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Most leg strikes in a fight in UFC lightweight history

Max Holloway holds the UFC lightweight record for most leg strikes in a fight with 57 leg strikes, against Justin Gaethje at UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterLeg strikesOpponentEvent
1 Max Holloway 57 Justin Gaethje UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
2 Benson Henderson 53 Donald Cerrone UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver Jan 18, 2015
3 Jordan Leavitt 52 Trey Ogden UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Apr 16, 2022
4 Donald Cerrone 50 Vagner Rocha UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin Jun 11, 2011
4 Justin Gaethje 50 Dustin Poirier UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Apr 14, 2018
6 Stevie Ray 46 Jessin Ayari UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith Oct 27, 2018
6 Chris Padilla 46 MarQuel Mederos UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg Apr 11, 2026
8 Tony Ferguson 45 Rafael Dos Anjos UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Nov 5, 2016
9 Trey Ogden 42 Daniel Zellhuber UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Sep 17, 2022
10 Chris Padilla 41 Nasrat Haqparast UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
11 John Makdessi 40 Jesus Pinedo UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Mar 23, 2019
11 Dan Hooker 40 Paul Felder UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker Feb 22, 2020
13 Chris Gruetzemacher 39 Abner Lloveras The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Dec 11, 2015
14 Bryan Barberena 37 Chad Laprise UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015
14 Justin Gaethje 37 Eddie Alvarez UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Dec 2, 2017
14 Clay Guida 37 Mark Madsen UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Aug 21, 2021
14 Jamie Mullarkey 37 John Makdessi UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
18 Justin Gaethje 36 Michael Johnson The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Jul 7, 2017
18 John Makdessi 36 Francisco Trinaldo UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
18 Tony Ferguson 36 Justin Gaethje UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
21 Hermes Franca 35 Marcus Aurelio UFC 90: Silva vs Cote Oct 25, 2008
21 David Kaplan 35 George Roop UFC 98: Evans vs Machida May 23, 2009
23 Marcus LeVesseur 34 Carlo Prater UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot Oct 5, 2012
23 Tiago dos Santos e Silva 34 Akbarh Arreola UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown Jul 26, 2014
23 King Green 34 Rashid Magomedov UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Apr 15, 2017
23 Donald Cerrone 34 Al Iaquinta UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019
23 Lando Vannata 34 Yancy Medeiros UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz Feb 15, 2020
23 Francisco Prado 34 Daniel Zellhuber UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024
29 Caol Uno 33 BJ Penn UFC 41: Onslaught Feb 28, 2003
29 Sam Stout 33 Paul Taylor UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez Oct 23, 2010
29 Michel Quinones 33 Sage Northcutt UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Nov 11, 2017
29 Ignacio Bahamondes 33 Roosevelt Roberts UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Aug 21, 2021
29 Justin Gaethje 33 Max Holloway UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
29 Gauge Young 33 Thiago Moises UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott Apr 18, 2026
35 Donald Cerrone 32 Jeremy Stephens UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier May 15, 2012
35 Rafael Dos Anjos 32 Anthony Njokuani UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman Jul 11, 2012
35 Benson Henderson 32 Nate Diaz UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Dec 8, 2012
35 Landon Quinones 32 Nasrat Haqparast UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
39 Dennis Siver 31 Spencer Fisher The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale Jun 19, 2010
39 Sam Stout 31 James Krause UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Jun 15, 2013
39 Michael Johnson 31 Nate Diaz UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Dec 19, 2015
39 Edson Barboza 31 Anthony Pettis UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux Apr 23, 2016
39 Rafael Fiziev 31 King Green UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Aug 7, 2021
39 MarQuel Mederos 31 Mark Choinski UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Jun 7, 2025
39 Max Holloway 31 Dustin Poirier UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
46 Terry Etim 30 Sam Stout UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Oct 18, 2008
46 Clay Guida 30 Nate Diaz UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 Jan 31, 2009
46 Joshua Burkman 30 KJ Noons UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Feb 6, 2016
46 Charles Jourdain 30 Desmond Green UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee May 18, 2019
46 Justin Gaethje 30 Tony Ferguson UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
46 Roberto Romero 30 David Onama UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic Nov 16, 2024

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