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 28, 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 |   Junior Dos Santos | 81.8% | 88 | 23 |
| 2 |    Andrei Arlovski | 78.3% | 69 | 41 |
| 3 | Pedro Rizzo | 77.5% | 71 | 14 |
| 4 |   Alexander Volkov | 69.4% | 98 | 19 |
| 5 |   Mark Hunt | 67.6% | 68 | 17 |
| 6 |   Stefan Struve | 55.8% | 52 | 24 |
| 7 |  Cheick Kongo | 53.3% | 60 | 18 |
| 8 |  Derrick Lewis | 51.9% | 106 | 32 |
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.