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Most takedowns in a fight in UFC middleweight history

Makhmud Muradov holds the UFC middleweight record for most takedowns in a fight with 13 takedowns, against Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Makhmud Muradov 13 Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura Jul 22, 2023
2 Khamzat Chimaev 12 Dricus Du Plessis UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Aug 16, 2025
3 Marvin Vettori 11 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021
3 Nick Maximov 11 Punahele Soriano UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022
3 Andre Muniz 11 JunYong Park UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez Dec 9, 2023
6 Aaron Simpson 10 Mario Miranda UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis Mar 26, 2011
6 Bartosz Fabinski 10 Garreth McLellan UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015
6 Anthony Hernandez 10 Michel Pereira UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct 19, 2024
9 Ricardo Almeida 9 Matt Horwich UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann Apr 1, 2009
9 Mark Munoz 9 Luke Barnatt UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber May 16, 2015
9 Jacob Malkoun 9 Nick Maximov UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo Oct 15, 2022
9 Anthony Hernandez 9 Roman Dolidze UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez Aug 9, 2025
9 Khamzat Chimaev 9 Sean Strickland UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
14 Rafael Natal 8 Tom Watson UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz Jan 31, 2015
14 Edmen Shahbazyan 8 Darren Stewart The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Nov 30, 2018
14 Jacob Malkoun 8 Abdul Razak Alhassan UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021
14 Anthony Hernandez 8 Josh Fremd UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022
14 Anthony Hernandez 8 Marc-Andre Barriault UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Sep 17, 2022
14 Andre Petroski 8 Wellington Turman UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Nov 12, 2022
14 Torrez Finney 8 Robert Valentin UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy Apr 5, 2025
21 Gil Castillo 7 Dave Menne UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001
21 Trevor Prangley 7 Jeremy Horn UFC 56: Full Force Nov 19, 2005
21 Chael Sonnen 7 Trevor Prangley UFC Fight Night 4 Apr 6, 2006
21 Rousimar Palhares 7 Jeremy Horn UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson Jan 17, 2009
21 Tim Boetsch 7 Kendall Grove UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill May 28, 2011
21 Yoel Romero 7 Brad Tavares UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne Apr 19, 2014
21 Antonio Carlos Junior 7 Leonardo Guimaraes UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Sep 17, 2016
21 Chris Weidman 7 Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
21 Andrew Sanchez 7 Bruno Silva UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont Oct 16, 2021
21 Jacob Malkoun 7 Brendan Allen UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka Jun 11, 2022
31 Tito Ortiz 6 Jerry Bohlander UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title Jan 8, 1999
31 Matt Lindland 6 Ivan Salaverry UFC 39: The Warriors Return Sep 27, 2002
31 Dan Miller 6 Matt Horwich UFC 90: Silva vs Cote Oct 25, 2008
31 Ricardo Almeida 6 Kendall Grove UFC 101: Declaration Aug 8, 2009
31 CB Dollaway 6 Jay Silva UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard Sep 16, 2009
31 Chael Sonnen 6 Nate Marquardt UFC 109: Relentless Feb 6, 2010
31 Riki Fukuda 6 Nick Ring UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch Feb 26, 2011
31 Rafael Natal 6 Michael Kuiper UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Feb 4, 2012
31 Cezar Ferreira 6 Anthony Smith The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
31 Gerald Meerschaert 6 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Mar 30, 2019
31 Anthony Hernandez 6 JunYong Park UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Aug 31, 2019
31 Deron Winn 6 Darren Stewart UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman Oct 18, 2019
31 Kelvin Gastelum 6 Ian Heinisch UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Feb 13, 2021
31 Derek Brunson 6 Kevin Holland UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20, 2021
31 Jacob Malkoun 6 AJ Dobson UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022
31 Dricus Du Plessis 6 Darren Till UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10, 2022
31 Anthony Hernandez 6 Edmen Shahbazyan UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill May 20, 2023
31 Dricus Du Plessis 6 Sean Strickland UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
31 Brendan Allen 6 Chris Curtis UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 Apr 6, 2024
31 Abus Magomedov 6 Warlley Alves UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy May 18, 2024
31 Cezary Oleksiejczuk 6 Cesar Almeida UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape Dec 13, 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.