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Most head strikes in a fight in UFC middleweight history

Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier share the UFC middleweight records for most head strikes in a fight with 173 head strikes, against Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Sean Strickland 173 Uriah Hall UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Jul 31, 2021
1 Jared Cannonier 173 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
3 Sean Strickland 157 Dricus Du Plessis UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
4 Marvin Vettori 143 Jack Hermansson UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 5, 2020
5 Marc-Andre Barriault 126 Abu Azaitar UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Mar 27, 2021
5 Sean Strickland 126 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
7 Deron Winn 125 Eric Spicely UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019
7 Sean Strickland 125 Jack Hermansson UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
7 Anthony Hernandez 125 Michel Pereira UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct 19, 2024
10 Ryan Janes 121 Andrew Sanchez The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Dec 1, 2017
11 Ozzy Diaz 119 Djorden Santos UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
12 Sean Strickland 118 Khamzat Chimaev UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
13 Marvin Vettori 117 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
14 Robert Whittaker 115 Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021
14 Djorden Santos 115 Ozzy Diaz UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
14 Jacob Malkoun 115 Torrez Finney UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Jan 31, 2026
17 Nick Diaz 114 Robbie Lawler UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
18 Gregory Rodrigues 111 Anthony Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
19 Chris Curtis 107 Roman Kopylov UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025
20 Caio Borralho 106 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho Aug 24, 2024
21 Sean Strickland 104 Paulo Costa UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024
22 Dricus Du Plessis 102 Kamaru Usman UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 2026
23 Chris Curtis 101 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
24 Phil Hawes 99 Deron Winn UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett Jun 18, 2022
25 Marvin Vettori 98 Brendan Allen UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
26 Luke Rockhold 96 Chris Weidman UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Dec 12, 2015
26 Jack Hermansson 96 Jacare Souza UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019
26 Yoel Romero 96 Paulo Costa UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17, 2019
26 Chris Curtis 96 Brendan Allen UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 Apr 6, 2024
30 Luke Barnatt 93 Collin Hart The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale Apr 13, 2013
30 Sean Strickland 93 Anthony Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez Feb 21, 2026
32 Marc-Andre Barriault 91 Julian Marquez UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Mar 4, 2023
32 Roman Kopylov 91 Chris Curtis UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025
32 Michal Oleksiejczuk 91 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira Feb 7, 2026
35 Michael Bisping 90 Dan Henderson UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson Oct 8, 2016
35 Andrew Sanchez 90 Ryan Janes The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Dec 1, 2017
35 Eric Spicely 90 Deron Winn UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019
35 Sean Strickland 90 Dricus Du Plessis UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
39 Michael Bisping 89 Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama Oct 16, 2010
39 Anthony Hernandez 89 Gregory Rodrigues UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
41 Sean Strickland 88 Jack Marshman UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva Oct 31, 2020
41 Robbie Lawler 88 Nick Diaz UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
43 Garreth McLellan 87 Bubba Bush UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka Oct 24, 2015
44 Michael Bisping 86 Jason Miller The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale Dec 3, 2011
44 Riki Fukuda 86 Steve Cantwell UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Feb 25, 2012
44 Brad Tavares 86 Riki Fukuda UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann Mar 2, 2013
44 Jack Hermansson 86 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 5, 2020
44 Brendan Allen 86 Marvin Vettori UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
49 Sean Strickland 85 Israel Adesanya UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
49 Roman Dolidze 85 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Mar 15, 2025

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