Most takedowns per 15 minutes in UFC middleweight history

Khamzat Chimaev holds the UFC middleweight record for most takedowns per 15 minutes with 5.80 per 15 min.

UFC fights only, minimum 5 fights. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Per 15 min	Fights
1	Khamzat Chimaev	5.80	6
2	Jacob Malkoun	5.39	9
3	Anthony Hernandez	5.28	13
4	Ricardo Almeida	5.24	6
5	Chael Sonnen	4.27	10
6	Andre Muniz	4.22	10
7	Nick Catone	3.97	6
8	Ikram Aliskerov	3.66	6
9	Antonio Carlos Junior	3.53	11
10	Aaron Simpson	3.53	9
11	Chris Weidman	3.39	18
12	Kyle Noke	3.37	5
13	Mark Munoz	3.32	14
14	CB Dollaway	3.30	19
15	Matt Lindland	3.22	11
16	Andre Petroski	3.12	13
17	Maki Pitolo	3.09	5
18	Makhmud Muradov	3.03	7
19	Mike Massenzio	3.01	6
20	Derek Brunson	3.00	21
21	Ed Herman	2.92	17
22	Magnus Cedenblad	2.87	6
23	Dylan Andrews	2.83	5
24	Evan Tanner	2.80	12
25	Rodolfo Vieira	2.77	12
26	Rousimar Palhares	2.77	11
27	Cezar Ferreira	2.67	14
28	Demian Maia	2.62	13
29	Riki Fukuda	2.60	5
30	Reinier de Ridder	2.56	6
31	Rafael Natal	2.55	17
32	David Branch	2.55	9
33	Abus Magomedov	2.50	8
34	Dusko Todorovic	2.44	11
35	Bo Nickal	2.35	7
36	Zachary Reese	2.29	8
37	Travis Lutter	2.21	5
38	Tim Kennedy	2.19	5
39	Phil Hawes	2.17	8
40	Dustin Stoltzfus	2.12	11
41	Nate Marquardt	2.11	23
42	Thales Leites	2.10	21
43	Andrew Sanchez	2.09	9
44	Rob Kimmons	2.08	7
45	Court McGee	2.08	5
46	Nursulton Ruziboev	2.04	6
47	Mansur Abdul-Malik	1.96	6
48	Joe Doerksen	1.95	9
49	Omari Akhmedov	1.95	8
50	Tom Lawlor	1.93	8

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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. Rates need at least 5 UFC fights and enough attempts to be meaningful.