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Most body strikes in a fight in UFC welterweight history

Kamaru Usman holds the UFC welterweight record for most body strikes in a fight with 83 body strikes, against Tyron Woodley at UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterBody strikesOpponentEvent
1 Kamaru Usman 83 Tyron Woodley UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mar 2, 2019
2 Rick Story 58 Gunnar Nelson UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story Oct 4, 2014
3 Daniel Rodriguez 56 Alex Morono UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct 12, 2024
3 Chidi Njokuani 56 Joel Alvarez UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Aug 15, 2026
5 Kamaru Usman 53 Colby Covington UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
6 Amir Sadollah 52 Phil Baroni UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 Nov 21, 2009
7 Gabe Green 51 Daniel Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020
8 Nate Diaz 50 Conor McGregor UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016
9 Jake Shields 49 Tyron Woodley UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Jun 15, 2013
9 Kamaru Usman 49 Jorge Masvidal UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jul 11, 2020
11 Matt Serra 48 Chris Lytle UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop Sep 25, 2010
11 Rafael Dos Anjos 48 Robbie Lawler UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos Dec 16, 2017
13 Carlos Condit 47 Robbie Lawler UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit Jan 2, 2016
13 Chidi Njokuani 47 Jared Gooden UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct 12, 2024
13 Jack Della Maddalena 47 Belal Muhammad UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
16 Chris Lytle 45 Dan Hardy UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Aug 14, 2011
16 Robbie Lawler 45 Johny Hendricks UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Dec 6, 2014
18 Michel Pereira 44 Andre Fialho UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022
19 Chris Lytle 42 Paul Taylor UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Oct 18, 2008
19 Nick Diaz 42 Carlos Condit UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Feb 4, 2012
19 Michel Pereira 42 Santiago Ponzinibbio UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022
19 Stephen Thompson 42 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 3, 2022
23 Tyron Woodley 41 Jake Shields UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Jun 15, 2013
23 Stephen Thompson 41 Geoff Neal UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020
23 David Zawada 41 Alex Morono UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till Sep 4, 2021
23 Kamaru Usman 41 Colby Covington UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
27 Adam Fugitt 40 Josh Quinlan UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira Jun 15, 2024
28 Nick Diaz 39 BJ Penn UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Oct 29, 2011
28 Ivan Jorge 39 Keith Wisniewski UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader Sep 4, 2013
28 Alan Jouban 39 Jared Gooden UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Nov 21, 2020
28 Shavkat Rakhmonov 39 Geoff Neal UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Mar 4, 2023
28 Belal Muhammad 39 Gilbert Burns UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
28 Chidi Njokuani 39 Carlos Leal UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez Feb 21, 2026
34 Duane Ludwig 38 Nick Osipczak UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami Nov 13, 2010
34 Michel Pereira 38 Zelim Imadaev UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai Sep 5, 2020
34 Donald Cerrone 38 Niko Price UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020
34 Matt Brown 38 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Mar 26, 2022
38 Drew Fickett 37 Keita Nakamura UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard Apr 5, 2007
38 Rafael Dos Anjos 37 Tarec Saffiedine UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia Jun 17, 2017
38 Rafael Dos Anjos 37 Colby Covington UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun 9, 2018
38 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 37 Benoit Saint Denis UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct 30, 2021
38 Darian Weeks 37 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo Dec 4, 2021
43 Chris Lytle 36 Kevin Burns The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Jun 20, 2009
43 Rhys McKee 36 Alex Morono UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
43 Ian Machado Garry 36 Song Kenan UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Mar 4, 2023
43 Leon Edwards 36 Kamaru Usman UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023
43 Nicolas Dalby 36 Muslim Salikhov UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
43 Jack Della Maddalena 36 Kevin Holland Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Sep 16, 2023
49 Papy Abedi 35 Besam Yousef UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi Apr 6, 2013
49 Jorge Masvidal 35 Benson Henderson UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal Nov 28, 2015
49 Max Griffin 35 Thiago Alves UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 Feb 2, 2019
49 Nicolas Dalby 35 Warlley Alves UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Jan 21, 2023

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