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Most significant strikes in a fight in UFC lightweight history

Nate Diaz holds the UFC lightweight record for most significant strikes in a fight with 238 significant strikes, against Donald Cerrone at UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterSignificant strikesOpponentEvent
1 Nate Diaz 238 Donald Cerrone UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
2 Tony Ferguson 199 Rafael Dos Anjos UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Nov 5, 2016
3 Max Holloway 198 Dustin Poirier UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
4 King Green 188 Nasrat Haqparast UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022
5 King Green 186 Jim Miller UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
6 Max Holloway 181 Dustin Poirier UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019
6 Max Holloway 181 Justin Gaethje UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
8 Dustin Poirier 178 Max Holloway UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019
9 Dustin Poirier 174 Justin Gaethje UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Apr 14, 2018
10 Nasrat Haqparast 171 Landon Quinones UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
11 TJ Grant 164 Evan Dunham UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
12 Evan Dunham 160 TJ Grant UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
13 Esteban Ribovics 156 Daniel Zellhuber UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
13 Paddy Pimblett 156 Justin Gaethje UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Jan 24, 2026
15 Eddie Alvarez 155 Justin Gaethje UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Dec 2, 2017
15 Dan Hooker 155 Dustin Poirier UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
17 Frank Camacho 154 Damien Brown UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura Nov 18, 2017
18 Nate Diaz 153 Michael Johnson UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Dec 19, 2015
18 Dustin Poirier 153 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
20 Evan Dunham 152 Rodrigo Damm UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier Jan 3, 2015
21 Chase Hooper 149 Nick Fiore UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill May 20, 2023
22 Landon Quinones 148 Nasrat Haqparast UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
23 Esteban Ribovics 147 Nasrat Haqparast UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev Mar 1, 2025
23 Chris Padilla 147 MarQuel Mederos UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg Apr 11, 2026
25 Nasrat Haqparast 146 Jared Gordon UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Jun 22, 2024
26 Evan Dunham 144 Ricky Glenn UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Sep 17, 2016
26 Justin Gaethje 144 Paddy Pimblett UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Jan 24, 2026
28 Justin Gaethje 143 Tony Ferguson UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
28 King Green 143 Rafael Fiziev UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Aug 7, 2021
28 Viacheslav Borshchev 143 Nazim Sadykhov UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira Nov 11, 2023
31 Kevin Lee 142 Edson Barboza UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Apr 21, 2018
32 Rafa Garcia 141 Clay Guida UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen Apr 15, 2023
32 Jared Gordon 141 Nasrat Haqparast UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Jun 22, 2024
34 Paul Taylor 140 Sam Stout UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez Oct 23, 2010
35 Mike Davis 139 Thomas Gifford UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 12, 2019
36 Donald Cerrone 138 Al Iaquinta UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019
37 King Green 137 Tony Ferguson UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Jul 29, 2023
37 Gauge Young 137 Stan Dorsainvil UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
39 Tony Ferguson 136 Justin Gaethje UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
39 Bolaji Oki 136 Michael Aswell Jr. UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber May 31, 2025
41 Marco Polo Reyes 135 Dong Hyun Ma UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Jun 4, 2016
41 Nasrat Haqparast 135 Esteban Ribovics UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev Mar 1, 2025
43 Khabib Nurmagomedov 134 Al Iaquinta UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
44 John Makdessi 131 Ross Pearson UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Jul 28, 2018
45 Takanori Gomi 130 Isaac Vallie-Flagg UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira Apr 26, 2014
46 Chris Gruetzemacher 128 Joe Lauzon UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
47 Evan Dunham 127 Joe Lauzon The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Dec 11, 2015
48 Edson Barboza 126 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta Dec 15, 2018
48 Ignacio Bahamondes 126 Rongzhu UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26, 2022
50 Dan Hooker 125 Jalin Turner UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Jul 8, 2023
50 Rongzhu 125 Kody Steele UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
50 Chris Padilla 125 Nasrat Haqparast UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026

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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.