Best striking defense in UFC featherweight history

Enrique Barzola holds the UFC featherweight record for best striking defense with 69.3% defense.

UFC fights only, minimum 5 fights. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Defense	Fights
1	Enrique Barzola	69.3%	8
2	Julio Arce	67.8%	6
3	Chad Mendes	67.5%	14
4	Renato Moicano	66.5%	8
5	Zubaira Tukhugov	65.3%	8
6	Youssef Zalal	65.2%	12
7	Felipe Arantes	65.1%	8
8	Hatsu Hioki	65.0%	8
9	Zabit Magomedsharipov	64.9%	6
10	Frankie Edgar	64.7%	13
11	Maximo Blanco	64.7%	9
12	Gabriel Benitez	64.7%	10
13	Ilia Topuria	64.4%	7
14	Michihiro Omigawa	64.3%	5
15	Nam Phan	63.8%	6
16	Sheymon Moraes	63.6%	5
17	Alex Caceres	63.2%	20
18	Brandon Davis	62.9%	5
19	Clay Guida	62.8%	7
20	Josh Culibao	62.6%	7
21	Diego Brandao	62.5%	10
22	Mark Hominick	62.2%	5
23	Jose Aldo	62.1%	15
24	William Gomis	61.6%	7
25	Movsar Evloev	61.0%	9
26	Cole Miller	60.7%	10
27	Dennis Siver	60.6%	8
28	Lerone Murphy	60.4%	11
29	Giga Chikadze	60.4%	13
30	Arnold Allen	60.2%	15
31	Sean Woodson	60.2%	10
32	Bryce Mitchell	60.0%	11
33	Max Holloway	59.7%	27
34	Sam Sicilia	59.5%	11
35	Alexander Volkanovski	59.4%	14
36	Cub Swanson	59.2%	25
37	Dennis Bermudez	59.0%	16
38	Dustin Poirier	59.0%	11
39	Jamall Emmers	58.9%	10
40	Charles Jourdain	58.9%	12
41	Josh Emmett	58.5%	14
42	Kyle Bochniak	58.1%	7
43	Jimy Hettes	57.9%	6
44	Mirsad Bektic	57.8%	10
45	Jack Jenkins	57.4%	7
46	Gavin Tucker	57.4%	7
47	Austin Lingo	57.4%	5
48	Diego Nunes	57.4%	6
49	Ricardo Lamas	56.7%	17
50	Jonathan Pearce	56.6%	8

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them. Rates need at least 5 UFC fights and enough attempts to be meaningful.