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Most significant strikes in a fight in UFC welterweight history

Colby Covington holds the UFC welterweight record for most significant strikes in a fight with 179 significant strikes, against Robbie Lawler at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterSignificant strikesOpponentEvent
1 Colby Covington 179 Robbie Lawler UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Aug 3, 2019
2 Nick Diaz 178 BJ Penn UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Oct 29, 2011
2 Jack Della Maddalena 178 Belal Muhammad UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
4 Carlos Condit 176 Robbie Lawler UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit Jan 2, 2016
4 Alex Morono 176 Rhys McKee UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
6 Kamaru Usman 175 Colby Covington UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
6 Daniel Rodriguez 175 Gabe Green UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020
8 Rafael Dos Anjos 172 Robbie Lawler UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos Dec 16, 2017
9 Stephen Thompson 171 Geoff Neal UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020
10 Bryan Barberena 169 Vicente Luque UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
11 Rick Story 168 Gunnar Nelson UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story Oct 4, 2014
11 Alan Jouban 168 Jared Gooden UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Nov 21, 2020
13 Court McGee 166 Josh Neer UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Feb 23, 2013
13 Nate Diaz 166 Conor McGregor UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016
15 Conor McGregor 164 Nate Diaz UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016
16 Pascal Krauss 163 Mike Stumpf UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Jan 26, 2013
16 Vicente Luque 163 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
16 Stephen Thompson 163 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 3, 2022
19 Johny Hendricks 158 Robbie Lawler UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Mar 15, 2014
20 Chidi Njokuani 155 Joel Alvarez UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Aug 15, 2026
21 Chris Lytle 153 Matt Serra UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop Sep 25, 2010
22 Carlos Condit 151 Nick Diaz UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Feb 4, 2012
23 Robbie Lawler 150 Johny Hendricks UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Mar 15, 2014
23 Niko Price 150 Donald Cerrone UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020
25 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 149 Benoit Saint Denis UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct 30, 2021
25 Rolando Bedoya 149 Khaos Williams UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
27 Neil Magny 148 Hector Lombard UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir Mar 19, 2016
28 Bryan Barberena 147 Robbie Lawler UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul 2, 2022
29 Drew Dober 145 Frank Camacho UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jan 27, 2018
30 Punahele Soriano 144 Miguel Baeza UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov Jun 8, 2024
31 Colby Covington 143 Kamaru Usman UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019
32 Kamaru Usman 141 Tyron Woodley UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mar 2, 2019
32 Mounir Lazzez 141 Ange Loosa UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Apr 16, 2022
34 Stephen Thompson 138 Vicente Luque UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Nov 2, 2019
35 Amir Sadollah 134 Phil Baroni UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 Nov 21, 2009
35 Kevin Jousset 134 Song Kenan UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez Dec 9, 2023
37 William Macario 133 Bobby Voelker UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 Dec 28, 2013
37 Ty Miller 133 Billy Ray Goff UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld Aug 8, 2026
39 Belal Muhammad 132 Gilbert Burns UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
39 Belal Muhammad 132 Jack Della Maddalena UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
41 Georges St-Pierre 131 Jon Fitch UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Aug 9, 2008
42 Kamaru Usman 130 Rafael Dos Anjos The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Nov 30, 2018
42 Vicente Luque 130 Niko Price UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
42 Khaos Williams 130 Rolando Bedoya UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
42 Sean Brady 130 Gilbert Burns UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady Sep 7, 2024
46 Tim Means 129 Sergio Moraes UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Feb 3, 2018
46 Niko Price 129 Vicente Luque UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
46 Belal Muhammad 129 Dhiego Lima UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Feb 13, 2021
46 Daniel Rodriguez 129 Mike Perry UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021
46 Ange Loosa 129 AJ Fletcher UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Aug 20, 2022

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