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Most body strikes in a fight in UFC lightweight history

Max Holloway holds the UFC lightweight record for most body strikes in a fight with 64 body strikes, against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterBody strikesOpponentEvent
1 Max Holloway 64 Dustin Poirier UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
2 Max Holloway 62 Justin Gaethje UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
3 Nasrat Haqparast 57 Landon Quinones UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
4 TJ Grant 54 Evan Dunham UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
5 Rafael Fiziev 52 Justin Gaethje UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023
6 Michael Johnson 49 Beneil Dariush UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Aug 8, 2015
7 John Makdessi 48 Yancy Medeiros UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Dec 12, 2015
7 Paddy Pimblett 48 Justin Gaethje UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Jan 24, 2026
9 Kai Kamaka 47 Dakota Hope UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan Apr 4, 2026
10 Chris Gruetzemacher 45 Joe Lauzon UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
10 Evan Elder 45 Gauge Young UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates Apr 26, 2025
12 King Green 43 Erik Koch UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jan 27, 2018
12 Rafael Fiziev 43 Justin Gaethje UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
12 Dakota Hope 43 Kai Kamaka III UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan Apr 4, 2026
15 Mike Davis 42 Mason Jones UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny Jan 20, 2021
15 Michael Johnson 42 Daniel Zellhuber UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
17 Spencer Fisher 41 Caol Uno UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009
17 Jared Gordon 41 Leonardo Santos UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Aug 20, 2022
19 Michael Johnson 40 Justin Gaethje The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Jul 7, 2017
19 King Green 40 Jim Miller UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
21 Max Holloway 39 Dustin Poirier UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019
21 Mike Breeden 39 Natan Levy UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera Apr 30, 2022
21 Arman Tsarukyan 39 Mateusz Gamrot UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022
21 Alexander Hernandez 39 Jim Miller UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023
25 James Vick 38 Francisco Trinaldo UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Feb 18, 2018
25 Nasrat Haqparast 38 Rafa Garcia UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Mar 13, 2021
27 Nate Diaz 37 Donald Cerrone UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
27 Michael Johnson 37 Marc Diakiese UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 3, 2022
27 Landon Quinones 37 Nasrat Haqparast UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
27 Ilia Topuria 37 Justin Gaethje UFC Freedom 250 Jun 14, 2026
31 Eddie Alvarez 36 Justin Gaethje UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Dec 2, 2017
31 Edson Barboza 36 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta Dec 15, 2018
31 Tony Ferguson 36 Justin Gaethje UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
31 King Green 36 Clay Guida UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
31 Dan Hooker 36 Dustin Poirier UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
31 Evan Elder 36 Nazim Sadykhov UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023
31 Michael Johnson 36 Darrius Flowers UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer Feb 10, 2024
31 Bolaji Oki 36 Michael Aswell Jr. UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber May 31, 2025
39 Rafael Dos Anjos 35 Paul Felder UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
40 Takanori Gomi 34 Isaac Vallie-Flagg UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira Apr 26, 2014
40 John Makdessi 34 Donald Cerrone UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier May 23, 2015
40 King Green 34 Rafael Fiziev UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Aug 7, 2021
43 Abner Lloveras 33 Chris Gruetzemacher The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Dec 11, 2015
43 Rafael Fiziev 33 Marc Diakiese UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18, 2020
43 John Makdessi 33 Ignacio Bahamondes UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021
43 Daniel Zellhuber 33 Esteban Ribovics UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
43 Gauge Young 33 Evan Elder UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates Apr 26, 2025
48 Will Brooks 32 Ross Pearson The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
48 Drakkar Klose 32 Devin Powell UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn Jan 15, 2017
48 Mike Davis 32 Thomas Gifford UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 12, 2019
48 Tom Nolan 32 Alex Reyes UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Aug 17, 2024
48 Esteban Ribovics 32 Daniel Zellhuber UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
48 Edson Barboza 32 Drakkar Klose UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Aug 16, 2025

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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.