Most Combined Total Strikes in a UFC Fight

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

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15
Alexandre Pantoja
Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval
16 Dec 2023
407
17
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman
2 Mar 2019
396
17
Nicco Montano
Nicco Montano vs Roxanne Modafferi
1 Dec 2017
396
19
Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit
11 Apr 2026
395
20
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen
4 Oct 2025
392
21
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker
27 Jun 2020
390
22
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
13 Apr 2019
388
23
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori
23 Oct 2021
386
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24
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov
22 Apr 2017
385
25
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen
7 Aug 2010
384
25
Sodiq Yusuff
Sodiq Yusuff vs Edson Barboza
14 Oct 2023
384
27
Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi vs Casey O'Neill
12 Feb 2022
378
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28
Raul Rosas Jr.
Raul Rosas Jr. vs Raoni Barcelos
26 Sep 2026
377
29
Jacare Souza
Jacare Souza vs Jack Hermansson
27 Apr 2019
376
30
Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern vs Yan Xiaonan
1 Oct 2022
375

The highest total strike counts in a single UFC fight — every strike landed, significant or not — by one fighter and by both combined.

The Most Total Strikes in a Single UFC Fight

Total strikes capture everything a fighter throws that lands — the significant power shots plus the constant short strikes from top control and the clinch. This record book ranks the highest single-fight total-strike outputs ever recorded, by one fighter and by both fighters combined.

Because ground strikes count here, the leaderboard is a fascinating mix of tireless volume kickboxers and suffocating grapplers who rain down dozens of small strikes from dominant positions. Switch between the Single Fighter and Combined views and filter by division to explore the busiest performances in UFC history.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are total strikes different from significant strikes?
Total strikes count every strike that lands, including short control strikes and pawing jabs thrown from top position or the clinch. Significant strikes exclude those low-impact shots. That is why grapplers who smother opponents on the mat can top the total-strike list while volume kickboxers dominate the significant-strike version.
Why do the total and significant records have different leaders?
A ground-control specialist can pile up hundreds of small strikes from inside an opponent's guard that count toward total strikes but not significant strikes, whereas a stand-up sniper lands fewer but more meaningful blows. The two lists therefore reward completely different styles.
Do these totals include all rounds of the fight?
Yes. Each figure sums a fighter's total strikes across every round of a single bout, so five-round main events and title fights naturally give athletes the most room to accumulate huge numbers.
Are the no-time-limit fights of the 1990s included?
Yes. A fight record is the whole bout, whatever its format, so the long single rounds of the early UFC count here in full. It is the single-round boards that are restricted to five-minute rounds, because one 30-minute round cannot be compared with a modern five.
Most Total Strikes in a UFC Fight - top 10 (MMA.SOCIAL): 1. Khamzat Chimaev vs Dricus Du Plessis (529), 2. Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar (447), 3. Stipe Miocic vs Mark Hunt (361), 4. Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock (355), 5. Kamaru Usman vs Tyron Woodley (336), 6. Punahele Soriano vs Miguel Baeza (331), 7. Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Priscila Cachoeira (326), 8. Chael Sonnen vs Anderson Silva (320), 9. Georges St-Pierre vs BJ Penn (310), 10. Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega (307)
Most Total Strikes in a UFC Fight - top 10, updated Oct 22, 2026.
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