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Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC light heavyweight history

Phillip Miller holds the UFC light heavyweight record for most takedown attempts in a fight with 22 takedown attempts, against James Zikic at UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedown attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Phillip Miller 22 James Zikic UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall Jul 13, 2002
2 Ryan Bader 21 Ovince Saint Preux UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux Aug 16, 2014
3 Murilo Bustamante 20 Chuck Liddell UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001
3 Thiago Santos 20 Jamahal Hill UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill Aug 6, 2022
3 Nikita Krylov 20 Volkan Oezdemir UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct 22, 2022
6 Tom Lawlor 19 Kyle Kingsbury The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale Dec 13, 2008
6 Corey Anderson 19 Glover Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith Jul 22, 2018
6 Ion Cutelaba 19 Dustin Jacoby UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka May 1, 2021
9 Phil Davis 18 Glover Teixeira UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 Oct 25, 2014
10 Matt Hamill 17 Quinton Jackson UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill May 28, 2011
10 Mike Massenzio 17 Krzysztof Soszynski UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin Jun 11, 2011
10 Patrick Cummins 17 Kyle Kingsbury UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown Jul 26, 2014
10 Glover Teixeira 17 Jiri Prochazka UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka Jun 11, 2022
10 Glover Teixeira 17 Jamahal Hill UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Jan 21, 2023
15 Rashad Evans 16 Michael Bisping UFC 78: Validation Nov 17, 2007
15 Jason Brilz 16 Eliot Marshall UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort Sep 19, 2009
15 Rashad Evans 16 Thiago Silva UFC 108: Evans vs Silva Jan 2, 2010
15 Ryan Bader 16 Rogerio Nogueira UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop Sep 25, 2010
15 Ryan Bader 16 Rafael Cavalcante UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov Jun 14, 2014
15 Paul Craig 16 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Mar 30, 2019
15 Danilo Marques 16 Khadis Ibragimov UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Sep 26, 2020
22 Rodney Wallace 15 Brian Stann The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale Dec 5, 2009
22 Corey Anderson 15 Fabio Maldonado UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 Nov 7, 2015
22 Paul Craig 15 Volkan Oezdemir UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022
22 Anton Turkalj 15 Vitor Petrino UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
26 Kyle Kingsbury 14 Fabio Maldonado The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Jun 4, 2011
26 Matt Hamill 14 Thiago Silva UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields Oct 9, 2013
26 Francimar Barroso 14 Ryan Jimmo UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves May 30, 2015
26 Patrick Cummins 14 Rafael Cavalcante UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia Aug 1, 2015
26 Francimar Barroso 14 Aleksandar Rakic UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve Sep 2, 2017
26 Bruno Lopes 14 Magomed Gadzhiyasulov UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025
26 Magomed Tuchalov 14 Brendson Ribeiro UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov Jul 25, 2026
33 Rodney Wallace 13 Jared Hamman UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy Mar 27, 2010
33 Jason Brilz 13 Rogerio Nogueira UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans May 29, 2010
33 Kyle Kingsbury 13 Jared Hamman UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares Sep 15, 2010
33 Corey Anderson 13 Justin Jones UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Dec 6, 2014
33 Corey Anderson 13 Patrick Cummins UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Apr 21, 2018
38 Randy Couture 12 Tito Ortiz UFC 44: Undisputed Sep 26, 2003
38 Mike Whitehead 12 Keith Jardine UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 Feb 4, 2006
38 Tito Ortiz 12 Forrest Griffin UFC 59: Reality Check Apr 15, 2006
38 Rashad Evans 12 Stephan Bonnar UFC Fight Night 5 Jun 28, 2006
38 Matt Hamill 12 Michael Bisping UFC 75: Champion vs Champion Sep 8, 2007
38 Mauricio Rua 12 Forrest Griffin UFC 76: Knockout Sep 22, 2007
38 Rashad Evans 12 Quinton Jackson UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans May 29, 2010
38 Alexander Gustafsson 12 Mauricio Rua UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Dec 8, 2012
38 Gian Villante 12 Fabio Maldonado UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Mar 23, 2014
38 Ilir Latifi 12 Gian Villante UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz Mar 5, 2016
38 Andrew Sanchez 12 Khalil Rountree Jr. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
38 Francimar Barroso 12 Darren Stewart UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar 18, 2017
38 Danilo Marques 12 Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov Jun 26, 2021
38 Ion Cutelaba 12 Devin Clark UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann Sep 18, 2021
38 Jimmy Crute 12 Alonzo Menifield UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Feb 11, 2023
38 Ion Cutelaba 12 Ivan Erslan UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis Sep 28, 2024
38 Magomed Ankalaev 12 Alex Pereira UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 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.