Most Significant Strikes Absorbed in a UFC Win

Most significant strikes absorbed by the winner of a UFC bout, counted from the opponent's own round-by-round scorecard. Fights with round-by-round data, 1994–present.

50 record performances
1
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera vs Rob Font
30 Apr 2022
271 of 516
2
Joshua Van
Joshua Van vs Brandon Royval
28 Jun 2025
215 of 467
3
Irene Aldana
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa
16 Dec 2023
204 of 350
4
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7 Mar 2020
186 of 360
5
Stipe Miocic
Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier
17 Aug 2019
181 of 263
5
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway
13 Apr 2019
181 of 446
7
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza vs Sodiq Yusuff
14 Oct 2023
178 of 351
8
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit
2 Jan 2016
176 of 495
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9
Josh Hokit
Josh Hokit vs Curtis Blaydes
11 Apr 2026
174 of 302
10
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland
20 Jan 2024
173 of 408
11
Priscila Cachoeira
Priscila Cachoeira vs Ji Yeon Kim
26 Feb 2022
170 of 375
12
Petr Yan
Petr Yan vs Cory Sandhagen
30 Oct 2021
169 of 445
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12
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena
17 Feb 2019
169 of 355
12
Gabriella Fernandes
Gabriella Fernandes vs Carli Judice
15 Jun 2024
169 of 323
15
Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar vs Pedro Munhoz
22 Aug 2020
166 of 350

The most punishment ever taken by a fighter who still got their hand raised — every significant strike absorbed, counted from the opponent's scorecard, in bouts that ended in a win.

The Fights They Won the Hard Way

Most striking records reward the fighter doing the hitting. This one does the opposite: it ranks the fighters who took the most significant strikes in a single UFC bout and still had their hand raised at the end of it. Every figure is read from the opponent's own round-by-round scorecard, so it is the punishment actually absorbed, not an estimate of it.

The list is short at the top for a reason. Volume like this usually decides a fight — a fighter eating 200 significant strikes has almost always lost by the time the horn goes. The names that survive it are the sport's durability stories: chins that held up for five rounds, fighters who banked damage of their own between the exchanges, and the occasional comeback that ended with the busier fighter unconscious.

How to read this board

The large figure is significant strikes absorbed; the smaller line beneath it is how many the opponent threw to land them. Use the division filter to see the record inside one weight class, and tap any row to open the full fight, where the round-by-round split shows exactly when the punishment came.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the record for the most significant strikes absorbed in a UFC win?
Marlon Vera, with 271 significant strikes absorbed. Set against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera, April 2022. Second: Joshua Van (215). Measured over UFC bouts with round-by-round statistics recorded on MMA.SOCIAL. A bout with no per-round data cannot appear here.
How is "absorbed" counted here?
From the opponent's scorecard, not the winner's. Significant strikes absorbed are the strikes the other fighter is officially credited with landing across every round of that bout, so the figure is the punishment actually taken rather than an estimate. The smaller number beneath each figure is how many the opponent threw.
How rare is winning a fight after absorbing this much?
Very. Across the thousands of UFC wins with full round-by-round statistics, only a few dozen came after absorbing 150 or more significant strikes, and only a handful after 200. Fighters who take that volume usually lose, which is what makes this list a durability record rather than a striking one.
Has anyone absorbed this much and still finished the fight?
Yes, but rarely: almost every performance near the top of this board was won on the judges' scorecards. The best-known exception is Stipe Miocic, who absorbed 181 significant strikes from Daniel Cormier at UFC 241 in August 2019 and still stopped him in the fourth round to regain the heavyweight title.
Does this board include draws or no contests?
No. A bout has to have a recorded winner to appear, and only the winner's performance is listed. A draw or a no contest is not a win survived, so those bouts are excluded entirely rather than credited to either fighter.
Most Strikes Absorbed — Win, MMA.SOCIAL leaderboard: 1. Marlon Vera (271 absorbed), 2. Joshua Van (215), 3. Irene Aldana (204)
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What is the record for the most significant strikes absorbed in a UFC win?

Marlon Vera, with 271 significant strikes absorbed.

Set against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera, April 2022. Second: Joshua Van (215).

Measured over UFC bouts with round-by-round statistics recorded on MMA.SOCIAL. A bout with no per-round data cannot appear here.