UFC: Best takedown defence

Name: UFC: Best takedown defence
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The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.

Updated November 6, 2026

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#	Fighter
1	Gleison Tibau	92.1%	76	28
2	Jose Aldo	91.6%	107	23
3	Shane Burgos	91.5%	71	11
T-4	Belal Muhammad	90.4%	52	21
T-4	Rafael Fiziev	90.4%	52	13
6	Kamaru Usman	90.2%	51	20
7	Donald Cerrone	88.4%	69	37
8	Petr Yan	87.7%	227	17
9	Tyron Woodley	87.5%	64	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	Yushin Okami	84.6%	65	21
16	Kai Kara-France	83.9%	56	13
17	Dennis Bermudez	82.8%	58	17
18	Beneil Dariush	82.7%	52	26
19	Gray Maynard	82.5%	63	19
20	John Dodson	82.2%	90	17
T-21	Krzysztof Jotko	82.1%	84	17
T-21	Pedro Munhoz	82.1%	56	20
23	Sam Alvey	82.1%	67	24
24	Junior Dos Santos	81.8%	88	23
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
34	Evan Dunham	79.7%	74	21
35	Martin Kampmann	78.5%	65	17
T-36	Payton Talbott	78.3%	69	8
T-36	Andrei Arlovski	78.3%	69	41
38	Sam Stout	77.9%	131	20
39	Irene Aldana	77.8%	72	14
T-40	Pedro Rizzo	77.5%	71	14
T-40	Taylor Lapilus	77.5%	71	8
42	Alonzo Menifield	77.4%	62	21
43	Ricky Simon	77.4%	53	19
44	Raulian Paiva	77.2%	57	8
45	Dan Hooker	77.1%	105	25
46	Hacran Dias	76.9%	52	8
47	Din Thomas	76.7%	60	9
T-48	Merab Dvalishvili	76.5%	51	18
T-48	Lyoto Machida	76.5%	85	24
50	Israel Adesanya	76.4%	106	19
51	Valentina Shevchenko	76.4%	55	19
52	Cody Stamann	76.3%	59	15
53	BJ Penn	76.2%	143	27
54	Anderson Silva	76.0%	75	24
T-55	Michel Pereira	75.9%	54	16
T-55	Gauge Young	75.9%	54	5
T-57	Joshua Van	75.0%	92	12
T-57	Nathaniel Wood	75.0%	64	15
T-57	Jessica Andrade	75.0%	92	30
T-57	Ross Pearson	75.0%	84	25
61	Jens Pulver	74.6%	71	9
62	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	74.6%	67	19
63	Al Iaquinta	74.1%	54	15
64	Nina Nunes	73.7%	57	9
65	Rashad Evans	73.6%	53	23
66	Song Yadong	73.5%	68	18
T-67	Arnold Allen	73.1%	78	15
T-67	Edson Barboza	73.1%	104	33
T-67	Jamahal Hill	73.1%	52	11
T-67	Mike Pyle	73.1%	52	19
71	Angela Hill	72.7%	139	30
72	Cub Swanson	72.6%	113	26
73	Ryan Benoit	72.3%	65	9
74	Marlon Vera	72.0%	93	27
75	Yves Edwards	71.9%	96	20
76	Douglas Silva de Andrade	71.7%	53	14
T-77	Randy Brown	71.2%	66	23
T-77	Quinton Jackson	71.2%	66	13
79	Nate Marquardt	71.2%	59	25
80	Demetrious Johnson	71.2%	111	18
81	Diego Nunes	71.0%	69	6
82	Farès Ziam	70.8%	72	12
T-83	Alexander Volkov	70.6%	102	20
T-83	Joaquim Silva	70.6%	68	12
T-85	Joaquin Buckley	70.2%	57	18
T-85	Takeya Mizugaki	70.2%	57	14
87	Jan Blachowicz	70.0%	60	23
88	Darren Till	69.8%	53	12
89	Jorge Masvidal	69.7%	122	22
90	Max Griffin	69.5%	59	19
91	Clay Guida	69.4%	72	37
92	Andre Fili	69.3%	75	27
93	Alexandre Pantoja	69.2%	78	19
T-94	Sumudaerji	69.0%	58	11
T-94	Sean Spencer	69.0%	58	8
96	King Green	68.9%	74	31
97	Sean Strickland	68.8%	77	25
98	Luana Carolina	68.5%	54	11
99	Darren Stewart	68.5%	73	12
100	Ovince Saint Preux	68.4%	76	28

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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.

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