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UFC takedowns per fight by referee

Across the UFC record, takedowns per fight are highest under Kevin Mulhall at 3.03 (60 fights) and lowest under Osiris Maia at 1.68 (56 fights).

How many takedowns land in a UFC fight, both corners counted together.
Computed from 7,357 fights · 30 referees · updated 14 October 2026
Takedowns per fight by referee30 bars. Highest: Kevin Mulhall at 3.03 from 60 fights. The table below carries every value.Herb DeanHerb Dean: 2.12 (1,258 fights)2.12John McCarthyJohn McCarthy: 1.98 (622 fights)1.98Marc GoddardMarc Goddard: 2.06 (619 fights)2.06Dan MiragliottaDan Miragliotta: 2.14 (498 fights)2.14Jason HerzogJason Herzog: 1.96 (482 fights)1.96Mark SmithMark Smith: 2.19 (460 fights)2.19Chris TognoniChris Tognoni: 2.19 (459 fights)2.19Keith PetersonKeith Peterson: 2.28 (405 fights)2.28Mario YamasakiMario Yamasaki: 2.15 (388 fights)2.15Yves LavigneYves Lavigne: 2.30 (264 fights)2.30Mike BeltranMike Beltran: 1.86 (210 fights)1.86Steve MazzagattiSteve Mazzagatti: 2.67 (199 fights)2.67Leon RobertsLeon Roberts: 1.83 (193 fights)1.83Kerry HatleyKerry Hatley: 2.35 (166 fights)2.35Josh RosenthalJosh Rosenthal: 2.38 (120 fights)2.38Kevin MacDonaldKevin MacDonald: 1.85 (109 fights)1.85Jerin ValelJerin Valel: 2.19 (91 fights)2.19Steve PercevalSteve Perceval: 1.87 (90 fights)1.87Jacob MontalvoJacob Montalvo: 1.97 (79 fights)1.97John SharpJohn Sharp: 2.49 (76 fights)2.49Rich MitchellRich Mitchell: 2.25 (76 fights)2.25Lukasz BosackiLukasz Bosacki: 2.23 (73 fights)2.23Kevin MulhallKevin Mulhall: 3.03 (60 fights)3.03Daniel MovahediDaniel Movahedi: 2.49 (59 fights)2.49Blake GriceBlake Grice: 2.18 (57 fights)2.18Osiris MaiaOsiris Maia: 1.68 (56 fights)1.68Gary CopelandGary Copeland: 1.92 (51 fights)1.92Kevin SatakiKevin Sataki: 2.10 (48 fights)2.10Todd Ronald AndersonTodd Ronald Anderson: 1.87 (45 fights)1.87Neil HallNeil Hall: 2.09 (44 fights)2.09
Takedowns per fight by referee · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
RefereeTakedowns / fightTakedownsFights
Herb Dean2.122,6611,258
John McCarthy1.981,231622
Marc Goddard2.061,273619
Dan Miragliotta2.141,067498
Jason Herzog1.96943482
Mark Smith2.191,008460
Chris Tognoni2.191,006459
Keith Peterson2.28922405
Mario Yamasaki2.15835388
Yves Lavigne2.30606264
Mike Beltran1.86391210
Steve Mazzagatti2.67532199
Leon Roberts1.83353193
Kerry Hatley2.35390166
Josh Rosenthal2.38286120
Kevin MacDonald1.85202109
Jerin Valel2.1919991
Steve Perceval1.8716890
Jacob Montalvo1.9715679
John Sharp2.4918976
Rich Mitchell2.2517176
Lukasz Bosacki2.2316373
Kevin Mulhall3.0318260
Daniel Movahedi2.4914759
Blake Grice2.1812457
Osiris Maia1.689456
Gary Copeland1.929851
Kevin Sataki2.1010148
Todd Ronald Anderson1.878445
Neil Hall2.099244
What counts. A takedown is a LANDED takedown on the official record, added across both corners; attempts are not counted. Bouts the record carries no takedown column for are excluded rather than counted as zero. A fight is a UFC bout on the official record with a result. Draws, no-contests and overturned results are excluded from every count on this page; disqualifications and could-not-continues are counted as fights, which is why the knockout, submission and decision shares do not add up to 100%. How this table is cut. The 30 referees with the most UFC bouts on the official record. A referee does not choose the assignments, so these are differences in the fights each one was given as much as in how each one calls them. 1,403 fights are outside this table. They were officiated by somebody outside those 30, or carry no referee on the record. They are not missing from our record — they are on the year-by-year archive like every other bout; there is simply no row here for them to sit in. Check us. Every number here is recomputed from the official UFC statistical record on each build — nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself, or start from the year-by-year archive.
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