Most Knockdowns in a UFC Fight: The Record Stands at 6

Quick answer

Steven Nguyen holds the record for the most knockdowns in a UFC fight. He scored 6 against Mohammad Yahya on July 26, 2025. Forrest Petz and Jeremy Stephens share second place with 5 each. This list is current through October 21, 2026, and covers every qualifying bout in AgentMMA's database.

Data snapshot: AgentMMA analysis of 8,928 UFC bouts with round-by-round stats from 1994-03-11 to 2026-10-17 (computed 2026-10-21).

Most knockdowns in a UFC fight: full record table

Most knockdowns scored in a UFC fight

The total belongs to one fighter, not both fighters combined. Format shows the scheduled length, so you can separate three-round bouts from five-round fights. The list stops at 3 knockdowns and keeps ties in the supplied order.

How this list is counted

AgentMMA adds the knockdowns credited to one fighter across every round of one UFC bout. A score of 2 in round one and 2 in round two becomes 4 for the fight. The count doesn't combine both fighters' totals.

The source is round-by-round bout data derived from UFC Stats. We use the recorded knockdown field rather than judging the video again. For the scoring term itself, see the UFC knockdown definition.

A knockdown is not the same as a finish. The referee may let the action continue, and the bout can still reach a decision or draw. The Result column keeps that difference visible. It tells you what happened after the scored knockdowns, not how severe each fall looked on video.

Only UFC bouts count. A knockdown from WEC, Strikeforce, PRIDE, Bellator, PFL or another promotion can't enter this table. A fighter's full professional record can include those bouts, but this UFC figure cannot.

The table includes every stored bout where one fighter reached at least 3 knockdowns. There is no career minimum and no rate calculation. Each row is one performance.

Format means scheduled length. A three-round fight can last up to 15 minutes, while a five-round fight can last up to 25. More available time can help a fighter build a larger total. Yet Nguyen, Petz and Stephens all set their marks in three-round bookings.

Results follow UFC Stats as stored in AgentMMA's database. If a result was overturned, the stored result becomes a no-contest. The knockdown line remains tied to that recorded bout.

Another site's UFC knockdown record may differ because of its cutoff date, minimum, or treatment of overturned results. Early events also have gaps in round-level data. The official UFC Record Book currently agrees on the top three and uses a minimum of 3 knockdowns.

Notable names on the list

Steven Nguyen owns the record with 6

Steven Nguyen dropped Mohammad Yahya 6 times in a three-round booking in 2025. The fight ended by TKO at 5:00 of round two, according to the UFC's athlete record. That made Nguyen the first UFC fighter in the stored data to reach 6 in one bout.

The mark is striking because he didn't need a championship distance. His total came inside ten completed minutes. The official UFC Record Book also lists Nguyen first.

Forrest Petz and Jeremy Stephens share the old mark

Forrest Petz scored 5 against Sammy Morgan in 2006. Eleven years later, Jeremy Stephens matched 5 against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215.

Stephens won a unanimous decision, which shows why knockdowns and knockouts aren't interchangeable. You can put a rival down several times without ending the fight. Nguyen finally moved the ceiling from 5 to 6 in 2025.

Adesanya versus Gastelum came over five rounds

Israel Adesanya scored 4 knockdowns against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236. It is one of two rows from that event because Khalil Rountree Jr. also scored 4 against Eryk Anders.

Adesanya and Gastelum had a five-round booking. Their interim title fight entered the UFC Hall of Fame's Fight Wing in 2025. The record table adds a clean statistical reason to revisit it.

Jessica Andrade set the women's high in this table

Jessica Andrade scored 4 against Mackenzie Dern at UFC 295. She is the only woman among these 25 listed performances. The UFC's recap records her second-round stoppage after repeated knockdowns.

Her row is also the newest four-knockdown entry. It came in a three-round booking. Ten of the eleven performances above the 3-knockdown cutoff had that format.

Gray Maynard is the only listed fighter without a win

Gray Maynard scored 3 knockdowns against Frankie Edgar at UFC 125. The fight ended in a draw. Every other row ends with a win for the fighter who scored the knockdowns.

That result is a useful warning. Knockdowns matter, but they don't settle the score by themselves. Judges score the whole fight when no finish comes.

Related AgentMMA pages

• Most significant strikes in one fight
• Most knockouts
• Fastest knockouts
• Most UFC wins
• How often UFC fighters survive a knockdown

How solid is this data?

The population is 8,928 UFC bouts with round-by-round stats. It runs from March 11, 1994, through October 17, 2026. AgentMMA computed the table on October 21, 2026.

Coverage is strong from 2000 onward and includes most bouts from the 1990s. It isn't perfect. A missing early bout with no round-level stats cannot appear, even if video survives.

This is a UFC-only list. Results in other promotions can change a fighter's professional record, but they never change this table. Overturned results are stored as no-contests under the result policy used by UFC Stats.

Five-round fights offer more time than three-round fights. That is why the Format column matters. It doesn't adjust or normalize the raw total.

The page changes when a new UFC result reaches 3 knockdowns or alters an existing row. AgentMMA refreshes maintained record pages after new results enter the database. Until then, October 21, 2026, is the firm cutoff.

FAQ

Who has the most knockdowns in one UFC fight?

Steven Nguyen has the single-fight UFC record with 6 knockdowns against Mohammad Yahya. He set it on July 26, 2025, in a scheduled three-round bout.

What is the UFC knockdown record?

The UFC knockdown record for one fighter in one bout is 6. Forrest Petz and Jeremy Stephens sit next with 5 each.

Who held the record before Steven Nguyen?

Forrest Petz and Jeremy Stephens shared the mark at 5. Petz reached it in 2006, while Stephens matched it in 2017.

Can a fighter score five knockdowns without a knockout?

Yes. Jeremy Stephens scored 5 knockdowns against Gilbert Melendez and won by unanimous decision. A knockdown is scored separately from a knockout finish.

Do five-round fights have an advantage on this list?

They offer ten more scheduled minutes than three-round fights. Still, the top marks of 6, 5 and 5 all came in three-round bookings.

Which listed UFC knockdown performance ended in a draw?

Gray Maynard scored 3 knockdowns against Frankie Edgar at UFC 125, but the fight ended in a draw. It is the only draw in this table.