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Most takedowns in a fight in UFC bantamweight history

Merab Dvalishvili holds the UFC bantamweight record for most takedowns in a fight with 20 takedowns, against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Merab Dvalishvili 20 Cory Sandhagen UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Oct 4, 2025
2 Raul Rosas Jr. 16 Rob Font UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Mar 7, 2026
3 Merab Dvalishvili 12 Casey Kenney UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz Feb 15, 2020
4 Brett Johns 11 Kwan Ho Kwak UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Nov 19, 2016
4 Merab Dvalishvili 11 Frankie Saenz UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Dec 9, 2017
4 Montel Jackson 11 Felipe Colares UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Jan 25, 2020
4 Tony Gravely 11 Saimon Oliveira UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022
4 Merab Dvalishvili 11 Petr Yan UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
4 Umar Nurmagomedov 11 Mario Bautista UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
10 Demetrious Johnson 10 Norifumi Yamamoto UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Feb 5, 2011
10 Dominick Cruz 10 Demetrious Johnson UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011
10 Saidyokub Kakhramonov 10 Ronnie Lawrence UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022
13 Dan Argueta 9 Jean Matsumoto UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 Apr 6, 2024
13 Raoni Barcelos 9 Raul Rosas Jr. UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos Sep 26, 2026
15 Brett Johns 8 Montel Jackson UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18, 2020
15 Ronnie Lawrence 8 Vince Cachero UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Feb 27, 2021
15 Raoni Barcelos 8 Payton Talbott UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
15 Mario Bautista 8 Cory Sandhagen UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Jul 11, 2026
19 Nick Pace 7 Will Campuzano The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale Dec 4, 2010
19 Erik Perez 7 Edwin Figueroa UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks Nov 16, 2013
19 Rani Yahya 7 Michinori Tanaka UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg Sep 24, 2016
19 Ricky Simon 7 Montel Jackson UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Aug 4, 2018
19 Ray Borg 7 Casey Kenney UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Mar 30, 2019
19 Ricky Simon 7 Ray Borg UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira May 13, 2020
19 Tony Gravely 7 Geraldo de Freitas UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020
19 Ricky Simon 7 Gaetano Pirrello UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny Jan 20, 2021
19 Petr Yan 7 Aljamain Sterling UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021
19 Kevin Natividad 7 Ricky Turcios UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Nov 19, 2022
19 Merab Dvalishvili 7 Umar Nurmagomedov UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025
19 Lawrence Lui 7 Sulangrangbo UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Jan 31, 2026
19 Jean Matsumoto 7 Farid Basharat UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira Feb 7, 2026
19 Cristian Quinonez 7 Kris Moutinho UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh Feb 28, 2026
19 Kyler Phillips 7 Charles Jourdain UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott Apr 18, 2026
34 Renan Barao 6 Cole Escovedo UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill May 28, 2011
34 Roland Delorme 6 Edwin Figueroa UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Jun 15, 2013
34 Royston Wee 6 Dave Galera UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim Jan 4, 2014
34 Matt Hobar 6 Aaron Phillips UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos Aug 23, 2014
34 Russell Doane 6 Iuri Alcantara UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski Sep 13, 2014
34 Merab Dvalishvili 6 Ricky Simon UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Apr 21, 2018
34 Ray Borg 6 Gabriel Silva UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards Jul 20, 2019
34 Davey Grant 6 Grigory Popov UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar Nov 9, 2019
34 Ricky Simon 6 Rob Font UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Dec 7, 2019
34 Brett Johns 6 Tony Gravely UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Jan 25, 2020
34 Jack Shore 6 Hunter Azure UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021
34 Sergey Morozov 6 Khalid Taha UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises Jul 17, 2021
34 Brady Hiestand 6 Ricky Turcios UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze Aug 28, 2021
34 Ronnie Lawrence 6 Mana Martinez UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022
34 Petr Yan 6 Sean O'Malley UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct 22, 2022
34 Sergey Morozov 6 Journey Newson UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
34 Brady Hiestand 6 Garrett Armfield UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira Jun 15, 2024
34 Merab Dvalishvili 6 Sean O'Malley UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Sep 14, 2024
34 Caolan Loughran 6 Nathan Fletcher UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady Mar 22, 2025
34 Raoni Barcelos 6 Montel Jackson UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Apr 25, 2026
34 SuYoung You 6 Cody Chovancek UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Oct 17, 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.