Conquest

Beat a fighter and they are yours, with everyone they held; lose and it all passes to whoever beat you. The rules

All of MMAUFC
The biggest empire Islam Makhachev 29-1 · Welterweight 4,844fighters held · 2.6% of 187,993 2010 to today, peak 4,846 Unbeaten since17 Sep 2016 17 wins Last takeoverIan Machado Garry 33 taken · 15 Aug 2026 Best holdingCarlos Prates 2,274 Elo

The map

The 20 biggest empires as territories, drawn to scale against each other; inside each one, the land every big win brought in. Drag the slider back through time, or press play.
Today
Today these 20 hold 17.4% of the 187,993 fighters on the board; the rest is in 48,927 smaller holdings.

The empires

The 50 biggest of 48,947 holdings
#Owner Held Share Run Since Last takeover Best holding Most ever
1 Islam Makhachev29-1 · Welterweight 4,844 2.6% 17W 17 Sep 2016 Ian Machado Garry 33 Carlos Prates 2,274 4,846
2 Khabib Nurmagomedov29-0 · Lightweight 4,835 2.6% 29W 13 Sep 2008 Justin Gaethje 462 Kenny Florian 1,820 4,880
3 Petr Yan20-5 · Bantamweight 3,021 1.6% 4W 9 Mar 2024 Merab Dvalishvili 2,642 Merab Dvalishvili 2,175 3,031
4 Georges St-Pierre26-2 · Middleweight 2,913 1.5% 13W 25 Aug 2007 Michael Bisping 1,173 Dan Henderson 1,983 2,938
5 Francis NGannou19-3 · Heavyweight 2,824 1.5% 8W 24 Nov 2018 Philipe Lins 9 Daniel Cormier 2,234 2,827
6 Ciryl Gane14-2 (1) · Heavyweight 1,599 0.9% 3W 2 Sep 2023 Alex Pereira 1,598 Alex Pereira 2,198 1,600
7 Jon Jones28-1 (1) · Heavyweight 1,502 0.8% 19W 21 Mar 2010 Stipe Miocic 1 Ciryl Gane 2,241 1,505
8 Sean Strickland31-7 · Middleweight 1,421 0.8% 2W 21 Feb 2026 Khamzat Chimaev 1,263 Khamzat Chimaev 2,291 1,426
9 Joshua Van18-2 · Flyweight 1,368 0.7% 8W 14 Sep 2024 Tatsuro Taira 116 Alexandre Pantoja 2,005 1,373
10 Yadong Song24-9-1 (1) · Bantamweight 1,359 0.7% 2W 30 May 2026 Umar Nurmagomedov 1,359 Mario Bautista 2,089 1,360
11 Usman Nurmagomedov23-0 (1) · Lightweight 1,041 0.6% 23W 26 Mar 2017 Archie Colgan 353 Paul Hughes 2,003 1,044
12 Vadim Nemkov21-2 (1) · Heavyweight 811 0.4% 14W 17 Jun 2016 Renan Ferreira 1 Corey Anderson 2,191 820
13 Arman Tsarukyan24-3 · Lightweight 759 0.4% 6W 17 Dec 2022 Mauricio Ruffy 67 Olivier Aubin-Mercier 2,043 759
14 Abubakar Vagaev25-4 · Welterweight 747 0.4% 4W 2 Sep 2023 Saygid Izagakhmaev 1 Phil De Fries 2,121 757
15 Elbek Alyshov11-0 · Featherweight 698 0.4% 11W 14 Oct 2017 Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu 671 Fabricio de Andrade 1,795 699
16 Valentina Shevchenko26-4-1 · Women's flyweight 685 0.4% 3W 14 Sep 2024 Weili Zhang 434 Weili Zhang 1,896 687
17 Ramazan Kuramagomedov14-0 · Welterweight 672 0.4% 14W 30 Aug 2014 Shamil Musaev 380 Yaroslav Amosov 2,124 673
18 Movlid Khaybulaev23-0-1 (2) · Featherweight 593 0.3% 23W 22 Oct 2011 Tae Kyun Kim 3 Aliyar Sarkerov 1,773 636
19 Amanda Nunes23-5 · Women's bantamweight 536 0.3% 2W 30 Jul 2022 Irene Aldana 29 Cris Cyborg 1,937 548
20 Olivier Aubin-Mercier23-5 · Lightweight 533 0.3% 10W 10 Jun 2021 Clay Collard 15 Zabit Magomedsharipov 1,955 557
21 Costello van Steenis18-3 · Middleweight 525 0.3% 4W 17 May 2024 Fabian Edwards 82 Johnny Eblen 2,043 533
22 Magomedrasul Khasbulaev34-8 · Featherweight 473 0.3% 6W 16 Nov 2018 Ramazan Kishev 97 Salman Zhamaldaev 1,755 499
23 Rafael Lovato Jr.11-0 · Middleweight 467 0.2% 11W 26 Sep 2014 Taiga Iwasaki 8 Jay Hieron 1,691 486
24 Tom Aspinall15-3 (1) · Heavyweight 456 0.2% 3W 22 Jul 2023 Curtis Blaydes 93 Walt Harris 1,700 475
25 Justin Gaethje28-5 · Lightweight 416 0.2% 3W 8 Mar 2025 Ilia Topuria 341 Charles Oliveira 2,355 464
26 Movsar Evloev20-0 · Featherweight 414 0.2% 20W 25 Nov 2014 Lerone Murphy 280 Aljamain Sterling 2,144 418
27 Magomedrasul Gasanov23-2 · Middleweight 411 0.2% 18W 7 May 2016 Albert Tumenov 2 Ruslan Shamilov 1,990 419
28 Anatoly Malykhin15-1 · Heavyweight 405 0.2% 1W 15 May 2026 Oumar Kane 406 Rinat Fakhretdinov 1,917 406
29 Razhabali Shaydullaev20-0 · Featherweight 377 0.2% 20W 23 Mar 2019 AJ McKee Jr. 126 AJ McKee Jr. 2,046 377
30 Pavel Andrusca9-0 · Featherweight 362 0.2% 9W 13 Mar 2021 Nathaniel Wood 332 Losene Keita 1,920 364
31 Josiel Silva24-7 (1) · Bantamweight 362 0.2% 6W 26 Jan 2024 Renat Ondar 11 Osimkhon Rakhmonov 1,795 364
32 Eduard Vartanyan28-4 · Welterweight 357 0.2% 11W 10 Nov 2018 Uzair Abdurakov 1 Yusuf Raisov 1,914 366
33 Corey Anderson23-6 (1) · Light Heavyweight 341 0.2% 4W 16 Jun 2023 Dovlet Yagshimuradov 157 Denis Goltsov 1,995 352
34 Anatoly Kondratiev13-4 · Flyweight 337 0.2% 5W 24 Dec 2023 Azamat Pshukov 159 Aren Akopyan 1,810 340
35 Nassourdine Imavov17-4 (1) · Middleweight 329 0.2% 5W 3 Feb 2024 Caio Borralho 154 Caio Borralho 2,001 335
36 Magomed Magomedkerimov35-6 · Welterweight 328 0.2% 6W 1 Jul 2022 Sadibou Sy 295 Magomedrasul Gasanov 2,116 350
37 Paweł Pawlak26-4-1 · Middleweight 321 0.2% 12W 8 Jun 2019 Mamed Khalidov 212 Salahdine Parnasse 2,117 323
38 Phil De Fries29-6 (1) · Heavyweight 297 0.2% 17W 27 Oct 2017 Marcin Wójcik 25 Štefan Vojčák 1,877 303
39 Avazbek Kholmirzaev17-2 · Bantamweight 292 0.2% 8W 6 Dec 2024 Yuya Wakamatsu 247 Joshua Pacio 1,886 296
40 Akbar Abdullaev14-0 · Lightweight 288 0.2% 14W 24 Oct 2020 Ednilson Santos 2 Kai Tang 1,914 295
41 Abdulmalik Mugidinov10-2 · Featherweight 283 0.2% 6W 21 Aug 2022 Khabib Bulachov 93 Artur Soloviev 1,759 284
42 Farid Basharat16-0 · Bantamweight 273 0.1% 16W 14 Apr 2018 John Garza 12 Taylor Lapilus 1,980 275
43 Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov22-2 · Lightweight 269 0.1% 7W 16 Feb 2019 Ali Bagov 44 Daud Shaikhaev 1,971 274
44 Evgeny Goncharov24-3 (1) · Heavyweight 266 0.1% 9W 19 Dec 2020 Jailton Almeida 1 Alikhan Vakhaev 1,927 266
45 Muslim Magomedov17-0 · Light Heavyweight 264 0.1% 17W 4 Mar 2017 Elmar Gasanov 25 Elmar Gasanov 1,848 264
46 Cris Cyborg30-2 (1) · Women's catchweight 253 0.1% 10W 27 Jul 2019 Ketlen Vieira 46 Kayla Harrison 1,918 253
47 Pat Sabatini22-5 · Featherweight 216 0.1% 4W 12 Oct 2024 William Gomis 144 Joanderson Brito 1,947 220
48 Cole Konrad9-0 · Heavyweight 208 0.1% 9W 23 Jan 2010 Eric Prindle 49 Josh Queen 1,491 237
49 Manel Kape23-7 · Flyweight 207 0.1% 4W 14 Dec 2024 Kyoji Horiguchi 88 Kyoji Horiguchi 1,989 433
50 Christian Lee18-4 (1) · Welterweight 202 0.1% 3W 26 Aug 2022 Alibeg Rasulov 66 Cezary Oleksiejczuk 1,891 203

Biggest takeovers

The most land to change hands in one night
  1. Khabib Nurmagomedov took Conor McGregor 6 Oct 2018 · Sub R4 · empire of 3,899 3,220taken
  2. Islam Makhachev took Jack Della Maddalena 15 Nov 2025 · Dec · empire of 4,830 3,025taken
  3. Jack Della Maddalena took Belal Muhammad 10 May 2025 · Dec · empire of 3,028 2,975taken
  4. Petr Yan took Merab Dvalishvili 6 Dec 2025 · Dec · empire of 3,031 2,642taken
  5. Belal Muhammad took Leon Edwards 27 Jul 2024 · Dec · empire of 2,986 2,461taken
  6. Merab Dvalishvili took Sean O'Malley 14 Sep 2024 · Dec · empire of 2,470 2,275taken
  7. Stipe Miocic took Daniel Cormier 17 Aug 2019 · KO/TKO R4 · empire of 2,217 2,217taken
  8. Francis NGannou took Stipe Miocic 27 Mar 2021 · KO/TKO R2 · empire of 2,400 2,210taken
  9. Leon Edwards took Kamaru Usman 20 Aug 2022 · KO/TKO R5 · empire of 2,479 2,208taken
  10. Eddie Alvarez took Rafael dos Anjos 7 Jul 2016 · KO/TKO R1 · empire of 2,184 2,183taken
  11. Conor McGregor took Eddie Alvarez 12 Nov 2016 · KO/TKO R2 · empire of 3,248 2,176taken
  12. Sean O'Malley took Aljamain Sterling 19 Aug 2023 · KO/TKO R2 · empire of 2,231 2,058taken

Biggest empires ever

The most anyone held at once
  1. 1 Khabib Nurmagomedov24 Oct 2020 · holds 4,835 today 4,880
  2. 2 Islam Makhachev15 Aug 2026 · holds 4,844 today 4,846
  3. 3 Conor McGregor12 Nov 2016 · holds 0 today 3,248
  4. 4 Petr Yan6 Dec 2025 · holds 3,021 today 3,031
  5. 5 Jack Della Maddalena10 May 2025 · holds 0 today 3,028
  6. 6 Belal Muhammad27 Jul 2024 · holds 0 today 2,986
  7. 7 Georges St-Pierre4 Nov 2017 · holds 2,913 today 2,938
  8. 8 Francis NGannou19 Oct 2024 · holds 2,824 today 2,827
  9. 9 Merab Dvalishvili18 Jan 2025 · holds 0 today 2,648
  10. 10 Leon Edwards20 Aug 2022 · holds 0 today 2,479

Recent takeovers

Fifty or more changing hands
  1. Arman Tsarukyan took Mauricio Ruffy19 Sep 2026 · now holds 759 67taken
  2. Marlon Vera took Charles Jourdain19 Sep 2026 · now holds 56 56taken
  3. Rongzhu took Rafa García12 Sep 2026 · now holds 149 144taken
  4. Brandon Moreno took Joseph Morales12 Sep 2026 · now holds 79 79taken
  5. Ivan Shtyrkov took Vagab Vagabov12 Sep 2026 · now holds 50 50taken
  6. Razhabali Shaydullaev took AJ McKee Jr.10 Sep 2026 · now holds 377 126taken
  7. Pavel Andrusca took Nathaniel Wood5 Sep 2026 · now holds 364 332taken
  8. Yadong Song took Umar Nurmagomedov29 Aug 2026 · now holds 1,360 1,359taken