12

UFC event where the heavyweight division was first established - February 7th, 1997

2:57

Time it took for Mark “The Hammer” Coleman to force Dan “The Beast” Severn to tap via neck crank to become the first UFC heavyweight champion

188

UFC event where Fabricio Werdum secured a third round guillotine choke of Cain Velasquez to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion

18

UFC heavyweight champions

5

Interim UFC heavyweight champions

37

Times the UFC heavyweight title (including interim) has been up for grabs

19

KO/TKOs have decided a UFC heavyweight title fight

8

Submissions have decided a UFC heavyweight title fight

15

Seconds it took then champ Andrei Arlovski to score a one-punch KO of Paul Buentello at UFC 55, fastest knockout and finish in UFC heavyweight title history

47

Seconds it took for Andrei Arlovski to heel hook Tim Sylvia at UFC 51 to claim the interim UFC heavyweight championship, fastest submission win in UFC heavyweight title history

23:04

Time when Ricco Rodriguez dethroned Randy Couture with elbow strikes to win the UFC heavyweight belt at UFC 39, latest submission finish in UFC heavyweight history and 6th latest finish in UFC history

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23:09

Time when Cain Velasquez scored a TKO of Junior dos Santos at UFC 166 to retain the heavyweight belt, latest knockout finish in UFC heavyweight history and 5th latest finish in UFC history

3

Times Randy “The Natural” Couture delivered a third round TKO when the title was on the line, to win the belt from Kevin Randleman at UFC 28 and to defend it against Pedro Rizzo at UFC 34 and Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 74

2

Consecutive successful UFC heavyweight title defenses each accomplished by Andrei Arlovski, Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Tim Sylvia and Cain Velasquez, most consecutive successful UFC heavyweight title defenses

509

Heavyweight fights in UFC history

258

KO/TKOs

137

Subs

77.6

Percentage of UFC heavyweight fights that have ended in a finish

3:18

Average fight time by Todd Duffee, shortest in UFC heavyweight history and 3rd in UFC history (min. 5 fights)

7

Seconds it took for Duffee to score a KO of Tim Hague at UFC 102, fastest knockout/finish in UFC heavyweight history and tied for 2nd fastest knockout/finish in UFC history

15:00

Longest average fight time by Heath Herring who went to decision in all 5 UFC fights

2:43:26

Total Octagon time by Cheick Kongo, most in UFC heavyweight history with Junior dos Santos’ 2:36:33 hot on his heels in second

16

Wins by former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, most in UFC heavyweight history and tied for 4th most in UFC history

6

Consecutive wins by Fabricio Werdum, longest active UFC heavyweight win streak

9

Consecutive wins by former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos from 2008 to 2012, longest win streak in UFC heavyweight history

26

UFC fights featuring Frank Mir, most in UFC heavyweight history

13

Finishes by Frank Mir inside the Octagon (5 KO/TKOs, 8 subs), most in UFC heavyweight history and tied for 2nd most in UFC history

10

First round finishes by Frank Mir, most in UFC history

8

Submission wins by Frank Mir, most in UFC heavyweight history and tied for 2nd most in UFC history

45

Seconds it took for Frank Mir to secure a toe hold submission on Tank Abbott at UFC 41, fastest submission win in UFC heavyweight history

6.32

Significant strikes landed per minute rate by former UFC champion Cain Velasquez, best in UFC heavyweight history and 2nd best in UFC history (min. 5 fights)

+3.92

Significant strikes differential per minute rate by Cain Velasquez, best rate in UFC history

730

Significant strikes landed by Junior dos Santos, most in UFC heavyweight history

1,374

Total strikes landed by Cain Velasquez, most in UFC heavyweight history

9

KO/TKOs by former UFC champs Andrei Arlovski and Cain Velasquez, most KO/TKOs in UFC heavyweight history

12

Knockdowns landed by Junior dos Santos, most in UFC heavyweight history and tied for 5th most in UFC history

74.5

Significant striking accuracy percentage by Alistair Overeem, best in UFC history (min. 5 fights and 350 sig. att.)

81.4

Significant striking defense percentage by The Ultimate Fighter 10 alum Jon Madsen, best in UFC history (min. 5 fights and 350 sig. att.)

33

Takedowns by Cain Velasquez, most in UFC heavyweight history

11

Takedowns by Cain Velasquez of Junior dos Santos at UFC 155, most takedowns in a UFC heavyweight fight

63.2

Takedown accuracy percentage by Cheick Kongo, best in UFC heavyweight history (min. 5 fights and 20 att.)

87.5

Takedown defense percentage by Andrei Arlovski, best in UFC heavyweight history (min. 5 fights and 20 opp. att.)

21

Submission attempts by Frank Mir, most in UFC heavyweight history

2.5

Submission attempts per 15 minutes rate by Stefan Struve, best in UFC heavyweight history

7

Feet tall by Stefan Struve, tallest fighter in UFC history

84.5

Inches of reach by Stefan Struve, tied with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones for longest reach in UFC history