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Most head strikes in a fight in UFC light heavyweight history

Jamahal Hill holds the UFC light heavyweight record for most head strikes in a fight with 180 head strikes, against Glover Teixeira at UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterHead strikesOpponentEvent
1 Jamahal Hill 180 Glover Teixeira UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Jan 21, 2023
2 Marvin Vettori 154 Paulo Costa UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021
3 Sean Strickland 134 Nassourdine Imavov UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Jan 14, 2023
4 Glover Teixeira 112 Anthony Smith UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira May 13, 2020
5 Daniel Cormier 111 Alexander Gustafsson UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015
6 Dustin Jacoby 110 John Allan UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
6 Dominick Reyes 110 Anthony Smith UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Dec 7, 2024
8 Jiri Prochazka 106 Glover Teixeira UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka Jun 11, 2022
9 Carlos Ulberg 101 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021
10 Fabio Maldonado 100 Gian Villante UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Mar 23, 2014
11 Glover Teixeira 98 Jiri Prochazka UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka Jun 11, 2022
11 Ovince Saint Preux 98 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Mar 16, 2024
13 Corey Anderson 97 Gian Villante UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold Apr 18, 2015
14 Jimmy Crute 93 Rodolfo Bellato UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
15 Alex Pereira 92 Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Oct 5, 2024
16 Cyrille Diabate 90 Steve Cantwell UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann Mar 3, 2011
17 Jon Jones 88 Glover Teixeira UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira Apr 26, 2014
17 Alexander Gustafsson 88 Daniel Cormier UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015
17 Aleksandar Rakic 88 Justin Ledet UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith Jul 22, 2018
20 Matt Hamill 86 Roger Hollett UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
21 Kennedy Nzechukwu 85 Ovince Saint Preux UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Mar 16, 2024
22 Glover Teixeira 84 Fabio Maldonado UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar Oct 13, 2012
22 Kennedy Nzechukwu 84 Nicolae Negumereanu UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022
24 Khadis Ibragimov 83 Da Woon Jung UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Aug 31, 2019
25 Paulo Costa 82 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021
26 Jan Blachowicz 81 Jimi Manuwa UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov Mar 17, 2018
26 Kennedy Nzechukwu 81 Carlos Ulberg UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021
26 Tafon Nchukwi 81 Mike Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann Sep 18, 2021
26 Carlos Ulberg 81 Volkan Oezdemir UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo Nov 23, 2024
30 Mauricio Rua 80 Dan Henderson UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson Nov 19, 2011
30 James Te Huna 80 Joey Beltran UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman Jul 11, 2012
30 Rashad Coulter 80 Hu Yaozong UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Nov 24, 2018
33 Tanner Boser 78 Aleksa Camur UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font Aug 5, 2023
34 Alexander Gustafsson 77 Glover Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira May 28, 2017
35 Steve Bosse 76 Sean O'Connell UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson Jun 18, 2016
36 Jared Cannonier 75 Nick Roehrick The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Jul 7, 2017
36 Alonzo Menifield 75 Ed Herman UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Aug 7, 2021
38 Ryan Bader 74 Rogerio Nogueira UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira Nov 19, 2016
38 Dustin Jacoby 74 Michal Oleksiejczuk UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022
40 Jiri Prochazka 73 Jamahal Hill UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
41 Fabio Maldonado 72 Igor Pokrajac UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier May 15, 2012
41 Phil Davis 72 Vinny Magalhaes UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen Apr 27, 2013
41 Corey Anderson 72 Jan Blachowicz UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015
44 Glover Teixeira 70 Quinton Jackson UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Jan 26, 2013
44 Sean O'Connell 70 Gian Villante UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt Jun 28, 2014
44 Jan Blachowicz 70 Igor Pokrajac UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos Apr 10, 2016
44 Patrick Cummins 70 Gian Villante UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
44 Rodolfo Bellato 70 Ihor Potieria UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan Dec 2, 2023
44 Reinier de Ridder 70 Roman Dolidze UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
50 Gian Villante 69 Ed Herman UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith Oct 27, 2018
50 Da Woon Jung 69 Khadis Ibragimov UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Aug 31, 2019
50 Dustin Jacoby 69 Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen Oct 29, 2022
50 Zak Cummings 69 Ed Herman UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen Apr 15, 2023
50 Dustin Jacoby 69 Alonzo Menifield UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Dec 16, 2023
50 Bogdan Guskov 69 Jan Blachowicz UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Dec 6, 2025

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