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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =401 | Hakeem Dawodu | 65% | 32 of 49 | 10 |
| =401 | Luana Carolina | 65% | 32 of 49 | 10 |
| 403 | Davey Grant | 65% | 30 of 46 | 16 |
| 404 | Melvin Guillard | 65% | 58 of 89 | 22 |
| 405 | Keith Jardine | 65% | 28 of 43 | 13 |
| =406 | Ali Bagautinov | 65% | 13 of 20 | 7 |
| =406 | Dennis Siver | 65% | 39 of 60 | 21 |
| =406 | Fatima Kline | 65% | 13 of 20 | 5 |
| =406 | Ignacio Bahamondes | 65% | 26 of 40 | 11 |
| =406 | Jared Gooden | 65% | 13 of 20 | 7 |
| =406 | Scott Askham | 65% | 13 of 20 | 6 |
| =406 | Stipe Miocic | 65% | 13 of 20 | 19 |
| =406 | Vitor Belfort | 65% | 26 of 40 | 26 |
| 414 | Yan Xiaonan | 64% | 37 of 57 | 14 |
| 415 | Alex Caceres | 64% | 85 of 131 | 30 |
| =416 | James Krause | 64% | 24 of 37 | 13 |
| =416 | Paul Felder | 64% | 48 of 74 | 15 |
| 418 | Robbie Lawler | 64% | 70 of 108 | 25 |
| 419 | Jared Cannonier | 64% | 46 of 71 | 21 |
| 420 | Tim Means | 64% | 68 of 105 | 30 |
| 421 | Garrett Armfield | 64% | 22 of 34 | 5 |
| 422 | Chris Curtis | 64% | 53 of 82 | 12 |
| =423 | Guido Cannetti | 64% | 20 of 31 | 10 |
| =423 | Roy Nelson | 64% | 20 of 31 | 19 |
| =425 | Robert Peralta | 64% | 29 of 45 | 8 |
| =425 | Vince Morales | 64% | 29 of 45 | 12 |
| 427 | Uriah Hall | 64% | 38 of 59 | 19 |
| =428 | Jorge Rivera | 64% | 27 of 42 | 15 |
| =428 | Josh Koscheck | 64% | 18 of 28 | 25 |
| =428 | Renato Moicano | 64% | 27 of 42 | 20 |
| 431 | Rich Franklin | 64% | 34 of 53 | 20 |
| 432 | Diana Belbita | 64% | 25 of 39 | 8 |
| 433 | Rogerio Nogueira | 64% | 41 of 64 | 13 |
| =434 | Carlos Hernandez | 64% | 16 of 25 | 7 |
| =434 | Daniel Rodriguez | 64% | 32 of 50 | 15 |
| =434 | Joe Duffy | 64% | 16 of 25 | 8 |
| =434 | Shane Young | 64% | 16 of 25 | 7 |
| =434 | Steven Peterson | 64% | 16 of 25 | 8 |
| 439 | Keita Nakamura | 63% | 23 of 36 | 11 |
| 440 | Matt Brown | 63% | 76 of 119 | 30 |
| =441 | Alex Oliveira | 63% | 30 of 47 | 22 |
| =441 | Paulo Thiago | 63% | 30 of 47 | 13 |
| 443 | Leon Edwards | 63% | 79 of 124 | 20 |
| =444 | Brad Scott | 63% | 21 of 33 | 8 |
| =444 | Luke Barnatt | 63% | 21 of 33 | 6 |
| =444 | Mark Hominick | 63% | 14 of 22 | 7 |
| =444 | Michael Page | 63% | 14 of 22 | 6 |
| =444 | Zhang Weili | 63% | 21 of 33 | 13 |
| =449 | Amanda Lemos | 63% | 33 of 52 | 16 |
| =449 | Sam Hughes | 63% | 33 of 52 | 12 |