Best takedown defense in UFC welterweight history

Kamaru Usman holds the UFC welterweight record for best takedown defense with 97.3% defense.

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

#	Fighter	Defense	Fights
1	Kamaru Usman	97.3%	18
2	Belal Muhammad	90.6%	22
3	Geoff Neal	89.7%	14
4	Rory MacDonald	88.9%	13
5	Michael Morales	88.5%	7
6	Tyron Woodley	87.5%	16
7	Jake Ellenberger	86.2%	21
8	Georges St-Pierre	85.2%	21
9	Chidi Njokuani	84.6%	6
10	Sean Strickland	83.3%	8
11	Tarec Saffiedine	80.8%	6
12	Carlos Prates	79.5%	8
13	Mike Perry	78.6%	15
14	Kevin Holland	77.8%	12
15	Anthony Rocco Martin	76.5%	7
16	Martin Kampmann	75.5%	12
17	Albert Tumenov	75.0%	8
18	Randy Brown	74.6%	22
19	Dhiego Lima	73.5%	10
19	Song Kenan	73.5%	11
21	Joshua Burkman	73.3%	15
22	Mike Pyle	73.1%	19
22	Sean Spencer	73.1%	7
22	Themba Gorimbo	73.1%	8
25	Muslim Salikhov	72.4%	15
26	Joaquin Buckley	72.2%	9
27	Dong Hyun Kim	71.7%	18
28	Nick Osipczak	71.4%	5
29	Daniel Rodriguez	71.1%	13
29	Ian Machado Garry	71.1%	12
31	Santiago Ponzinibbio	71.1%	20
32	Max Griffin	69.5%	19
33	Mike Pierce	69.2%	14
34	Colby Covington	69.0%	17
35	Alex Oliveira	68.8%	19
36	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	67.1%	18
37	Forrest Petz	66.7%	7
37	Ben Saunders	66.7%	19
37	Court McGee	66.7%	20
37	Richard Walsh	66.7%	6
37	Jake Matthews	66.7%	17
42	Tim Means	66.2%	26
43	Thiago Alves	65.0%	26
44	Johny Hendricks	64.5%	18
45	Robbie Lawler	64.5%	23
46	Josh Koscheck	64.3%	24
47	Keita Nakamura	63.9%	10
48	Matt Brown	63.9%	30
49	Paulo Thiago	63.8%	13
50	Leon Edwards	63.7%	20

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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.