Highest takedown accuracy in UFC light heavyweight history
Vitor Petrino holds the UFC light heavyweight record for highest takedown accuracy with 57.1% accuracy.
UFC fights only, minimum 5 fights. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitor Petrino | 57.1% |
| 2 | Jimmy Crute | 52.2% |
| 3 | Ion Cutelaba | 51.1% |
| 4 | Corey Anderson | 50.0% |
| 5 | Jan Blachowicz | 48.7% |
| 6 | Randy Couture | 47.7% |
| 7 | Julius Walker | 44.8% |
| 8 | Rashad Evans | 44.2% |
| 9 | Ryan Bader | 44.2% |
| 10 | Jon Jones | 44.2% |
| 11 | Mauricio Rua | 42.9% |
| 12 | Kyle Kingsbury | 41.9% |
| 13 | Stephan Bonnar | 41.5% |
| 14 | Tito Ortiz | 41.4% |
| 15 | Patrick Cummins | 41.2% |
| 16 | Daniel Cormier | 40.0% |
| 17 | Alexander Gustafsson | 39.6% |
| 18 | James Te Huna | 39.3% |
| 19 | Nikita Krylov | 36.8% |
| 20 | Oumar Sy | 35.7% |
| 21 | Phil Davis | 35.6% |
| 22 | Matt Hamill | 34.1% |
| 23 | Glover Teixeira | 33.6% |
| 24 | Thiago Santos | 33.3% |
| 25 | Devin Clark | 31.6% |
| 26 | Ilir Latifi | 30.6% |
| 27 | Ovince Saint Preux | 29.2% |
| 28 | Jason Brilz | 25.0% |
| 29 | Magomed Ankalaev | 24.5% |
| 30 | Francimar Barroso | 24.3% |
| 31 | Anthony Smith | 20.0% |
| 32 | Paul Craig | 18.7% |
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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.