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Most head strikes in a fight in UFC women's bantamweight history

Jessica Andrade holds the UFC women's bantamweight record for most head strikes in a fight with 179 head strikes, against Rosi Sexton at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterHead strikesOpponentEvent
1 Jessica Andrade 179 Rosi Sexton UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz Oct 26, 2013
2 Leslie Smith 126 Irene Aldana UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Dec 17, 2016
3 Lara Procopio 122 Karol Rosa UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Aug 31, 2019
3 Irene Aldana 122 Karol Rosa UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Dec 16, 2023
5 Klaudia Sygula 121 Priscila Cachoeira UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira Feb 7, 2026
6 Karol Rosa 108 Lara Procopio UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Aug 31, 2019
7 Sarah Kaufman 106 Leslie Smith UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy Apr 16, 2014
8 Karol Rosa 103 Irene Aldana UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Dec 16, 2023
9 Pannie Kianzad 99 Alexis Davis UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun 12, 2021
10 Amanda Nunes 97 Irene Aldana UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Jun 10, 2023
11 Alexis Davis 95 Pannie Kianzad UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun 12, 2021
11 Ketlen Vieira 95 Miesha Tate UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
13 Bea Malecki 92 Veronica Hardy UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
14 Raquel Pennington 91 Mayra Bueno Silva UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
15 Norma Dumont 89 Irene Aldana UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
16 Valerie Letourneau 85 Elizabeth Phillips UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov Jun 14, 2014
17 Irene Aldana 84 Leslie Smith UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Dec 17, 2016
17 Jasmine Jasudavicius 84 Priscila Cachoeira UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
19 Karol Rosa 82 Vanessa Melo UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jul 11, 2020
19 Julianna Pena 82 Raquel Pennington UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Oct 5, 2024
21 Lucie Pudilova 81 Irene Aldana UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Sep 8, 2018
21 Holly Holm 81 Irene Aldana UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana Oct 3, 2020
23 Jessamyn Duke 80 Peggy Morgan The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale Nov 30, 2013
23 Irene Aldana 80 Lucie Pudilova UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Sep 8, 2018
25 Irene Aldana 79 Vanessa Melo UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Sep 21, 2019
26 Norma Dumont 78 Ashlee Evans-Smith UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark Nov 28, 2020
27 Lucie Pudilova 77 Lina Lansberg UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar 18, 2017
28 Pannie Kianzad 76 Bethe Correia UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Jul 25, 2020
29 Leslie Smith 74 Amanda Lemos UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Jul 16, 2017
29 Melissa Croden 74 Tainara Lisboa UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen Oct 18, 2025
31 Amanda Nunes 72 Raquel Pennington UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington May 12, 2018
31 Priscila Cachoeira 72 Klaudia Sygula UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira Feb 7, 2026
33 Pannie Kianzad 71 Jessica-Rose Clark UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar Nov 9, 2019
34 Lucie Pudilova 70 Sarah Moras UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Feb 18, 2018
34 Karol Rosa 70 Bethe Correia UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker Oct 2, 2021
34 Karol Rosa 70 Pannie Kianzad UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 Aug 10, 2024
37 Sijara Eubanks 69 Sarah Moras UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira May 13, 2020
37 Julianna Pena 69 Amanda Nunes UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Dec 11, 2021
39 Lauren Murphy 67 Kelly Faszholz UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy Feb 21, 2016
39 Irene Aldana 67 Bethe Correia UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade May 11, 2019
39 Veronica Hardy 67 Bea Malecki UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
39 Amanda Nunes 67 Julianna Pena UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Jul 30, 2022
39 Daria Zhelezniakova 67 Melissa Mullins UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Jun 21, 2025
44 Jessica-Rose Clark 66 Sarah Alpar UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020
45 Ketlen Vieira 65 Sijara Eubanks UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Sep 26, 2020
46 Rosi Sexton 64 Jessica Andrade UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz Oct 26, 2013
46 Marion Reneau 64 Alexis Dufresne UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier Jan 3, 2015
48 Amanda Nunes 63 Germaine de Randamie UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
48 Klaudia Sygula 63 Irina Alekseeva UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Jun 21, 2025
50 Sijara Eubanks 60 Aspen Ladd UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee May 18, 2019

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them.