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Most takedowns in a fight in UFC heavyweight history

Curtis Blaydes holds the UFC heavyweight record for most takedowns in a fight with 14 takedowns, against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Curtis Blaydes 14 Alexander Volkov UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
2 Cain Velasquez 11 Junior Dos Santos UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Dec 29, 2012
3 Jake O'Brien 10 Josh Shockman UFC 65: Bad Intentions Nov 18, 2006
3 Curtis Blaydes 10 Mark Hunt UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Feb 10, 2018
5 Cheick Kongo 9 Paul Buentello UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Mar 21, 2010
5 Jailton Almeida 9 Curtis Blaydes UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar 9, 2024
5 Thomas Petersen 9 Don'Tale Mayes UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo May 3, 2025
5 Hamdy Abdelwahab 9 Chris Barnett UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
9 Mike Russow 8 Justin McCully UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira Aug 29, 2009
9 Curtis Blaydes 8 Adam Milstead UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie Feb 4, 2017
9 Karl Williams 8 Lukasz Brzeski UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
12 Randy Couture 7 Tim Sylvia UFC 68: The Uprising Mar 3, 2007
12 Cain Velasquez 7 Cheick Kongo UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009
12 Roy Nelson 7 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul 7, 2016
12 Curtis Blaydes 7 Justin Willis UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Mar 23, 2019
12 Karl Williams 7 Justin Tafa UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Mar 23, 2024
12 Jailton Almeida 7 Alexander Volkov UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Oct 25, 2025
18 Kevin Randleman 6 Bas Rutten UFC 20: Battle for the Gold May 7, 1999
18 Kevin Randleman 6 Pete Williams UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 Nov 19, 1999
18 Tom Murphy 6 Icho Larenas UFC 58: USA vs Canada Mar 4, 2006
18 Carmelo Marrero 6 Cheick Kongo UFC 64: Unstoppable Oct 14, 2006
18 Jake O'Brien 6 Heath Herring UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon Jan 25, 2007
18 Assuerio Silva 6 Cheick Kongo UFC 70: Nations Collide Apr 21, 2007
18 Frank Mir 6 Roy Nelson UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill May 28, 2011
18 Mike Russow 6 Jon Olav Einemo UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis Jan 28, 2012
18 Stipe Miocic 6 Mark Hunt UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt May 9, 2015
18 Luis Henrique 6 Christian Colombo UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira Nov 19, 2016
18 Stipe Miocic 6 Francis Ngannou UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan 20, 2018
18 Serghei Spivac 6 Tai Tuivasa UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Oct 5, 2019
18 Don'Tale Mayes 6 Josh Parisian UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Dec 18, 2021
18 Serghei Spivac 6 Augusto Sakai UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill Aug 6, 2022
18 Serghei Spivac 6 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac Feb 4, 2023
18 Jailton Almeida 6 Derrick Lewis UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Nov 4, 2023
18 Alexandr Romanov 6 Rodrigo Nascimento UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Nov 2, 2024
18 Mario Pinto 6 Ryan Spann UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse Sep 5, 2026
36 Ricco Rodriguez 5 Pete Williams UFC 34: High Voltage Nov 2, 2001
36 Randy Couture 5 Ricco Rodriguez UFC 39: The Warriors Return Sep 27, 2002
36 Vladimir Matyushenko 5 Pedro Rizzo UFC 41: Onslaught Feb 28, 2003
36 Cheick Kongo 5 Heath Herring UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Mar 1, 2008
36 Brock Lesnar 5 Heath Herring UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Aug 9, 2008
36 Cain Velasquez 5 Ben Rothwell UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun Oct 24, 2009
36 Ben Rothwell 5 Gilbert Yvel UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin Jun 12, 2010
36 Vinicius Queiroz 5 Rob Broughton UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama Oct 16, 2010
36 Brendan Schaub 5 Lavar Johnson UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Feb 23, 2013
36 Antonio Carlos Junior 5 Vitor Miranda UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado May 31, 2014
36 Anthony Hamilton 5 Ruan Potts UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto Aug 30, 2014
36 Viktor Pesta 5 Derrick Lewis UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015
36 Curtis Blaydes 5 Cody East UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson Oct 1, 2016
36 Marcin Tybura 5 Stefan Struve UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith Jul 22, 2018
36 Curtis Blaydes 5 Shamil Abdurakhimov UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier Sep 7, 2019
36 Juan Espino 5 Jeff Hughes UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Sep 26, 2020
36 Alexandr Romanov 5 Jared Vanderaa UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez Oct 9, 2021
36 Jamal Pogues 5 Josh Parisian UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023
36 Louie Sutherland 5 Tai Tuivasa UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates May 2, 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.