Best takedown defense in UFC history

Julio Arce holds the UFC record for best takedown defense with 96.2% defense.

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

#	Fighter	Defense	Fights
1	Julio Arce	96.2%	10
2	Jon Jones	95.0%	24
3	Eddie Wineland	93.3%	16
4	Jimmie Rivera	92.6%	11
5	Renan Barao	92.5%	17
6	Gleison Tibau	92.1%	28
7	Jose Aldo	91.6%	23
8	Shane Burgos	91.5%	11
9	Belal Muhammad	90.6%	22
10	Rafael Fiziev	90.4%	13
11	Jinh Yu Frey	90.3%	8
11	Natalia Silva	90.3%	9
13	Kamaru Usman	90.2%	20
14	Ian McCall	90.0%	6
14	Ketlen Vieira	90.0%	15
16	Geoff Neal	89.7%	14
17	Matthew Riddle	89.3%	12
17	Rashid Magomedov	89.3%	6
19	Rory MacDonald	88.9%	13
19	Roman Kopylov	88.9%	13
21	Donald Cerrone	88.6%	38
22	Mairbek Taisumov	88.5%	9
22	Michael Morales	88.5%	7
24	Yoshihiro Akiyama	88.2%	7
25	Xiao Long	88.0%	5
26	Sean Woodson	87.9%	11
27	Ryan Jimmo	87.5%	7
27	Tyron Woodley	87.5%	16
29	Jussier Formiga	87.1%	16
30	Leonardo Santos	87.0%	11
31	Mauricio Ruffy	86.7%	7
32	Petr Yan	86.4%	16
33	Raoni Barcelos	86.4%	16
34	John Makdessi	86.3%	20
35	Jake Ellenberger	86.2%	21
35	Erik Koch	86.2%	10
37	Elias Silverio	85.7%	5
38	Gian Villante	85.4%	18
38	Gregory Rodrigues	85.4%	14
40	Taila Santos	85.3%	7
41	Georges St-Pierre	85.2%	22
41	Rongzhu	85.2%	7
41	Alessandro Costa	85.2%	8
44	Nasrat Haqparast	84.9%	16
45	Yushin Okami	84.6%	21
45	Cezar Ferreira	84.6%	15
47	Tresean Gore	84.4%	8
48	Kai Kara-France	83.9%	13
49	Aiemann Zahabi	83.9%	11
49	Javid Basharat	83.9%	7

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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.