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 |   Chris Curtis | 87.0% | 54 | 9 |
| 2 |   Yushin Okami | 84.6% | 65 | 18 |
| 3 |   Krzysztof Jotko | 83.1% | 89 | 22 |
| 4 |  Sam Alvey | 83.0% | 53 | 16 |
| 5 |  Brad Tavares | 80.3% | 142 | 28 |
| 6 |    Robert Whittaker | 79.4% | 68 | 19 |
| 7 |   Anderson Silva | 78.3% | 69 | 20 |
| 8 |   Israel Adesanya | 78.2% | 101 | 18 |
| 9 |  Jared Cannonier | 76.9% | 52 | 14 |
| 10 |   Darren Stewart | 71.4% | 56 | 9 |
| 11 |  Nate Marquardt | 71.2% | 59 | 23 |
| 12 |   Marvin Vettori | 69.8% | 53 | 17 |
| 13 |   Marc-Andre Barriault | 68.8% | 64 | 15 |
| 14 |  Edmen Shahbazyan | 66.7% | 57 | 17 |
| 15 |   Michael Bisping | 66.1% | 62 | 24 |
| 16 |  Kelvin Gastelum | 66.1% | 56 | 16 |
| 17 |   Uriah Hall | 66.0% | 53 | 18 |
| 18 |  Kendall Grove | 60.5% | 76 | 12 |
| 19 |  Ian Heinisch | 59.6% | 52 | 8 |
| 20 |  Chris Camozzi | 57.8% | 83 | 19 |
| 21 |  Chris Leben | 54.9% | 71 | 22 |
| 22 |   JunYong Park | 54.5% | 66 | 13 |
| 23 |  Kevin Holland | 45.8% | 72 | 16 |
| 24 |  Tom Watson | 43.6% | 55 | 7 |
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.