Best takedown defense in UFC lightweight history

Gleison Tibau holds the UFC lightweight record for best takedown defense with 92.0% defense.

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

#	Fighter	Defense	Fights
1	Gleison Tibau	92.0%	27
2	Leonardo Santos	90.5%	10
3	Rafael Fiziev	90.4%	13
4	Donald Cerrone	90.0%	23
5	Rashid Magomedov	89.3%	6
6	Mairbek Taisumov	88.5%	9
7	John Makdessi	85.4%	19
8	Rongzhu	85.2%	7
9	Nasrat Haqparast	84.9%	16
10	BJ Penn	83.5%	16
11	Jorge Masvidal	83.0%	7
12	Beneil Dariush	82.7%	26
13	Michael Johnson	82.1%	28
14	Gray Maynard	81.8%	17
14	Kevin Lee	81.8%	16
16	Edson Barboza	81.2%	25
17	Evan Dunham	80.8%	20
18	Dan Hooker	78.7%	18
19	Sam Stout	77.9%	19
20	Norman Parke	77.8%	9
20	Mason Jones	77.8%	8
20	Ludovit Klein	77.8%	10
23	Rafa Garcia	77.1%	12
24	Din Thomas	76.7%	9
25	Alex White	75.0%	6
25	Alexander Hernandez	75.0%	16
25	Arman Tsarukyan	75.0%	13
25	Guram Kutateladze	75.0%	5
25	MarQuel Mederos	75.0%	5
30	Jens Pulver	74.6%	9
31	Andre Winner	74.3%	6
32	Al Iaquinta	74.1%	15
33	Ross Pearson	73.8%	23
34	Jalin Turner	73.8%	13
35	Justin Gaethje	73.3%	16
36	Leandro Silva	72.4%	6
37	Yves Edwards	71.4%	20
37	King Green	71.4%	30
37	Elves Brener	71.4%	6
40	Kurt Pellegrino	71.1%	11
40	Dennis Siver	71.1%	12
42	Piotr Hallmann	71.0%	6
43	Clay Guida	70.9%	30
44	Fares Ziam	70.8%	12
45	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	70.6%	11
45	Joaquim Silva	70.6%	12
47	Joe Proctor	70.4%	7
48	Damir Ismagulov	70.3%	7
49	Drakkar Klose	70.2%	14
50	Chris Gruetzemacher	68.3%	6

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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.