Best takedown defence

Name: Best takedown defence
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The all-time top 100, ranked across every MMA promotion we track and rebuilt from every completed fight in our database.

Updated September 23, 2026

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#	Fighter	Best takedown defence	Opponent attempts	Bouts
1	Gleison Tibau	92.0%	87	33
2	Jose Aldo	91.6%	107	23
T-3	Belal Muhammad	90.4%	52	21
T-3	Rafael Fiziev	90.4%	52	13
5	Kamaru Usman	90.2%	51	20
6	Donald Cerrone	88.4%	69	37
7	Tyron Woodley	87.5%	64	16
8	Shane Burgos	86.8%	76	14
9	Petr Yan	86.4%	169	16
10	John Makdessi	86.3%	51	20
11	Erik Koch	86.2%	58	10
12	Sean Woodson	85.9%	64	12
13	Georges St-Pierre	85.2%	54	22
14	Nasrat Haqparast	84.9%	53	16
15	Kai Kara-France	83.9%	56	13
16	Yushin Okami	83.3%	66	22
17	Dennis Bermudez	82.8%	58	17
18	Beneil Dariush	82.7%	52	26
19	Gray Maynard	82.5%	63	19
20	Pedro Munhoz	82.1%	56	20
21	Krzysztof Jotko	82.1%	95	23
22	Sam Alvey	82.1%	67	24
T-23	Junior Dos Santos	81.8%	88	23
T-23	John Dodson	81.8%	110	21
25	Victor Henry	81.5%	54	6
26	Max Holloway	81.4%	167	33
27	Chuck Liddell	81.4%	86	23
28	Michael Johnson	81.1%	106	32
29	Brad Tavares	80.3%	142	28
30	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	80.1%	136	15
T-31	Kennedy Nzechukwu	80.0%	85	18
T-31	Volkan Oezdemir	80.0%	65	16
T-31	Robert Whittaker	80.0%	95	25
T-31	Rory MacDonald	80.0%	50	19
35	Evan Dunham	79.7%	74	21
36	Taylor Lapilus	79.1%	91	12
37	Hacran Dias	78.6%	56	12
38	Martin Kampmann	78.5%	65	17
39	Elias Silverio	78.4%	51	13
40	Andrei Arlovski	78.3%	69	41
41	Taila Santos	78.0%	50	14
42	Sam Stout	77.9%	131	20
43	Irene Aldana	77.8%	72	14
44	Payton Talbott	77.6%	67	7
45	Pedro Rizzo	77.5%	71	14
46	Alonzo Menifield	77.4%	62	21
47	Raulian Paiva	77.2%	57	8
48	Dan Hooker	77.1%	105	25
49	Ricky Simon	76.9%	52	18
50	Din Thomas	76.7%	60	9
51	Lyoto Machida	76.5%	85	24
52	Israel Adesanya	76.4%	106	19
53	Valentina Shevchenko	76.4%	55	19
54	Cody Stamann	76.3%	59	15
55	BJ Penn	76.2%	143	27
T-56	Merab Dvalishvili	76.0%	50	17
T-56	Anderson Silva	76.0%	75	24
T-58	Michel Pereira	75.9%	54	16
T-58	Gauge Young	75.9%	54	5
T-58	Ludovit Klein	75.9%	54	18
T-61	Joshua Van	75.0%	92	12
T-61	Nathaniel Wood	75.0%	64	15
T-61	Jessica Andrade	75.0%	92	30
T-61	Ross Pearson	75.0%	84	25
65	Jens Pulver	74.6%	71	9
66	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	74.6%	67	19
67	Randy Brown	74.6%	63	22
68	Al Iaquinta	74.1%	54	15
69	Nina Nunes	73.7%	57	9
70	Rashad Evans	73.6%	53	23
71	Song Yadong	73.5%	68	18
T-72	Arnold Allen	73.1%	78	15
T-72	Edson Barboza	73.1%	104	33
T-72	Jamahal Hill	73.1%	52	11
T-72	Mike Pyle	73.1%	52	19
76	Angela Hill	72.7%	139	30
77	Cub Swanson	72.6%	113	26
78	Ryan Benoit	72.3%	65	9
79	Marlon Vera	72.0%	93	27
80	Yves Edwards	71.9%	96	20
T-81	Douglas Silva de Andrade	71.7%	53	14
T-81	Impa Kasanganay	71.7%	53	19
83	Quinton Jackson	71.2%	66	13
84	Nate Marquardt	71.2%	59	25
85	Demetrious Johnson	71.2%	111	18
86	Diego Nunes	71.0%	69	6
87	Farès Ziam	70.8%	72	12
88	Sadibou Sy	70.8%	65	19
89	Joaquim Silva	70.6%	68	12
T-90	Joaquin Buckley	70.2%	57	17
T-90	Takeya Mizugaki	70.2%	57	14
92	Jan Blachowicz	70.0%	60	23
93	Darren Till	69.8%	53	12
94	Jorge Masvidal	69.7%	122	22
95	Max Griffin	69.5%	59	19
96	Clay Guida	69.4%	72	37
97	Alexander Volkov	69.4%	98	19
98	Andre Fili	69.3%	75	26
T-99	Alexandre Pantoja	69.2%	78	19
T-99	Darren Stewart	69.2%	78	16

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