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Greatest Flyweights of All Time

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    Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson
    Demetrious Johnson
    "Mighty Mouse"
    25-4-1
    Titles:
    Former UFC Flyweight Champion (eleven defenses)

    Records:
    Most Consecutive Wins in UFC FLW History (13)
    Most Title Fight Wins in UFC FLW History (12)
    Most Consecutive Title Defenses in UFC History (11)
    Most Submissions in UFC FLW History (5)
    Most Total Fight Time in UFC FLW History (4:39:12)
    Most Control Time in UFC FLW History (1:26:54)
    Most Significant Strikes Landed in UFC FLW History (1059)
    Most Post-Fight Bonuses in UFC FLW History (9)
    Tied Most Wins in UFC FLW History (13) with Joseph Benavidez
    Tied Most Finishes in UFC FLW History (7) with Deiveson Figueiredo and Gillian Robertson
    2nd Most Total Strikes Landed in UFC FLW History (1678)
    2nd Most Takedowns Landed in UFC FLW History (58)
    3rd Highest Significant Strike Accuracy in UFC FLW History (57.2%)
    Latest Submission in UFC History (24:59)

    Distinction:
    Inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion

    Awards:
    2017 ESPY Award Fighter of the Year
    2017 World MMA Awards Submission of the Year

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Henry Cejudo
    - Kyoji Horiguchi
    - David Benavidez (x2)
    - John Dodson (x2)
    - Ray Borg
    - Tim Elliot
    - Wilson Reis
    - Chris Cariaso
    - Ali Bagautinov
    - John Moraga
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    Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko
    Valentina Shevchenko
    "Bullet"
    23-4-1
    Titles:
    Former UFC Women's Flyweight Champion (seven defenses)

    Records:
    Most Consecutive Wins in UFC W-FLW History (9)
    Most Title Fight Wins in UFC W-FLW History (8)
    Most Title Defenses in UFC W-FLW History (7)
    Most Knockouts in UFC W-FLW History (4)
    Most Takedowns in UFC W-FLW History (39)
    Most Total Strikes Landed in UFC W-FLW History (1597)
    Most Total Fight Time in UFC W-FLW History (3:17:47)
    Most Control Time in UFC W-FLW History (1:09:29)
    Tied Most Wins in UFC W-FLW History (9) with Katlyn Chookagian
    2nd Most Finishes in UFC W-FLW History (5)
    2nd Highest Significant Strike Accuracy in UFC W-FLW History (55.2%)
    2nd Highest Takedown Accuracy in UFC W-FLW History (68.4%)

    Distinction:
    First Kyrgyzstani UFC Champion

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Liz Carmouche
    - Joanna Jedrzejcyzk
    - Katlyn Chookagian
    - Jessica Andrade
    - Priscile Cachoeira
    - Jessica Eye
    - Jennifer Maia
    - Lauren Murphy
    - Taila Santos
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    Brandon "The Assassin Baby" Moreno
    Brandon Moreno
    "The Assassin Baby"
    21-8-2
    Titles:
    Former 2x UFC Flyweight Champion
    Former UFC Interim Flyweight Champion

    Distinction:
    First Mexican-Born UFC Champion
    First Quadrilogy in UFC History vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

    Awards:
    2021 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Deiveson Figueiredo (x2)
    - Kai Kara-France (x2)
    - Brandon Royval
    - Jussier Formiga
    - Louis Smolka
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    Deiveson "Deus da Guerra" Figueiredo
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    "Deus da Guerra"
    23-3-1
    Titles:
    Former 2x UFC Flyweight Champion (two total defenses)

    Records:
    Tied Most Finishes in UFC FLW History (7) with Demetrious Johnson and Gillian Robertson
    Fastest Submission in UFC FLW Title Fight History (1 minute 57 seconds)

    Distinction:
    First Quadrilogy in UFC History vs. Brandon Moreno

    Awards:
    2020 UFC Fighter of the Year
    2021 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Brandon Moreno
    - Joseph Benavidez (x2)
    - Tim Elliot
    - Alexandre Pantoja
    - Alex Perez
    - John Moraga
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    Henry "Triple C" Cejudo
    Henry Cejudo
    "Triple C"
    16-4-0
    Titles:
    Former UFC Flyweight Champion (one defense)

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Demetrious Johnson
    - T.J. Dillashaw
    - Sergio Pettis
    - Wilson Reis
    - Jussier Formiga
    - Chris Cariaso
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    Alexandre "The Cannibal" Pantoja
    Alexandre Pantoja
    "The Cannibal"
    28-5-0
    Titles:
    UFC Flyweight Champion (current, one defense)

    Records:
    2nd Most Submissions in UFC FLW History (4)
    Tied 2nd Most Finishes in UFC FLW History (6) with Joseph Benavidez and Brandon Moreno

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Brandon Moreno (x2)
    - Wilson Reis
    - Brandon Royval
    - Manel Kape
    - Alex Perez
    - Matt Schnell
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    Joseph Benavidez
    Joseph Benavidez
    28-8-0
    Distinction:
    4x UFC Flyweight Title Challenger (2012/2013/2020/2020)

    Records:
    Most Fights in UFC FLW History (19)
    Most Knockouts in UFC FLW History (5)
    Tied Most Wins in UFC FLW History (13) with Demetrious Johnson

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Henry Cejudo
    - Jussier Formiga (x2)
    - Tim Elliot
    - Alex Perez
    - Ian McCall
    - Dustin Ortiz
    - Ali Bagautinov
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    Kyoji Horiguchi
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    32-5-0, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Rizin Flyweight Champion (current)

    Distinction:
    Inaugural Rizin FLW Champion
    UFC FLW Title Challenger (2015)

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Makoto Shinryu
    - Ali Bagautinov
    - Chris Cariaso
    - Darrell Montague
    - Hiromasa Ougikubo
  9. 9

    John "The Magician" Dodson
    John Dodson
    "The Magician"
    24-14-0
    Distinction:
    2x UFC FLW Title Challenger (2013/2015)

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Tim Elliot
    - Jussier Formiga
    - John Moraga
    - Darrell Montague
    - Zach Makovsky
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    Jussier Formiga
    Jussier Formiga
    24-8-0
    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Deiveson Figueiredo
    - Alexandre Pantoja
    - Sergio Pettis
    - Mamoru Yamaguchi
    - Wilson Reis
    - Dustin Ortiz
    - Chris Cariaso
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    Mamoru Yamaguchi
    Mamoru Yamaguchi
    31-13-5
    Titles:
    Former Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion (two defenses)
    Former Pancrase Flyweight Champion

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Yasuhiro Uru****ani
    - Junji Ikoma
    - Yosuke Saruta
    - Ryuichi Miki
    - Kiyotaka Shimizu
    - Luis Nogueira
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    Yasuhiro Urushitani
    Yasuhiro Urushitani
    21-8-5
    Titles:
    Former Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion (one defense)
    Inaugural UFC Flyweight Bout Participant

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - John Dodson
    - Mamoru Yamaguchi
    - Junji Ikoma
    - Robson Moura
    - Ryuichi Miki (x2)
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    Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall
    Ian McCall
    "Uncle Creepy"  |  13-7-1
    Distinction:
    First Flyweight to Headline a UFC Event (with Demetrious Johnson)

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Jussier Formiga
    - Dustin Ortiz
    - Darrell Montague
    - Brad Pickett
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    John "Chicano" Moraga
    John Moraga
    "Chicano"  |  19-7-0
    Distinction:
    UFC FLW Title Challenger (2013)

    Notable FLW Wins:
    - Wilson Reis
    - Chris Cariaso
    - Dustin Ortiz
    - Justin Scoggins
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    Sergio "The Phenom" Pettis
    Sergio Pettis
    "The Phenom"  |  23-6-0
    Notable FLW Wins:
    -Brandon Moreno
    - David Benavidez
    - John Moraga
    - Chris Cariaso
    - Tyson Nam
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