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 10, 2026

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#	Fighter
1	Petr Yan	87.7%	227	17
2	Pedro Munhoz	82.1%	56	20
3	Victor Henry	81.5%	54	6
4	Cody Stamann	78.4%	51	11
5	Payton Talbott	78.3%	69	8
6	Ricky Simon	77.4%	53	18
7	Merab Dvalishvili	76.5%	51	17
8	Taylor Lapilus	75.4%	61	7
9	Song Yadong	75.0%	64	16
10	Marlon Vera	72.4%	87	24
11	Chris Gutierrez	70.4%	54	12
12	Takeya Mizugaki	70.2%	57	14
13	Montel Jackson	66.3%	95	15
14	Frankie Saenz	61.7%	60	10
15	Sean O'Malley	60.6%	66	16
16	Iuri Alcantara	59.6%	52	14
17	Cory Sandhagen	57.7%	111	15
18	Mario Bautista	57.1%	56	15
19	Rob Font	41.7%	72	19

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.

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