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Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC bantamweight history

Merab Dvalishvili holds the UFC bantamweight 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 Merab Dvalishvili 30 Umar Nurmagomedov UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
4 Merab Dvalishvili 29 Petr Yan UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Dec 6, 2025
5 Merab Dvalishvili 24 Casey Kenney UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz Feb 15, 2020
5 Dan Argueta 24 Cody Haddon UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct 12, 2024
7 Merab Dvalishvili 23 Frankie Saenz UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Dec 9, 2017
7 Bryan Caraway 23 Cody Stamann UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Mar 3, 2018
9 Merab Dvalishvili 22 Ricky Simon UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Apr 21, 2018
9 Aljamain Sterling 22 Petr Yan UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022
9 Farid Basharat 22 John Garza UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Jul 11, 2026
9 Raoni Barcelos 22 Raul Rosas Jr. UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos Sep 26, 2026
13 Ricky Simon 20 Montel Jackson UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Aug 4, 2018
13 Merab Dvalishvili 20 John Dodson UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Aug 15, 2020
13 Mario Bautista 20 Cory Sandhagen UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Jul 11, 2026
16 Dominick Cruz 19 Demetrious Johnson UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011
16 Brett Johns 19 Montel Jackson UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18, 2020
16 TJ Dillashaw 19 Cory Sandhagen UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Jul 24, 2021
16 Dan Argueta 19 Jean Matsumoto UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 Apr 6, 2024
20 Raul Rosas Jr. 18 Rob Font UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Mar 7, 2026
20 Raoni Barcelos 18 Montel Jackson UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Apr 25, 2026
22 Joseph Benavidez 17 Ian Loveland UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones Mar 19, 2011
22 Tony Gravely 17 Geraldo de Freitas UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
22 Aljamain Sterling 17 Petr Yan UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021
22 Tony Gravely 17 Victor Henry UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
26 Ricky Simon 16 Rob Font UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Dec 7, 2019
26 Sergey Morozov 16 Khalid Taha UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises Jul 17, 2021
26 Saidyokub Kakhramonov 16 Ronnie Lawrence UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022
26 Merab Dvalishvili 16 Jose Aldo UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Aug 20, 2022
26 Raul Rosas Jr. 16 Christian Rodriguez UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr 8, 2023
26 Farid Basharat 16 Taylor Lapilus UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Jan 13, 2024
32 Demetrious Johnson 15 Norifumi Yamamoto UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Feb 5, 2011
32 Motonobu Tezuka 15 Vaughan Lee UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald Feb 16, 2013
32 Aljamain Sterling 15 Takeya Mizugaki UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold Apr 18, 2015
32 Hugo Viana 15 Guido Cannetti UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia Aug 1, 2015
32 Brett Johns 15 Kwan Ho Kwak UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Nov 19, 2016
32 Montel Jackson 15 Felipe Colares UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Jan 25, 2020
32 Ali AlQaisi 15 Tony Kelley UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Oct 10, 2020
32 Tony Gravely 15 Saimon Oliveira UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022
32 Aljamain Sterling 15 Henry Cejudo UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
32 Merab Dvalishvili 15 Sean O'Malley UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
32 Umar Nurmagomedov 15 Merab Dvalishvili UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
32 Raoni Barcelos 15 Payton Talbott UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
32 Felipe Lima 15 Payton Talbott UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun 28, 2025
32 Lawrence Lui 15 Sulangrangbo UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Jan 31, 2026
46 Leandro Issa 14 Taylor Lapilus UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett Sep 3, 2016
46 Cory Sandhagen 14 Song Yadong UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Sep 17, 2022
46 Deiveson Figueiredo 14 Marlon Vera UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Aug 3, 2024
46 Colby Thicknesse 14 Josias Musasa UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes Sep 27, 2025
46 Umar Nurmagomedov 14 Mario Bautista UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025

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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.