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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349 | Steve Erceg | 67% | 31 of 46 | 9 |
| 352 | Lauren Murphy | 67% | 33 of 49 | 15 |
| 353 | Marvin Vettori | 67% | 41 of 61 | 19 |
| 354 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | 67% | 47 of 70 | 18 |
| 355 | Charles Johnson | 66% | 87 of 130 | 16 |
| =356 | Alex Garcia | 66% | 14 of 21 | 10 |
| =356 | Ashley Yoder | 66% | 16 of 24 | 11 |
| =356 | Ben Saunders | 66% | 32 of 48 | 19 |
| =356 | Cody Brundage | 66% | 22 of 33 | 16 |
| =356 | Conor McGregor | 66% | 22 of 33 | 15 |
| =356 | Dione Barbosa | 66% | 14 of 21 | 6 |
| =356 | Edmen Shahbazyan | 66% | 38 of 57 | 16 |
| =356 | Efrain Escudero | 66% | 30 of 45 | 12 |
| =356 | Enrique Barzola | 66% | 14 of 21 | 10 |
| =356 | Esteban Ribovics | 66% | 38 of 57 | 9 |
| =356 | Forrest Petz | 66% | 28 of 42 | 7 |
| =356 | Jai Herbert | 66% | 22 of 33 | 10 |
| =356 | Jake Matthews | 66% | 28 of 42 | 24 |
| =356 | James Head | 66% | 16 of 24 | 5 |
| =356 | Kyle Noke | 66% | 20 of 30 | 12 |
| =356 | Lando Vannata | 66% | 36 of 54 | 14 |
| =356 | Liz Carmouche | 66% | 16 of 24 | 10 |
| =356 | Marc Diakiese | 66% | 22 of 33 | 15 |
| =356 | Maxim Grishin | 66% | 16 of 24 | 5 |
| =356 | Mike Easton | 66% | 22 of 33 | 7 |
| =356 | Nikolay Veretennikov | 66% | 18 of 27 | 6 |
| =356 | Richard Walsh | 66% | 20 of 30 | 6 |
| =356 | Sean Pierson | 66% | 14 of 21 | 6 |
| =356 | Sijara Eubanks | 66% | 14 of 21 | 10 |
| 380 | Christian Rodriguez | 66% | 51 of 77 | 10 |
| =381 | Germaine de Randamie | 66% | 39 of 59 | 10 |
| =381 | Tony Ferguson | 66% | 39 of 59 | 24 |
| =383 | Montel Jackson | 65% | 62 of 94 | 14 |
| =383 | Phil Baroni | 65% | 31 of 47 | 10 |
| =385 | Chris Gruetzemacher | 65% | 29 of 44 | 7 |
| =385 | Constantinos Philippou | 65% | 29 of 44 | 10 |
| =385 | Denise Gomes | 65% | 29 of 44 | 9 |
| =385 | Ode Osbourne | 65% | 29 of 44 | 13 |
| =385 | Omari Akhmedov | 65% | 29 of 44 | 15 |
| 390 | Michael Chiesa | 65% | 27 of 41 | 22 |
| =391 | Leandro Silva | 65% | 25 of 38 | 8 |
| =391 | Mark Hunt | 65% | 50 of 76 | 18 |
| =391 | Rob Emerson | 65% | 25 of 38 | 7 |
| 394 | Mitch Gagnon | 65% | 23 of 35 | 8 |
| =395 | Frankie Edgar | 65% | 42 of 64 | 30 |
| =395 | Josh Culibao | 65% | 21 of 32 | 8 |
| =395 | Pannie Kianzad | 65% | 21 of 32 | 11 |
| =398 | Dwight Grant | 65% | 19 of 29 | 8 |
| =398 | Thiago Santos | 65% | 38 of 58 | 24 |
| 400 | Benson Henderson | 65% | 53 of 81 | 14 |