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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =697 | Rhys McKee | 47% | 10 of 21 | 6 |
| =697 | Roosevelt Roberts | 47% | 10 of 21 | 10 |
| 703 | Lina Lansberg | 47% | 18 of 38 | 11 |
| 704 | Carla Esparza | 47% | 17 of 36 | 16 |
| 705 | Diego Sanchez | 47% | 33 of 70 | 32 |
| =706 | Dan Miller | 47% | 16 of 34 | 13 |
| =706 | Jason Knight | 47% | 16 of 34 | 9 |
| 708 | Khaos Williams | 46% | 15 of 32 | 12 |
| =709 | Ramiz Brahimaj | 46% | 14 of 30 | 10 |
| =709 | Ray Borg | 46% | 21 of 45 | 12 |
| 711 | Paddy Pimblett | 46% | 13 of 28 | 9 |
| =712 | Eric Shelton | 46% | 12 of 26 | 6 |
| =712 | Jesus Aguilar | 46% | 18 of 39 | 7 |
| 714 | Julian Marquez | 45% | 11 of 24 | 8 |
| 715 | Matthew Semelsberger | 45% | 16 of 35 | 11 |
| =716 | Christian Wellisch | 45% | 10 of 22 | 5 |
| =716 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | 45% | 10 of 22 | 11 |
| 718 | Brandon Royval | 45% | 29 of 64 | 13 |
| =719 | Miranda Maverick | 45% | 14 of 31 | 12 |
| =719 | Pete Williams | 45% | 14 of 31 | 8 |
| =721 | Jeremiah Wells | 45% | 9 of 20 | 8 |
| =721 | Jonathan Goulet | 45% | 9 of 20 | 9 |
| =721 | Robert Whiteford | 45% | 9 of 20 | 5 |
| =721 | William Knight | 45% | 9 of 20 | 7 |
| 725 | Charles Jourdain | 44% | 31 of 69 | 18 |
| 726 | Aljamain Sterling | 44% | 22 of 49 | 23 |
| 727 | Phillipe Nover | 44% | 17 of 38 | 7 |
| 728 | John Moraga | 44% | 29 of 65 | 14 |
| 729 | Patrick Cote | 44% | 24 of 54 | 21 |
| 730 | Viacheslav Borshchev | 44% | 27 of 61 | 10 |
| 731 | Ricky Turcios | 44% | 15 of 34 | 6 |
| 732 | Lerone Murphy | 44% | 26 of 59 | 11 |
| 733 | Pat Healy | 44% | 11 of 25 | 6 |
| 734 | Nik Lentz | 43% | 36 of 82 | 25 |
| 735 | Nate Diaz | 43% | 43 of 98 | 27 |
| 736 | Tom Watson | 43% | 24 of 55 | 7 |
| =737 | Brock Larson | 43% | 10 of 23 | 6 |
| =737 | Matt Schnell | 43% | 10 of 23 | 17 |
| 739 | Felipe Colares | 43% | 19 of 44 | 6 |
| =740 | Maryna Moroz | 42% | 9 of 21 | 12 |
| =740 | Wellington Turman | 42% | 9 of 21 | 9 |
| 742 | Luke Cummo | 42% | 23 of 54 | 7 |
| 743 | Josh Neer | 42% | 27 of 64 | 15 |
| 744 | Ricardo Lamas | 41% | 13 of 31 | 17 |
| =745 | Armen Petrosyan | 41% | 10 of 24 | 7 |
| =745 | Josh Parisian | 41% | 10 of 24 | 7 |
| =745 | Sage Northcutt | 41% | 10 of 24 | 8 |
| 748 | Felipe Arantes | 41% | 17 of 41 | 12 |
| 749 | Leonard Garcia | 41% | 14 of 34 | 9 |
| 750 | Joe Stevenson | 41% | 16 of 39 | 16 |