CagePotato Stats: Active UFC Fighters With the Most Decisions

(Jon Fitch: Giving fans their money’s worth, in every way possible.)

He may not have reached Antonio McKee levels* yet, but Jon Fitch has certainly attracted an unwanted reputation for taking fights to the scorecards. When he faces Thiago Alves at UFC 117, he has the opportunity to break the record for most decision fights in the Octagon by an active UFC fighter. Update: Fitch briefly took the lead, but he’s currently tied with Lytle. Check out the list below to see who’s currently leading the UFC in fights that go the distance. As with our performance bonus leaderboard, we’ll update this thing whenever possible; if we’ve missed any names that should be on the list, please let us know in the comments section…

Fighters With 11 Decisions in the UFC
Jon Fitch: 9-1-1 in those fights; last nine fights have gone to decision
Chris Lytle: 3-8; last two fights have gone to decision

Fighters With 10 Decisions in the UFC
Diego Sanchez: 7-3; last three fights have gone to decision
Tito Ortiz: 5-4-1; last four fights have gone to decision

Fighters With 9 Decisions in the UFC
Georges St. Pierre: 9-0; last four fights have gone to decision
Sam Stout: 5-4
Tyson Griffin: 5-4
Matt Serra: 4-5

Fighters With 8 Decisions in the UFC
Gray Maynard: 7-0-1; last eight fights have gone to decision
Frank Edgar: 6-1-1; last three fights have gone to decision
Sean Sherk: 6-2; last three fights have gone to decision
Yushin Okami: 6-2; last two fights have gone to decision
Josh Koscheck: 5-3; last two fights have gone to decision
Gleison Tibau: 5-3
Spencer Fisher: 4-4; last three fights have gone to decision
Stephan Bonnar: 3-5

Fighters With 7 Decisions in the UFC
Rashad Evans: 6-0-1; last two fights have gone to decision
Forrest Griffin: 6-1; last two fights have gone to decision
Nate Marquardt: 4-3; last two fights have gone to decision
Clay Guida: 4-3
Joe Stevenson: 3-4
BJ Penn: 1-4-2

Fighters With 6 Decisions in the UFC
Randy Couture: 5-1
Lyoto Machida: 5-1
Quinton Jackson: 4-2; last four fights have gone to decision
Michael Bisping: 4-2; last three fights have gone to decision
Jeremy Stephens: 3-3
Cheick Kongo: 2-3-1
Paul Taylor: 2-4; last six fights have gone to decision
Dan Miller: 2-4; last two fights have gone to decision
Brandon Vera: 2-4
Nate Diaz: 1-5; last two fights have gone to decision

* Of course, Antonio McKee (25-4-2, 20 total decisions) isn’t even close to being the overall active decision leader in MMA; he’s just the guy we like to rag on the most. From what we can gather, the two active fighters who have seen the most judges’ decisions in their careers are Keiichiro Yamamiya (38-27-10, 49 total decisions) and Shonie Carter (49-26-7, 47 total decisions).

Last updated: 6/12/11