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Highest Top Position Time
This list features the fighters with the longest cumulative time spent in the top position in UFC history.
RANK | FIGHTERS | TOP POSITION TIME | YEARS |
1 | Georges St-Pierre | 2:22:05 | 2002–2017 |
2 | Demian Maia | 2:01:15 | 2007–2022 |
3 | Clay Guida | 1:48:14 | 2003–present |
4 | Jon Fitch | 1:46:35 | 2002–2017 |
5 | Matt Hughes | 1:45:08 | 1998–2010 |
6 | Darren Elkins | 1:40:05 | 2008–present |
7 | Valentina Shevchenko | 1:38:16 | 2015–present |
8 | Kamaru Usman | 1:37:26 | 2015–present |
9 | Frankie Edgar | 1:32:34 | 2007–2023 |
10 | Rafael Dos Anjos | 1:30:58 | 2008–present |
References
UFC (2025) Record Book. Available at: https://statleaders.ufc.com/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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