Best striking defense in UFC history

Jon Madsen holds the UFC record for best striking defense with 81.4% defense.

UFC fights only, minimum 5 fights. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Defense	Fights
1	Jon Madsen	81.4%	5
2	Georges St-Pierre	73.1%	22
3	Phil Davis	72.3%	13
4	Ryan Bader	71.8%	20
5	Danielle Taylor	71.7%	5
6	Mara Romero Borella	71.2%	7
7	SuYoung You	70.4%	5
8	Vaughan Lee	70.2%	8
9	Luigi Fioravanti	69.9%	9
10	Jake O'Brien	69.2%	7
11	Desmond Green	69.0%	7
12	Justin Salas	68.9%	7
13	Enrique Barzola	68.7%	10
14	Jacqueline Cavalcanti	68.6%	6
15	Vinny Magalhaes	68.4%	5
16	Julio Arce	68.4%	10
17	Francisco Rivera	68.3%	11
18	Aiemann Zahabi	68.2%	11
19	Melvin Guillard	68.1%	22
20	John Makdessi	68.0%	20
21	Phil Harris	68.0%	5
22	Gegard Mousasi	68.0%	12
23	Eliot Marshall	67.9%	6
24	Cristiane Justino	67.9%	7
25	Yves Edwards	67.8%	21
26	George Sotiropoulos	67.6%	11
27	Chad Mendes	67.5%	14
28	Mark Hominick	67.3%	7
29	Thiago Silva	67.3%	12
30	Cody McKenzie	67.2%	7
31	Miles Johns	67.2%	13
32	Demetrious Johnson	67.2%	18
33	Joe Soto	67.1%	8
34	Terry Etim	67.0%	11
35	Reza Madadi	67.0%	7
36	Myles Jury	66.8%	12
37	Nordine Taleb	66.8%	12
38	Erik Perez	66.7%	9
39	Gray Maynard	66.7%	20
40	Tae Hyun Bang	66.5%	5
41	Nate Quarry	66.3%	10
42	Manon Fiorot	66.0%	10
43	Raphael Assuncao	66.0%	19
44	Frankie Edgar	65.9%	30
45	Dominick Cruz	65.8%	10
46	Matheus Nicolau	65.8%	11
47	Rustam Khabilov	65.7%	13
48	Marcus Davis	65.7%	15
49	Ivan Menjivar	65.5%	9
50	Ramazan Emeev	65.5%	8

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them. Rates need at least 5 UFC fights and enough attempts to be meaningful.