Most Ground Strikes in a UFC Fight

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

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1
Punahele Soriano
Punahele Soriano vs Miguel Baeza
8 Jun 2024
136 of 163
2
Neil Magny
Neil Magny vs Hector Lombard
19 Mar 2016
100 of 112
3
Anthony Hernandez
Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira
19 Oct 2024
97 of 117
4
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili vs Amanda Lemos
19 Aug 2023
96 of 122
4
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee vs Edson Barboza
21 Apr 2018
96 of 119
6
Garreth McLellan
Garreth McLellan vs Bubba Bush
24 Oct 2015
94 of 119
7
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Michael Johnson
12 Nov 2016
88 of 120
7
Ricky Glenn
Ricky Glenn vs Gavin Tucker
9 Sep 2017
88 of 130
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9
Petr Yan
Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo
11 Jul 2020
86 of 97
10
Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko vs Priscila Cachoeira
3 Feb 2018
84 of 93
11
Jaqueline Amorim
Jaqueline Amorim vs Montserrat Conejo Ruiz
12 Aug 2023
80 of 121
12
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka vs Ben Nguyen
13 Jul 2016
79 of 108
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13
Jessica Andrade
Jessica Andrade vs Claudia Gadelha
22 Sep 2017
78 of 109
13
Aleksandar Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic vs Justin Ledet
22 Jul 2018
78 of 98
15
Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader vs Rogerio Nogueira
19 Nov 2016
77 of 91

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 ground strikes in a UFC fight?
Punahele Soriano, with 136 strikes. Set against Miguel Baeza at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov, June 2024. Second: Neil Magny (100). 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 ground strikes in a UFC fight?

Punahele Soriano, with 136 strikes.

Set against Miguel Baeza at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov, June 2024. Second: Neil Magny (100).

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