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    Most Combined Knockdowns in a UFC Round

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

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    1
    Mohammad Yahya
    Mohammad Yahya vs Steven Nguyen
    Steven Nguyen
    5 Knockdowns Round 1
    2
    Eryk Anders
    Eryk Anders vs Khalil Rountree Jr.
    Khalil Rountree Jr.
    4 Knockdowns Round 2
    3
    Felipe Arantes
    Felipe Arantes vs Josh Emmett
    Josh Emmett
    4 Knockdowns Round 1
    4
    Matt Frevola
    Matt Frevola vs Genaro Valdez
    Genaro Valdez
    4 Knockdowns Round 1
    5
    Daniel Rodriguez
    Daniel Rodriguez vs Dwight Grant
    Dwight Grant
    4 Knockdowns Round 1
    6
    Derek Brunson
    Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya
    Israel Adesanya
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    7
    Gray Maynard
    Gray Maynard vs TJ Grant
    TJ Grant
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    8
    Alex Oliveira
    Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros
    Yancy Medeiros
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    9
    Anderson Silva
    Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin
    Forrest Griffin
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    10
    Rhys McKee vs Daniel Frunza
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    11
    Pedro Munhoz
    Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns
    Brett Johns
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    12
    Rafael Natal
    Rafael Natal vs Andrew Craig
    Andrew Craig
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    13
    Donald Cerrone
    Donald Cerrone vs Yancy Medeiros
    Yancy Medeiros
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    14
    Jake Ellenberger
    Jake Ellenberger vs Stephen Thompson
    Stephen Thompson
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    15
    Louis Smolka
    Louis Smolka vs Matheus Nicolau
    Matheus Nicolau
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    16
    Brad Blackburn
    Brad Blackburn vs James Giboo
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    17
    Michael Trizano
    Michael Trizano vs SeungWoo Choi
    SeungWoo Choi
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    18
    Julian Marquez
    Julian Marquez vs Gregory Rodrigues
    Gregory Rodrigues
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    19
    Kai Kara-France
    Kai Kara-France vs Brandon Royval
    Brandon Royval
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    20
    Douglas Silva de Andrade
    Douglas Silva de Andrade vs Sergey Morozov
    Sergey Morozov
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    21
    Phil Harris
    Phil Harris vs John Lineker
    John Lineker
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    22
    Luiz Cane
    Luiz Cane vs Jason Lambert
    Jason Lambert
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    23
    Bruno Silva
    Bruno Silva vs JP Buys
    JP Buys
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    24
    Iwo Baraniewski
    Iwo Baraniewski vs Ibo Aslan
    Ibo Aslan
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    25
    CJ Vergara
    CJ Vergara vs Ramazan Temirov
    Ramazan Temirov
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    26
    Julianna Pena
    Julianna Pena vs Amanda Nunes
    Amanda Nunes
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    27
    Jessica Andrade
    Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie Dern
    Mackenzie Dern
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    28
    Mandel Nallo vs Jai Herbert
    Jai Herbert
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    29
    Gerald Harris
    Gerald Harris vs Mario Miranda
    Mario Miranda
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    30
    Cain Velasquez
    Cain Velasquez vs Brad Morris
    Brad Morris
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    31
    Frankie Edgar
    Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard
    Gray Maynard
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    32
    Jared Hamman vs Constantinos Philippou
    Constantinos Philippou
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    33
    Charlie Ward vs Abdul Razak Alhassan
    Abdul Razak Alhassan
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    34
    Chris Leben
    Chris Leben vs Brian Stann
    Brian Stann
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    35
    Gadzhimurad Antigulov
    Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
    Michal Oleksiejczuk
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    36
    Kazuki Tokudome
    Kazuki Tokudome vs Yui Chul Nam
    Yui Chul Nam
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    37
    Siyar Bahadurzada
    Siyar Bahadurzada vs Rob Wilkinson
    Rob Wilkinson
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    38
    Chase Hooper
    Chase Hooper vs Steve Garcia
    Steve Garcia
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    39
    Hyun Gyu Lim
    Hyun Gyu Lim vs Mike Perry
    Mike Perry
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    40
    Kelvin Gastelum
    Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya
    Israel Adesanya
    3 Knockdowns Round 5
    41
    Reuben Duran
    Reuben Duran vs Hugo Viana
    Hugo Viana
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    42
    Cheick Kongo
    Cheick Kongo vs Pat Barry
    Pat Barry
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    43
    Mitch Clarke
    Mitch Clarke vs Alex White
    Alex White
    3 Knockdowns Round 2
    44
    Alistair Overeem
    Alistair Overeem vs Travis Browne
    Travis Browne
    3 Knockdowns Round 1
    45
    Georges St-Pierre
    Georges St-Pierre vs Jon Fitch
    Jon Fitch
    2 Knockdowns Round 3
    46
    Teruto Ishihara
    Teruto Ishihara vs Kyung Ho Kang
    Kyung Ho Kang
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    47
    Nasrat Haqparast
    Nasrat Haqparast vs Jamie Mullarkey
    Jamie Mullarkey
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    48
    Chad Laprise
    Chad Laprise vs Thibault Gouti
    Thibault Gouti
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    49
    Ryan Loder
    Ryan Loder vs Azamat Bekoev
    Azamat Bekoev
    2 Knockdowns Round 1
    50
    Andrew Sanchez
    Andrew Sanchez vs Ryan Janes
    Ryan Janes
    2 Knockdowns Round 1

    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.