Best takedown defence
The all-time top 100, ranked across every MMA promotion we track and rebuilt from every completed fight in our database.
Updated September 22, 2026
A fighter with a bout in the last 18 months. Country boards rank every fighter from that country and cannot be combined with the active filter.
| # | Fighter | Best takedown defence | Opponent attempts | Bouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Petr Yan | 86.4% | 169 | 16 |
| 2 |   Pedro Munhoz | 82.1% | 56 | 20 |
| 3 |   Victor Henry | 81.5% | 54 | 6 |
| 4 |  Cody Stamann | 78.4% | 51 | 11 |
| 5 |  Payton Talbott | 77.6% | 67 | 7 |
| 6 |  Ricky Simon | 76.9% | 52 | 17 |
| 7 |   Merab Dvalishvili | 76.0% | 50 | 16 |
| 8 |   Taylor Lapilus | 75.8% | 62 | 8 |
| 9 |   Song Yadong | 75.0% | 64 | 16 |
| 10 |   Marlon Vera | 72.4% | 87 | 24 |
| 11 |  Chris Gutierrez | 70.4% | 54 | 12 |
| 12 |   Takeya Mizugaki | 70.2% | 57 | 14 |
| 13 |  Montel Jackson | 67.4% | 92 | 14 |
| 14 |  Frankie Saenz | 61.7% | 60 | 10 |
| 15 |  Sean O'Malley | 60.6% | 66 | 16 |
| 16 |  Vince Morales | 60.0% | 50 | 13 |
| 17 |  Iuri Alcantara | 59.6% | 52 | 14 |
| 18 |  Cory Sandhagen | 57.7% | 111 | 15 |
| 19 |  Mario Bautista | 57.1% | 56 | 15 |
| 20 |  Rob Font | 41.7% | 72 | 19 |
Ranked across every MMA promotion we track. BKFC is bare-knuckle boxing — two-minute rounds, and a punch count that is not a significant-strike count — so it is ranked only on its own boards.
Career boards need at least 5 bouts with tracked statistics.
Unofficial statistics compiled by UFCalendar from every completed fight in our database. Career boards need at least 5 bouts with tracked statistics and rate boards at least 50 attempts; BKFC is ranked only on its own boards.