Most Combined Significant Strikes in a UFC Fight

Most significant strikes by both fighters combined in a single fight. UFC bouts with round-by-round data, 1994–present.

50 record performances
16
Karol Rosa
Karol Rosa vs Lara Procopio
31 Aug 2019
336
17
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone
30 Dec 2011
334
18
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena
17 Feb 2019
332
18
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov
22 Apr 2017
332
20
Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy vs Jessica Andrade
21 Jan 2023
331
21
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor
20 Aug 2016
330
22
Joshua Van
Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja
19 Sep 2026
328
23
Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway
2 Jul 2022
326
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24
TJ Grant
TJ Grant vs Evan Dunham
22 Sep 2012
324
24
Brad Katona
Brad Katona vs Cody Gibson
19 Aug 2023
324
26
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Valerie Letourneau
14 Nov 2015
323
27
Rafael Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos vs Tony Ferguson
5 Nov 2016
320
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28
Sean O'Malley
Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera
9 Mar 2024
319
28
Nasrat Haqparast
Nasrat Haqparast vs Landon Quinones
9 Sep 2023
319
30
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington
14 Dec 2019
318

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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