Most head kick knockouts in UFC middleweight history
Vitor Belfort holds the UFC middleweight record for most head kick knockouts with 3 head kick KO/TKOs.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Head kick KO/TKOs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitor Belfort | 3 |
| 2 | Lyoto Machida | 2 |
| 2 | Vitor Miranda | 2 |
| 2 | Thiago Santos | 2 |
| 2 | Robert Whittaker | 2 |
| 2 | Roman Kopylov | 2 |
| 7 | Alan Belcher | 1 |
| 7 | Alessio Sakara | 1 |
| 7 | Anderson Silva | 1 |
| 7 | Andrew Craig | 1 |
| 7 | Luke Barnatt | 1 |
| 7 | Josh Samman | 1 |
| 7 | Oluwale Bamgbose | 1 |
| 7 | Magnus Cedenblad | 1 |
| 7 | Nate Marquardt | 1 |
| 7 | Anthony Smith | 1 |
| 7 | Jacare Souza | 1 |
| 7 | Eryk Anders | 1 |
| 7 | Edmen Shahbazyan | 1 |
| 7 | Alessio Di Chirico | 1 |
| 7 | Abdul Razak Alhassan | 1 |
| 7 | Bo Nickal | 1 |
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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data.