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Most body strikes in a fight in UFC light heavyweight history

Paulo Costa holds the UFC light heavyweight record for most body strikes in a fight with 67 body strikes, against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterBody strikesOpponentEvent
1 Paulo Costa 67 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021
2 Fabio Maldonado 56 Roger Hollett UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold May 18, 2013
2 Devin Clark 56 Alonzo Menifield UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Jun 6, 2020
4 Dominick Reyes 48 Jon Jones UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Feb 8, 2020
5 Marcin Prachnio 44 Philipe Lins UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade Apr 23, 2022
6 Krzysztof Soszynski 43 Mike Massenzio UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin Jun 11, 2011
7 Jamahal Hill 42 Glover Teixeira UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Jan 21, 2023
7 Khalil Rountree Jr. 42 Jamahal Hill UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Jun 21, 2025
9 Matt Van Buren 41 Sean O'Connell UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver Jan 18, 2015
9 Nassourdine Imavov 41 Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Jan 14, 2023
11 Jamahal Hill 40 Darko Stosic UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Jan 25, 2020
12 Fabio Maldonado 39 James McSweeney UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama Oct 16, 2010
13 Sean Strickland 38 Nassourdine Imavov UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Jan 14, 2023
14 Marcin Prachnio 37 Devin Clark UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer Feb 10, 2024
14 Navajo Stirling 37 Tuco Tokkos UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Dec 14, 2024
14 Diyar Nurgozhay 37 Rafael Tobias UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Mar 7, 2026
17 Ovince Saint Preux 36 Mauricio Rua UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje May 7, 2022
18 Jon Jones 35 Anthony Smith UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mar 2, 2019
18 Magomed Ankalaev 35 Thiago Santos UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022
18 Navajo Stirling 35 Rodolfo Bellato UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes Sep 27, 2025
21 Jon Jones 34 Daniel Cormier UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier Jan 3, 2015
22 Alexander Gustafsson 33 Jon Jones UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson Sep 21, 2013
22 Marvin Vettori 33 Paulo Costa UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021
22 Caio Machado 33 Brendson Ribeiro UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Nov 2, 2024
22 Julius Walker 33 Alonzo Menifield UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song Feb 22, 2025
26 Fabio Maldonado 32 Kyle Kingsbury The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Jun 4, 2011
26 Jon Jones 32 Daniel Cormier UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul 29, 2017
26 Ovince Saint Preux 32 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Mar 16, 2024
29 Fabio Maldonado 31 Gian Villante UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Mar 23, 2014
29 Carlos Ulberg 31 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021
29 Azamat Murzakanov 31 Devin Clark UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz Aug 13, 2022
29 Marcin Prachnio 31 Modestas Bukauskas UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 Jul 27, 2024
33 Cyrille Diabate 30 Steve Cantwell UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann Mar 3, 2011
33 Jon Jones 30 Dominick Reyes UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Feb 8, 2020
33 Mike Rodriguez 30 Ed Herman UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Sep 12, 2020
33 Magomed Ankalaev 30 Alex Pereira UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
37 Aaron Rosa 29 Matt Lucas UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos Nov 12, 2011
37 Michal Oleksiejczuk 29 Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm Dec 30, 2017
37 Marcin Prachnio 29 Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Jan 23, 2021
37 Jan Blachowicz 29 Israel Adesanya UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021
37 Aleksa Camur 29 Nicolae Negumereanu UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Jun 19, 2021
42 Quinton Jackson 28 Dan Henderson UFC 75: Champion vs Champion Sep 8, 2007
42 Rogerio Nogueira 28 Tito Ortiz UFC 140: Jones vs Machida Dec 10, 2011
42 Jon Jones 28 Alexander Gustafsson UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson Sep 21, 2013
42 Jan Blachowicz 28 Igor Pokrajac UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos Apr 10, 2016
46 Brandon Vera 27 Mauricio Rua UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Aug 4, 2012
46 Dustin Jacoby 27 Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen Oct 29, 2022
48 Lyoto Machida 26 Kazuhiro Nakamura UFC 76: Knockout Sep 22, 2007
48 Fabio Maldonado 26 Igor Pokrajac UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier May 15, 2012
48 Michal Oleksiejczuk 26 Modestas Bukauskas UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Mar 27, 2021
48 Navajo Stirling 26 Ivan Erslan UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
48 Magomed Ankalaev 26 Bogdan Guskov UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov Jul 25, 2026

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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.