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Most total strikes in a fight in UFC middleweight history

Khamzat Chimaev holds the UFC middleweight record for most total strikes in a fight with 529 total strikes, against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTotal strikesOpponentEvent
1 Khamzat Chimaev 529 Dricus Du Plessis UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Aug 16, 2025
2 Chael Sonnen 320 Anderson Silva UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Aug 7, 2010
3 JunYong Park 260 John Phillips UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie Oct 17, 2020
4 Jared Cannonier 257 Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
5 Jack Hermansson 256 Jacare Souza UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019
6 Gregory Rodrigues 243 Anthony Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
7 Riki Fukuda 229 Tom DeBlass UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le Nov 10, 2012
8 Derek Brunson 226 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20, 2021
9 Shara Magomedov 222 Bruno Silva UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Oct 21, 2023
10 Sean Strickland 221 Uriah Hall UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Jul 31, 2021
11 Anthony Hernandez 219 Michel Pereira UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct 19, 2024
12 Matt Lindland 215 Phil Baroni UFC 34: High Voltage Nov 2, 2001
13 Chael Sonnen 214 Nate Marquardt UFC 109: Relentless Feb 6, 2010
14 Rich Franklin 211 David Loiseau UFC 58: USA vs Canada Mar 4, 2006
15 Phil Baroni 210 Curtis Stout UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Feb 23, 2001
16 Chris Leben 208 Terry Martin UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Sep 19, 2007
17 Marvin Vettori 202 Jack Hermansson UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 5, 2020
18 Chris Leben 200 Luigi Fioravanti UFC Fight Night 4 Apr 6, 2006
18 Ryan Janes 200 Andrew Sanchez The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Dec 1, 2017
20 Kevin Holland 192 Alessio Di Chirico UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019
20 Reinier de Ridder 192 Robert Whittaker UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder Jul 26, 2025
22 Kevin Holland 190 Derek Brunson UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20, 2021
22 Marc-Andre Barriault 190 Abu Azaitar UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Mar 27, 2021
24 Ed Herman 189 David Loiseau UFC 97: Redemption Apr 18, 2009
25 Jack Hermansson 188 Joe Pyfer UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer Feb 10, 2024
26 Riki Fukuda 187 Steve Cantwell UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Feb 25, 2012
27 Chris Leben 185 Patrick Cote UFC Fight Night 1 Aug 6, 2005
28 Logan Clark 183 Steve Byrnes UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs Dec 13, 2006
28 Jacob Malkoun 183 AJ Dobson UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022
28 Sean Strickland 183 Dricus Du Plessis UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
28 Denis Tiuliulin 183 Sedriques Dumas UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Aug 3, 2024
32 Sean Strickland 182 Paulo Costa UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024
33 Chris Leben 181 Jay Silva UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz Jan 11, 2010
34 Dave Menne 180 Gil Castillo UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001
34 Matt Lindland 180 Phil Baroni UFC 41: Onslaught Feb 28, 2003
36 Magnus Cedenblad 179 Scott Askham UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story Oct 4, 2014
37 Deron Winn 171 Eric Spicely UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019
38 Robert Whittaker 169 Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021
39 Alex Pereira 165 Bruno Silva UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022
40 Kevin Holland 164 John Phillips UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Nov 24, 2018
41 Garreth McLellan 163 Bubba Bush UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka Oct 24, 2015
41 Kevin Holland 163 Darren Stewart UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020
41 Israel Adesanya 163 Jared Cannonier UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul 2, 2022
44 Chris Leben 162 Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin Jul 3, 2010
45 Luke Rockhold 161 Chris Weidman UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Dec 12, 2015
45 Sean Strickland 161 Jack Hermansson UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
47 Sean Strickland 160 Khamzat Chimaev UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
48 Tafon Nchukwi 159 Jamie Pickett UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020
49 Paulo Costa 158 Sean Strickland UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024
50 Phil Hawes 157 Kyle Daukaus UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson May 8, 2021
50 Sean Strickland 157 Jared Cannonier UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022

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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.