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.

Filters All divisions · Distance
50 record performances
16
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier vs Marvin Vettori
17 Jun 2023
195 of 354
17
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Jessica Andrade
13 May 2017
193 of 307
18
Jamahal Hill
Jamahal Hill vs Glover Teixeira
21 Jan 2023
188 of 347
18
King Green
King Green vs Nasrat Haqparast
12 Feb 2022
188 of 355
20
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez
13 Nov 2021
187 of 347
21
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
19 Jul 2025
182 of 351
22
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Justin Gaethje
13 Apr 2024
181 of 308
22
Joshua Van
Joshua Van vs Brandon Royval
28 Jun 2025
181 of 270
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24
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
1 Jun 2024
179 of 397
25
Jeff Molina
Jeff Molina vs Aoriqileng
24 Apr 2021
178 of 345
26
Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway
2 Jul 2022
175 of 340
26
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov
14 Jan 2023
175 of 396
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28
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis
20 Jan 2024
173 of 408
28
Nam Phan
Nam Phan vs Leonard Garcia
8 Oct 2011
173 of 337
30
Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling vs Pedro Munhoz
8 Jun 2019
172 of 338

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 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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