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Most clinch strikes landed in UFC welterweight history

Matt Brown holds the UFC welterweight record for most clinch strikes landed with 276 clinch strikes.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Matt Brown 276 30
2 Neil Magny 272 38
3 Robbie Lawler 256 23
4 Kamaru Usman 237 18
5 Nicolas Dalby 236 15
6 Rick Story 201 19
7 Nate Diaz 198 10
8 Johny Hendricks 195 18
9 Rafael Dos Anjos 179 11
10 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 171 18
11 Bryan Barberena 169 15
12 Tim Means 167 26
13 Chris Lytle 164 20
14 Ben Saunders 160 19
15 Randy Brown 154 22
16 Amir Sadollah 149 10
17 Jorge Masvidal 145 15
18 Nick Diaz 144 13
19 Tyron Woodley 141 16
20 Jon Fitch 132 17
21 Mike Pierce 126 14
22 Thiago Alves 123 26
23 Leon Edwards 119 20
24 Joshua Burkman 116 15
25 Matthew Riddle 111 11
26 Kevin Holland 110 12
27 Colby Covington 107 17
28 Alex Morono 101 23
29 Chidi Njokuani 97 6
30 Georges St-Pierre 96 21
31 Alex Oliveira 95 19
32 Niko Price 94 22
33 John Howard 89 13
33 Carlos Condit 89 19
35 Stephen Thompson 88 22
35 Mike Perry 88 15
37 Paul Taylor 86 7
37 Alan Jouban 86 13
39 Martin Kampmann 85 12
40 Dong Hyun Kim 84 18
40 Max Griffin 84 19
42 Jake Ellenberger 83 21
43 Josh Neer 82 10
43 Danny Roberts 82 14
45 Diego Sanchez 77 19
46 Mike Pyle 76 19
46 Court McGee 76 20
48 Ryan LaFlare 75 10
49 Mike Swick 73 9
49 Paulo Thiago 73 13
49 Richard Walsh 73 6
49 Donald Cerrone 73 15

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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.