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Most body strikes in a fight in UFC flyweight history

CJ Vergara holds the UFC flyweight record for most body strikes in a fight with 51 body strikes, against Ode Osbourne at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 CJ Vergara 51 Ode Osbourne UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
2 Joshua Van 49 Kevin Borjas UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira Nov 11, 2023
3 CJ Vergara 45 Vinicius Salvador UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Jul 29, 2023
3 Jose Ochoa 45 Clayton Carpenter UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
5 John Lineker 42 Alptekin Ozkilic UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller Jul 16, 2014
5 Victor Altamirano 42 Carlos Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26, 2022
7 Demetrious Johnson 41 Ian McCall UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall Jun 8, 2012
7 Demetrious Johnson 41 Ali Bagautinov UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov Jun 14, 2014
7 Charles Johnson 41 Zhalgas Zhumagulov UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Nov 19, 2022
10 Alexandre Pantoja 38 Neil Seery UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Jul 16, 2017
10 Matheus Nicolau 38 Louis Smolka UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm Dec 30, 2017
10 Brandon Royval 38 Brandon Moreno UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024
13 Brandon Moreno 37 Brandon Royval UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024
13 Joshua Van 37 Brandon Royval UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun 28, 2025
15 Bibulatov Magomed 35 Rogerio Bontorin UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 Feb 2, 2019
16 Demetrious Johnson 34 Ray Borg UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee Oct 7, 2017
16 Deiveson Figueiredo 34 Brandon Moreno UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Dec 12, 2020
16 Zhalgas Zhumagulov 34 Charles Johnson UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Nov 19, 2022
19 Demetrious Johnson 33 Joseph Benavidez UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
19 Aoriqileng 33 Jeff Molina UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021
19 Alexandre Pantoja 33 Steve Erceg UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg May 4, 2024
22 Kleydson Rodrigues 32 CJ Vergara UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje May 7, 2022
23 Demetrious Johnson 31 Kyoji Horiguchi UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015
23 Zhalgas Zhumagulov 31 Amir Albazi UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Jan 23, 2021
23 Matheus Nicolau 31 Tim Elliott UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez Oct 9, 2021
26 Henry Cejudo 30 Jussier Formiga UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum Nov 21, 2015
26 Lucas Rocha 30 Stewart Nicoll UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot Oct 11, 2025
26 Charles Johnson 30 Bruno Silva UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos Mar 14, 2026
26 Alexandre Pantoja 30 Joshua Van UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Sep 19, 2026
30 Demetrious Johnson 29 John Dodson UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Jan 26, 2013
30 Ali Bagautinov 29 Geane Herrera UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson Jun 18, 2016
30 Henry Cejudo 29 Joseph Benavidez The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale Dec 3, 2016
30 Denys Bondar 29 Carlos Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
30 Joshua Van 29 Zhalgas Zhumagulov UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Jun 24, 2023
35 John Lineker 28 Yasuhiro Urushitani UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le Nov 10, 2012
35 Dustin Ortiz 28 Ray Borg UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne Apr 19, 2014
35 John Dodson 28 Demetrious Johnson UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015
35 Dustin Ortiz 28 Joseph Benavidez UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Jan 19, 2019
35 Zhalgas Zhumagulov 28 Joshua Van UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Jun 24, 2023
35 Felipe dos Santos 28 Manel Kape UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
35 Victor Altamirano 28 Daniel Barez UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis Sep 28, 2024
42 Ian McCall 27 Demetrious Johnson UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall Jun 8, 2012
42 Charles Johnson 27 Rafael Estevam UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig Nov 18, 2023
44 Tim Elliott 26 Louis Gaudinot UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Aug 31, 2013
44 Justin Scoggins 26 Josh Sampo UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier May 23, 2015
44 Alexandre Pantoja 26 Manel Kape UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Feb 6, 2021
47 John Lineker 25 Louis Gaudinot UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller May 5, 2012
47 Steve Erceg 25 Alessandro Costa UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira Nov 11, 2023
47 Charles Johnson 25 Joshua Van UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez Jul 13, 2024
47 Jesus Aguilar 25 Luis Gurule Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva Sep 13, 2025
47 Clayton Carpenter 25 Jose Ochoa UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026

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