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Most leg strikes in a fight in UFC women's strawweight history

Joanna Jedrzejczyk holds the UFC women's strawweight record for most leg strikes in a fight with 78 leg strikes, against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterLeg strikesOpponentEvent
1 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 78 Michelle Waterson-Gomez UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 12, 2019
2 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 75 Jessica Andrade UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos May 13, 2017
3 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 70 Valerie Letourneau UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm Nov 14, 2015
4 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 64 Karolina Kowalkiewicz UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor Nov 12, 2016
5 Zhang Weili 58 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Mar 7, 2020
5 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 58 Zhang Weili UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Mar 7, 2020
7 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 54 Rose Namajunas UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
8 Emily Ducote 51 Jessica Penne UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez Jul 16, 2022
9 Yan Xiaonan 46 Mackenzie Dern UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022
10 Joanne Wood 41 Seo Hee Ham The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale Dec 12, 2014
10 Tecia Pennington 41 Carla Esparza UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Oct 5, 2024
12 Jessica Andrade 40 Marina Rodriguez UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
13 Nina Nunes 39 Angela Hill UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Nov 11, 2017
14 Emily Ducote 35 Vanessa Demopoulos UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy May 18, 2024
15 Tecia Pennington 34 Denise Gomes UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown Nov 8, 2025
16 Marina Rodriguez 33 Mackenzie Dern UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez Oct 9, 2021
16 Zhang Weili 33 Rose Namajunas UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
18 Tecia Pennington 32 Mackenzie Dern UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022
19 Zhang Weili 31 Danielle Taylor UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Aug 4, 2018
20 Chan-Mi Jeon 30 JJ Aldrich UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt Jun 10, 2017
21 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 29 Claudia Gadelha The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
21 Nina Nunes 29 Claudia Gadelha UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Dec 8, 2018
23 Tecia Pennington 28 Rose Namajunas UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans Apr 16, 2016
23 Zhang Weili 28 Tecia Pennington UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mar 2, 2019
25 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 27 Jessica Penne UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne Jun 20, 2015
25 Yan Xiaonan 27 Viviane Pereira UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards Jun 23, 2018
25 Diana Belbita 27 Hannah Goldy UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Jul 24, 2021
25 Jinh Yu Frey 27 Ashley Yoder UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Jul 31, 2021
25 Michelle Waterson-Gomez 27 Luana Pinheiro UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr 8, 2023
25 Montserrat Conejo Ruiz 27 Alice Ardelean UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Nov 1, 2025
31 Joanne Wood 26 Cynthia Calvillo UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Jul 16, 2017
31 Yan Xiaonan 26 Syuri Kondo UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Nov 24, 2018
31 Cortney Casey 26 Cynthia Calvillo UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
31 Sam Hughes 26 Yazmin Jauregui UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024
35 Randa Markos 25 Juliana Lima UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jan 27, 2018
35 Angela Hill 25 Maryna Moroz UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens Feb 24, 2018
35 Elise Reed 25 Cory McKenna UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar 19, 2022
35 Yazmin Jauregui 25 Iasmin Lucindo UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz Aug 13, 2022
35 Josefine Knutsson 25 Julia Polastri UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira Jun 15, 2024
40 Jessica Aguilar 24 Claudia Gadelha UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia Aug 1, 2015
40 Alexa Grasso 24 Felice Herrig UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie Feb 4, 2017
40 Cortney Casey 24 Jessica Aguilar UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos May 13, 2017
40 Cynthia Calvillo 24 Cortney Casey UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
40 Tatiana Suarez 24 Nina Nunes UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun 8, 2019
40 Sam Hughes 24 Luana Pinheiro UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
40 Tabatha Ricci 24 Gillian Robertson UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Jun 24, 2023
40 Stephanie Luciano 24 Ravena Oliveira UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen Oct 18, 2025
40 Alexia Thainara 24 Amanda Lemos UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld Aug 8, 2026
49 Nina Nunes 23 Randa Markos UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Jul 28, 2018
49 Alexa Grasso 23 Karolina Kowalkiewicz UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun 8, 2019
49 Livinha Souza 23 Ashley Yoder UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Aug 15, 2020
49 Michelle Waterson-Gomez 23 Angela Hill UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Sep 12, 2020
49 Tecia Pennington 23 Angela Hill UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Aug 7, 2021
49 Shanelle Dyer 23 Elise Reed UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026

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