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Most head strikes in a fight in UFC featherweight history

Max Holloway holds the UFC featherweight record for most head strikes in a fight with 274 head strikes, against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterHead strikesOpponentEvent
1 Max Holloway 274 Calvin Kattar UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021
2 Max Holloway 244 Brian Ortega UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Dec 8, 2018
3 Tommy McMillen 185 Alberto Montes UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 2026
4 Lerone Murphy 172 Edson Barboza UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy May 18, 2024
5 Alexander Volkanovski 152 Max Holloway UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul 2, 2022
6 Alexander Volkanovski 146 Brian Ortega UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
7 Alexander Volkanovski 136 Diego Lopes UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
8 Max Holloway 135 Jose Aldo UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Dec 2, 2017
9 Shane Burgos 133 Billy Quarantillo UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
10 Nam Phan 131 Leonard Garcia UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 Oct 8, 2011
11 Billy Quarantillo 129 Shane Burgos UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
11 Max Holloway 129 Yair Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Nov 13, 2021
13 Maximo Blanco 128 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson Sep 20, 2014
14 Calvin Kattar 127 Giga Chikadze UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze Jan 15, 2022
15 Sodiq Yusuff 126 Edson Barboza UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza Oct 14, 2023
16 Ilia Topuria 124 Josh Emmett UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Jun 24, 2023
17 Cole Miller 120 Nam Phan UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Aug 4, 2012
17 Julian Erosa 120 Steven Peterson UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
19 Cub Swanson 114 Artem Lobov UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov Apr 22, 2017
19 Calvin Kattar 114 Josh Emmett UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett Jun 18, 2022
21 Steven Peterson 113 Julian Erosa UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
22 Chan Sung Jung 111 Yair Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Nov 10, 2018
23 Max Holloway 109 Frankie Edgar UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar Jul 27, 2019
24 Alexander Volkanovski 102 Chan Sung Jung UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022
25 Darren Elkins 101 Nate Landwehr UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris May 16, 2020
26 Calvin Kattar 99 Max Holloway UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021
27 Josh Emmett 98 Shane Burgos UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
28 Mark Hominick 96 Eddie Yagin UFC 145: Jones vs Evans Apr 21, 2012
28 Nam Phan 96 Cole Miller UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Aug 4, 2012
28 Ricky Glenn 96 Gavin Tucker UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 Sep 9, 2017
28 Nate Landwehr 96 Darren Elkins UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris May 16, 2020
32 Giga Chikadze 94 Calvin Kattar UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze Jan 15, 2022
33 Sean Woodson 93 Kyle Bochniak UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman Oct 18, 2019
33 Luke Sanders 93 Felipe Colares UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka May 1, 2021
35 Jose Delgado 92 Nathaniel Wood UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
36 Dennis Siver 91 Nam Phan UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Dec 8, 2012
36 Renato Moicano 91 Brian Ortega UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul 29, 2017
38 Dennis Bermudez 89 Matt Grice UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Feb 23, 2013
39 Kurt Holobaugh 88 Raoni Barcelos UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Jul 14, 2018
40 Max Holloway 87 Jose Aldo UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway Jun 3, 2017
40 Shane Burgos 87 Godofredo Pepey UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
40 Brian Ortega 87 Max Holloway UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Dec 8, 2018
43 Max Holloway 86 Pat Schilling The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale Jun 1, 2012
43 Michael Aswell 86 Gaston Bolanos UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi Jun 20, 2026
45 Max Holloway 85 Alexander Volkanovski UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
46 Cub Swanson 84 Kron Gracie UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 12, 2019
47 Brandon Davis 83 Steven Peterson UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Feb 18, 2018
48 Shane Burgos 82 Cub Swanson UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019
48 Felipe Lima 82 Morgan Charriere UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse Sep 5, 2026
50 Jimy Hettes 81 Marcus Brimage UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
50 Austin Lingo 81 Jacob Kilburn UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021
50 Arnold Allen 81 Melquizael Costa UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa May 16, 2026

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