Records are made to be broken, right? Try telling that to Wilt Chamberlain and Cy Young.
“Wilt the Stilt” averaged an NBA-record 50.4 points per game in 1961-1962, a season in which he also set a single-game scoring mark with 100 points. No one has come close to either record in the six decades since. Young’s baseball bests go even further back. In amassing career marks for wins (511), starts (815) and complete games (749), he showed why the game’s most cherished pitching award is named after him. Young retired in 1911, so his records have stood for 113 years. Considering how pitchers are used in the modern game, those records appear to be safe.
Mixed martial arts does not have the long, illustrious history of baseball, basketball or other major sports. The UFC has been around since only 1993. But many eye-opening records are on the books — some seemingly unassailable, others with a lifespan that’s just a matter of time before they’re eclipsed.
Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale, Jeff Wagenheim and Dre Waters looked through the 31-year history of the UFC record book to highlight unmatched achievements that may or may not withstand the test of time.