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Most total strikes in a fight in UFC lightweight history

Nate Diaz holds the UFC lightweight record for most total strikes in a fight with 260 total strikes, against Donald Cerrone at UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTotal strikesOpponentEvent
1 Nate Diaz 260 Donald Cerrone UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
2 Kevin Lee 233 Edson Barboza UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Apr 21, 2018
3 Trey Ogden 225 Kurt Holobaugh UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Mar 23, 2024
4 Chase Hooper 217 Nick Fiore UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill May 20, 2023
5 Sean Sherk 215 Hermes Franca UFC 73: Stacked Jul 7, 2007
6 Frank Camacho 212 Damien Brown UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura Nov 18, 2017
7 Isaac Vallie-Flagg 211 Takanori Gomi UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira Apr 26, 2014
8 Max Holloway 208 Dustin Poirier UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019
8 Dustin Poirier 208 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
10 Jared Gordon 203 Leonardo Santos UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Aug 20, 2022
11 Max Holloway 201 Dustin Poirier UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025
12 Tony Ferguson 200 Rafael Dos Anjos UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Nov 5, 2016
12 Justin Gaethje 200 Paddy Pimblett UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Jan 24, 2026
14 Grant Dawson 195 Diego Ferreira UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
15 Efrain Escudero 194 Rodrigo de Lima UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch Feb 14, 2015
16 Mac Danzig 193 Matt Wiman UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011
17 King Green 188 Nasrat Haqparast UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022
18 King Green 187 Jim Miller UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
19 Alvin Robinson 186 Jorge Gurgel UFC 77: Hostile Territory Oct 20, 2007
20 Evan Dunham 185 Ricky Glenn UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Sep 17, 2016
21 Evan Dunham 183 TJ Grant UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
21 Benson Henderson 183 Nate Diaz UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Dec 8, 2012
23 Dan Hooker 182 Dustin Poirier UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
24 Max Holloway 181 Justin Gaethje UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
25 Dustin Poirier 180 Max Holloway UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019
26 Dustin Poirier 179 Justin Gaethje UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Apr 14, 2018
27 Rafaello Oliveira 178 Yoislandy Izquierdo UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 Jul 7, 2012
28 Joe Solecki 177 Matt Wiman UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Dec 7, 2019
28 Dan Hooker 177 Nasrat Haqparast UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
30 Chris Gruetzemacher 176 Rafa Garcia UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Jul 31, 2021
31 Enrique Barzola 173 Horacio Gutierrez UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum Nov 21, 2015
31 Scott Holtzman 173 Darrell Horcher UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Dec 9, 2017
33 Khabib Nurmagomedov 172 Al Iaquinta UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
33 Dan Hooker 172 Jalin Turner UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Jul 8, 2023
33 Nasrat Haqparast 172 Landon Quinones UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
36 Rich Clementi 171 Terry Etim UFC 84: Ill Will May 24, 2008
36 TJ Grant 171 Evan Dunham UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
36 Jared Gordon 171 Dan Moret UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos Jun 29, 2019
36 Kurt Holobaugh 171 Kaynan Kruschewsky UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba Jul 20, 2024
40 Spencer Fisher 170 Curt Warburton UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama Oct 16, 2010
40 Jordan Leavitt 170 Claudio Puelles UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Jun 5, 2021
40 Jared Gordon 170 Nasrat Haqparast UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Jun 22, 2024
40 Paddy Pimblett 170 Justin Gaethje UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Jan 24, 2026
40 Benoit Saint Denis 170 Dan Hooker UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Jan 31, 2026
45 Ryan Hall 169 Artem Lobov The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Dec 11, 2015
46 Alexander Volkanovski 164 Islam Makhachev UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Feb 11, 2023
46 Chris Padilla 164 MarQuel Mederos UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg Apr 11, 2026
48 Ramsey Nijem 163 Danny Downes UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Oct 29, 2011
48 Jared Gordon 163 Hacran Dias UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida Oct 28, 2017
50 Frankie Edgar 162 Spencer Fisher UFC 78: Validation Nov 17, 2007
50 Eddie Alvarez 162 Justin Gaethje UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Dec 2, 2017

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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.