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Welterweight · 2026

Best Welterweight Takedown Accuracy

Most efficient takedown attempts — highest landed-of-attempted percentage.

Carlos Prates leads the welterweight TD Acc board at 100% attempts converted , followed by Jacobe Smith (83%) and Themba Gorimbo (63%) .

Top 25 active welterweight fighters by career-window TD Acc. · See full welterweight Elo rankings →

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  1. 1
    Carlos Prates
    7-1-0 8 fights #7
    100%
  2. 2
    Jacobe Smith
    4-0-0 4 fights #19
    83%
  3. 3
    Themba Gorimbo
    4-4-0 8 fights #48
    63%
  4. 4
    Myktybek Orolbai
    5-2-0 7 fights #26
    60%
  5. 5
    Seokhyeon Ko
    2-1-0 3 fights #51
    59%
  6. 6
    Mike Malott
    8-1-0 9 fights #9
    57%
  7. 7
    Matthew Semelsberger
    5-6-0 11 fights #53
    57%
  8. 8
    Conor McGregor
    10-5-0 15 fights #14
    56%
  9. 9
    Islam Makhachev C
    18-1-0 19 fights #1
    55%
  10. 10
    Max Holloway
    24-9-0 33 fights #2
    53%
  11. 11
    Gunnar Nelson
    10-6-0 16 fights #32
    52%
  12. 12
    Gabriel Bonfim
    7-1-0 8 fights #11
    52%
  13. 13
    Sean Brady
    9-2-0 11 fights #6
    51%
  14. 14
    Uros Medic
    8-3-0 11 fights #28
    50%
  15. 15
    Sam Patterson
    5-2-0 7 fights #29
    50%
  16. 16
    Trevin Giles
    7-7-0 14 fights #58
    50%
  17. 17
    Jeremiah Wells
    6-2-0 8 fights #24
    48%
  18. 18
    Michael Chiesa
    15-7-0 22 fights #15
    48%
  19. 19
    Geoff Neal
    8-6-0 14 fights #33
    45%
  20. 20
    Joaquin Buckley
    11-7-0 18 fights #30
    45%
  21. 21
    Punahele Soriano
    7-5-0 12 fights #46
    45%
  22. 22
    Charles Radtke
    5-2-0 7 fights #44
    44%
  23. 23
    Colby Covington
    12-5-0 17 fights #18
    43%
  24. 24
    Jake Matthews
    16-8-0 24 fights #21
    42%
  25. 25
    Max Griffin
    8-11-0 19 fights #61
    41%
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Career averages, calculated over a fighter's full UFC sample. Provisional fighters (fewer than 4 UFC bouts) and retired fighters are excluded so the leaderboards reflect a real career, not a one-fight outlier. Stat data sourced from UFCStats via our daily pipeline. Updated Oct 17, 2026.