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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Lucas Martins | 76% | 23 of 30 | 7 |
| =152 | Loopy Godinez | 76% | 36 of 47 | 15 |
| =152 | Ludovit Klein | 76% | 36 of 47 | 13 |
| =154 | Daniel Cormier | 76% | 26 of 34 | 15 |
| =154 | Lyoto Machida | 76% | 65 of 85 | 24 |
| 156 | Israel Adesanya | 76% | 81 of 106 | 19 |
| 157 | Valentina Shevchenko | 76% | 42 of 55 | 19 |
| =158 | Anderson Silva | 76% | 58 of 76 | 25 |
| =158 | Holly Holm | 76% | 29 of 38 | 16 |
| 160 | Cody Stamann | 76% | 45 of 59 | 15 |
| 161 | BJ Penn | 76% | 109 of 143 | 27 |
| =162 | Bryan Caraway | 76% | 16 of 21 | 10 |
| =162 | Ion Cutelaba | 76% | 32 of 42 | 21 |
| =162 | Pat Barry | 76% | 16 of 21 | 12 |
| =165 | Kevin Borjas | 76% | 19 of 25 | 7 |
| =165 | Merab Dvalishvili | 76% | 38 of 50 | 17 |
| 167 | Michel Pereira | 75% | 41 of 54 | 16 |
| =168 | Da Woon Jung | 75% | 22 of 29 | 9 |
| =168 | Thomas Almeida | 75% | 22 of 29 | 10 |
| 170 | Austin Lingo | 75% | 34 of 45 | 5 |
| 171 | Ross Pearson | 75% | 64 of 85 | 26 |
| =172 | Albert Tumenov | 75% | 27 of 36 | 8 |
| =172 | Arman Tsarukyan | 75% | 30 of 40 | 13 |
| =172 | Chidi Njokuani | 75% | 30 of 40 | 11 |
| =172 | Desmond Green | 75% | 18 of 24 | 7 |
| =172 | Felice Herrig | 75% | 15 of 20 | 10 |
| =172 | Gilbert Melendez | 75% | 18 of 24 | 7 |
| =172 | Guram Kutateladze | 75% | 27 of 36 | 5 |
| =172 | Jalin Turner | 75% | 36 of 48 | 15 |
| =172 | Jamie Pickett | 75% | 30 of 40 | 9 |
| =172 | Jessica Andrade | 75% | 69 of 92 | 30 |
| =172 | Joshua Van | 75% | 69 of 92 | 12 |
| =172 | Kevin Lee | 75% | 30 of 40 | 19 |
| =172 | Kyler Phillips | 75% | 30 of 40 | 10 |
| =172 | Lyman Good | 75% | 15 of 20 | 6 |
| =172 | MarQuel Mederos | 75% | 21 of 28 | 5 |
| =172 | Nathaniel Wood | 75% | 48 of 64 | 15 |
| =172 | Rich Attonito | 75% | 21 of 28 | 5 |
| =172 | Tim Sylvia | 75% | 33 of 44 | 13 |
| =172 | Travis Browne | 75% | 21 of 28 | 17 |
| =172 | Viviane Araujo | 75% | 30 of 40 | 13 |
| 192 | Jens Pulver | 74% | 53 of 71 | 9 |
| 193 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 74% | 50 of 67 | 19 |
| 194 | Randy Brown | 74% | 47 of 63 | 22 |
| =195 | Bruno Silva | 74% | 35 of 47 | 11 |
| =195 | Raulian Paiva | 74% | 35 of 47 | 7 |
| 197 | Ismail Naurdiev | 74% | 32 of 43 | 8 |
| =198 | Alex Perez | 74% | 29 of 39 | 16 |
| =198 | Norma Dumont | 74% | 29 of 39 | 13 |
| 200 | Andre Winner | 74% | 26 of 35 | 6 |