Most Total Strikes in a UFC Fight

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

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50 record performances
31
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili vs Yan Xiaonan
13 Apr 2024
256 of 327
31
Jack Hermansson
Jack Hermansson vs Jacare Souza
27 Apr 2019
256 of 496
31
Aaron Rosa
Aaron Rosa vs Matt Lucas
12 Nov 2011
256 of 311
34
Tommy McMillen
Tommy McMillen vs Alberto Montes
18 Jul 2026
255 of 517
35
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor
20 Aug 2016
252 of 435
36
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez
13 Nov 2021
251 of 434
36
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov
22 Apr 2017
251 of 344
38
Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko vs Jennifer Maia
21 Nov 2020
249 of 317
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38
Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern vs Virna Jandiroba
25 Oct 2025
249 of 372
40
Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz vs Vladimir Matyushenko
28 Sep 2001
248 of 269
40
Jamahal Hill
Jamahal Hill vs Glover Teixeira
21 Jan 2023
248 of 419
42
Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern vs Angela Hill
20 May 2023
247 of 340
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43
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili vs Marlon Moraes
25 Sep 2021
246 of 307
44
Sean Brady
Sean Brady vs Joaquin Buckley
9 May 2026
245 of 416
44
Roque Martinez
Roque Martinez vs Josh Parisian
19 Jun 2021
245 of 309

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 26, 2026.
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