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Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC flyweight history

Muhammad Mokaev holds the UFC flyweight record for most takedown attempts in a fight with 26 takedown attempts, against Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedown attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Muhammad Mokaev 26 Charles Johnson UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022
2 Wilson Reis 23 Dustin Ortiz UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader Jan 30, 2016
3 Demetrious Johnson 22 Kyoji Horiguchi UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015
3 Victor Altamirano 22 Vinicius Salvador UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen Mar 25, 2023
3 Rafael Estevam 22 Charles Johnson UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig Nov 18, 2023
6 Rei Tsuruya 21 Joshua Van UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025
6 Tatsuro Taira 21 Joshua Van UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
8 Muhammad Mokaev 20 Alex Perez UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Mar 2, 2024
8 Stewart Nicoll 20 Lucas Rocha UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot Oct 11, 2025
10 Zach Makovsky 19 Joseph Benavidez UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Feb 6, 2016
10 Ray Borg 19 Rogerio Bontorin UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz Feb 15, 2020
10 Alexandre Pantoja 19 Steve Erceg UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg May 4, 2024
10 Rafael Estevam 19 Jesus Aguilar UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Feb 15, 2025
10 Mitch Raposo 19 Sumudaerji UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
10 Azat Maksum 19 Mitch Raposo UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
16 Cody Durden 18 Charles Johnson UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon Apr 29, 2023
16 Alexandre Pantoja 18 Joshua Van UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Sep 19, 2026
18 Zach Makovsky 17 Scott Jorgensen UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Dec 14, 2013
18 Phil Harris 17 Neil Seery UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao Jul 19, 2014
18 Zach Makovsky 17 John Dodson UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier May 23, 2015
18 Wilson Reis 17 Ben Nguyen UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Dec 1, 2018
22 Wilson Reis 16 John Moraga UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Apr 14, 2018
22 Asu Almabayev 16 Jose Ochoa UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder Jul 26, 2025
24 Demetrious Johnson 15 John Dodson UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Jan 26, 2013
24 Scott Jorgensen 15 Danny Martinez UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov Jun 7, 2014
24 Richie Vaculik 15 Roldan Sangcha'an UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt Jun 28, 2014
24 Henry Cejudo 15 Chico Camus UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015
24 Askar Askarov 15 Alexandre Pantoja UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18, 2020
24 Tatsuro Taira 15 Brandon Royval UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct 12, 2024
24 Alibi Idiris 15 Ode Osbourne UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez Feb 21, 2026
31 Tim Elliott 14 Jared Papazian The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale Dec 15, 2012
31 Alptekin Ozkilic 14 Louis Smolka UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou Jan 15, 2014
31 Danny Martinez 14 Chris Cariaso UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 Feb 1, 2014
31 Wilson Reis 14 Joby Sanchez UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos Aug 23, 2014
31 Fredy Serrano 14 Ryan Benoit UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley Jul 30, 2016
31 Tim Elliott 14 Louis Smolka UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Apr 15, 2017
31 Joseph Benavidez 14 Sergio Pettis UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun 9, 2018
31 Askar Askarov 14 Kai Kara-France UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Mar 26, 2022
31 Alexandre Pantoja 14 Brandon Royval UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Dec 16, 2023
31 Asu Almabayev 14 CJ Vergara UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar 9, 2024
31 Carlos Hernandez 14 Nyamjargal Tumendemberel UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo Nov 23, 2024
42 Dustin Ortiz 13 Willie Gates UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Aug 8, 2015
42 Demetrious Johnson 13 John Dodson UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015
42 Brandon Moreno 13 Ryan Benoit The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale Dec 3, 2016
42 Tim Elliott 13 Ryan Benoit UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige Jul 15, 2020
42 Zhalgas Zhumagulov 13 Jeff Molina UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022
47 Demetrious Johnson 12 John Moraga UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga Jul 27, 2013
47 Ali Bagautinov 12 John Lineker UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 Feb 1, 2014
47 Ali Bagautinov 12 Demetrious Johnson UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov Jun 14, 2014
47 Danny Martinez 12 Richie Vaculik UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm Nov 14, 2015
47 Hector Sandoval 12 Fredy Serrano UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Dec 17, 2016
47 Eric Shelton 12 Alexandre Pantoja UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena Jan 28, 2017
47 Dustin Ortiz 12 Alexandre Pantoja UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan 20, 2018
47 Joseph Benavidez 12 Dustin Ortiz UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Jan 19, 2019

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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.