Best takedown defense in UFC light heavyweight history

Jon Jones holds the UFC light heavyweight record for best takedown defense with 95.0% defense.

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

#	Fighter	Defense	Fights
1	Jon Jones	95.0%	22
2	Ryan Jimmo	87.5%	7
3	Gian Villante	85.4%	15
4	Alexander Gustafsson	85.1%	17
5	Dominick Reyes	82.9%	15
6	Lyoto Machida	81.8%	15
7	Kennedy Nzechukwu	81.7%	11
8	Ryan Bader	80.6%	20
9	Chuck Liddell	80.4%	19
10	Volkan Oezdemir	80.0%	16
11	Alonzo Menifield	79.3%	19
12	Ion Cutelaba	76.2%	21
13	Da Woon Jung	75.9%	9
14	Modestas Bukauskas	75.0%	13
15	Krzysztof Soszynski	73.7%	9
16	Quinton Jackson	72.3%	12
17	Rashad Evans	71.4%	20
18	Jimi Manuwa	71.0%	12
19	Jamahal Hill	70.8%	11
20	Jan Blachowicz	70.0%	23
21	Navajo Stirling	69.7%	6
22	Ovince Saint Preux	68.5%	26
23	Keith Jardine	65.1%	12
24	Rogerio Nogueira	64.1%	13
25	Brandon Vera	62.5%	9
26	Fabio Maldonado	61.9%	9
27	Forrest Griffin	60.9%	15
28	Devin Clark	60.6%	15
29	Thiago Silva	60.5%	12
29	Dustin Jacoby	60.5%	16
31	Glover Teixeira	60.3%	23
32	Khalil Rountree Jr.	58.8%	18
33	Nikita Krylov	58.5%	19
34	Stephan Bonnar	58.5%	15
35	Michael Bisping	58.3%	5
36	Cyrille Diabate	57.1%	8
37	Thiago Santos	56.0%	9
38	Tito Ortiz	55.6%	23
38	Dan Henderson	55.6%	8
40	Anthony Smith	53.8%	18
41	Marcin Prachnio	53.1%	11
42	Kyle Kingsbury	52.0%	9
43	Rafael Cavalcante	51.5%	5
44	Igor Pokrajac	51.4%	13
45	Mauricio Rua	47.7%	24
46	Mike Rodriguez	35.5%	8
47	Brendson Ribeiro	33.3%	9

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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.