Highest takedown accuracy in UFC middleweight history

Khamzat Chimaev holds the UFC middleweight record for highest takedown accuracy with 60.4% accuracy.

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

#	Fighter	Accuracy	Fights
1	Khamzat Chimaev	60.4%	6
2	Nate Marquardt	58.9%	23
3	Chael Sonnen	56.5%	10
4	Cezar Ferreira	55.1%	14
5	Andre Petroski	52.8%	13
6	Andre Muniz	52.1%	10
7	Ed Herman	50.8%	17
8	CB Dollaway	50.8%	19
9	Dricus Du Plessis	48.9%	11
10	Jared Cannonier	46.7%	14
11	Yushin Okami	46.6%	18
12	Chris Leben	45.9%	22
13	Nick Catone	45.2%	6
14	Matt Lindland	44.9%	11
15	Riki Fukuda	44.8%	5
16	Marvin Vettori	44.4%	18
17	Evan Tanner	43.9%	12
18	Ricardo Almeida	43.5%	6
19	Chris Weidman	43.4%	18
20	JunYong Park	42.9%	13
20	Jacob Malkoun	42.9%	9
22	Cody Brundage	42.3%	15
23	Brendan Allen	41.9%	18
24	Anthony Hernandez	40.4%	13
25	Krzysztof Jotko	39.6%	17
26	Francis Carmont	39.4%	9
27	Alessio Di Chirico	39.3%	11
28	Rousimar Palhares	38.9%	11
29	Michael Bisping	37.3%	24
30	Edmen Shahbazyan	36.1%	16
31	Gregory Rodrigues	35.7%	14
32	Antonio Carlos Junior	35.4%	11
33	Robert Whittaker	35.0%	19
34	Dustin Stoltzfus	34.8%	11
35	Tim Kennedy	34.5%	5
36	Joe Doerksen	34.3%	9
36	Rafael Natal	34.3%	17
36	Daniel Kelly	34.3%	10
39	Omari Akhmedov	34.2%	8
40	Yoel Romero	33.3%	13
40	Trevor Smith	33.3%	12
40	Andrew Sanchez	33.3%	9
40	Dusko Todorovic	33.3%	11
40	Nassourdine Imavov	33.3%	11
45	Kelvin Gastelum	32.8%	18
46	Tim Boetsch	32.7%	17
47	David Branch	32.6%	9
48	Aaron Simpson	32.5%	9
49	Derek Brunson	31.6%	21
50	Mark Munoz	31.5%	14

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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.