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CLINCH STRIKER

Fighters who do their most effective striking in the clinch, against the body and the fence.

Ranked by archetype percentile (weighted score of the components above, vs established UFC fighters), among all fighters whatever their own archetype. Latest Style DNA profile · 5+ UFC fights · fought in the last 18 months.

Top Clinch StrikersAs of 2026-10-10
  1. #1Drakkar KloseLightweight · PrimaryP99
  2. #2Dusko TodorovicMiddleweight · PrimaryP98
  3. #3Nicolas DalbyWelterweight · PrimaryP97
  4. #4Cody GibsonBantamweight · PrimaryP96
  5. #5Martin BudayHeavyweight · PrimaryP96
  6. #6Curtis BlaydesHeavyweight · primary: GRAPPLING CONTROLLERP95
  7. #7Charles JourdainBantamweight · primary: VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKERP95
  8. #8Nazim SadykhovLightweight · PrimaryP95
  9. #9Chidi NjokuaniWelterweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP94
  10. #10Islam MakhachevWelterweight · primary: GRAPPLING CONTROLLERP94
  11. #11Nikolay VeretennikovWelterweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP94
  12. #12Benoit Saint DenisLightweight · primary: HIGH-PACE GRINDERP93
  13. #13Marc-Andre BarriaultMiddleweight · PrimaryP93
  14. #14Themba GorimboWelterweight · primary: PRESSURE WRESTLERP92
  15. #15Malcolm WellmakerBantamweight · primary: POWER STRIKERP92
  16. #16Rafael Dos AnjosLightweight · PrimaryP91
  17. #17Chepe MariscalFeatherweight · PrimaryP90
  18. #18Xiao LongBantamweight · PrimaryP90
  19. #19Nikita KrylovLight Heavyweight · primary: SUBMISSION HUNTERP90
  20. #20Daniel MarcosBantamweight · primary: PRECISION STRIKERP90
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