Most Distance Strikes in a UFC Fight
The most strikes ever landed from distance, in the clinch, and on the ground in a single UFC fight — one record book, three ranges.
50 record performances
1
Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar
439
Strikes
2
Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega
281
Strikes
3
Rob Font vs Marlon Vera
256
Strikes
4
Sean O'Malley vs Kris Moutinho
228
Strikes
5
Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone
228
Strikes
6
Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera
227
Strikes
7
Casey O'Neill vs Roxanne Modafferi
225
Strikes
8
Jessica Andrade vs Lauren Murphy
208
Strikes
9
Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van
205
Strikes
10
Lerone Murphy vs Edson Barboza
205
Strikes
11
Karol Rosa vs Irene Aldana
204
Strikes
12
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Valerie Letourneau
203
Strikes
13
Jessica Andrade vs Rosi Sexton
196
Strikes
14
Tony Ferguson vs Rafael Dos Anjos
196
Strikes
15
Jared Cannonier vs Marvin Vettori
195
Strikes
16
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Jessica Andrade
193
Strikes
17
King Green vs Nasrat Haqparast
188
Strikes
18
Jamahal Hill vs Glover Teixeira
188
Strikes
19
Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez
187
Strikes
20
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
182
Strikes
21
Max Holloway vs Justin Gaethje
181
Strikes
22
Joshua Van vs Brandon Royval
181
Strikes
23
Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
179
Strikes
24
Jeff Molina vs Aoriqileng
178
Strikes
25
Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway
175
Strikes
26
Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov
175
Strikes
27
Nam Phan vs Leonard Garcia
173
Strikes
28
Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis
173
Strikes
29
Mario Bautista vs Patchy Mix
172
Strikes
30
Aljamain Sterling vs Pedro Munhoz
172
Strikes
31
Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov
171
Strikes
32
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Zhang Weili
171
Strikes
33
Sean Strickland vs Uriah Hall
169
Strikes
34
Daniel Rodriguez vs Gabe Green
169
Strikes
35
Cory Sandhagen vs Petr Yan
168
Strikes
36
Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa
168
Strikes
37
Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt
168
Strikes
38
Jack Della Maddalena vs Belal Muhammad
167
Strikes
39
Ji Yeon Kim vs Priscila Cachoeira
167
Strikes
40
Manon Fiorot vs Erin Blanchfield
167
Strikes
41
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
167
Strikes
42
King Green vs Jim Miller
167
Strikes
43
Pedro Munhoz vs Frankie Edgar
166
Strikes
44
Steven Asplund vs Sean Sharaf
166
Strikes
45
Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway
165
Strikes
46
Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal
165
Strikes
47
Victor Henry vs Raoni Barcelos
163
Strikes
48
Shane Burgos vs Billy Quarantillo
162
Strikes
49
Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje
162
Strikes
50
Nicco Montano vs Roxanne Modafferi
161
Strikes
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 are the single-fight records for distance, clinch, and ground strikes?
Max Holloway holds the distance-striking record with 439 strikes landed at range against Calvin Kattar in 2021. Josh Barnett tops the clinch list with 95 clinch strikes in a 2015 grappling-heavy bout, and Punahele Soriano leads the ground list with 136 ground strikes landed in a 2024 top-control clinic.
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 the ground-and-pound landed from top position.
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.