Most clinch strikes landed in UFC lightweight history

Drakkar Klose holds the UFC lightweight record for most clinch strikes landed with 220 clinch strikes.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Clinch strikes	Fights
1	Drakkar Klose	220	14
2	Jim Miller	193	44
3	King Green	178	30
4	Spencer Fisher	162	15
4	Justin Gaethje	162	16
6	Dustin Poirier	159	21
7	Ross Pearson	157	23
8	BJ Penn	153	16
9	Nate Diaz	144	17
10	Evan Dunham	141	20
11	Matt Wiman	139	18
12	Rafael Dos Anjos	135	25
13	Benson Henderson	130	12
13	Francisco Trinaldo	130	21
15	Nik Lentz	128	17
15	Beneil Dariush	128	26
17	Clay Guida	122	30
18	Scott Holtzman	115	13
18	Jared Gordon	115	15
20	Chris Gruetzemacher	111	6
21	Mark Bocek	107	13
22	Vinc Pichel	103	12
22	Paul Felder	103	14
24	Michael Johnson	100	28
25	Joe Lauzon	99	27
25	Gleison Tibau	99	27
25	Mason Jones	99	8
28	Isaac Vallie-Flagg	95	4
29	Sam Stout	93	19
29	Efrain Escudero	93	12
31	Mac Danzig	92	12
32	Charles Oliveira	89	25
33	Yves Edwards	88	20
34	Alex White	86	6
35	Islam Makhachev	84	16
35	Benoit Saint Denis	84	12
37	Frankie Edgar	81	13
38	Jens Pulver	79	9
39	Donald Cerrone	78	23
39	Drew Dober	78	25
41	TJ Grant	76	5
42	Andre Winner	75	6
42	Nasrat Haqparast	75	16
44	Rafael Fiziev	74	13
45	Joaquim Silva	73	12
45	Rafa Garcia	73	12
47	Danny Castillo	72	14
48	Aaron Riley	71	7
48	Eddie Alvarez	71	8
50	Jeremy Stephens	70	18
50	Piotr Hallmann	70	6

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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.