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Most takedown attempts in a fight in UFC women's strawweight history

Eduarda Moura holds the UFC women's strawweight record for most takedown attempts in a fight with 26 takedown attempts, against Denise Gomes at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedown attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Eduarda Moura 26 Denise Gomes UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov Jun 8, 2024
2 Michelle Waterson-Gomez 18 Angela Hill UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Sep 12, 2020
3 Carla Esparza 17 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos Mar 14, 2015
3 Gillian Robertson 17 Luana Pinheiro UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates Nov 9, 2024
3 Virna Jandiroba 17 Mackenzie Dern UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
6 Claudia Gadelha 16 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic Dec 13, 2014
7 Heather Clark 15 Karolina Kowalkiewicz UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski May 8, 2016
7 Pearl Gonzalez 15 Poliana Botelho UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee Oct 7, 2017
7 Tatiana Suarez 15 Zhang Weili UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
10 Juliana Lima 14 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown Jul 26, 2014
10 Carla Esparza 14 Maryna Moroz UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee Jun 25, 2017
10 Hannah Goldy 14 Mizuki UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot Sep 23, 2023
10 Loopy Godinez 14 Jessica Andrade UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Aug 16, 2025
14 Claudia Gadelha 13 Joanna Jedrzejczyk The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
14 Tatiana Suarez 13 Nina Nunes UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun 8, 2019
14 Jessica Penne 13 Elise Reed UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct 19, 2024
14 Loopy Godinez 13 Ketlen Souza UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Oct 10, 2026
18 Emily Kagan 12 Angela Hill The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale Dec 12, 2014
18 Tecia Pennington 12 Angela Hill UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015
18 Jessica Andrade 12 Tecia Pennington UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens Feb 24, 2018
18 Loopy Godinez 12 Loma Lookboonmee UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
18 Tatiana Suarez 12 Amanda Lemos Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva Sep 13, 2025
18 Virna Jandiroba 12 Tabatha Ricci UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan Apr 4, 2026
24 Jessica Penne 11 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne Jun 20, 2015
24 Randa Markos 11 Alexa Grasso UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno Aug 5, 2017
24 Randa Markos 11 Nina Nunes UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Jul 28, 2018
24 Tatiana Suarez 11 Carla Esparza UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Sep 8, 2018
24 Carla Esparza 11 Alexa Grasso UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Sep 21, 2019
24 Kay Hansen 11 Jinh Yu Frey UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
24 Tabatha Ricci 11 Maria Oliveira UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021
24 Zhang Weili 11 Rose Namajunas UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021
24 Carla Esparza 11 Rose Namajunas UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje May 7, 2022
24 Mackenzie Dern 11 Yan Xiaonan UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022
24 Piera Rodriguez 11 Sam Hughes UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo Oct 15, 2022
24 Loopy Godinez 11 Julia Polastri UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg Mar 29, 2025
24 Virna Jandiroba 11 Yan Xiaonan UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
24 Alexia Thainara 11 Loma Lookboonmee UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes Sep 27, 2025
24 Alexia Thainara 11 Bruna Brasil UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Mar 28, 2026
39 Rose Namajunas 10 Paige VanZant UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Dec 10, 2015
39 Justine Kish 10 Nina Nunes UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit Jan 2, 2016
39 Jamie Moyle 10 Kailin Curran The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale Dec 3, 2016
39 Carla Esparza 10 Randa Markos UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne Feb 19, 2017
39 Jessica Andrade 10 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos May 13, 2017
39 Tecia Pennington 10 Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Jul 28, 2018
39 Claudia Gadelha 10 Nina Nunes UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Dec 8, 2018
39 Livinha Souza 10 Sarah Frota UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 Feb 2, 2019
39 Carla Esparza 10 Virna Jandiroba UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019
39 Carla Esparza 10 Michelle Waterson-Gomez UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
39 Claudia Gadelha 10 Yan Xiaonan UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Nov 7, 2020
39 Tabatha Ricci 10 Polyana Viana UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022
39 Jaqueline Amorim 10 Sam Hughes UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr 8, 2023
39 Tabatha Ricci 10 Tecia Pennington UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento May 11, 2024
39 Viktoriia Dudakova 10 Sam Hughes UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Aug 3, 2024
39 Talita Alencar 10 Stephanie Luciano UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 Aug 10, 2024
39 Piera Rodriguez 10 Josefine Knutsson UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Dec 14, 2024
39 Luana Pinheiro 10 Tecia Pennington UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales May 17, 2025
39 Piera Rodriguez 10 Ketlen Souza UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park Aug 2, 2025
39 Denise Gomes 10 Tecia Pennington UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown Nov 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.