Most Distance Strikes in a UFC Fight

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

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50 record performances
1
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar
16 Jan 2021
439 of 737
2
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega
8 Dec 2018
281 of 479
3
Rob Font
Rob Font vs Marlon Vera
30 Apr 2022
256 of 496
4
Tommy McMillen
Tommy McMillen vs Alberto Montes
18 Jul 2026
234 of 484
5
Sean O'Malley
Sean O'Malley vs Kris Moutinho
10 Jul 2021
228 of 314
5
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone
30 Dec 2011
228 of 345
7
Sean O'Malley
Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera
9 Mar 2024
227 of 352
8
Casey O'Neill
Casey O'Neill vs Roxanne Modafferi
12 Feb 2022
225 of 387
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9
Jessica Andrade
Jessica Andrade vs Lauren Murphy
21 Jan 2023
208 of 338
10
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy vs Edson Barboza
18 May 2024
205 of 344
10
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van
28 Jun 2025
205 of 451
12
Karol Rosa
Karol Rosa vs Irene Aldana
16 Dec 2023
204 of 349
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13
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Valerie Letourneau
14 Nov 2015
203 of 414
14
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson vs Rafael Dos Anjos
5 Nov 2016
196 of 397
14
Jessica Andrade
Jessica Andrade vs Rosi Sexton
26 Oct 2013
196 of 334

The most strikes ever landed from distance, in the clinch, and on the ground in a single UFC fight — one record book, three ranges.

The Most Strikes From Distance, Clinch, and Ground in a UFC Fight

Fighters win at different ranges, and this record book celebrates dominance in each. It breaks single-fight striking down by position — distance, clinch, and ground — and ranks the greatest performances from every range. Switch tabs to explore each one.

Max Holloway's distance-striking barrage, Josh Barnett's clinch mauling, and Punahele Soriano's ground-and-pound each define their category. Use the Distance, Clinch, and Ground tabs and the division filter to see who ruled each range.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the record for the most distance strikes in a UFC fight?
Max Holloway, with 439 strikes. Set against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar, January 2021. Second: Max Holloway (281). Measured over UFC bouts with round-by-round statistics recorded on MMA.SOCIAL. A bout with no per-round data cannot appear here.
What do the Distance, Clinch, and Ground tabs represent?
Each tab ranks single-fight performances by significant strikes landed from that range. Distance strikes are the kickboxing exchanges at open range, clinch strikes come from close-quarters grappling against the cage, and ground strikes are those landed while the fight is on the mat, most of them ground-and-pound from top position.
Do the three positions add up to a fighter's significant strikes?
Yes. Every significant strike is logged in exactly one position, so a fighter's distance, clinch and ground strikes for a bout add up to their significant strikes landed in that bout. The tabs split one total three ways rather than counting anything twice.
Why separate striking by position?
Position reveals how a fighter imposed their offense. A pure kickboxer racks up distance strikes, a dirty-boxing grappler dominates the clinch, and a positional wrestler piles up ground strikes. Splitting the data shows the many different ways to overwhelm an opponent.
Are ground strikes the same as control?
No. Control time measures how long a fighter held position, while ground strikes measure the actual damage landed from there. A fighter can control without striking much, or land a torrent of ground-and-pound — this list rewards the latter.
Most Distance Strikes in a UFC Fight - top 10 (MMA.SOCIAL): 1. Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar (439), 2. Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega (281), 3. Rob Font vs Marlon Vera (256), 4. Tommy McMillen vs Alberto Montes (234), 5. Sean O'Malley vs Kris Moutinho (228), 5. Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone (228), 7. Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera (227), 8. Casey O'Neill vs Roxanne Modafferi (225), 9. Jessica Andrade vs Lauren Murphy (208), 10. Lerone Murphy vs Edson Barboza (205)
Most Distance Strikes in a UFC Fight - top 10, updated Oct 16, 2026.
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What is the record for the most distance strikes in a UFC fight?

Max Holloway, with 439 strikes.

Set against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar, January 2021. Second: Max Holloway (281).

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