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 21, 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 |   Shane Burgos | 91.5% | 71 | 11 |
| 2 |   Jose Aldo | 91.0% | 67 | 15 |
| 3 |  Sean Woodson | 89.7% | 58 | 11 |
| 4 |  Dennis Bermudez | 84.2% | 57 | 15 |
| 5 |  Max Holloway | 82.2% | 135 | 27 |
| 6 |   Nathaniel Wood | 75.0% | 52 | 9 |
| 7 |  Jeremy Stephens | 74.6% | 63 | 17 |
| 8 |  Arnold Allen | 73.1% | 78 | 15 |
| 9 |  Cub Swanson | 72.3% | 112 | 25 |
| 10 |  Diego Nunes | 71.0% | 69 | 6 |
| 11 |  Andre Fili | 69.3% | 75 | 26 |
| 12 |   Radek Roušal | 67.3% | 52 | 8 |
| 13 |  Alex Caceres | 66.2% | 77 | 20 |
| 14 |  Christian Rodriguez | 60.4% | 53 | 7 |
| 15 |   Yair Rodriguez | 58.8% | 68 | 14 |
| 16 |  Gabriel Benitez | 58.0% | 50 | 10 |
| 17 |  Darren Elkins | 56.1% | 57 | 29 |
| 18 |  Kyle Bochniak | 56.0% | 50 | 9 |
| 19 |  Daniel Pineda | 55.8% | 52 | 13 |
| 20 |  Dan Ige | 55.7% | 79 | 21 |
| 21 |  Bill Algeo | 55.0% | 60 | 11 |
| 22 |  Brandon Davis | 54.9% | 51 | 7 |
| 23 |  Steven Siler | 50.0% | 60 | 15 |
| 24 |   Lerone Murphy | 44.1% | 59 | 11 |
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.