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Most body strikes in a fight in UFC middleweight history

Paulo Costa holds the UFC middleweight record for most body strikes in a fight with 84 body strikes, against Sean Strickland at UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterBody strikesOpponentEvent
1 Paulo Costa 84 Sean Strickland UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024
2 Sean Strickland 67 Paulo Costa UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024
3 Jack Hermansson 64 Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
4 Steve Steinbeiss 60 Rob Kimmons UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko Aug 1, 2010
4 Jared Cannonier 60 Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
6 Tafon Nchukwi 49 Jamie Pickett UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020
7 Abu Azaitar 48 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Mar 27, 2021
8 Ed Herman 46 David Loiseau UFC 97: Redemption Apr 18, 2009
8 Paulo Costa 46 Yoel Romero UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17, 2019
8 Bryan Battle 46 Tresean Gore UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
11 Sean Strickland 45 Israel Adesanya UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
11 Dricus Du Plessis 45 Sean Strickland UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
13 Rich Franklin 42 David Loiseau UFC 58: USA vs Canada Mar 4, 2006
14 Alex Pereira 41 Bruno Silva UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022
14 Paulo Costa 41 Roman Kopylov UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
16 Marco Tulio 40 Tresean Gore UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
17 Deron Winn 39 Eric Spicely UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019
17 Eryk Anders 39 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Jun 10, 2023
17 Jared Cannonier 39 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
17 Michal Oleksiejczuk 39 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira Feb 7, 2026
17 Gregory Rodrigues 39 Anthony Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
22 Armen Petrosyan 38 Gregory Rodrigues UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26, 2022
22 Israel Adesanya 38 Sean Strickland UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
24 Brendan Allen 37 Punahele Soriano UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Jul 24, 2021
24 Kamaru Usman 37 Dricus Du Plessis UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 2026
26 Nick Diaz 36 Robbie Lawler UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
26 Daniel Rodriguez 36 Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Jun 22, 2024
28 Armen Petrosyan 35 AJ Dobson UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct 22, 2022
28 Chris Curtis 35 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
28 Khamzat Chimaev 35 Sean Strickland UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
31 Steve Cantwell 33 Mike Massenzio UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 Oct 8, 2011
31 Elias Theodorou 33 Daniel Kelly UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura Nov 18, 2017
31 Elias Theodorou 33 Trevor Smith UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till May 27, 2018
31 Paulo Costa 33 Uriah Hall UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier Jul 7, 2018
31 Kevin Holland 33 John Phillips UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Nov 24, 2018
31 Uriah Hall 33 Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Jul 31, 2021
31 Robbie Lawler 33 Nick Diaz UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
31 Paulo Costa 33 Luke Rockhold UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Aug 20, 2022
31 Marc-Andre Barriault 33 Chris Curtis UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
31 Shara Magomedov 33 Michal Oleksiejczuk UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Aug 3, 2024
41 Ryan Janes 32 Andrew Sanchez The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Dec 1, 2017
41 Jack Hermansson 32 Jacare Souza UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019
41 Makhmud Muradov 32 Trevor Smith UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Dec 7, 2019
41 Jared Cannonier 32 Israel Adesanya UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul 2, 2022
41 Marc-Andre Barriault 32 Eryk Anders UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Jun 10, 2023
41 Dricus Du Plessis 32 Sean Strickland UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
47 Mark Munoz 31 Tim Boetsch UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman Jul 6, 2013
47 Krzysztof Jotko 31 Tor Troeng UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story Oct 4, 2014
47 Elias Theodorou 31 Eryk Anders UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Dec 8, 2018
47 Joaquin Buckley 31 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Aug 8, 2020
47 Michel Pereira 31 Zach Reese UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez Feb 21, 2026
47 Baisangur Susurkaev 31 Djorden Santos UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026

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