Most Significant Strikes in a UFC Fight

Most significant strikes by one fighter in a single fight. UFC bouts with round-by-round data, 1994–present.

50 record performances
16
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van
28 Jun 2025
215 of 467
17
Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega
25 Sep 2021
214 of 353
18
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov
22 Apr 2017
209 of 296
19
Jessica Andrade
Jessica Andrade vs Rosi Sexton
26 Oct 2013
206 of 344
20
Joshua Van
Joshua Van vs Brandon Royval
28 Jun 2025
204 of 305
20
Karol Rosa
Karol Rosa vs Irene Aldana
16 Dec 2023
204 of 350
22
Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman vs Leslie Smith
16 Apr 2014
202 of 370
23
Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway
2 Jul 2022
199 of 372
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23
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson vs Rafael Dos Anjos
5 Nov 2016
199 of 401
25
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
19 Jul 2025
198 of 375
26
Petr Yan
Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo
11 Jul 2020
194 of 309
27
Shane Burgos
Shane Burgos vs Billy Quarantillo
6 Nov 2021
193 of 288
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28
Marvin Vettori
Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa
23 Oct 2021
190 of 346
29
Jeff Molina
Jeff Molina vs Aoriqileng
24 Apr 2021
189 of 356
30
King Green
King Green vs Nasrat Haqparast
12 Feb 2022
188 of 355

The most significant strikes ever landed in one UFC fight — by a single fighter, and by both fighters combined — across every UFC bout with full round-by-round stats.

The Most Strikes Ever Landed in One UFC Fight

Some performances are so relentless they redraw the record book. This page tracks the single greatest striking outputs in tracked UFC history — first by a single fighter, then by both fighters combined — measured strictly by significant strikes landed, the power punches, kicks, knees and elbows thrown with intent to damage.

The single-fighter record is a monument to volume and durability: to land 300 or 400 significant strikes, a fighter needs a five-round canvas, an iron pace, and an opponent tough enough to survive the onslaught to a decision. The combined view instead celebrates the two-way wars — the bouts where neither fighter took a backward step and the total strike count spiraled into the hundreds.

How these records are measured

Each record is the sum of a fighter's significant strikes across every round of a single bout, drawn from official per-round fight statistics. Use the Single Fighter and Combined tabs to switch views, and filter by division to see the striking records within a specific weight class. Every row links to the fight itself, where the round-by-round breakdown shows exactly when the volume came.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a significant strike?
A significant strike is any strike thrown at distance, plus the power strikes landed in the clinch and on the ground; the light pawing and control shots that make up the rest of the total-strike count are left out. This board sums significant strikes landed, with the number thrown shown beside each figure.
What is the difference between the single and combined records?
The single-fighter view ranks the most significant strikes one fighter landed in a single bout, while the combined view totals both fighters in the same fight. Combined records reward two-way firefights where both athletes threw huge volume, whereas single records often reward one fighter dominating a durable opponent over five rounds.
Do these records cover the entire history of the UFC?
They cover every UFC bout that has full round-by-round statistics, back to 1994, and every round of each bout counts. A small number of very early or incompletely tracked fights have no per-round data at all, and those cannot appear on any record board.
Why do five-round fights dominate the single-fight strike records?
More rounds means more time to accumulate strikes, so championship and main-event bouts scheduled for five rounds give volume strikers up to 25 minutes to pile up numbers. That is why title fights and headliners featuring pressure fighters like Max Holloway repeatedly appear near the top of these single-fight leaderboards.
Most Significant Strikes in a UFC Fight - top 10 (MMA.SOCIAL): 1. Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar (445), 2. Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega (290), 3. Rob Font vs Marlon Vera (271), 4. Tommy McMillen vs Alberto Montes (252), 5. Jared Cannonier vs Marvin Vettori (241), 6. Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone (238), 7. Jamahal Hill vs Glover Teixeira (232), 8. Jessica Andrade vs Lauren Murphy (231), 9. Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez (230), 9. Sean O'Malley vs Kris Moutinho (230)
Most Significant Strikes in a UFC Fight - top 10, updated Oct 26, 2026.
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