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Best takedown defence in the UFC

The best career figure belongs to Chad Mendes at 100.0% across 14 fights, out of 1,094 UFC fighters with enough fights to be ranked. Over the last five fights it is Ryan Bader at 100.0%.

Share of opponent takedown attempts that are stopped. Career is every UFC fight with round-by-round data; "last 5" is each fighter's most recent five of those fights.
1,094 ranked fighters · figures to 2026-10-03 · updated 14 October 2026

Career: top 25

Ranked by a confidence-adjusted score, not the raw figure: a long record at a low rate ranks above a short one at zero. The figure shown is the raw one.

RankFighterValueFightsSampleLast boutStatus
#1Chad Mendes100.0%141429 December 2018No bout in 18 months
#2Jon Jones95.0%244016 November 2024No bout in 18 months
#3Julio Arce96.2%102630 March 2024No bout in 18 months
#4Jordan Wright100.0%71218 February 2023No bout in 18 months
#5Jose Aldo91.6%2310710 May 2025Active
#6Gleison Tibau92.1%28761 June 2018No bout in 18 months
#7Ronny Markes100.0%51123 March 2014No bout in 18 months
#8Eddie Wineland93.3%164518 June 2022No bout in 18 months
#9Shane Burgos91.5%117116 July 2022No bout in 18 months
#10Rinya Nakamura100.0%61026 September 2026Active
#11Ilia Topuria95.2%102114 June 2026Active
#12Renan Barao92.5%174016 November 2019No bout in 18 months
#13Belal Muhammad90.6%22536 June 2026Active
#14Rafael Fiziev90.4%135227 June 2026Active
#15Kamaru Usman90.2%205118 July 2026Active
#16Jimmie Rivera92.6%112727 February 2021No bout in 18 months
#17Donald Cerrone88.6%38702 July 2022No bout in 18 months
#18Petr Yan86.4%161696 December 2025Active
#19Ketlen Vieira90.0%154016 May 2026Active
#20Emily Ducote94.1%51718 May 2024No bout in 18 months
#21Roman Kopylov88.9%13453 October 2026Active
#22Rory MacDonald88.9%134518 June 2016No bout in 18 months
#23Sean Woodson87.9%115829 August 2026Active
#24Natalia Silva90.3%9313 October 2026Active
#25Jinh Yu Frey90.3%83121 October 2023No bout in 18 months

Last 5 fights: top 25

Ranked by a confidence-adjusted score, not the raw figure: a long record at a low rate ranks above a short one at zero. The figure shown is the raw one.

RankFighterValueFightsSampleLast boutStatus
#1Ryan Bader100.0%51719 November 2016No bout in 18 months
#2Jose Aldo97.0%53310 May 2025Active
#3Alex Pereira100.0%51514 June 2026Active
#4Mairbek Taisumov100.0%5137 September 2019No bout in 18 months
#5Valmir Lazaro96.0%32521 November 2015No bout in 18 months
#6Julio Arce100.0%51130 March 2024No bout in 18 months
#7Aiemann Zahabi100.0%51114 June 2026Active
#8Sean Woodson100.0%51129 August 2026Active
#9Ronny Markes100.0%51123 March 2014No bout in 18 months
#10Santiago Ponzinibbio100.0%51025 July 2026Active
#11Vitor Petrino100.0%51022 August 2026Active
#12Jordan Wright100.0%51018 February 2023No bout in 18 months
#13Rinya Nakamura100.0%51026 September 2026Active
#14Corey Hill100.0%31010 December 2008No bout in 18 months
#15Nasrat Haqparast95.0%52022 August 2026Active
#16Bo Nickal100.0%5914 June 2026Active
#17Corey Anderson100.0%5915 February 2020No bout in 18 months
#18Wesley Correira100.0%492 April 2004No bout in 18 months
#19Jinh Yu Frey94.7%51921 October 2023No bout in 18 months
#20Ryan Jimmo92.6%52730 May 2015No bout in 18 months
#21Dhiego Lima94.4%51819 June 2021No bout in 18 months
#22Mike Perry100.0%5810 April 2021No bout in 18 months
#23Emily Ducote94.1%51718 May 2024No bout in 18 months
#24Mikey Burnett94.1%3178 January 1999No bout in 18 months
#25Rizvan Kuniev92.0%32525 July 2026Active
What it measures. Opponent takedown attempts stopped %. Higher is better. Formula. The share of the opponent's takedown attempts that are stopped. The rank uses a confidence bound; the value shown is the raw percentage. Minimum sample. Career: at least 5 fights and 10 opponent takedown attempts faced. Last five: at least 3 fights and 5 opponent takedown attempts faced. The Sample column is the amount behind each figure (opponent takedown attempts faced). A fighter below the minimum is not ranked and does not appear here; the figure is still shown, greyed, on their own page. Order. The table follows the published rank, which for rate stats is computed from a confidence-adjusted score rather than the raw figure, so the values can sit slightly out of order. The value shown is always the raw figure. Last bout and Active. The date of the fighter's most recent fight in this data. Active means a bout in the last 18 months. Coverage. Every figure is built from UFC fights that have round-by-round data. Some older bouts do not, and are left out rather than estimated. Check us. Rebuilt from the official UFC statistical record on every build; nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself.
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