Most takedowns in a fight
The all-time top 100, ranked across every MMA promotion we track and rebuilt from every completed fight in our database.
Updated September 28, 2026
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| # | Fighter | Most takedowns in a fight | Attempted | Fight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Abdullah Saleem | 974 | 976 | Souhil TairiLightweight | May 9, 2025 |
| 2 |    Khabib Nurmagomedov | 21 | 27 | Abel TrujilloLightweight | May 25, 2013 |
| 3 |  Sean Sherk | 16 | 19 | Hermes FrancaLightweight | Jul 7, 2007 |
| T-4 |   Natan Schulte | 12 | 13 | Jesse RonsonLightweight | Jul 25, 2019 |
| T-4 |  Shadid Abdurzakov | 12 | 15 | Tamerlan TemirovLightweight | Jul 11, 2025 |
| T-6 |   Loik Radzhabov | 11 | 21 | Esteban RibovicsLightweight | Mar 5, 2023 |
| T-6 |   Mateusz Gamrot | 11 | 19 | Rafael Dos AnjosLightweight | Mar 10, 2024 |
| T-6 |   Marc Diakiese | 11 | 18 | Viacheslav BorshchevLightweight | Mar 26, 2022 |
| T-6 |  Gleison Tibau | 11 | 14 | Josh NeerLightweight | Oct 24, 2009 |
| T-6 |   Ryan Campbell | 11 | 12 | Shaun FraserLightweight | Apr 19, 2025 |
| T-11 |   Arman Tsarukyan | 10 | 12 | Matt FrevolaLightweight | Jan 24, 2021 |
| T-11 |  Frankie Edgar | 10 | 11 | Hermes FrancaLightweight | Jul 19, 2008 |
| T-11 |  Clay Guida | 10 | 18 | Mac DanzigLightweight | Sep 17, 2008 |
| T-11 |  Islam Mamedov | 10 | 18 | Yincang BaoLightweight | Jul 25, 2019 |
| T-15 |  Rafael Dos Anjos | 9 | 10 | Anthony PettisLightweight | Mar 14, 2015 |
| T-15 |  Jamie Varner | 9 | 15 | Hermes FrancaLightweight | Aug 26, 2006 |
| T-15 |   Natan Levy | 9 | 16 | Mike BreedenLightweight | Apr 30, 2022 |
| T-15 |  Yanal Ashmouz | 9 | 18 | Trevor PeekLightweight | Sep 7, 2024 |
| T-15 |  Mike Davis | 9 | 11 | Viacheslav BorshchevLightweight | Oct 1, 2022 |
| T-15 |  Gray Maynard | 9 | 10 | Frankie EdgarLightweight | Apr 2, 2008 |
| T-15 |  Alan Patrick | 9 | 15 | Damir HadzovicLightweight | Feb 4, 2018 |
| T-15 | Natan Schulte | 9 | 9 | Alex MartinezLightweight | Jun 10, 2021 |
| T-15 |   Hyuma Yasui | 9 | 11 | Hiroaki SuzukiLightweight | Dec 31, 2024 |
| T-15 |  Movlid Khaybulaev | 9 | 9 | Tae Kyun KimLightweight | Jun 13, 2025 |
| T-15 |   Dashkevich | 9 | 9 | Islam IsaevLightweight | Oct 4, 2025 |
| T-15 |   Jakshylyk Myrzabekov | 9 | 13 | Artem DamkovskyLightweight | Apr 8, 2023 |
| T-15 |   Quillan Salkilld | 9 | 22 | Gauge YoungLightweight | Sep 3, 2024 |
| T-15 |  El Hadji Ndiaye | 9 | 13 | Marin VetrilaLightweight | Jul 1, 2023 |
| T-15 |   Matthew Camilleri | 9 | 17 | Faeez JacobsLightweight | Mar 15, 2025 |
| T-30 | Sean Sherk | 8 | 13 | Kenny FlorianLightweight | Oct 14, 2006 |
| T-30 | Tyson Griffin | 8 | 13 | Nik LentzLightweight | Nov 21, 2010 |
| T-30 |  Benson Henderson | 8 | 12 | Nate DiazLightweight | Dec 8, 2012 |
| T-30 |   Mark Madsen | 8 | 12 | Austin HubbardLightweight | Mar 8, 2020 |
| T-30 |  Magomed Mustafaev | 8 | 11 | Brad RiddellLightweight | Feb 23, 2020 |
| T-30 | Marc Diakiese | 8 | 11 | Damir HadzovicLightweight | Jul 23, 2022 |
| T-30 |   Mason Jones | 8 | 12 | Jeremy StephensLightweight | May 4, 2025 |
| T-30 | Quillan Salkilld | 8 | 23 | Yanal AshmouzLightweight | Jun 8, 2025 |
| T-30 |  Chase Hooper | 8 | 14 | Jim MillerLightweight | Apr 13, 2025 |
| T-30 |  John Gunther | 8 | 19 | Allan ZunigaLightweight | Jul 6, 2018 |
| T-30 |  Josh Emmett | 8 | 12 | Scott HoltzmanLightweight | Dec 18, 2016 |
| T-30 |  Vinc Pichel | 8 | 11 | Anthony NjokuaniLightweight | May 24, 2014 |
| T-30 |  Ramsey Nijem | 8 | 14 | Danny DownesLightweight | Oct 29, 2011 |
| T-30 | Joe Stevenson | 8 | 14 | Nate DiazLightweight | Jun 20, 2009 |
| T-30 | Frankie Edgar | 8 | 12 | Spencer FisherLightweight | Nov 17, 2007 |
| T-30 | Frankie Edgar | 8 | 15 | Tyson GriffinLightweight | Feb 3, 2007 |
| T-30 | Vinc Pichel | 8 | 12 | Garett WhiteleyLightweight | Jan 15, 2014 |
| T-30 | Mason Jones | 8 | 14 | David OnamaLightweight | Oct 23, 2021 |
| T-30 |   Ronald Paradeiser | 8 | 9 | Losene KeitaLightweight | Feb 26, 2022 |
| T-30 |  George Staines | 8 | 13 | Tomáš CigánikLightweight | Apr 20, 2024 |
| T-30 |  Joilton Lutterbach | 8 | 13 | Clay CollardLightweight | Jun 10, 2021 |
| T-30 |  Will Brooks | 8 | 11 | Robert WatleyLightweight | Aug 2, 2018 |
| T-30 | Movlid Khaybulaev | 8 | 10 | Ryoji KudoLightweight | Apr 1, 2023 |
| T-30 |  Makkasharip Zaynukov | 8 | 8 | Dedrek SandersLightweight | Oct 19, 2024 |
| T-30 | Jakshylyk Myrzabekov | 8 | 11 | Adlan BataevLightweight | Jun 16, 2023 |
| T-30 |   Nurullo Aliev | 8 | 13 | Mike DavisLightweight | Jul 25, 2026 |
| T-30 |  Harel Cohen | 8 | 13 | Adam CullenLightweight | Mar 16, 2024 |
| T-30 |  Nizambek Abdrashitov | 8 | 9 | Artur ArutyunyanLightweight | May 31, 2026 |
| T-30 |   Ilia Qarukhnishvili | 8 | 10 | Daniel BazantLightweight | Oct 4, 2025 |
| T-30 |  Caio Garcia | 8 | 15 | Bruno CesarLightweight | Jun 6, 2026 |
| T-60 |   Claudio Puelles | 7 | 13 | Farès ZiamLightweight | Feb 25, 2024 |
| T-60 | Gleison Tibau | 7 | 10 | Terry EtimLightweight | Sep 8, 2007 |
| T-60 |  Nik Lentz | 7 | 18 | Andre WinnerLightweight | Aug 29, 2010 |
| T-60 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 7 | 8 | Dustin PoirierLightweight | Sep 7, 2019 |
| T-60 |  Grant Dawson | 7 | 17 | Jared GordonLightweight | Apr 30, 2022 |
| T-60 | Arman Tsarukyan | 7 | 21 | Damir IsmagulovLightweight | Dec 18, 2022 |
| T-60 |   Rafa Garcia | 7 | 12 | Natan LevyLightweight | Nov 20, 2021 |
| T-60 |  Scott Holtzman | 7 | 11 | Darrell HorcherLightweight | Dec 9, 2017 |
| T-60 |  Michel Prazeres | 7 | 14 | JC CottrellLightweight | Jul 24, 2016 |
| T-60 |  Kevin Lee | 7 | 9 | Magomed MustafaevLightweight | Nov 19, 2016 |
| T-60 | Jamie Varner | 7 | 10 | Melvin GuillardLightweight | Dec 30, 2012 |
| T-60 | Benson Henderson | 7 | 7 | Jim MillerLightweight | Aug 14, 2011 |
| T-60 |  David Bielkheden | 7 | 11 | Jess LiaudinLightweight | Oct 18, 2008 |
| T-60 |  Rob Emerson | 7 | 11 | Phillipe NoverLightweight | Feb 6, 2010 |
| T-60 |  Thiago Tavares | 7 | 14 | Michihiro OmigawaLightweight | Jan 23, 2008 |
| T-60 |   Mark Bocek | 7 | 17 | Doug EvansLightweight | Dec 29, 2007 |
| T-60 |  BJ Penn | 7 | 10 | Jens PulverLightweight | Jan 11, 2002 |
| T-60 | Michel Prazeres | 7 | 15 | Jesse RonsonLightweight | Sep 21, 2013 |
| T-60 |  Gregor Gillespie | 7 | 9 | Vinc PichelLightweight | Jun 2, 2018 |
| T-60 |   Predrag Bogdanović | 7 | 18 | Fedor DuricLightweight | Apr 5, 2025 |
| T-60 | Loik Radzhabov | 7 | 7 | Alex MartinezLightweight | Apr 23, 2021 |
| T-60 |  Kota Shimoishi | 7 | 10 | Ariel SextonLightweight | Jul 13, 2018 |
| T-60 |   James Opio | 7 | 9 | Isaac OmedaLightweight | Oct 18, 2025 |
| T-60 |  Gadzhimurad Magomedov | 7 | 12 | Bayzet KhatkhokhuLightweight | Sep 8, 2024 |
| T-60 | Shadid Abdurzakov | 7 | 12 | Murad KhasaevLightweight | Sep 8, 2024 |
| T-60 | Dashkevich | 7 | 13 | Akhmad MagomedovLightweight | Jan 9, 2026 |
| T-60 |  Fabiano Silva | 7 | 15 | Agy SardariLightweight | Nov 29, 2025 |
| T-60 |  Raul Tutarauli | 7 | 9 | Pieter BuistLightweight | Oct 3, 2025 |
| T-60 |  Rodrigo Ramos | 7 | 8 | Leandro SilvaLightweight | Mar 28, 2026 |
| T-89 | Mateusz Gamrot | 6 | 11 | Ludovit KleinLightweight | Jun 1, 2025 |
| T-89 |  Olivier Aubin-Mercier | 6 | 10 | Tony SimsLightweight | Aug 23, 2015 |
| T-89 | Matt Serra | 6 | 7 | Ivan MenjivarLightweight | Jun 19, 2004 |
| T-89 | Gleison Tibau | 6 | 8 | Tyson GriffinLightweight | Feb 2, 2008 |
| T-89 |  Danny Castillo | 6 | 18 | Anthony NjokuaniLightweight | Dec 30, 2011 |
| T-89 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 6 | 15 | Al IaquintaLightweight | Apr 7, 2018 |
| T-89 |  Christos Giagos | 6 | 13 | Damir HadzovicLightweight | Jun 1, 2019 |
| T-89 | Rafael Dos Anjos | 6 | 22 | Paul FelderLightweight | Nov 15, 2020 |
| T-89 | Mateusz Gamrot | 6 | 21 | Arman TsarukyanLightweight | Jun 26, 2022 |
| T-89 | Natan Levy | 6 | 10 | Genaro ValdezLightweight | Dec 4, 2022 |
| T-89 | Grant Dawson | 6 | 11 | Diego FerreiraLightweight | Jan 19, 2025 |
| T-89 | Rafa Garcia | 6 | 11 | MaheshateLightweight | Dec 18, 2022 |
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