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Most body strikes in a fight in UFC heavyweight history

Junior Dos Santos holds the UFC heavyweight record for most body strikes in a fight with 92 body strikes, against Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterBody strikesOpponentEvent
1 Junior Dos Santos 92 Ben Rothwell UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos Apr 10, 2016
2 Anthony Hamilton 53 Ruan Potts UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto Aug 30, 2014
3 Josh Barnett 52 Roy Nelson UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson Sep 26, 2015
4 Anthony Hamilton 51 Daniel Omielanczuk UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015
4 Lukasz Brzeski 51 Martin Buday UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz Aug 13, 2022
6 Heath Herring 46 Cheick Kongo UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Mar 1, 2008
7 Junior Dos Santos 45 Stipe Miocic UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic Dec 13, 2014
8 Junior Dos Santos 41 Blagoy Ivanov UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Jul 14, 2018
8 Mohammed Usman 41 Hamdy Abdelwahab UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Jun 21, 2025
10 Junior Dos Santos 39 Mirko Filipovic UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort Sep 19, 2009
10 Ciryl Gane 39 Serghei Spivac UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac Sep 2, 2023
12 Josh Parisian 35 Parker Porter UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark Nov 28, 2020
12 Ciryl Gane 35 Alexander Volkov UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov Jun 26, 2021
14 Andrei Arlovski 34 Ben Rothwell UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards Jul 20, 2019
14 Jared Vanderaa 34 Justin Tafa UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt May 22, 2021
16 Junior Dos Santos 33 Roy Nelson UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Aug 7, 2010
17 Stefan Struve 32 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia Aug 1, 2015
17 Fabricio Werdum 32 Marcin Tybura UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura Nov 18, 2017
17 Justin Tafa 32 Jared Vanderaa UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt May 22, 2021
17 Chase Sherman 32 Jared Vanderaa UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022
21 Stipe Miocic 31 Daniel Cormier UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Aug 15, 2020
22 Frank Mir 30 Dan Christison UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Jul 8, 2006
22 Alistair Overeem 30 Mark Hunt UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Mar 4, 2017
22 Ciryl Gane 30 Don'Tale Mayes UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren Oct 26, 2019
22 Alistair Overeem 30 Augusto Sakai UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai Sep 5, 2020
22 Ciryl Gane 30 Tai Tuivasa UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa Sep 3, 2022
22 Don'Tale Mayes 30 Rodrigo Nascimento UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Nov 4, 2023
22 Thomas Petersen 30 Jamal Pogues UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov Feb 3, 2024
22 Jairzinho Rozenstruik 30 Shamil Gaziev UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Mar 2, 2024
22 Mohammed Usman 30 Mick Parkin UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Mar 23, 2024
31 Nandor Guelmino 29 Daniel Omielanczuk UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson Sep 21, 2013
31 Mark Godbeer 29 Daniel Spitz UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Mar 4, 2017
31 Alexander Volkov 29 Roy Nelson UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Apr 15, 2017
31 Alexander Volkov 29 Derrick Lewis UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Oct 6, 2018
31 Andrei Arlovski 29 Augusto Sakai UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019
31 Josh Parisian 29 Roque Martinez UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Jun 19, 2021
31 Marcin Tybura 29 Mick Parkin UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady Mar 22, 2025
38 Augusto Sakai 28 Blagoy Ivanov UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020
38 Carlos Felipe 28 Yorgan De Castro UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana Oct 3, 2020
38 Carlos Felipe 28 Justin Tafa UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021
41 Brock Lesnar 27 Heath Herring UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Aug 9, 2008
41 Alistair Overeem 27 Antonio Silva UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar Feb 2, 2013
41 Andrei Arlovski 27 Junior Albini UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Nov 11, 2017
41 Stipe Miocic 27 Daniel Cormier UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17, 2019
41 Mohammed Usman 27 Jake Collier UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot Sep 23, 2023
41 Aleksandar Rakic 27 Marcin Tybura UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez Aug 1, 2026
47 Cheick Kongo 26 Mirko Filipovic UFC 75: Champion vs Champion Sep 8, 2007
47 Alexander Volkov 26 Greg Hardy UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar Nov 9, 2019
47 Andrei Arlovski 26 Chase Sherman UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021
47 Waldo Cortes-Acosta 26 Jared Vanderaa UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen Oct 29, 2022
47 Andrei Arlovski 26 Martin Buday UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 Jun 29, 2024
47 Joel Faglier 26 Javad Mahjoub UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Oct 17, 2026

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