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UFC knockdowns per fight by referee

Across the UFC record, knockdowns per fight are highest under Mike Beltran at 0.55 (197 fights) and lowest under Lukasz Bosacki at 0.32 (73 fights).

How many knockdowns a UFC fight produces, both corners counted together.
Computed from 7,178 fights · 30 referees · updated 20 September 2026
Knockdowns per fight by referee30 bars. Highest: Mike Beltran at 0.55 from 197 fights. The table below carries every value.Herb DeanHerb Dean: 0.46 (1,223 fights)0.46John McCarthyJohn McCarthy: 0.40 (621 fights)0.40Marc GoddardMarc Goddard: 0.47 (599 fights)0.47Dan MiragliottaDan Miragliotta: 0.46 (491 fights)0.46Jason HerzogJason Herzog: 0.50 (455 fights)0.50Mark SmithMark Smith: 0.41 (437 fights)0.41Chris TognoniChris Tognoni: 0.36 (434 fights)0.36Keith PetersonKeith Peterson: 0.41 (391 fights)0.41Mario YamasakiMario Yamasaki: 0.43 (388 fights)0.43Yves LavigneYves Lavigne: 0.42 (264 fights)0.42Steve MazzagattiSteve Mazzagatti: 0.41 (199 fights)0.41Mike BeltranMike Beltran: 0.55 (197 fights)0.55Leon RobertsLeon Roberts: 0.46 (193 fights)0.46Kerry HatleyKerry Hatley: 0.40 (163 fights)0.40Josh RosenthalJosh Rosenthal: 0.52 (120 fights)0.52Kevin MacDonaldKevin MacDonald: 0.44 (109 fights)0.44Jerin ValelJerin Valel: 0.53 (91 fights)0.53Steve PercevalSteve Perceval: 0.46 (90 fights)0.46Jacob MontalvoJacob Montalvo: 0.50 (78 fights)0.50John SharpJohn Sharp: 0.38 (76 fights)0.38Rich MitchellRich Mitchell: 0.41 (76 fights)0.41Lukasz BosackiLukasz Bosacki: 0.32 (73 fights)0.32Kevin MulhallKevin Mulhall: 0.47 (60 fights)0.47Osiris MaiaOsiris Maia: 0.39 (56 fights)0.39Daniel MovahediDaniel Movahedi: 0.33 (55 fights)0.33Blake GriceBlake Grice: 0.50 (54 fights)0.50Gary CopelandGary Copeland: 0.45 (51 fights)0.45Kevin SatakiKevin Sataki: 0.40 (48 fights)0.40Neil HallNeil Hall: 0.52 (44 fights)0.52Kim WinslowKim Winslow: 0.50 (42 fights)0.50
Knockdowns per fight by referee · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
RefereeKnockdowns / fightKnockdownsFights
Herb Dean0.465601,223
John McCarthy0.40250621
Marc Goddard0.47280599
Dan Miragliotta0.46225491
Jason Herzog0.50227455
Mark Smith0.41177437
Chris Tognoni0.36156434
Keith Peterson0.41162391
Mario Yamasaki0.43168388
Yves Lavigne0.42112264
Steve Mazzagatti0.4182199
Mike Beltran0.55108197
Leon Roberts0.4689193
Kerry Hatley0.4065163
Josh Rosenthal0.5262120
Kevin MacDonald0.4448109
Jerin Valel0.534891
Steve Perceval0.464190
Jacob Montalvo0.503978
John Sharp0.382976
Rich Mitchell0.413176
Lukasz Bosacki0.322373
Kevin Mulhall0.472860
Osiris Maia0.392256
Daniel Movahedi0.331855
Blake Grice0.502754
Gary Copeland0.452351
Kevin Sataki0.401948
Neil Hall0.522344
Kim Winslow0.502142
See also. This page is how often; these are the extremes on the same record: Most knockdowns in a single UFC fight
What counts. A knockdown is the official record’s own count, added across both corners. Bouts the record carries no knockdown column for are excluded rather than counted as zero. A fight is a UFC bout on the official record with a result. Draws, no-contests and overturned results are excluded from every count on this page; disqualifications and could-not-continues are counted as fights, which is why the knockout, submission and decision shares do not add up to 100%. How this table is cut. The 30 referees with the most UFC bouts on the official record. A referee does not choose the assignments, so these are differences in the fights each one was given as much as in how each one calls them. 1,545 fights are outside this table. They were officiated by somebody outside those 30, or carry no referee on the record. They are not missing from our record — they are on the year-by-year archive like every other bout; there is simply no row here for them to sit in. Check us. Every number here is recomputed from the official UFC statistical record on each build — nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself, or start from the year-by-year archive.
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