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    Most Knockdowns in UFC History

    Filters All divisions · All time · Men of 1,071
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    166
    Diego Lopes
    Diego Lopes
    6 Knockdowns 0.60/fight·4 KO/TKO
    167
    John Makdessi
    John Makdessi
    6 Knockdowns 0.30/fight·3 KO/TKO
    168
    Jake Matthews
    Jake Matthews
    6 Knockdowns 0.25/fight·2 KO/TKO
    169
    Gray Maynard
    Gray Maynard
    6 Knockdowns 0.30/fight·1 KO/TKO
    170
    Drew McFedries
    6 Knockdowns 0.67/fight·4 KO/TKO
    171
    Jim Miller
    Jim Miller
    6 Knockdowns 0.13/fight·6 KO/TKO
    172
    Azamat Murzakanov
    Azamat Murzakanov
    6 Knockdowns 0.86/fight·5 KO/TKO
    173
    Alex Oliveira
    Alex Oliveira
    6 Knockdowns 0.27/fight·4 KO/TKO
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    174
    Ross Pearson
    Ross Pearson
    6 Knockdowns 0.23/fight·5 KO/TKO
    175
    Alex Perez
    Alex Perez
    6 Knockdowns 0.40/fight·4 KO/TKO
    176
    Nate Quarry
    6 Knockdowns 0.60/fight·5 KO/TKO
    177
    Mauricio Ruffy
    Mauricio Ruffy
    6 Knockdowns 1.00/fight·4 KO/TKO
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    178
    Ovince Saint Preux
    Ovince Saint Preux
    6 Knockdowns 0.21/fight·6 KO/TKO
    179
    Diego Sanchez
    Diego Sanchez
    6 Knockdowns 0.19/fight·6 KO/TKO
    180
    Douglas Silva de Andrade
    Douglas Silva de Andrade
    6 Knockdowns 0.43/fight·2 KO/TKO

    All-time knockdown leaders ranked by total knockdowns scored across all UFC bouts.

    About UFC Knockdown Statistics

    Knockdowns are one of the most decisive moments in a fight, demonstrating a fighter's ability to hurt their opponent with a single strike. This leaderboard ranks UFC fighters by total knockdowns scored across their career, highlighting the most dangerous strikers in the sport's history.

    Key Metrics Explained

    • Total Knockdowns: The cumulative number of knockdowns scored across all UFC bouts with recorded statistics.
    • Per-Fight Average: Average knockdowns scored per fight, indicating a fighter's consistent knockout threat regardless of career length.
    • KO/TKO Wins: The number of victories by knockout or technical knockout, showing how often knockdown power translates to fight-ending finishes. This is a career counter and is not narrowed by the division filter.
    • Division Filter: Selecting a division counts only the knockdowns scored in bouts contested at that weight, not the fighter's whole career. Every division a fighter competed in adds back up to their career total exactly.

    Methodology

    Fighters must have statistics from at least 3 fights and at least 1 knockdown to appear on this leaderboard. Knockdowns are recorded per round in official UFC fight stats and aggregated across all rounds and all bouts. All statistics are sourced from official UFC fight data and updated after each event.

    Limits worth knowing

    A knockdown is a judgement call made live by a statistician, and the edges of the definition are genuinely blurry. A fighter dropped by a clean counter and one who touches down off-balance after a missed kick can both end up recorded the same way, and the call is not always applied identically from card to card. Treat small differences between fighters as noise rather than a ranking.

    The count is also flat. A knockdown that ended the fight in the opening minute counts one, and so does a flash knockdown in a bout the fighter went on to lose by decision. That is a feature rather than a fault, because it captures how often a fighter genuinely hurts opponents even when the referee lets it continue, but it means the board should be read next to knockout wins rather than as a substitute for them.

    Because knockdowns are rare, totals are small and a single fight can move a fighter several places, so the per-fight average is the more stable measure for anyone with a short record. Per-round statistics exist for roughly 8,750 of the 8,800-plus bouts in our database, and a division view counts only the knockdowns scored at that weight. For opposition-weighted rankings see our ELO ratings, for individual records the fighter profiles, and for related boards the UFC statistics hub.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What exactly counts as a knockdown in the UFC?
    A knockdown is officially recorded when a legal strike drops an opponent to the canvas, forcing them to touch down with anything other than their feet. It is logged by the official scorers separately from a knockout, so a fighter can score multiple knockdowns in a bout that still goes the distance.
    Why does total knockdowns matter more than knockout wins on this list?
    Total knockdowns capture how often a fighter genuinely hurts opponents standing, even in fights that go to decision or are stopped by the referee before a clean knockout finishes. It is a purer measure of raw one-shot power and the threat a striker carries every time the fight is on the feet.
    Does a high per-fight knockdown average mean a fighter is more dangerous?
    Per-fight average rewards efficient power punchers who hurt opponents frequently rather than padding totals over a long career. A fighter with a high average is often a bigger immediate finishing threat, though it can be inflated by a small sample of fights.
    Why does a fighter's knockdown count drop when I pick their division?
    A division view counts only the knockdowns scored in bouts actually contested at that weight. Fighters who moved between divisions built part of their total elsewhere, so the division figure is a slice of the career number rather than all of it, and the divisions a fighter competed in add back up to their career total exactly.