UFC striking statistics by weight class

Significant strikes landed and absorbed per minute, striking accuracy and defense and knockdowns for UFC fighters, by weight class. UFC bouts from the last 3 years where both fighters' statistics are published, by the bout's weight class; fighters need 5+ bouts and 45+ minutes. Leaders: Middleweight: Sean Strickland (6.99); Lightweight: King Green (9.29); Bantamweight: Payton Talbott (6.06); Flyweight: Joshua Van (8.14).

Bouts through October 16, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Middleweight

Top 15 of 29 by Sig. strikes landed per min. Sorting a column reorders these 15 rows only.

UFC Middleweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Sean Strickland (31-7)	6.99	5.81	44.0%	54.1%	0.15	5 (102)	Research
2	Shara Magomedov (17-1)	5.54	3.61	62.8%	45.4%	0.31	7 (97)	Research
3	Gregory Rodrigues (20-6)	5.36	3.58	49.1%	52.5%	1.20	7 (88)	Research
4	Marc-Andre Barriault (17-11)	4.94	7.63	46.2%	39.7%	0.29	6 (52)	Research
5	Edmen Shahbazyan (17-6)	4.76	3.17	48.1%	60.9%	1.15	7 (65)	Research
6	Caio Borralho (18-2)	4.70	3.61	54.0%	60.8%	0.58	5 (77)	Research
7	Christian Leroy Duncan (15-3)	4.55	1.86	58.8%	57.5%	0.40	9 (111)	Research
8	Roman Kopylov (16-5)	4.46	5.68	48.8%	49.0%	1.04	7 (87)	Research
9	Dricus Du Plessis (23-3)	4.41	4.44	44.8%	54.4%	0.00	5 (119)	Research
10	Zach Reese (10-4)	4.37	3.32	52.0%	48.8%	0.29	8 (52)	Research
11	Anthony Hernandez (15-4)	4.23	3.65	55.7%	52.4%	0.00	6 (101)	Research
12	Dustin Stoltzfus (17-8)	3.84	3.24	51.1%	49.5%	0.52	6 (58)	Research
13	Tresean Gore (8-4)	3.83	6.28	47.9%	42.0%	0.00	5 (53)	Research
14	Jared Cannonier (18-10)	3.64	5.52	42.0%	45.7%	0.39	5 (77)	Research
15	Brendan Allen (28-7)	3.59	4.14	50.9%	47.8%	0.00	8 (128)	Research

Lightweight

Top 15 of 21 by Sig. strikes landed per min. Sorting a column reorders these 15 rows only.

UFC Lightweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	King Green (36-18-1)	9.29	4.38	59.9%	56.4%	0.97	8 (47)	Research
2	Esteban Ribovics (17-3)	8.12	6.93	41.3%	54.4%	0.92	7 (66)	Research
3	Nasrat Haqparast (18-7)	7.68	8.84	47.3%	57.3%	0.61	5 (49)	Research
4	Chris Padilla (18-6-1)	6.66	4.85	54.4%	51.5%	0.22	6 (68)	Research
5	Paddy Pimblett (24-4)	6.17	4.06	55.6%	43.3%	0.26	5 (57)	Research
6	Bolaji Oki (10-4)	6.17	5.15	44.7%	61.1%	0.27	5 (56)	Research
7	Benoît Saint Denis (17-4)	5.56	3.01	65.2%	36.6%	0.66	8 (46)	Research
8	Viacheslav Borshchev (8-7-1)	5.43	5.15	47.7%	57.5%	0.00	6 (69)	Research
9	Mateusz Rębecki (21-5)	5.28	4.99	48.0%	53.1%	0.45	6 (67)	Research
10	Rafa Garcia (19-5)	4.55	5.40	44.8%	59.2%	0.23	5 (64)	Research
11	Tom Nolan (11-1)	4.42	3.73	44.6%	49.7%	0.00	5 (50)	Research
12	Alexander Hernandez (19-9)	4.04	3.91	38.9%	66.0%	0.90	6 (67)	Research
13	Ludovit Klein (24-6-1)	3.74	3.19	53.0%	53.5%	0.54	6 (84)	Research
14	Grant Dawson (24-3-1)	3.51	1.86	50.7%	42.2%	0.00	5 (54)	Research
15	Jim Miller (39-19)	3.41	6.25	46.9%	47.6%	0.00	5 (50)	Research

Bantamweight

Top 15 of 18 by Sig. strikes landed per min. Sorting a column reorders these 15 rows only.

UFC Bantamweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Payton Talbott (12-1)	6.06	2.97	58.8%	44.6%	1.17	7 (64)	Research
2	Mario Bautista (18-3)	5.70	4.14	49.3%	55.0%	0.35	6 (85)	Research
3	Jean Matsumoto (18-2)	5.11	4.79	39.0%	50.4%	0.00	5 (70)	Research
4	Daniel Marcos (19-1)	4.91	3.85	59.1%	53.6%	0.24	5 (63)	Research
5	Vinicius Oliveira (24-4)	4.52	2.72	43.1%	56.9%	0.43	5 (70)	Research
6	Sean O'Malley (20-3)	4.48	3.28	58.8%	56.6%	0.17	5 (89)	Research
7	Merab Dvalishvili (21-5)	4.37	3.32	41.8%	50.9%	0.00	6 (130)	Research
8	Xiao Long (27-12)	4.24	3.63	45.8%	46.5%	0.22	5 (68)	Research
9	Raoni Barcelos (22-6)	4.04	3.34	51.1%	59.6%	0.00	6 (94)	Research
10	Marlon Vera (24-12-1)	3.79	6.22	39.7%	42.0%	0.73	5 (82)	Research
11	Umar Nurmagomedov (20-2)	3.43	2.20	52.2%	58.4%	0.00	6 (102)	Research
12	Song Yadong (24-9-1)	3.30	3.35	46.5%	45.3%	0.16	6 (97)	Research
13	Ricky Simon (22-8-1)	2.95	5.09	38.7%	58.2%	0.17	7 (87)	Research
14	Montel Jackson (16-4)	2.45	1.42	49.2%	52.2%	1.13	5 (53)	Research
15	Cody Gibson (22-13)	2.45	2.13	50.5%	52.7%	0.00	6 (57)	Research

Flyweight

Top 15 of 18 by Sig. strikes landed per min. Sorting a column reorders these 15 rows only.

UFC Flyweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Joshua Van (18-2)	8.14	5.70	57.6%	57.0%	0.77	11 (156)	Research
2	Brandon Royval (18-9)	8.00	6.05	43.7%	40.8%	0.00	6 (87)	Research
3	Steve Erceg (14-5)	5.23	4.53	48.5%	56.0%	0.16	7 (94)	Research
4	Bruno Silva (15-9-2)	4.75	6.17	54.3%	47.0%	0.46	6 (66)	Research
5	Alexandre Pantoja (30-7)	4.68	4.62	51.8%	45.9%	0.00	6 (94)	Research
6	Charles Johnson (20-9)	4.64	4.13	47.7%	52.3%	0.54	9 (112)	Research
7	Brandon Moreno (24-10-2)	4.34	4.63	45.7%	64.4%	0.00	6 (112)	Research
8	Manel Kape (23-7)	4.12	3.09	55.6%	51.6%	0.81	5 (55)	Research
9	Lone'er Kavanagh (10-2)	4.10	3.93	50.0%	53.5%	0.19	5 (78)	Research
10	Sumudaerji (20-7)	3.94	1.71	48.2%	66.2%	0.18	6 (82)	Research
11	Andre Lima (12-1)	3.86	3.05	56.0%	58.9%	0.00	6 (79)	Research
12	Alessandro Costa (17-5)	3.55	4.21	46.7%	53.3%	0.60	5 (50)	Research
13	Kevin Borjas (11-6)	3.30	5.92	42.3%	49.0%	0.56	7 (80)	Research
14	Tatsuro Taira (18-2)	3.07	4.85	46.9%	43.4%	0.47	6 (64)	Research
15	Alex Perez (26-11)	2.99	3.21	39.7%	55.4%	0.68	7 (66)	Research

Welterweight

Top 15 of 16 by Sig. strikes landed per min. Sorting a column reorders these 15 rows only.

UFC Welterweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Chidi Njokuani (26-12)	7.23	3.78	63.7%	59.5%	0.22	6 (69)	Research
2	Gabriel Bonfim (20-1)	4.65	3.52	48.2%	64.7%	0.18	6 (81)	Research
3	Sean Brady (19-2)	4.62	1.89	53.4%	52.6%	0.00	5 (62)	Research
4	Alex Morono (24-13)	4.48	7.31	33.9%	49.1%	0.00	5 (64)	Research
5	Randy Brown (20-8)	4.45	3.42	47.4%	51.8%	0.26	5 (58)	Research
6	Carlos Prates (24-7)	4.37	4.35	54.1%	47.7%	2.32	8 (78)	Research
7	Punahele Soriano (13-5)	4.15	2.30	59.5%	39.8%	0.25	5 (61)	Research
8	Mike Malott (14-2-1)	3.93	3.10	51.7%	56.3%	0.72	5 (62)	Research
9	Kevin Holland (29-15)	3.87	3.11	50.2%	46.5%	0.37	6 (81)	Research
10	Jake Matthews (23-8)	3.59	3.23	41.5%	60.0%	0.20	6 (74)	Research
11	Oban Elliott (12-5)	3.56	2.26	49.3%	59.6%	0.23	6 (66)	Research
12	Joaquin Buckley (21-8)	3.31	2.83	42.1%	60.2%	0.33	6 (90)	Research
13	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (25-10-1)	3.08	5.07	42.1%	49.9%	0.00	5 (48)	Research
14	Neil Magny (32-15)	2.97	2.47	56.9%	40.1%	0.00	7 (59)	Research
15	Ian Machado Garry (17-2)	2.96	2.05	49.5%	51.4%	0.00	6 (120)	Research

Featherweight

UFC Featherweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Jose Miguel Delgado (12-3)	5.42	3.93	51.6%	52.7%	0.98	6 (61)	Research
2	Sean Woodson (14-2-1)	5.36	4.10	46.3%	59.8%	0.25	5 (61)	Research
3	Andre Fili (26-14)	4.48	5.99	40.6%	45.5%	0.42	8 (71)	Research
4	Diego Lopes (28-8)	4.40	4.89	46.5%	49.4%	1.05	7 (86)	Research
5	Melquizael Costa (26-8)	4.30	3.27	47.4%	46.2%	0.39	7 (77)	Research
6	Christian Rodriguez (13-4)	4.26	3.39	53.8%	55.1%	0.22	6 (69)	Research
7	Nathaniel Wood (23-7)	4.24	3.98	52.8%	48.9%	0.67	6 (90)	Research
8	Jean Silva (18-3)	4.22	4.01	53.6%	53.4%	1.46	7 (62)	Research
9	Morgan Charrière (21-13-1)	3.46	5.35	42.4%	50.7%	0.48	6 (62)	Research
10	Dan Ige (19-12)	3.18	3.79	42.2%	51.9%	0.61	5 (49)	Research
11	Youssef Zalal (18-6-1)	2.83	1.85	56.1%	65.9%	0.26	6 (58)	Research
12	Muhammad Naimov (13-5)	2.15	2.76	39.1%	44.3%	0.00	7 (70)	Research
13	Joanderson Brito (20-5-1)	1.86	2.03	51.4%	38.1%	0.00	7 (69)	Research
14	Pat Sabatini (22-5)	1.40	0.95	48.3%	57.1%	0.00	5 (51)	Research

Light Heavyweight

UFC Light Heavyweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Navajo Stirling (11-0)	6.41	2.46	54.2%	59.4%	0.46	6 (65)	Research
2	Jiří Procházka (32-6-1)	5.49	5.87	55.5%	48.4%	0.86	6 (53)	Research
3	Alex Pereira (13-4)	5.23	3.29	62.2%	56.7%	1.18	6 (63)	Research
4	Dustin Jacoby (22-10-1)	4.84	4.04	52.1%	51.6%	0.92	6 (49)	Research
5	Rodolfo Bellato (13-4-1)	4.80	5.99	58.3%	45.7%	0.51	6 (59)	Research
6	Alonzo Menifield (19-6-1)	3.93	4.86	45.0%	48.9%	0.61	8 (74)	Research
7	Julius Walker (8-3)	3.85	3.59	57.4%	42.2%	0.33	5 (45)	Research
8	Oumar Sy (12-3)	3.85	2.06	51.5%	65.0%	0.00	5 (48)	Research
9	Bogdan Guskov (18-4-1)	3.68	3.30	58.4%	46.9%	0.96	6 (63)	Research
10	Magomed Ankalaev (22-2-1)	3.46	3.12	52.5%	49.1%	0.20	6 (75)	Research
11	Ion Cutelaba (20-12-1)	3.25	3.66	44.2%	42.6%	0.00	6 (61)	Research
12	Modestas Bukauskas (21-7)	2.92	4.00	45.7%	50.3%	0.46	7 (66)	Research
13	Brendson Ribeiro (18-11)	2.64	3.38	39.8%	52.5%	0.23	9 (66)	Research

Women's Strawweight

UFC Women's Strawweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Alice Ardelean (12-7)	7.00	4.97	46.2%	61.4%	0.00	5 (70)	Research
2	Julia Polastri (15-6)	6.18	5.21	58.2%	58.2%	0.20	6 (76)	Research
3	Angela Hill (19-16)	5.73	5.42	56.0%	54.9%	0.00	6 (90)	Research
4	Sam Hughes (11-7)	5.28	5.33	48.4%	61.7%	0.00	5 (67)	Research
5	Loopy Godínez (15-6)	4.91	4.49	48.1%	62.0%	0.00	7 (98)	Research
6	Ketlen Souza (17-7)	4.22	4.05	53.2%	53.0%	0.38	7 (80)	Research
7	Denise Gomes (13-3)	4.04	3.24	47.9%	51.5%	0.43	6 (70)	Research
8	Tabatha Ricci (12-5)	3.56	5.00	36.0%	56.1%	0.00	7 (98)	Research
9	Mackenzie Dern (17-5)	3.41	3.23	43.1%	54.8%	0.00	6 (103)	Research
10	Talita Alencar (8-1-1)	3.24	3.24	35.7%	54.0%	0.00	5 (75)	Research
11	Gillian Robertson (17-9)	2.68	2.18	50.9%	59.2%	0.00	6 (85)	Research
12	Virna Jandiroba (23-4)	2.19	2.66	42.0%	54.0%	0.00	5 (80)	Research
13	Amanda Lemos (15-7-1)	2.08	1.65	55.7%	47.8%	0.18	6 (85)	Research

Heavyweight

UFC Heavyweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Curtis Blaydes (20-6)	5.33	5.14	54.2%	48.8%	0.00	5 (52)	Research
2	Mick Parkin (10-2)	4.15	4.63	46.9%	54.4%	0.29	5 (52)	Research
3	Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4)	4.14	3.16	45.9%	56.8%	0.66	10 (113)	Research
4	Jhonata Diniz (9-2)	3.67	3.40	58.8%	58.4%	0.27	5 (56)	Research
5	Marcin Tybura (27-12)	3.29	3.29	41.6%	51.4%	0.00	7 (63)	Research
6	Serghei Spivac (18-7)	3.02	5.00	42.4%	52.3%	0.00	5 (52)	Research
7	Sergei Pavlovich (21-3)	2.99	3.30	40.8%	55.6%	0.32	5 (47)	Research
8	Shamil Gaziev (15-3)	2.97	5.10	45.3%	45.4%	0.54	7 (56)	Research
9	Don'Tale Mayes (11-9)	2.89	3.36	42.9%	50.1%	0.24	5 (61)	Research
10	Thomas Petersen (11-5)	2.78	2.15	55.7%	58.9%	0.25	6 (60)	Research
11	Tai Tuivasa (15-11)	2.15	3.43	46.3%	44.0%	0.00	5 (64)	Research
12	Derrick Lewis (29-14)	1.58	3.68	39.7%	29.5%	0.56	5 (54)	Research
13	Jailton Almeida (22-5)	1.51	1.75	60.9%	44.1%	0.00	6 (68)	Research

Women's Bantamweight

UFC Women's Bantamweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Karol Rosa (19-8)	5.52	4.47	55.9%	50.7%	0.00	5 (75)	Research
2	Jacqueline Cavalcanti (10-2)	4.68	3.05	44.0%	61.4%	0.00	5 (75)	Research
3	Joselyne Edwards (18-6)	4.42	3.06	54.3%	48.4%	0.26	6 (57)	Research
4	Norma Dumont (13-4)	4.39	2.89	51.0%	59.5%	0.00	5 (75)	Research
5	Daria Zhelezniakova (10-4)	3.86	3.43	40.5%	62.4%	0.00	5 (54)	Research
6	Ailin Perez (14-2)	2.75	2.02	54.0%	55.7%	0.19	6 (79)	Research
7	Nora Cornolle (10-4)	2.64	2.11	55.6%	57.6%	0.22	6 (68)	Research

Women's Flyweight

UFC Women's Flyweight: Sig. strikes landed per min, last 3 years
#	Fighter	Sig. strikes landed per min	Absorbed per min	Accuracy	Defense	Knockdowns per 15	Bouts (min)	In StatsNext
1	Wang Cong (10-2)	6.73	3.68	55.9%	56.8%	0.38	6 (80)	Research
2	Rose Namajunas (15-8)	3.93	3.85	42.1%	65.8%	0.35	5 (85)	Research
3	Jamey-Lyn Horth (9-3)	3.55	2.33	43.4%	65.6%	0.00	6 (77)	Research
4	Jasmine Jasudavicius (15-4)	2.65	2.49	42.2%	52.6%	0.00	6 (61)	Research
5	Dione Barbosa (10-4)	2.24	2.40	45.8%	64.0%	0.00	6 (68)	Research
6	Karine Silva (19-7)	1.96	2.59	40.3%	53.1%	0.00	5 (75)	Research

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