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Most takedowns in a fight in UFC lightweight history

Khabib Nurmagomedov holds the UFC lightweight record for most takedowns in a fight with 21 takedowns, against Abel Trujillo at UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterTakedownsOpponentEvent
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov 21 Abel Trujillo UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 May 25, 2013
2 Sean Sherk 16 Hermes Franca UFC 73: Stacked Jul 7, 2007
3 Gleison Tibau 11 Josh Neer UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun Oct 24, 2009
3 Marc Diakiese 11 Viacheslav Borshchev UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Mar 26, 2022
3 Loik Radzhabov 11 Esteban Ribovics UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Mar 4, 2023
3 Mateusz Gamrot 11 Rafael Dos Anjos UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar 9, 2024
7 Frankie Edgar 10 Hermes Franca UFC: Silva vs Irvin Jul 19, 2008
7 Clay Guida 10 Mac Danzig UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer Sep 17, 2008
7 Arman Tsarukyan 10 Matt Frevola UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Jan 23, 2021
10 Jamie Varner 9 Hermes Franca UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral Aug 26, 2006
10 Gray Maynard 9 Frankie Edgar UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon Apr 2, 2008
10 Rafael Dos Anjos 9 Anthony Pettis UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos Mar 14, 2015
10 Alan Patrick 9 Damir Hadzovic UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Feb 3, 2018
10 Natan Levy 9 Mike Breeden UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera Apr 30, 2022
10 Mike Davis 9 Viacheslav Borshchev UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022
10 Yanal Ashmouz 9 Trevor Peek UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady Sep 7, 2024
17 Sean Sherk 8 Kenny Florian UFC 64: Unstoppable Oct 14, 2006
17 Frankie Edgar 8 Tyson Griffin UFC 67: All or Nothing Feb 3, 2007
17 Frankie Edgar 8 Spencer Fisher UFC 78: Validation Nov 17, 2007
17 Joe Stevenson 8 Nate Diaz The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Jun 20, 2009
17 Tyson Griffin 8 Nik Lentz UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida Nov 20, 2010
17 Ramsey Nijem 8 Danny Downes UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Oct 29, 2011
17 Benson Henderson 8 Nate Diaz UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Dec 8, 2012
17 Vinc Pichel 8 Garett Whiteley UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou Jan 15, 2014
17 Vinc Pichel 8 Anthony Njokuani UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw May 24, 2014
17 Josh Emmett 8 Scott Holtzman UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Dec 17, 2016
17 John Gunther 8 Allan Zuniga The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale Jul 6, 2018
17 Magomed Mustafaev 8 Brad Riddell UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker Feb 22, 2020
17 Mark Madsen 8 Austin Hubbard UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Mar 7, 2020
17 Mason Jones 8 David Onama UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021
17 Marc Diakiese 8 Damir Hadzovic UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022
17 Chase Hooper 8 Jim Miller UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
17 Mason Jones 8 Jeremy Stephens UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo May 3, 2025
17 Quillan Salkilld 8 Yanal Ashmouz UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Jun 7, 2025
17 Nurullo Aliev 8 Mike Davis UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov Jul 25, 2026
36 BJ Penn 7 Jens Pulver UFC 35: Throwdown Jan 11, 2002
36 Gleison Tibau 7 Terry Etim UFC 75: Champion vs Champion Sep 8, 2007
36 Mark Bocek 7 Doug Evans UFC 79: Nemesis Dec 29, 2007
36 Thiago Tavares 7 Michihiro Omigawa UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman Jan 23, 2008
36 David Bielkheden 7 Jess Liaudin UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Oct 18, 2008
36 Efrain Escudero 7 Phillipe Nover The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale Dec 13, 2008
36 Rob Emerson 7 Phillipe Nover UFC 109: Relentless Feb 6, 2010
36 Nik Lentz 7 Andre Winner UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 Aug 28, 2010
36 Benson Henderson 7 Jim Miller UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Aug 14, 2011
36 Jamie Varner 7 Melvin Guillard UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Dec 29, 2012
36 Michel Prazeres 7 Jesse Ronson UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson Sep 21, 2013
36 Michel Prazeres 7 JC Cottrell UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko Jul 23, 2016
36 Kevin Lee 7 Magomed Mustafaev UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Nov 19, 2016
36 Scott Holtzman 7 Darrell Horcher UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Dec 9, 2017
36 Gregor Gillespie 7 Vinc Pichel UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes Jun 1, 2018
36 Khabib Nurmagomedov 7 Dustin Poirier UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier Sep 7, 2019
36 Rafa Garcia 7 Natan Levy UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
36 Grant Dawson 7 Jared Gordon UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera Apr 30, 2022
36 Arman Tsarukyan 7 Damir Ismagulov UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022
36 Claudio Puelles 7 Fares Ziam UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024

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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.