Best takedown defense in UFC featherweight history

Sean Woodson holds the UFC featherweight record for best takedown defense with 92.3% defense.

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

#	Fighter	Defense	Fights
1	Sean Woodson	92.3%	10
2	Shane Burgos	91.5%	11
3	Jose Aldo	91.0%	15
4	Mike de la Torre	86.2%	6
5	Dennis Bermudez	82.8%	16
6	Max Holloway	82.2%	27
7	Diego Brandao	80.8%	10
8	Hacran Dias	77.8%	7
9	William Gomis	77.6%	7
10	Calvin Kattar	77.3%	15
11	Muhammad Naimov	76.9%	7
12	Jean Silva	75.9%	7
13	Austin Lingo	75.6%	5
14	Dan Hooker	75.0%	7
14	Alexander Volkanovski	75.0%	14
14	Nathaniel Wood	75.0%	9
17	Jeremy Stephens	74.6%	18
18	Diego Lopes	73.3%	9
19	Arnold Allen	73.1%	15
20	Cub Swanson	72.3%	25
21	Andre Fili	72.0%	28
22	Nate Landwehr	71.9%	11
22	Jack Jenkins	71.9%	7
24	Chan Sung Jung	71.4%	12
25	Diego Nunes	71.0%	6
26	SeungWoo Choi	70.5%	11
27	Giga Chikadze	68.8%	13
28	Alex Caceres	66.2%	20
29	Hakeem Dawodu	65.3%	10
30	Josh Culibao	64.5%	7
31	Robert Peralta	64.4%	8
32	Steven Peterson	64.0%	8
33	Billy Quarantillo	63.2%	10
34	Kyle Bochniak	62.8%	7
35	Christian Rodriguez	60.4%	7
36	Yair Rodriguez	59.4%	16
37	Mizuto Hirota	59.3%	5
37	Dooho Choi	59.3%	11
37	Chepe Mariscal	59.3%	5
40	Jose Delgado	58.6%	6
41	Nam Phan	58.3%	6
42	Movsar Evloev	58.1%	9
43	Gabriel Benitez	58.0%	10
44	Joanderson Brito	57.7%	11
45	Brandon Davis	57.1%	5
46	Dan Ige	56.3%	20
47	Darren Elkins	56.1%	29
48	Brian Ortega	55.6%	13
48	Julian Erosa	55.6%	14
50	Michihiro Omigawa	55.2%	5

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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.