Fighters with 10 or more UFC fights should only really be in the conversation IMO.
http://ufcstats.com/fighter-details/f1b2aa7853d1ed6e
The percentages are from the ufcstats site and I’m not sure how much control is needed for them to count takedowns as successful in their stats but still found it interesting.
Conor 100% (just kidding)
I just looked up those fighters, not sure who else has impressive takedown defense stats off the top of my head.
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Chuck has to be up there. He was known to be especially hard to take down and even harder to hold down.
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Also BJ. In his prime his balance on one leg was something special.
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That’s what I came here to post. Chuck was the best at sprawl and brawl…
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I just looked, Chuck is at 81% and Penn is at 74%. Obviously their numbers are only that low because of who they fought and Penn’s would be a lot higher if you just looked at his prime.
Thats the thing, the stats only say so much because people fight different strength of comp and fight for different lengths of time but they still say something overall I think.
Unless he really rocks him, we can be 100% certain Edwards won’t be scoring takedowns on Usman.
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Jose Aldo should be in the conversation
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For sure.
90% takedown defense over 14 years in the WEC and UFC. Incredible.
Merab could hurt those stats a lot in a couple weeks though, Aldo is starting to slow down while Merab is in his prime.
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So officially, that takedown Colby got on Usman in the rematch did not count?
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BJ_Penn_Forever:
I just looked, Chuck is at 81% and Penn is at 74%. Obviously their numbers are only that low because of who they fought and Penn’s would be a lot higher if you just looked at his prime.
Thats the thing, the stats only say so much because people fight different strength of comp and fight for different lengths of time but they still say something overall I think.
BJ fought a ton of killer wrestlers and one of the knocks against Chuck is that he outstruck a bunch of grapplers. LOL
What are Lawlers stats like? He always struck me as very good at backing up and turning takedown attempts into clinches against the cage
Anek
August 5, 2022, 7:28pm
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No. Unfortunately, the takedown stat is kind of meaningless.
They counted this as a takedown for Chandler!
Who has taken khabib down?
I don’t really understand how they score takedowns in the ufc and mma.
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Gleison Tibau took Khabib down I think and then Khabib went 0-12 or something on his own takedown attempts in that fight
The Aldo one is pretty impressive considering how much he fought & who he was fighting.
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It was all that Coke for sure
Wasa-B
August 6, 2022, 7:41pm
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Yup, he might have fought the best list of wrestlers. GSP also up there.
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yulaw
August 6, 2022, 7:49pm
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A slam is definitely a takedown, Gaethje just got right back up.
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