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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =651 | Veronica Hardy | 51% | 16 of 31 | 10 |
| =651 | Yana Santos | 51% | 16 of 31 | 12 |
| 653 | Rafael Cavalcante | 51% | 17 of 33 | 5 |
| 654 | Mike Davis | 51% | 18 of 35 | 8 |
| 655 | Igor Pokrajac | 51% | 19 of 37 | 13 |
| 656 | Melquizael Costa | 50% | 27 of 53 | 10 |
| 657 | Abdul Razak Alhassan | 50% | 28 of 55 | 14 |
| 658 | Trevor Peek | 50% | 36 of 71 | 6 |
| =659 | Anthony Smith | 50% | 24 of 48 | 25 |
| =659 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | 50% | 15 of 30 | 9 |
| =659 | Brunno Ferreira | 50% | 13 of 26 | 11 |
| =659 | Bryan Barberena | 50% | 62 of 124 | 19 |
| =659 | Dricus Du Plessis | 50% | 15 of 30 | 11 |
| =659 | Edgar Chairez | 50% | 13 of 26 | 8 |
| =659 | Gaston Bolanos | 50% | 12 of 24 | 5 |
| =659 | Hatsu Hioki | 50% | 10 of 20 | 8 |
| =659 | Hugo Viana | 50% | 10 of 20 | 6 |
| =659 | Ji Yeon Kim | 50% | 10 of 20 | 10 |
| =659 | Joby Sanchez | 50% | 13 of 26 | 5 |
| =659 | Jon Tuck | 50% | 10 of 20 | 9 |
| =659 | Jonathan Pearce | 50% | 12 of 24 | 9 |
| =659 | Katlyn Cerminara | 50% | 26 of 52 | 17 |
| =659 | Marion Reneau | 50% | 23 of 46 | 13 |
| =659 | Michihiro Omigawa | 50% | 24 of 48 | 7 |
| =659 | Mitch Clarke | 50% | 12 of 24 | 7 |
| =659 | Niko Price | 50% | 21 of 42 | 21 |
| =659 | Nora Cornolle | 50% | 11 of 22 | 7 |
| =659 | Punahele Soriano | 50% | 21 of 42 | 12 |
| =659 | Ryan Spann | 50% | 19 of 38 | 17 |
| =659 | Tony Gravely | 50% | 10 of 20 | 8 |
| =659 | Tyson Pedro | 50% | 12 of 24 | 11 |
| =659 | Vitor Miranda | 50% | 14 of 28 | 7 |
| =683 | Antonina Shevchenko | 48% | 16 of 33 | 8 |
| =683 | Cesar Almeida | 48% | 16 of 33 | 6 |
| =683 | Luis Pena | 48% | 16 of 33 | 8 |
| 686 | Seth Baczynski | 48% | 15 of 31 | 11 |
| 687 | Joel Alvarez | 48% | 14 of 29 | 12 |
| =688 | Maycee Barber | 48% | 13 of 27 | 13 |
| =688 | Rogerio Bontorin | 48% | 13 of 27 | 6 |
| =690 | Laureano Staropoli | 48% | 12 of 25 | 6 |
| =690 | Wanderlei Silva | 48% | 12 of 25 | 12 |
| 692 | Mac Danzig | 47% | 23 of 48 | 13 |
| =693 | Alex Morono | 47% | 22 of 46 | 24 |
| =693 | Marcus Davis | 47% | 11 of 23 | 15 |
| =693 | Michel Prazeres | 47% | 11 of 23 | 14 |
| 696 | Mauricio Rua | 47% | 31 of 65 | 24 |
| =697 | Istela Nunes | 47% | 10 of 21 | 5 |
| =697 | Jim Miller | 47% | 50 of 105 | 47 |
| =697 | Kevin Burns | 47% | 10 of 21 | 5 |
| =697 | Pete Sell | 47% | 10 of 21 | 7 |