
More
For dominance across careers, see the most dominant fighters. For who is best at each weight, see the division rankings. Every fighter page shows how they compare with their division.