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Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC history

Merab Dvalishvili holds the UFC record for most takedown attempts in a fight with 49 takedown attempts, against Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedown attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Merab Dvalishvili 49 Petr Yan UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
2 Merab Dvalishvili 37 Cory Sandhagen UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Oct 4, 2025
3 Cain Velasquez 33 Junior Dos Santos UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Dec 29, 2012
4 Per Eklund 30 Sam Stout UFC 80: Rapid Fire Jan 19, 2008
4 Merab Dvalishvili 30 Umar Nurmagomedov UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
6 Anthony Hernandez 29 Michel Pereira UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct 19, 2024
6 Merab Dvalishvili 29 Petr Yan UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Dec 6, 2025
6 Anthony Hernandez 29 Gregory Rodrigues UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Aug 22, 2026
9 Matt Serra 28 Din Thomas UFC 41: Onslaught Feb 28, 2003
10 Diego Sanchez 27 BJ Penn UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Dec 12, 2009
10 Khabib Nurmagomedov 27 Abel Trujillo UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 May 25, 2013
10 Farman Hasanov 27 Eric Nolan UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres Jun 27, 2026
13 Aaron Simpson 26 Mario Miranda UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis Mar 26, 2011
13 Muhammad Mokaev 26 Charles Johnson UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022
13 Eduarda Moura 26 Denise Gomes UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov Jun 8, 2024
16 Caol Uno 25 Jens Pulver UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Feb 23, 2001
16 Curtis Blaydes 25 Alexander Volkov UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
18 Merab Dvalishvili 24 Casey Kenney UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz Feb 15, 2020
18 Anthony Ivy 24 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Sep 12, 2020
18 Jacob Malkoun 24 Abdul Razak Alhassan UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021
18 Eryk Anders 24 JunYong Park UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022
18 Dan Argueta 24 Cody Haddon UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct 12, 2024
18 Myktybek Orolbai 24 Chris Curtis UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos Mar 14, 2026
18 Kurtis Campbell 24 Trevor Peek UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse Sep 5, 2026
25 Wilson Reis 23 Dustin Ortiz UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader Jan 30, 2016
25 Merab Dvalishvili 23 Frankie Saenz UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Dec 9, 2017
25 Bryan Caraway 23 Cody Stamann UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Mar 3, 2018
25 Quillan Salkilld 23 Yanal Ashmouz UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Jun 7, 2025
29 Phillip Miller 22 James Zikic UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall Jul 13, 2002
29 Demian Maia 22 Rory MacDonald UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann Feb 22, 2014
29 Demetrious Johnson 22 Kyoji Horiguchi UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015
29 Merab Dvalishvili 22 Ricky Simon UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Apr 21, 2018
29 Rafael Dos Anjos 22 Paul Felder UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
29 Aljamain Sterling 22 Petr Yan UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022
29 Victor Altamirano 22 Vinicius Salvador UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen Mar 25, 2023
29 Rafael Estevam 22 Charles Johnson UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig Nov 18, 2023
29 Farid Basharat 22 John Garza UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Jul 11, 2026
29 Raoni Barcelos 22 Raul Rosas Jr. UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos Sep 26, 2026
39 Nik Lentz 21 Diego Nunes UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping Jan 19, 2013
39 Ryan Bader 21 Ovince Saint Preux UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux Aug 16, 2014
39 Yui Chul Nam 21 Mike de la Torre UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal Nov 28, 2015
39 Demian Maia 21 Tyron Woodley UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul 29, 2017
39 Edmen Shahbazyan 21 Darren Stewart The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Nov 30, 2018
39 Darren Elkins 21 Eduardo Garagorri UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Nov 7, 2020
39 Demian Maia 21 Belal Muhammad UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun 12, 2021
39 Mateusz Gamrot 21 Arman Tsarukyan UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022
39 Arman Tsarukyan 21 Damir Ismagulov UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
39 Yizha 21 JeongYeong Lee UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac Feb 4, 2023
39 Loik Radzhabov 21 Esteban Ribovics UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Mar 4, 2023
39 Rei Tsuruya 21 Joshua Van UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
39 Tatsuro Taira 21 Joshua Van UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026

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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.