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UFC takedowns per fight by year (1995–2026)

In 1995, the average UFC fight produced 0.69 takedowns. In 2026 it is 2.06. The high is 2.64 in 2010; the low 0.69 in 1995.

How many takedowns land in a UFC fight, both corners counted together.
Computed from 8,673 fights · 31 years · 2 withheld under 30 fights (50 bouts) · updated 20 September 2026
Takedowns per fight by year31 bars. Highest: 2010 at 2.64 from 250 fights. The table below carries every value.0.000.751.502.253.001995: 0.69 (32 fights)19951996: 0.94 (36 fights)1997: 1.26 (38 fights)19971999: 1.67 (42 fights)2000: 1.88 (42 fights)20002001: 2.46 (39 fights)2002: 2.31 (52 fights)20022003: 2.03 (39 fights)2004: 2.10 (39 fights)20042005: 2.25 (79 fights)2006: 2.42 (158 fights)20062007: 2.34 (169 fights)2008: 2.23 (201 fights)20082009: 2.45 (213 fights)2010: 2.64 (250 fights)20102011: 2.37 (295 fights)2012: 1.94 (333 fights)20122013: 2.30 (376 fights)2014: 2.34 (494 fights)20142015: 2.17 (464 fights)2016: 2.16 (483 fights)20162017: 1.99 (446 fights)2018: 1.98 (469 fights)20182019: 1.81 (506 fights)2020: 2.01 (444 fights)20202021: 2.09 (497 fights)2022: 2.17 (506 fights)20222023: 1.95 (504 fights)2024: 2.21 (513 fights)20242025: 2.15 (515 fights)2026: 2.06 (399 fights)2026
Takedowns per fight by year · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
YearTakedowns / fightTakedownsFights
19950.692232
19960.943436
19971.264838
19991.677042
20001.887942
20012.469639
20022.3112052
20032.037939
20042.108239
20052.2517879
20062.42382158
20072.34395169
20082.23448201
20092.45521213
20102.64660250
20112.37700295
20121.94647333
20132.30863376
20142.341,155494
20152.171,009464
20162.161,045483
20171.99887446
20181.98927469
20191.81914506
20202.01891444
20212.091,039497
20222.171,097506
20231.95981504
20242.211,133513
20252.151,105515
20262.06822399
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. Every calendar year on the official record. 2026 is not finished. The last row covers the 399 fights of 2026 that have happened so far, and it will move as the year goes on — every other row is a complete calendar year. 2 years withheld. 1994, 1998 rest on fewer than 30 fights (50 between them), so no percentage is printed for them — a rate off a handful of bouts is arithmetic, not a statistic. 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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