The Hit List: Undefeated Fighters in the UFC

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has filled the void in wake of Ronda Rousey’s unexpected fall.

Of the 648 fighters the Ultimate Fighting Championship lists on its UFC.com roster, only 28 -- 4.3 percent -- are undefeated and have posted at least one victory inside the Octagon. Jedrzejczyk, 12-0, has gone from virtual unknown to legitimate mixed martial arts superstar in less than two years. The 29-year-old Polish muay Thai machine captured the women’s strawweight championship when she bludgeoned Carla Esparza with punches in March 2015 and has successfully defended it on three occasions since, besting Jessica Penne, Valerie Letourneau and archrival Claudia Gadelha in succession. Jedrzejczyk has been a statistical dynamo in her six UFC appearances: She has thrown 613 more total strikes than her opponents, according to FightMetric data. No other female fighter lands more strikes per minute than “Joanna Champion” (6.68), and her 4.25 strike differential ranks first on the UFC’s all-time list. Jedrzejczyk will put her 115-pound title and perfect record on the line against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205 on Nov. 12.

Among other unbeaten UFC fighters, Mirsad Bektic has begun to stand out. The American Top Team prospect returned from a 16-month absence at UFC 204 on Oct. 8 and did so triumphantly, as he submitted Russell Doane with a rear-naked choke 4:22 into the first round of their featherweight battle in Manchester, England. The decisive victory moved the 25-year-old Bektic to 11-0. Many view him as a future title contender at 145 pounds.

An updated list of undefeated fighters in the UFC:

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Record: 23-0 (7-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC on Fox 19 | April 16, 2016
Result: def. Darrell Horcher -- TKO (Punches) 3:38 R2
Next Fight: vs. Michael Johnson | UFC 205 | Nov. 12, 2016

Darren Till

Record: 13-0-1 (1-0-1 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 76 | Oct. 24, 2015
Result: draws Nicolas Dalby -- Majority Draw
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Alberto Mina

Record: 13-0 (3-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 90 | July 7, 2016
Result: def. Mike Pyle -- KO (Flying Knee) 1:17 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Record: 12-0 (6-0 (UFC)
Last Fight: “The Ultimate Fighter 23” Finale | July 8, 2016
Result: def. Claudia Gadelha -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz | UFC 205 | Nov. 12, 2016

Luis Henrique da Silva

Record: 12-0 (2-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 96 | Oct. 1, 2016
Result: def. Joachim Christensen -- Submission (Armbar) 4:43 R2
Next Fight: vs. Paul Craig | UFC on Fox 22 | Dec. 17, 2016

Mirsad Bektic

Record: 11-0 (4-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 204 | Oct. 8, 2016
Result: def. Russell Doane -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 4:22 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Brian Ortega

Record: 11-0 (3-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 199 | June 4, 2016
Result: def. Clay Guida -- KO (Knee) 4:40 R3
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Luke Sanders

Record: 11-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 81 | Jan. 17, 2016
Result: def. Maximo Blanco -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3:38 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Renato Carneiro

Record: 10-0-1 (2-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 198 | May 14, 2016
Result: def. Zubaira Tukhugov -- Split Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Marc Diakiese

Record: 10-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 204 | Oct. 8, 2016
Result: def. Lukasz Sajewski -- TKO (Punches) 4:40 R2
Next Fight: vs. Frankie Perez | UFC Fight Night 102 | Dec. 9, 2016

Josh Emmett

Record: 10-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 87 | May 8, 2016
Result: def. Jon Tuck -- Split Decision
Next Fight: vs. Scott Holtzman | UFC on Fox 22 | Dec. 17, 2016

Cody Garbrandt

Record: 10-0 (5-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 202 | Aug. 20, 2016
Result: def. Takeya Mizugaki -- TKO (Punches) 0:48 R1
Next Fight: vs. Dominick Cruz | UFC 207 | Dec. 30, 2016

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Record: 10-0 (3-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 201 | July 30, 2016
Result: def. Rose Namajunas -- Split Decision
Next Fight: vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk | UFC 205 | Nov. 12, 2016

Jeremy Kennedy

Record: 9-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC on Fox 21 | Aug. 27, 2016
Result: def. Alessandro Ricci -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Mike Perry

Record: 9-0 (2-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 204 | Oct. 8, 2016
Result: def. Danny Roberts -- KO (Knee and Punches) 4:40 R3
Next Fight: vs. Alan Jouban | UFC on Fox 22 | Dec. 17, 2016

Katlyn Chookagian

Record: 8-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 91 | July 13, 2016
Result: def. Lauren Murphy -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: vs. Liz Carmouoche | UFC 205 | Nov. 12, 2016

Gregor Gillespie

Record: 8-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 95 | Sept. 24, 2016
Result: def. Glaico Franca -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Felipe Silva

Record: 8-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC on Fox 21 | Aug. 27, 2016
Result: def. Shane Campbell -- TKO (Punches) 1:13 R1
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Justin Ledet

Record: 7-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 92 | Aug. 6, 2016
Result: def. Chase Sherman -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: vs. Mark Godbeer | UFC Fight Night 99 | Nov. 19, 2016

Diego Rivas

Record: 7-0 (2-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 82 | Feb. 6, 2016
Result: def. Noad Lahat -- KO (Flying Knee) 0:23 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Ketlen Vieira

Record: 7-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 96 | Oct. 1, 2016
Result: def. Kelly Faszholz -- Split Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Michael Graves

Record: 6-0-1 (2-0-1 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 201 | July 30, 2016
Result: draws Bojan Velickovic -- Majority Draw
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Albert Morales

Record: 6-0-1 (0-0-1 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 94 | Sept. 17, 2016
Result: draws Alejandro Perez -- Majority Draw
Next Fight: vs. Thomas Almeida | UFC Fight Night 100 | Nov. 19, 2016

Chris Holdsworth

Record: 6-0 (2-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 173 | May 24, 2014
Result: def. Chico Camus -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Justine Kish

Record: 5-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 195 | Jan. 2, 2016
Result: def. Nina Ansaroff -- Unanimous Decision
Next Fight: None Scheduled

Tatiana Suarez

Record: 4-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: “The Ultimate Fighter 23” Finale | July 8, 2016
Result: def. Amanda Bobby Cooper -- Submission (Brabo Choke) 3:43 R1
Next Fight: vs. Juliana Lima | UFC Fight Night 102 | Dec. 9, 2016

Mickey Gall

Record: 3-0 (2-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC 203 | Sept. 10, 2016
Result: def. Phil Brooks -- Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2:14 R1
Next Fight: vs. Sage Northcutt | UFC on Fox 22 | Dec. 17, 2016

Aleksandra Albu

Record: 2-0 (1-0 UFC)
Last Fight: UFC Fight Night 64 | April 11, 2015
Result: def. Izabela Badurek -- Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3:34 R2
Next Fight: None Scheduled