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Most head strikes in a fight in UFC welterweight history

Bryan Barberena and Alex Morono share the UFC welterweight records for most head strikes in a fight with 146 head strikes, against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterHead strikesOpponentEvent
1 Bryan Barberena 146 Vicente Luque UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
1 Alex Morono 146 Rhys McKee UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
3 Robbie Lawler 141 Johny Hendricks UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Mar 15, 2014
4 Daniel Rodriguez 139 Gabe Green UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020
5 Nick Diaz 136 BJ Penn UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Oct 29, 2011
6 Chris Lytle 133 Matt Serra UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop Sep 25, 2010
6 Neil Magny 133 Hector Lombard UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir Mar 19, 2016
8 Vicente Luque 132 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
9 Punahele Soriano 129 Miguel Baeza UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov Jun 8, 2024
10 Colby Covington 128 Robbie Lawler UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Aug 3, 2019
11 Stephen Thompson 124 Geoff Neal UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020
12 Ty Miller 121 Billy Ray Goff UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld Aug 8, 2026
13 Belal Muhammad 119 Jack Della Maddalena UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
14 Court McGee 116 Josh Neer UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Feb 23, 2013
14 Kamaru Usman 116 Colby Covington UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
14 Alan Jouban 116 Jared Gooden UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Nov 21, 2020
14 Bryan Barberena 116 Robbie Lawler UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul 2, 2022
18 Pascal Krauss 115 Mike Stumpf UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Jan 26, 2013
19 Geoff Neal 113 Vicente Luque UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill Aug 6, 2022
19 Jack Della Maddalena 113 Belal Muhammad UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
21 Johny Hendricks 111 Robbie Lawler UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Mar 15, 2014
21 Stephen Thompson 111 Vicente Luque UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Nov 2, 2019
23 Belal Muhammad 109 Dhiego Lima UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Feb 13, 2021
24 Nate Diaz 107 Conor McGregor UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016
25 Eric Nolan 105 Court McGee UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang Oct 3, 2026
26 Georges St-Pierre 103 Jon Fitch UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Aug 9, 2008
26 Colby Covington 103 Kamaru Usman UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
26 Stephen Thompson 103 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 3, 2022
26 Rolando Bedoya 103 Khaos Williams UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
30 James Krause 102 Tom Gallicchio The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Jul 7, 2017
31 Matt Brown 101 Erick Silva UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva May 10, 2014
32 Rafael Dos Anjos 100 Robbie Lawler UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos Dec 16, 2017
32 Sasha Palatnikov 100 Louis Cosce UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Nov 21, 2020
34 Conor McGregor 98 Nate Diaz UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016
34 Santiago Ponzinibbio 98 Miguel Baeza UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Jun 5, 2021
34 Mounir Lazzez 98 Ange Loosa UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Apr 16, 2022
37 Sean Brady 97 Gilbert Burns UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady Sep 7, 2024
38 Duane Ludwig 96 Amir Sadollah UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Aug 14, 2011
38 Carlos Condit 96 Robbie Lawler UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit Jan 2, 2016
38 Drew Dober 96 Frank Camacho UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jan 27, 2018
38 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 96 Benoit Saint Denis UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct 30, 2021
42 Nah-Shon Burrell 95 Yuri Villefort UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Feb 23, 2013
42 Kamaru Usman 95 Rafael Dos Anjos The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Nov 30, 2018
44 Nate Diaz 94 Anthony Pettis UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17, 2019
45 Trey Waters 93 Josh Quinlan UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon Apr 29, 2023
46 Hyun Gyu Lim 92 Tarec Saffiedine UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim Jan 4, 2014
46 Alex Morono 92 Matthew Semelsberger UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Jul 30, 2022
46 Belal Muhammad 92 Gilbert Burns UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
49 Tim Means 91 Sergio Moraes UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Feb 3, 2018
50 William Macario 90 Bobby Voelker UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 Dec 28, 2013
50 Daniel Rodriguez 90 Mike Perry UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021

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