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Most significant strikes in a fight in UFC middleweight history

Jared Cannonier holds the UFC middleweight record for most significant strikes in a fight with 241 significant strikes, against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterSignificant strikesOpponentEvent
1 Jared Cannonier 241 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
2 Sean Strickland 186 Uriah Hall UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Jul 31, 2021
3 Sean Strickland 182 Paulo Costa UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024
4 Gregory Rodrigues 174 Anthony Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
5 Sean Strickland 173 Dricus Du Plessis UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
6 Deron Winn 169 Eric Spicely UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019
7 Marvin Vettori 164 Jack Hermansson UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 5, 2020
8 Ryan Janes 159 Andrew Sanchez The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Dec 1, 2017
9 Paulo Costa 158 Sean Strickland UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024
10 Sean Strickland 153 Jack Hermansson UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
10 Marvin Vettori 153 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
10 Caio Borralho 153 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho Aug 24, 2024
13 Sean Strickland 152 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
13 Anthony Hernandez 152 Michel Pereira UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct 19, 2024
15 Robert Whittaker 150 Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021
15 Nick Diaz 150 Robbie Lawler UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
17 Jack Hermansson 148 Jacare Souza UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019
18 Dricus Du Plessis 147 Sean Strickland UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
19 Chris Curtis 142 Roman Kopylov UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025
20 Marc-Andre Barriault 141 Abu Azaitar UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Mar 27, 2021
20 Jared Cannonier 141 Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
20 Roman Dolidze 141 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Mar 15, 2025
23 Chris Curtis 140 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
23 Michal Oleksiejczuk 140 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira Feb 7, 2026
25 Jack Hermansson 137 Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
25 Sean Strickland 137 Israel Adesanya UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
25 Dricus Du Plessis 137 Sean Strickland UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
28 Dricus Du Plessis 136 Kamaru Usman UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 2026
29 Ozzy Diaz 135 Djorden Santos UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
30 Robbie Lawler 131 Nick Diaz UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
30 Djorden Santos 131 Ozzy Diaz UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
32 Roman Kopylov 130 Chris Curtis UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025
33 Robert Whittaker 128 Yoel Romero UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun 9, 2018
33 Sean Strickland 128 Dricus Du Plessis UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
35 Rich Franklin 127 David Loiseau UFC 58: USA vs Canada Mar 4, 2006
35 Armen Petrosyan 127 Gregory Rodrigues UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26, 2022
35 Daniel Rodriguez 127 Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Jun 22, 2024
35 Marco Tulio 127 Tresean Gore UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
39 Luke Rockhold 126 Chris Weidman UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Dec 12, 2015
40 Yoel Romero 125 Paulo Costa UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17, 2019
41 Riki Fukuda 124 Steve Cantwell UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Feb 25, 2012
41 Chris Curtis 124 Brendan Allen UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 Apr 6, 2024
43 Kevin Holland 123 John Phillips UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Nov 24, 2018
43 Sean Strickland 123 Khamzat Chimaev UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
45 Jack Hermansson 122 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 5, 2020
45 Marc-Andre Barriault 122 Chris Curtis UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
47 Jack Hermansson 121 Joe Pyfer UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer Feb 10, 2024
48 Tafon Nchukwi 120 Jamie Pickett UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020
49 Michael Bisping 119 Dan Henderson UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson Oct 8, 2016
49 Israel Adesanya 119 Brad Tavares The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale Jul 6, 2018

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