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UFC takedowns per fight by referee

38 UFC referees have worked 30 or more fights on the official record, 7,638 fights between them, and this page lists them by fights officiated, not by rate. Herb Dean has worked the most, 1,258; under Herb Dean, the average UFC fight produced 2.12 takedowns.

How many takedowns land in a UFC fight, both corners counted together.
Computed from 7,638 fights · 38 referees · updated 20 October 2026
Takedowns per fight by referee38 bars, one per referee, in order of fights officiated, most first. Grey bars rest on fewer than 100 fights. The table below carries every value.Herb DeanHerb Dean: 2.12 (1,258 fights)2.12John McCarthyJohn McCarthy: 1.98 (622 fights)1.98Marc GoddardMarc Goddard: 2.05 (622 fights)2.05Dan MiragliottaDan Miragliotta: 2.14 (498 fights)2.14Jason HerzogJason Herzog: 1.96 (485 fights)1.96Mark SmithMark Smith: 2.19 (460 fights)2.19Chris TognoniChris Tognoni: 2.19 (459 fights)2.19Keith PetersonKeith Peterson: 2.28 (405 fights)2.28Mario YamasakiMario Yamasaki: 2.15 (388 fights)2.15Yves LavigneYves Lavigne: 2.30 (264 fights)2.30Mike BeltranMike Beltran: 1.86 (210 fights)1.86Steve MazzagattiSteve Mazzagatti: 2.67 (199 fights)2.67Leon RobertsLeon Roberts: 1.83 (193 fights)1.83Kerry HatleyKerry Hatley: 2.35 (166 fights)2.35Josh RosenthalJosh Rosenthal: 2.38 (120 fights)2.38Kevin MacDonaldKevin MacDonald: 1.85 (109 fights)1.85Jerin ValelJerin Valel: 2.23 (93 fights)2.23Steve PercevalSteve Perceval: 1.87 (90 fights)1.87Jacob MontalvoJacob Montalvo: 1.97 (79 fights)1.97John 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)3.03Daniel MovahediDaniel Movahedi: 2.49 (59 fights)2.49Blake GriceBlake Grice: 2.18 (57 fights)2.18Osiris MaiaOsiris Maia: 1.68 (56 fights)1.68Gary CopelandGary Copeland: 1.92 (51 fights)1.92Kevin SatakiKevin Sataki: 2.10 (48 fights)2.10Todd Ronald AndersonTodd Ronald Anderson: 1.87 (45 fights)1.87Neil HallNeil Hall: 2.09 (44 fights)2.09Kim WinslowKim Winslow: 2.17 (42 fights)2.17Greg KleynjansGreg Kleynjans: 1.59 (39 fights)1.59Larry LandlessLarry Landless: 1.46 (37 fights)1.46Jim PerdiosJim Perdios: 1.78 (32 fights)1.78Eduardo HerdyEduardo Herdy: 1.19 (31 fights)1.19Fernando PortellaFernando Portella: 2.23 (31 fights)2.23Vitor RibeiroVitor Ribeiro: 1.71 (31 fights)1.71Grant WatermanGrant Waterman: 1.63 (30 fights)1.63
Takedowns per fight by referee · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
RefereeTakedowns / fightTakedownsFights
Herb Dean2.122,6611,258
John McCarthy1.981,231622
Marc Goddard2.051,276622
Dan Miragliotta2.141,067498
Jason Herzog1.96952485
Mark Smith2.191,008460
Chris Tognoni2.191,006459
Keith Peterson2.28922405
Mario Yamasaki2.15835388
Yves Lavigne2.30606264
Mike Beltran1.86391210
Steve Mazzagatti2.67532199
Leon Roberts1.83353193
Kerry Hatley2.35390166
Josh Rosenthal2.38286120
Kevin MacDonald1.85202109
Jerin Valelsmall sample2.2320793
Steve Percevalsmall sample1.8716890
Jacob Montalvosmall sample1.9715679
John Sharpsmall sample2.4918976
Rich Mitchellsmall sample2.2517176
Lukasz Bosackismall sample2.2316373
Kevin Mulhallsmall sample3.0318260
Daniel Movahedismall sample2.4914759
Blake Gricesmall sample2.1812457
Osiris Maiasmall sample1.689456
Gary Copelandsmall sample1.929851
Kevin Satakismall sample2.1010148
Todd Ronald Andersonsmall sample1.878445
Neil Hallsmall sample2.099244
Kim Winslowsmall sample2.179142
Greg Kleynjanssmall sample1.596239
Larry Landlesssmall sample1.465437
Jim Perdiossmall sample1.785732
Eduardo Herdysmall sample1.193731
Fernando Portellasmall sample2.236931
Vitor Ribeirosmall sample1.715331
Grant Watermansmall sample1.634930
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 referee with at least 30 UFC bouts on the official record, listed by fights officiated, most first. This is a list, not a ranking. 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. Small samples. Referees with fewer than 100 fights officiated are greyed and marked small sample. They are shown, not dropped. 1,135 fights are outside this table. They were officiated by a referee with fewer than 30 fights on the record, 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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