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Total Takedowns Landed in a Fight
This list features the highest number of total takedowns landed in a match in UFC history.
RANK | FIGHTERS | TAKEDOWNS LANDED | EVENT | DATE |
1 | Khabib Nurmagomedov (vs. Abel Trujillo) | 21 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 | 25/05/2013 |
2 | Merab Dvalishvili (vs. Cory Sandhagen) | 20 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | 04/10/2025 |
3 | Sean Sherk (vs. Hermes Franca) | 16 | UFC 73: Stacked | 07/07/2007 |
4 | Demetrious Johnson (vs. Kyoji Horiguchi) | 14 | UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi | 25/04/2015 |
4 | Curtis Blaydes (vs. Alexander Volkov) | 14 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov | 20/06/2020 |
6 | Luigi Fioravanti (vs. Luke Cummo) | 13 | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | 01/03/2008 |
6 | Merab Dvalishvili (vs. Gustavo Lopez) | 13 | UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo | 13/06/2020 |
6 | Makhmud Muradov (vs. Bryan Barberena) | 13 | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | 22/07/2023 |
9 | Johny Hendricks (vs. Carlos Condit) | 12 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | 16/03/2013 |
9 | Demetrious Johnson (vs. John Moraga) | 12 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga | 27/07/2013 |
9 | Colby Covington (vs. Bryan Barberena) | 12 | UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson | 17/12/2016 |
9 | Tim Elliott (vs. Louis Smolka) | 12 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | 15/04/2017 |
9 | Corey Anderson (vs. Patrick Cummins) | 12 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | 21/04/2018 |
9 | Kamaru Usman (vs. Rafael Dos Anjos) | 12 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale | 30/11/2018 |
9 | Merab Dvalishvili (vs. Casey Kenney) | 12 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | 15/02/2020 |
9 | Deron Winn (vs. Antonio Arroyo) | 12 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | 19/12/2020 |
9 | Muhammad Mokaev (vs. Charles Johnson) | 12 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | 23/07/2022 |
9 | Khamzat Chimaev (vs. Dricus Du Plessis) | 12 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | 16/08/2025 |
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