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UFC takedowns per fight by era

Name: UFC takedowns per fight by era
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In 1994–2000, the average UFC fight produced 1.35 takedowns. In 2020–2026 it is 2.09. The high is 2.32 in 2006–2012; the low 1.35 in 1994–2000.

How many takedowns land in a UFC fight, both corners counted together.

Computed from 8,723 fights · 5 eras · updated 20 September 2026

Takedowns per fight by era · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.

Era	Takedowns / fight	Takedowns	Fights
1994–2000	1.35	324	240
2001–2005	2.24	555	248
2006–2012	2.32	3,753	1,619
2013–2019	2.10	6,800	3,238
2020–2026	2.09	7,068	3,378

What counts. A takedown is a LANDED takedown on the official record, added across both corners; attempts are not counted. Bouts the record carries no takedown 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. Five eras: the no-rules years, the Zuffa reboot, the boom, the expansion decade and the current one. 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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