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    Most Takedowns Landed in UFC History

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    631
    Yaotzin Meza
    Yaotzin Meza
    6 Takedowns 0.9/fight·20.0% acc
    632
    Alex Morono
    Alex Morono
    6 Takedowns 0.3/fight·24.0% acc
    633
    Nicholas Musoke
    6 Takedowns 1.0/fight·19.4% acc
    634
    Phillipe Nover
    Phillipe Nover
    6 Takedowns 0.9/fight·28.6% acc
    635
    Said Nurmagomedov
    Said Nurmagomedov
    6 Takedowns 0.5/fight·15.4% acc
    636
    Ode Osbourne
    Ode Osbourne
    6 Takedowns 0.5/fight·26.1% acc
    637
    Joe Pyfer
    Joe Pyfer
    6 Takedowns 0.8/fight·25.0% acc
    638
    Luke Rockhold
    Luke Rockhold
    6 Takedowns 0.5/fight·30.0% acc
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    639
    George Sullivan
    George Sullivan
    6 Takedowns 0.9/fight·20.7% acc
    640
    Darian Weeks
    Darian Weeks
    6 Takedowns 2.0/fight·30.0% acc
    641
    Marcus Aurelio
    5 Takedowns 0.8/fight·14.3% acc
    642
    Joey Beltran
    Joey Beltran
    5 Takedowns 0.5/fight·18.5% acc
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    643
    Elves Brener
    Elves Brener
    5 Takedowns 0.8/fight·16.7% acc
    644
    Steve Bruno
    5 Takedowns 1.7/fight·25.0% acc
    645
    Marcus Buchecha
    Marcus Buchecha
    5 Takedowns 1.7/fight·16.1% acc

    All-time takedown leaders ranked by total takedowns landed across all UFC bouts.

    About UFC Takedown Statistics

    Takedowns are one of the most important weapons in mixed martial arts, allowing fighters to control where the fight takes place. This leaderboard ranks UFC fighters by total takedowns landed across their career, highlighting the most dominant wrestlers and grapplers in the sport's history.

    How We Calculate These Stats

    • Takedowns Landed: The total number of successful takedowns completed across all UFC bouts with recorded statistics.
    • Per-Fight Average: Average takedowns landed per fight, showing consistency rather than just longevity.
    • Accuracy: The percentage of attempted takedowns that were successfully completed (landed / attempted).
    • Minimum Requirements: Fighters must have stats from at least 3 fights and 20+ takedown attempts to qualify, ensuring statistical significance.
    • Division Filter: Selecting a division counts only the takedowns landed 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.

    What the accuracy figure actually looks like

    Across the fighters who qualify for this board, takedown accuracy averages a little under 38%. Roughly two in five clear 40% and only about one in six convert more than half of their attempts, so a 40% completion rate is genuinely good rather than a baseline. Total takedown numbers tend to favour fighters with longer UFC careers, while per-fight averages better indicate a fighter's wrestling dominance on any given night.

    Volume and accuracy pull against each other. Several of the highest-volume takedown artists on this list sit below the 38% average precisely because they shoot relentlessly, wearing opponents down with attempts that mostly fail, while fighters with the highest conversion rates tend to shoot only when the opening is already there. Neither approach is better; they are different ways of winning the grappling exchange.

    Limits worth knowing

    A takedown is scored when it is completed, and nothing more. The count does not care whether the fighter held the position for four minutes or was reversed immediately, so a big total is not by itself evidence of grappling control. Pair it with control time to see which takedowns actually led anywhere. Per-round statistics exist for roughly 8,750 of the 8,800-plus bouts in our database, and a division view counts only the takedowns landed at that weight, so a fighter who changed division has their total split between divisions rather than repeated in each.

    All statistics are parsed from official UFC fight data and updated after each event. For opposition-weighted rankings see our ELO ratings, for individual breakdowns the fighter profiles, and for the wider picture the UFC statistics hub.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the difference between total takedowns and takedown accuracy?
    Total takedowns counts every successful takedown a fighter has landed across their UFC career, so it rewards volume and longevity. Takedown accuracy measures the percentage of attempts that actually succeed, which better isolates a wrestler's efficiency on a given night.
    Why do longtime UFC veterans dominate the total takedowns list?
    Total takedowns is a cumulative stat, so fighters with more bouts and longer tenures naturally accumulate larger numbers. To gauge raw wrestling dominance rather than career length, the per-fight average is usually the more revealing metric.
    What counts as a good takedown accuracy in the UFC?
    Across the fighters who qualify for this leaderboard, takedown accuracy averages a little under 38 percent. Roughly two in five clear 40 percent and only about one in six convert more than half of their attempts, so anything above 40 percent is genuinely strong rather than routine. Note that several of the highest-volume takedown artists sit below that average, because shooting relentlessly drags the completion rate down even when the tactic works.
    Why does a fighter's takedown total drop when I pick their division?
    A division view counts only the takedowns landed in bouts actually contested at that weight. Fighters who moved up or down 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.