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Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC featherweight history

Kurtis Campbell holds the UFC featherweight record for most takedown attempts in a fight with 24 takedown attempts, against Trevor Peek at UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedown attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Kurtis Campbell 24 Trevor Peek UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse Sep 5, 2026
2 Nik Lentz 21 Diego Nunes UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping Jan 19, 2013
2 Yui Chul Nam 21 Mike de la Torre UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal Nov 28, 2015
2 Darren Elkins 21 Eduardo Garagorri UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Nov 7, 2020
2 Yizha 21 JeongYeong Lee UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac Feb 4, 2023
6 Jonathan Brookins 20 Erik Koch UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger Sep 17, 2011
6 Jimy Hettes 20 Nam Phan UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
6 Mike Grundy 20 Lando Vannata UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler May 15, 2021
6 Pat Sabatini 20 William Gomis UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
10 Kenny Florian 19 Jose Aldo UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 Oct 8, 2011
10 Makwan Amirkhani 19 Shane Burgos UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Nov 2, 2019
10 Pavel Andrusca 19 Nathaniel Wood UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse Sep 5, 2026
13 Mike Brown 18 Nam Phan UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 Aug 6, 2011
13 Junior Assuncao 18 Ross Pearson UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
13 Jacob Kilburn 18 Austin Lingo UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021
13 Austin Bashi 18 Christian Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025
13 Daniel Santos 18 JeongYeong Lee UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
13 Ezra Elliott 18 Damien Anderson UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 2026
19 Manvel Gamburyan 17 Diego Nunes UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
19 Pat Schilling 17 Max Holloway The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale Jun 1, 2012
19 Nik Lentz 17 Hacran Dias UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold May 18, 2013
19 Noad Lahat 17 Steven Siler UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown Jul 26, 2014
19 Youssef Zalal 17 Sean Woodson UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Jun 5, 2021
19 Movsar Evloev 17 Arnold Allen UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
25 Mike Brown 16 Diego Nunes UFC 125: Resolution Jan 1, 2011
25 Nik Lentz 16 Manvel Gamburyan UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva May 10, 2014
25 Movsar Evloev 16 SeungWoo Choi UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik Apr 20, 2019
25 Johnny Munoz 16 Nate Maness UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Aug 1, 2020
25 Kevin Croom 16 Alex Caceres UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Feb 27, 2021
25 Movsar Evloev 16 Dan Ige UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022
25 Isaac Dulgarian 16 Christian Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Mar 16, 2024
32 Dennis Bermudez 15 Jimy Hettes UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Mar 15, 2014
32 Enrique Barzola 15 Gabriel Benitez UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos May 13, 2017
32 Zabit Magomedsharipov 15 Sheymon Moraes UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum Nov 25, 2017
32 Kyle Bochniak 15 Brandon Davis UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan 20, 2018
32 Enrique Barzola 15 Brandon Davis UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman May 19, 2018
32 Frankie Edgar 15 Max Holloway UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar Jul 27, 2019
32 Kyle Bochniak 15 Sean Woodson UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman Oct 18, 2019
32 Mike Grundy 15 Movsar Evloev UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Jul 25, 2020
32 Bryce Mitchell 15 Dan Ige UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot Sep 23, 2023
32 Christian Rodriguez 15 Melquizael Costa UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg Mar 29, 2025
42 Robert Whiteford 14 Daniel Pineda UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Mar 15, 2014
42 Darren Elkins 14 Lucas Martins UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 Oct 25, 2014
42 Charles Rosa 14 Yair Rodriguez UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015
42 Tatsuya Kawajiri 14 Dennis Siver UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne Jun 20, 2015
42 Frankie Edgar 14 Jeremy Stephens UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor Nov 12, 2016
42 Jeremy Kennedy 14 Kyle Bochniak UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
42 Godofredo Pepey 14 Shane Burgos UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
42 Dennis Bermudez 14 Ricky Glenn UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Jul 14, 2018
42 Shayilan Nuerdanbieke 14 Josh Culibao UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt May 22, 2021
42 Billy Quarantillo 14 Shane Burgos UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
42 Jonathan Pearce 14 David Onama UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez Apr 27, 2024
42 Bryce Mitchell 14 Jean Silva UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
42 Austin Bashi 14 Jose Delgado UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 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.