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Most head strikes in a fight in UFC flyweight history

Brandon Royval holds the UFC flyweight record for most head strikes in a fight with 179 head strikes, against Joshua Van at UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Brandon Royval 179 Joshua Van UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun 28, 2025
2 Jeff Molina 167 Aoriqileng UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021
3 Joshua Van 158 Alexandre Pantoja UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Sep 19, 2026
4 Joshua Van 138 Brandon Royval UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun 28, 2025
5 Brandon Moreno 133 Alexandre Pantoja UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Jul 8, 2023
6 Joshua Van 131 Cody Durden UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Dec 7, 2024
7 Luis Gurule 129 Daniel Barez UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa May 16, 2026
8 Steve Erceg 122 Tim Elliott UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates May 2, 2026
9 Brandon Moreno 118 Deiveson Figueiredo UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Dec 12, 2020
9 Joshua Van 118 Tatsuro Taira UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
11 Brandon Royval 114 Tatsuro Taira UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct 12, 2024
12 Brandon Moreno 113 Amir Albazi UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Nov 2, 2024
13 Joshua Van 108 Bruno Silva UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Jun 7, 2025
14 Alexandre Pantoja 106 Brandon Moreno UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Jul 8, 2023
15 Brandon Royval 102 Alexandre Pantoja UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Dec 16, 2023
16 Brandon Royval 97 Brandon Moreno UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024
17 Deiveson Figueiredo 93 Brandon Moreno UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Dec 12, 2020
18 Joshua Van 92 Kevin Borjas UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira Nov 11, 2023
19 Alexandre Pantoja 91 Joshua Van UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Sep 19, 2026
20 Steve Erceg 90 Brandon Moreno UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg Mar 29, 2025
21 Carlos Hernandez 87 Denys Bondar UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
21 Steve Erceg 87 Alexandre Pantoja UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg May 4, 2024
23 John Lineker 84 Alptekin Ozkilic UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller Jul 16, 2014
24 Demetrious Johnson 81 Wilson Reis UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Apr 15, 2017
24 Lucas Rocha 81 Stewart Nicoll UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot Oct 11, 2025
26 Joshua Van 79 Edgar Chairez UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
26 Jose Ochoa 79 Clayton Carpenter UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
26 Daniel Barez 79 Luis Gurule UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa May 16, 2026
29 Brandon Moreno 78 Kai Kara-France UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
29 Joshua Van 78 Zhalgas Zhumagulov UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Jun 24, 2023
29 Brandon Royval 78 Lone'er Kavanagh UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Jul 11, 2026
32 Aoriqileng 77 Jeff Molina UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021
32 Manel Kape 77 Felipe dos Santos UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
34 Tim Elliott 76 Louis Gaudinot UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Aug 31, 2013
34 Sergio Pettis 76 Tyson Nam UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Sep 21, 2019
36 Dustin Ortiz 75 Willie Gates UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Aug 8, 2015
36 Louis Smolka 75 Ben Nguyen UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker Jul 13, 2016
36 Ben Nguyen 75 Geane Herrera UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Nov 26, 2016
36 Alexandre Pantoja 75 Steve Erceg UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg May 4, 2024
40 Kai Kara-France 74 Elias Garcia UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Dec 1, 2018
41 Alptekin Ozkilic 73 John Lineker UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller Jul 16, 2014
42 Neil Seery 72 Alexandre Pantoja UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Jul 16, 2017
42 Kevin Borjas 72 Ronaldo Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg Mar 29, 2025
44 Eric Shelton 71 Jenel Lausa UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura Nov 18, 2017
44 Brandon Moreno 71 Deiveson Figueiredo UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022
44 Manel Kape 71 Bruno Silva UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Dec 14, 2024
47 Demetrious Johnson 70 John Dodson UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Jan 26, 2013
47 Louis Smolka 70 Alptekin Ozkilic UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou Jan 15, 2014
47 Tagir Ulanbekov 70 Tim Elliott UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022
50 Sergio Pettis 69 Joseph Benavidez UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun 9, 2018
50 Matt Schnell 69 Tyson Nam UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny Jan 20, 2021

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