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    Most Knockdowns in a UFC Round

    The most knockdowns ever scored inside a single five-minute round — by one fighter, and by both fighters combined.

    50 record performances
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    1
    Steven Nguyen
    Steven Nguyen vs Mohammad Yahya
    5 Knockdowns Round 1
    2
    Matt Frevola
    Matt Frevola vs Genaro Valdez
    4 Knockdowns Round 1
    3
    Josh Emmett
    Josh Emmett vs Felipe Arantes
    4 Knockdowns Round 1
    4
    Khalil Rountree Jr.
    Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Eryk Anders
    4 Knockdowns Round 2
    5
    Ramazan Temirov
    Ramazan Temirov vs CJ Vergara
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    6
    Rhys McKee vs Daniel Frunza
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    7
    Israel Adesanya
    Israel Adesanya vs Derek Brunson
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    8
    Mike Perry
    Mike Perry vs Hyun Gyu Lim
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    9
    Michal Oleksiejczuk
    Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    10
    Pedro Munhoz
    Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    11
    Alex White
    Alex White vs Mitch Clarke
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    12
    Steve Garcia
    Steve Garcia vs Chase Hooper
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    13
    Constantinos Philippou
    Constantinos Philippou vs Jared Hamman
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    14
    Yui Chul Nam
    Yui Chul Nam vs Kazuki Tokudome
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    15
    Jessica Andrade
    Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie Dern
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    16
    Luiz Cane
    Luiz Cane vs Jason Lambert
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    17
    Anderson Silva
    Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    18
    Daniel Rodriguez
    Daniel Rodriguez vs Dwight Grant
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    19
    TJ Grant
    TJ Grant vs Gray Maynard
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    20
    Douglas Silva de Andrade
    Douglas Silva de Andrade vs Sergey Morozov
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    21
    Matheus Nicolau
    Matheus Nicolau vs Louis Smolka
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    22
    Brian Stann
    Brian Stann vs Chris Leben
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    23
    Cain Velasquez
    Cain Velasquez vs Brad Morris
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    24
    Gray Maynard
    Gray Maynard vs Frankie Edgar
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    25
    Amanda Nunes
    Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    26
    Brad Blackburn
    Brad Blackburn vs James Giboo
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    27
    Donald Cerrone
    Donald Cerrone vs Yancy Medeiros
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    28
    Siyar Bahadurzada
    Siyar Bahadurzada vs Rob Wilkinson
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    29
    Israel Adesanya
    Israel Adesanya vs Kelvin Gastelum
    3 Knockdowns Round 5
    30
    Hugo Viana
    Hugo Viana vs Reuben Duran
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    31
    Bruno Silva
    Bruno Silva vs JP Buys
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    32
    Abdul Razak Alhassan
    Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Charlie Ward
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    33
    Gregory Rodrigues
    Gregory Rodrigues vs Julian Marquez
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    34
    John Lineker
    John Lineker vs Phil Harris
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    35
    Daniil Donchenko
    Daniil Donchenko vs Theodor Berggren
    2 Knockdowns Round 2
    36
    Sergei Pavlovich
    Sergei Pavlovich vs Tai Tuivasa
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    37
    Kurt Pellegrino
    Kurt Pellegrino vs Thiago Tavares
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    38
    Mark Hominick
    Mark Hominick vs George Roop
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    39
    Shane Burgos
    Shane Burgos vs Godofredo Pepey
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    40
    Vitor Belfort
    Vitor Belfort vs Dan Henderson
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    41
    Junior Dos Santos
    Junior Dos Santos vs Stefan Struve
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    42
    Jess Liaudin
    Jess Liaudin vs Anthony Torres
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    43
    Anthony Birchak
    Anthony Birchak vs Joe Soto
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    44
    Gerald Harris
    Gerald Harris vs Mario Miranda
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    45
    Melvin Guillard
    Melvin Guillard vs Dennis Siver
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    46
    John Dodson
    John Dodson vs Darrell Montague
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    47
    Walt Harris
    Walt Harris vs Jared Rosholt
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    48
    Taila Santos
    Taila Santos vs Joanne Wood
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    49
    Michael Bisping
    Michael Bisping vs Luke Rockhold
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    50
    Carlos Prates
    Carlos Prates vs Jack Della Maddalena
    2 Knockdowns Round 3

    The Most Knockdowns in a Single UFC Round

    A knockdown is the moment a fight stops being competitive. This page collects the rounds in which that moment happened more than once — the five-minute stretches where one fighter was put on the canvas repeatedly and somehow the bout kept going. It is ranked for one fighter and for both fighters combined.

    Restricting the window to a single round changes what the record measures. Over a full bout, knockdowns pile up across separate exchanges and separate rounds, so long fights hold an advantage they never earned in any one moment. Here there is no accumulation to hide behind: everything counted happened inside one uninterrupted round, which is why a wild opener on an early prelim can sit above a five-round title fight, and why a fighter who ultimately lost can still hold the top spot.

    How these records are measured

    Each row is one fighter's knockdowns in one scored round, sourced from official round-by-round statistics. Switch between the Single Fighter and Combined tabs to separate one-sided demolitions from two-way firefights where both athletes went down, and use the division filter to find the record inside a weight class. Every entry shows the round number and links through to the full fight.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the record for most knockdowns in a single UFC round?
    The table above ranks the highest knockdown counts ever logged inside one scored round, taken from official per-round statistics. Multiple knockdowns in the same five minutes is rare by nature — the referee is watching for exactly that pattern — so the top of this list is short, and the gap between first place and the pack is unusually wide.
    How is a one-round knockdown record different from a one-fight record?
    The fight record sums every round, so a bout in which someone was dropped once in round one and twice more in rounds three and five outranks a single catastrophic burst. This list ignores accumulation entirely and asks a narrower question: who did the most damage before the horn. A prelim fighter who dropped an opponent three times in ninety seconds outranks a champion who spread the same total across twenty-five minutes.
    Does a slip, a push, or a takedown count as a knockdown?
    No. Statisticians record a knockdown only when a legal strike puts an opponent down — losing balance on a kick, being shoved off, or being wrestled to the mat is never scored as one. That strictness is why the metric tracks genuine power so closely and why the numbers on this page stay small.
    How does a fighter survive several knockdowns in the same round?
    Usually through fast recovery, an immediate scramble, or the clock. A fighter who is dropped and back on his feet before the referee reaches him has met the standard to continue, and a knockdown late in the round can be rescued by the bell. Every row here links to the fight, so you can check whether the round ended in a finish or the fight carried on.