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
1
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar
16 Jan 2021
578
2
Rob Font
Rob Font vs Marlon Vera
30 Apr 2022
430
3
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van
28 Jun 2025
419
4
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega
8 Dec 2018
400
5
Marvin Vettori
Marvin Vettori vs Jared Cannonier
17 Jun 2023
394
6
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez
13 Nov 2021
389
7
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
13 Apr 2019
359
8
Shane Burgos
Shane Burgos vs Billy Quarantillo
6 Nov 2021
357
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9
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori
23 Oct 2021
353
10
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7 Mar 2020
351
10
Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit
11 Apr 2026
351
12
Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi vs Casey O'Neill
12 Feb 2022
349
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12
Irene Aldana
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa
16 Dec 2023
349
14
Sodiq Yusuff
Sodiq Yusuff vs Edson Barboza
14 Oct 2023
342
15
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
1 Jun 2024
340

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 is the record for the most combined significant strikes in a UFC fight?
Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar, with 578 significant strikes between them. Set at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar, January 2021. Second: Rob Font vs Marlon Vera (430). Measured over UFC bouts with round-by-round statistics recorded on MMA.SOCIAL. A bout with no per-round data cannot appear here.
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 24, 2026.
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What is the record for the most combined significant strikes in a UFC fight?

Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar, with 578 significant strikes between them.

Set at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar, January 2021. Second: Rob Font vs Marlon Vera (430).

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