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Most leg strikes in a fight in UFC light heavyweight history

Marcin Prachnio holds the UFC light heavyweight record for most leg strikes in a fight with 63 leg strikes, against William Knight at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterLeg strikesOpponentEvent
1 Marcin Prachnio 63 William Knight UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023
2 Jon Jones 53 Alexander Gustafsson UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson Sep 21, 2013
3 Johnny Walker 51 Anthony Smith UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida May 13, 2023
4 Carlos Ulberg 50 Jan Blachowicz UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady Mar 22, 2025
5 Mauricio Rua 49 Lyoto Machida UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun Oct 24, 2009
6 Alex Pereira 48 Magomed Ankalaev UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
7 Jon Jones 46 Ovince Saint Preux UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux Apr 23, 2016
8 Jon Jones 45 Anthony Smith UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mar 2, 2019
9 Jon Jones 43 Dominick Reyes UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Feb 8, 2020
10 Forrest Griffin 41 Hector Ramirez UFC 72: Victory Jun 16, 2007
11 Marcin Prachnio 40 Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Jan 23, 2021
12 Tito Ortiz 39 Vladimir Matyushenko UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001
13 Khalil Rountree Jr. 38 Eryk Anders UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019
13 Alexander Gustafsson 38 Anthony Smith UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith Jun 1, 2019
15 Brandon Vera 36 Krzysztof Soszynski UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira Aug 29, 2009
15 Thiago Silva 36 Matt Hamill UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields Oct 9, 2013
17 Forrest Griffin 35 Quinton Jackson UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin Jul 5, 2008
17 Hu Yaozong 35 Rashad Coulter UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Nov 24, 2018
17 Anthony Smith 35 Ryan Spann UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie Aug 26, 2023
20 Aleksandar Rakic 34 Magomed Ankalaev UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway Oct 26, 2024
20 Bogdan Guskov 34 Magomed Ankalaev UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov Jul 25, 2026
22 Jon Jones 32 Thiago Santos UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Jul 6, 2019
22 Darko Stosic 32 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Aug 3, 2019
22 Johnny Walker 32 Thiago Santos UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker Oct 2, 2021
22 Da Woon Jung 32 Carlos Ulberg UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
22 Jan Blachowicz 32 Carlos Ulberg UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady Mar 22, 2025
27 Chuck Liddell 31 Vitor Belfort UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets Jun 22, 2002
27 Jimi Manuwa 31 Ryan Jimmo UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz Oct 26, 2013
27 Shamil Gamzatov 31 Klidson Abreu UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar Nov 9, 2019
30 Keith Jardine 30 Chuck Liddell UFC 76: Knockout Sep 22, 2007
30 Jon Jones 30 Quinton Jackson UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage Sep 24, 2011
30 Thiago Silva 30 Stanislav Nedkov UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le Nov 10, 2012
30 Gian Villante 30 Corey Anderson UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold Apr 18, 2015
30 Francimar Barroso 30 Ryan Jimmo UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves May 30, 2015
30 Jon Jones 30 Daniel Cormier UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul 29, 2017
30 Thiago Santos 30 Magomed Ankalaev UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022
30 Navajo Stirling 30 Ivan Erslan UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
30 Khalil Rountree Jr. 30 Jamahal Hill UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Jun 21, 2025
39 Chuck Liddell 29 Amar Suloev UFC 35: Throwdown Jan 11, 2002
39 Israel Adesanya 29 Jan Blachowicz UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021
39 Rodolfo Bellato 29 Jimmy Crute UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
39 Johnny Walker 29 Dominick Reyes UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg Apr 11, 2026
43 Kyle Kingsbury 28 Fabio Maldonado The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Jun 4, 2011
43 Volkan Oezdemir 28 Carlos Ulberg UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo Nov 23, 2024
43 Magomed Ankalaev 28 Alex Pereira UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
46 Forrest Griffin 27 Stephan Bonnar UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral Aug 26, 2006
46 Thiago Santos 27 Jon Jones UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Jul 6, 2019
46 Dominick Reyes 27 Jon Jones UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Feb 8, 2020
46 Maxim Grishin 27 Dustin Jacoby UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Feb 27, 2021
46 Roman Dolidze 27 Anthony Smith UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 Jun 29, 2024
46 Oumar Sy 27 Da Woon Jung UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis Sep 28, 2024

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