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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Karl Roberson | 40% | 11 of 27 | 10 |
| 752 | Mackenzie Dern | 40% | 13 of 32 | 17 |
| 753 | Abel Trujillo | 40% | 23 of 57 | 11 |
| =754 | Antoni Hardonk | 40% | 8 of 20 | 8 |
| =754 | Gerald Meerschaert | 40% | 18 of 45 | 26 |
| =754 | Pete Spratt | 40% | 8 of 20 | 7 |
| 757 | Cortney Casey | 39% | 19 of 48 | 15 |
| 758 | Terry Etim | 39% | 13 of 33 | 11 |
| 759 | Chas Skelly | 39% | 9 of 23 | 12 |
| 760 | Matt Serra | 38% | 12 of 31 | 14 |
| 761 | Cole Miller | 38% | 17 of 44 | 20 |
| 762 | George Sullivan | 38% | 10 of 26 | 7 |
| 763 | Molly McCann | 38% | 13 of 34 | 14 |
| 764 | Charles Rosa | 38% | 19 of 50 | 13 |
| =765 | Damon Jackson | 37% | 11 of 29 | 14 |
| =765 | Matt Frevola | 37% | 11 of 29 | 12 |
| =767 | Aleksei Oleinik | 37% | 9 of 24 | 17 |
| =767 | Gillian Robertson | 37% | 9 of 24 | 21 |
| 769 | Edwin Figueroa | 37% | 13 of 35 | 6 |
| 770 | Rob Font | 37% | 33 of 89 | 21 |
| 771 | TJ Grant | 36% | 14 of 38 | 11 |
| 772 | Hermes Franca | 36% | 25 of 68 | 11 |
| 773 | Rony Jason | 36% | 11 of 30 | 9 |
| 774 | David Loiseau | 36% | 12 of 33 | 9 |
| 775 | Kurt Holobaugh | 36% | 13 of 36 | 9 |
| =776 | Dan Hardy | 35% | 11 of 31 | 10 |
| =776 | Mike Rodriguez | 35% | 11 of 31 | 8 |
| =778 | Curtis Blaydes | 35% | 7 of 20 | 22 |
| =778 | Godofredo Pepey | 35% | 7 of 20 | 11 |
| =778 | Jake Shields | 35% | 7 of 20 | 8 |
| =781 | Damir Hadzovic | 34% | 16 of 46 | 10 |
| =781 | Garreth McLellan | 34% | 8 of 23 | 5 |
| 783 | Carlos Condit | 34% | 30 of 87 | 19 |
| 784 | Paige VanZant | 34% | 11 of 32 | 9 |
| 785 | Polyana Viana | 33% | 7 of 21 | 12 |
| 786 | Louis Smolka | 32% | 19 of 59 | 17 |
| 787 | Brendson Ribeiro | 32% | 9 of 28 | 8 |
| =788 | Chris Clements | 32% | 8 of 25 | 5 |
| =788 | Roman Dolidze | 32% | 8 of 25 | 15 |
| =788 | TJ Brown | 32% | 8 of 25 | 8 |
| 791 | Vinc Pichel | 31% | 12 of 38 | 12 |
| =792 | Don'Tale Mayes | 31% | 10 of 32 | 12 |
| =792 | Jeremy Horn | 31% | 10 of 32 | 13 |
| 794 | Rani Yahya | 31% | 9 of 29 | 21 |
| =795 | Ivan Menjivar | 30% | 8 of 26 | 9 |
| =795 | Paul Kelly | 30% | 8 of 26 | 9 |
| =795 | Teruto Ishihara | 30% | 8 of 26 | 9 |
| 798 | Jared Hamman | 30% | 11 of 36 | 7 |
| =799 | Drew Fickett | 30% | 7 of 23 | 7 |
| =799 | Josh Fremd | 30% | 7 of 23 | 6 |