MMA StatBook

Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC welterweight history

Farman Hasanov holds the UFC welterweight record for most takedown attempts in a fight with 27 takedown attempts, against Eric Nolan at UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedown attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Farman Hasanov 27 Eric Nolan UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres Jun 27, 2026
2 Anthony Ivy 24 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Sep 12, 2020
2 Myktybek Orolbai 24 Chris Curtis UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos Mar 14, 2026
4 Demian Maia 22 Rory MacDonald UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann Feb 22, 2014
5 Demian Maia 21 Tyron Woodley UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul 29, 2017
5 Demian Maia 21 Belal Muhammad UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun 12, 2021
7 Brock Larson 20 Keita Nakamura UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs Dec 13, 2006
7 Justin Edwards 20 Clay Harvison The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Jun 4, 2011
7 Bassil Hafez 20 Jack Della Maddalena UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva Jul 15, 2023
10 Sean Sherk 19 Nick Diaz UFC 59: Reality Check Apr 15, 2006
10 Kamaru Usman 19 Emil Meek UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Jan 14, 2018
10 Rinat Fakhretdinov 19 Carlos Leal UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway Oct 26, 2024
10 Ian Machado Garry 19 Carlos Prates UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates Apr 26, 2025
14 Ricardo Almeida 18 Mike Pyle UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones Mar 19, 2011
14 Jake Shields 18 Tyron Woodley UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Jun 15, 2013
14 Colby Covington 18 Rafael Dos Anjos UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun 9, 2018
14 Kamaru Usman 18 Rafael Dos Anjos The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Nov 30, 2018
14 Colby Covington 18 Robbie Lawler UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Aug 3, 2019
14 Jason Witt 18 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Jul 31, 2021
20 Marcelo Guimaraes 17 Dan Stittgen UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman Jul 11, 2012
20 Demian Maia 17 Jon Fitch UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar Feb 2, 2013
20 Johny Hendricks 17 Robbie Lawler UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Dec 6, 2014
20 Cathal Pendred 17 Augusto Montano UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015
20 Colby Covington 17 Bryan Barberena UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Dec 17, 2016
20 Sean Brady 17 Gilbert Burns UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady Sep 7, 2024
26 Diego Sanchez 16 John Alessio UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie May 27, 2006
26 Matt Serra 16 Chris Lytle The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale Nov 11, 2006
26 Luigi Fioravanti 16 Luke Cummo UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Mar 1, 2008
26 Colton Smith 16 Mike Ricci The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale Dec 15, 2012
26 Georges St-Pierre 16 Nick Diaz UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz Mar 16, 2013
26 Joao Zeferino 16 Elias Silverio UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader Sep 4, 2013
26 Alex Oliveira 16 Joe Merritt UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero Jun 27, 2015
26 Kevin Lee 16 Rafael Dos Anjos UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee May 18, 2019
26 Kamaru Usman 16 Jorge Masvidal UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jul 11, 2020
35 Karo Parisyan 15 Nick Diaz UFC 49: Unfinished Business Aug 21, 2004
35 Jake Shields 15 Martin Kampmann UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez Oct 23, 2010
35 Diego Sanchez 15 Martin Kampmann UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann Mar 3, 2011
35 Brian Ebersole 15 James Head UFC 149: Faber vs Barao Jul 21, 2012
35 Johny Hendricks 15 Carlos Condit UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz Mar 16, 2013
35 Martin Kampmann 15 Carlos Condit UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 Aug 28, 2013
35 John Howard 15 Siyar Bahadurzada UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 Dec 28, 2013
35 Alberto Mina 15 Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal Nov 28, 2015
35 Court McGee 15 Dominique Steele UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres Aug 6, 2016
35 Colby Covington 15 Dong Hyun Kim UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia Jun 17, 2017
35 Demian Maia 15 Kamaru Usman UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman May 19, 2018
35 Yushin Okami 15 Aleksei Kunchenko UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Dec 1, 2018
35 Colby Covington 15 Jorge Masvidal UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022
35 Kamaru Usman 15 Leon Edwards UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023
35 Ricky Glenn 15 Song Kenan UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Aug 17, 2024
35 Islam Makhachev 15 Ian Machado Garry UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Aug 15, 2026

Related records

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.