Most Clinch Strikes in a UFC Fight

Most clinch 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
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson
26 Sep 2015
95 of 110
2
Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman vs Leslie Smith
16 Apr 2014
84 of 105
3
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman vs Tyron Woodley
2 Mar 2019
78 of 82
4
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor
20 Aug 2016
77 of 112
5
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson
26 Jan 2013
73 of 84
5
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov
14 Jun 2014
73 of 94
7
Angela Hill
Angela Hill vs Emily Kagan
12 Dec 2014
68 of 87
8
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos
19 Oct 2013
66 of 99
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8
ChangHo Lee
ChangHo Lee vs Xiao Long
22 Jun 2024
66 of 86
8
Fabio Maldonado
Fabio Maldonado vs Roger Hollett
18 May 2013
66 of 80
11
Steve Steinbeiss
Steve Steinbeiss vs Rob Kimmons
1 Aug 2010
65 of 78
12
Amir Sadollah
Amir Sadollah vs Phil Baroni
21 Nov 2009
64 of 102
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13
Loma Lookboonmee
Loma Lookboonmee vs Aleksandra Albu
26 Oct 2019
61 of 77
14
Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit
11 Apr 2026
60 of 73
15
Rafael Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos vs Robbie Lawler
16 Dec 2017
58 of 78

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 clinch strikes in a UFC fight?
Josh Barnett, with 95 strikes. Set against Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson, September 2015. Second: Sarah Kaufman (84). 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 clinch strikes in a UFC fight?

Josh Barnett, with 95 strikes.

Set against Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson, September 2015. Second: Sarah Kaufman (84).

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