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Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC heavyweight history

Cain Velasquez holds the UFC heavyweight record for most takedown attempts in a fight with 33 takedown attempts, against Junior Dos Santos at UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedown attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Cain Velasquez 33 Junior Dos Santos UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Dec 29, 2012
2 Curtis Blaydes 25 Alexander Volkov UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
3 Vladimir Matyushenko 19 Pedro Rizzo UFC 41: Onslaught Feb 28, 2003
4 Stipe Miocic 18 Junior Dos Santos UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic Dec 13, 2014
5 Marcin Tybura 16 Alexander Volkov UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct 30, 2021
6 Randy Couture 15 Pedro Rizzo UFC 31: Locked and Loaded May 4, 2001
6 Jailton Almeida 15 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Nov 4, 2023
6 Curtis Blaydes 15 Rizvan Kuniev UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Jun 21, 2025
9 Jake O'Brien 14 Andrei Arlovski UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Mar 1, 2008
9 Ben Rothwell 14 Mark Hunt UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage Sep 24, 2011
9 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 14 Stefan Struve UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia Aug 1, 2015
9 Stipe Miocic 14 Francis Ngannou UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan 20, 2018
9 Curtis Blaydes 14 Mark Hunt UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Feb 10, 2018
9 Ciryl Gane 14 Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Feb 27, 2021
9 Hamdy Abdelwahab 14 Chris Barnett UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
9 Mario Pinto 14 Felipe Franco UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy Mar 21, 2026
17 Jeff Monson 13 Tim Sylvia UFC 65: Bad Intentions Nov 18, 2006
17 Jake O'Brien 13 Josh Shockman UFC 65: Bad Intentions Nov 18, 2006
17 Cain Velasquez 13 Junior Dos Santos UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Oct 19, 2013
17 Viktor Pesta 13 Konstantin Erokhin UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson Jan 24, 2015
17 Viktor Pesta 13 Derrick Lewis UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015
17 Curtis Blaydes 13 Daniel Omielanczuk UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker Jul 8, 2017
17 Karl Williams 13 Lukasz Brzeski UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
17 Jailton Almeida 13 Curtis Blaydes UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar 9, 2024
17 Marcus Buchecha 13 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape Dec 13, 2025
26 Ricco Rodriguez 12 Pedro Rizzo UFC 45: Revolution Nov 21, 2003
26 Assuerio Silva 12 Cheick Kongo UFC 70: Nations Collide Apr 21, 2007
26 Mohammed Usman 12 Junior Tafa UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Apr 22, 2023
26 Karl Williams 12 Justin Tafa UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Mar 23, 2024
30 Kevin Randleman 11 Pete Williams UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 Nov 19, 1999
30 Anthony Perosh 11 Christian Wellisch UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 Dec 30, 2006
30 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 11 Tim Sylvia UFC 81: Breaking Point Feb 2, 2008
30 Mike Russow 11 Justin McCully UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira Aug 29, 2009
30 Anthony Perosh 11 Mirko Filipovic UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez Feb 20, 2010
30 Shamil Abdurakhimov 11 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov Dec 9, 2016
30 Luis Henrique 11 Marcin Tybura UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Mar 4, 2017
30 Curtis Blaydes 11 Justin Willis UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Mar 23, 2019
30 Jamal Pogues 11 Josh Parisian UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023
30 Marcus Buchecha 11 Martin Buday UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder Jul 26, 2025
30 Louie Sutherland 11 Tai Tuivasa UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates May 2, 2026
41 Ron Waterman 10 Tim Lajcik UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion Sep 24, 1999
41 Tedd Williams 10 Ian Freeman UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz Sep 22, 2000
41 Carmelo Marrero 10 Cheick Kongo UFC 64: Unstoppable Oct 14, 2006
41 Randy Couture 10 Tim Sylvia UFC 68: The Uprising Mar 3, 2007
41 Randy Couture 10 Gabriel Gonzaga UFC 74: Respect Aug 25, 2007
41 Cain Velasquez 10 Cheick Kongo UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009
41 Rolles Gracie 10 Joey Beltran UFC 109: Relentless Feb 6, 2010
41 Mike Russow 10 Jon Olav Einemo UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis Jan 28, 2012
41 Roy Nelson 10 Josh Barnett UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson Sep 26, 2015
41 Roy Nelson 10 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul 7, 2016
41 Curtis Blaydes 10 Adam Milstead UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie Feb 4, 2017
41 Alistair Overeem 10 Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Dec 7, 2019
41 Karl Williams 10 Chase Sherman UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida May 13, 2023
41 Mick Parkin 10 Caio Machado UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig Nov 18, 2023
41 Alexandr Romanov 10 Rodrigo Nascimento UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Nov 2, 2024
41 Alvin Hines 10 Jhonata Diniz UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun 28, 2025
41 Curtis Blaydes 10 Waldo Cortes Acosta Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado Sep 12, 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.