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
30
Mario Bautista
Mario Bautista vs Patchy Mix
7 Jun 2025
172 of 301
32
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Zhang Weili
7 Mar 2020
171 of 342
32
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov
22 Apr 2017
171 of 248
34
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland vs Uriah Hall
31 Jul 2021
169 of 400
34
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez vs Gabe Green
30 May 2020
169 of 337
36
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen vs Petr Yan
30 Oct 2021
168 of 443
36
Rob Font
Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt
22 May 2021
168 of 356
36
Marvin Vettori
Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa
23 Oct 2021
168 of 316
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39
Max Holloway
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
13 Apr 2019
167 of 425
39
Jack Della Maddalena
Jack Della Maddalena vs Belal Muhammad
10 May 2025
167 of 326
39
Manon Fiorot
Manon Fiorot vs Erin Blanchfield
30 Mar 2024
167 of 346
39
King Green
King Green vs Jim Miller
13 Apr 2024
167 of 295
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39
Ji Yeon Kim
Ji Yeon Kim vs Priscila Cachoeira
26 Feb 2022
167 of 367
44
Pedro Munhoz
Pedro Munhoz vs Frankie Edgar
22 Aug 2020
166 of 350
44
Steven Asplund
Steven Asplund vs Sean Sharaf
13 Dec 2025
166 of 285

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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