Best takedown defence
Share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped. At least 5 fights and 20 opponent attempts.
UFCStats has round-by-round statistics for only 83%–95% of fights in 1994–1998. Fights without them are left out of these totals.
UFC 1 (November 1993) is not in UFCStats, so its fights are missing.
817 fighters with at least 20 opponent takedown attempts.
| # | Fighter | % | Of | Fights with stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =600 | Chris Wade | 55% | 16 of 29 | 7 |
| =600 | Matt Mitrione | 55% | 16 of 29 | 14 |
| =603 | Alan Belcher | 55% | 27 of 49 | 15 |
| =603 | Steven Siler | 55% | 27 of 49 | 9 |
| =605 | Kai Kamaka III | 55% | 11 of 20 | 6 |
| =605 | Sodiq Yusuff | 55% | 11 of 20 | 10 |
| =605 | Zach Reese | 55% | 11 of 20 | 9 |
| 608 | Chris Leben | 54% | 39 of 71 | 22 |
| 609 | Charles Oliveira | 54% | 28 of 51 | 37 |
| 610 | Rafael Dos Anjos | 54% | 91 of 166 | 37 |
| 611 | Alexa Grasso | 54% | 40 of 73 | 16 |
| =612 | Jean Matsumoto | 54% | 23 of 42 | 6 |
| =612 | Joe Lauzon | 54% | 23 of 42 | 27 |
| 614 | Daniel Pineda | 54% | 29 of 53 | 14 |
| =615 | Brian Ortega | 54% | 18 of 33 | 14 |
| =615 | Farid Basharat | 54% | 12 of 22 | 7 |
| =615 | JunYong Park | 54% | 36 of 66 | 13 |
| 618 | Tabatha Ricci | 54% | 19 of 35 | 12 |
| 619 | Chris Lytle | 54% | 32 of 59 | 20 |
| 620 | Pat Miletich | 54% | 13 of 24 | 10 |
| =621 | Andrea Lee | 53% | 35 of 65 | 14 |
| =621 | Bill Algeo | 53% | 28 of 52 | 10 |
| =621 | Neil Seery | 53% | 28 of 52 | 7 |
| =621 | Sheymon Moraes | 53% | 14 of 26 | 5 |
| 625 | John Howard | 53% | 29 of 54 | 14 |
| =626 | Gilbert Burns | 53% | 22 of 41 | 25 |
| =626 | Phil Rowe | 53% | 22 of 41 | 9 |
| =628 | Bryan Battle | 53% | 15 of 28 | 9 |
| =628 | Ketlen Souza | 53% | 15 of 28 | 7 |
| 630 | Cheick Kongo | 53% | 32 of 60 | 18 |
| 631 | Anthony Njokuani | 53% | 33 of 62 | 8 |
| 632 | Nikita Krylov | 53% | 25 of 47 | 22 |
| 633 | Marcin Prachnio | 53% | 17 of 32 | 11 |
| 634 | Michal Oleksiejczuk | 52% | 18 of 34 | 19 |
| 635 | Russell Doane | 52% | 19 of 36 | 8 |
| =636 | David Onama | 52% | 20 of 38 | 9 |
| =636 | Dustin Ortiz | 52% | 40 of 76 | 14 |
| =636 | Randa Markos | 52% | 30 of 57 | 18 |
| =636 | Roger Huerta | 52% | 20 of 38 | 8 |
| =640 | Sean Soriano | 52% | 21 of 40 | 5 |
| =640 | Thiago Moises | 52% | 21 of 40 | 16 |
| =642 | Henry Briones | 52% | 11 of 21 | 5 |
| =642 | Nick Ring | 52% | 11 of 21 | 6 |
| =642 | Oban Elliott | 52% | 11 of 21 | 6 |
| =645 | Christos Giagos | 52% | 12 of 23 | 14 |
| =645 | Robert Valentin | 52% | 12 of 23 | 5 |
| =647 | Artem Lobov | 52% | 13 of 25 | 7 |
| =647 | Elise Reed | 52% | 26 of 50 | 10 |
| =647 | Kyle Kingsbury | 52% | 26 of 50 | 9 |
| 650 | Derrick Lewis | 51% | 55 of 106 | 32 |