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 5, 2026

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#	Fighter
1	John Dodson	84.5%	58	7
2	Kai Kara-France	83.9%	56	13
3	Demetrious Johnson	75.3%	89	15
4	Joshua Van	75.0%	92	12
5	Ryan Benoit	73.1%	52	8
6	Alexandre Pantoja	69.2%	78	19
7	Brandon Moreno	67.5%	83	21
8	Joseph Benavidez	67.1%	82	19
9	Charles Johnson	66.4%	116	14
10	Tim Elliott	59.4%	64	20
11	Deiveson Figueiredo	57.4%	54	14
12	Chris Cariaso	56.9%	58	9
13	Neil Seery	53.8%	52	7
14	Dustin Ortiz	52.6%	76	14
15	Brandon Royval	45.3%	64	13
16	John Moraga	44.6%	65	14
17	Louis Smolka	31.5%	54	10

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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