Most Takedown Attempts in a UFC Fight

Most takedown attempts by one fighter in a single fight. UFC bouts with round-by-round data, 1994–present.

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50 record performances
1
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan
24 Oct 2026
58
2
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan
11 Mar 2023
49
3
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen
4 Oct 2025
37
4
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos
29 Dec 2012
33
5
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov
18 Jan 2025
30
5
Per Eklund vs Sam Stout
19 Jan 2008
30
7
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan
6 Dec 2025
29
7
Anthony Hernandez
Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira
19 Oct 2024
29
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7
Anthony Hernandez
Anthony Hernandez vs Gregory Rodrigues
22 Aug 2026
29
10
Matt Serra
Matt Serra vs Din Thomas
28 Feb 2003
28
11
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Abel Trujillo
25 May 2013
27
11
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez vs BJ Penn
12 Dec 2009
27
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11
Farman Hasanov
Farman Hasanov vs Eric Nolan
27 Jun 2026
27
14
Muhammad Mokaev
Muhammad Mokaev vs Charles Johnson
23 Jul 2022
26
14
Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson vs Mario Miranda
26 Mar 2011
26

The most takedown attempts ever recorded in a single UFC fight — pure grappling persistence, whether or not they finished the shot.

The Most Takedown Attempts in a Single UFC Fight

Landed takedowns tell you who won the grappling; takedown attempts tell you who never stopped trying. This record book ranks the most persistent single-fight wrestling performances in UFC history by total takedown attempts, whether or not each shot finished.

Merab Dvalishvili's 49 attempts against Petr Yan is the gold standard of relentless pressure, but the full list is a celebration of cardio and grappling will. Switch between Single Fighter and Combined and filter by division to find the busiest wrestling nights ever recorded.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the record for the most takedown attempts in a UFC fight?
Merab Dvalishvili, with 58 takedown attempts. Set against Petr Yan at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev, October 2026. Second: Merab Dvalishvili (49). Measured over UFC bouts with round-by-round statistics recorded on MMA.SOCIAL. A bout with no per-round data cannot appear here.
What counts as a takedown attempt?
Every shot credited by the official statistics counts, whether it lands or is stuffed: singles, doubles, body locks and trips from the clinch. The figure is the attempted side of the takedown column, so it always includes the takedowns that landed as well as the ones that failed.
Why track takedown attempts separately from takedowns landed?
Attempts measure a fighter's grappling intent and relentlessness, not just their success. A wrestler who shoots forty times against elite takedown defense shows a completely different kind of dominance than one who lands cleanly on his first few tries, so the two lists tell separate stories.
Do lots of takedown attempts tire a fighter out?
They can, which is what makes the top of this list so impressive. Repeatedly shooting, driving, and re-shooting for fifteen or twenty-five minutes demands elite cardio, and the fighters here maintained that pressure without gassing, often winning decisions on volume and control.
Is a high attempt count a sign of strong takedown defense by the opponent?
Often, yes. A huge number of attempts frequently means the opponent was defending well, forcing the wrestler to keep working. The landed-takedowns record and this attempts record therefore complement each other in judging a grappling battle.
Most Takedown Attempts in a UFC Fight - top 10 (MMA.SOCIAL): 1. Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan (58), 2. Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan (49), 3. Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen (37), 4. Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos (33), 5. Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov (30), 5. Per Eklund vs Sam Stout (30), 7. Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan (29), 7. Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira (29), 7. Anthony Hernandez vs Gregory Rodrigues (29), 10. Matt Serra vs Din Thomas (28)
Most Takedown Attempts in a UFC Fight - top 10, updated Oct 24, 2026.
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What is the record for the most takedown attempts in a UFC fight?

Merab Dvalishvili, with 58 takedown attempts.

Set against Petr Yan at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev, October 2026. Second: Merab Dvalishvili (49).

Measured over UFC bouts with round-by-round statistics recorded on MMA.SOCIAL. A bout with no per-round data cannot appear here.