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UFC takedowns per fight by referee

Across the UFC record, takedowns per fight are highest under Kevin Mulhall at 3.03 (60 fights) and lowest under Osiris Maia at 1.68 (56 fights).

How many takedowns land in a UFC fight, both corners counted together.
Computed from 7,178 fights · 30 referees · updated 20 September 2026
Takedowns per fight by referee30 bars. Highest: Kevin Mulhall at 3.03 from 60 fights. The table below carries every value.Herb DeanHerb Dean: 2.13 (1,223 fights)2.13John McCarthyJohn McCarthy: 1.98 (621 fights)1.98Marc GoddardMarc Goddard: 2.05 (599 fights)2.05Dan MiragliottaDan Miragliotta: 2.15 (491 fights)2.15Jason HerzogJason Herzog: 1.96 (455 fights)1.96Mark SmithMark Smith: 2.22 (437 fights)2.22Chris TognoniChris Tognoni: 2.23 (434 fights)2.23Keith PetersonKeith Peterson: 2.27 (391 fights)2.27Mario YamasakiMario Yamasaki: 2.15 (388 fights)2.15Yves LavigneYves Lavigne: 2.30 (264 fights)2.30Steve MazzagattiSteve Mazzagatti: 2.67 (199 fights)2.67Mike BeltranMike Beltran: 1.87 (197 fights)1.87Leon RobertsLeon Roberts: 1.83 (193 fights)1.83Kerry HatleyKerry Hatley: 2.36 (163 fights)2.36Josh RosenthalJosh Rosenthal: 2.38 (120 fights)2.38Kevin MacDonaldKevin MacDonald: 1.85 (109 fights)1.85Jerin ValelJerin Valel: 2.19 (91 fights)2.19Steve PercevalSteve Perceval: 1.87 (90 fights)1.87Jacob MontalvoJacob Montalvo: 1.96 (78 fights)1.96John SharpJohn Sharp: 2.49 (76 fights)2.49Rich MitchellRich Mitchell: 2.25 (76 fights)2.25Lukasz BosackiLukasz Bosacki: 2.23 (73 fights)2.23Kevin MulhallKevin Mulhall: 3.03 (60 fights)3.03Osiris MaiaOsiris Maia: 1.68 (56 fights)1.68Daniel MovahediDaniel Movahedi: 2.55 (55 fights)2.55Blake GriceBlake Grice: 2.26 (54 fights)2.26Gary CopelandGary Copeland: 1.92 (51 fights)1.92Kevin SatakiKevin Sataki: 2.10 (48 fights)2.10Neil HallNeil Hall: 2.09 (44 fights)2.09Kim WinslowKim Winslow: 2.17 (42 fights)2.17
Takedowns per fight by referee · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
RefereeTakedowns / fightTakedownsFights
Herb Dean2.132,6041,223
John McCarthy1.981,227621
Marc Goddard2.051,228599
Dan Miragliotta2.151,057491
Jason Herzog1.96891455
Mark Smith2.22970437
Chris Tognoni2.23967434
Keith Peterson2.27889391
Mario Yamasaki2.15835388
Yves Lavigne2.30606264
Steve Mazzagatti2.67532199
Mike Beltran1.87369197
Leon Roberts1.83353193
Kerry Hatley2.36384163
Josh Rosenthal2.38286120
Kevin MacDonald1.85202109
Jerin Valel2.1919991
Steve Perceval1.8716890
Jacob Montalvo1.9615378
John Sharp2.4918976
Rich Mitchell2.2517176
Lukasz Bosacki2.2316373
Kevin Mulhall3.0318260
Osiris Maia1.689456
Daniel Movahedi2.5514055
Blake Grice2.2612254
Gary Copeland1.929851
Kevin Sataki2.1010148
Neil Hall2.099244
Kim Winslow2.179142
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. 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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