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Most submission attempts

The all-time top 100, ranked across every MMA promotion we track and rebuilt from every completed fight in our database.

Updated November 9, 2026

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T-1Frank MirUnited States Frank Mir2127
T-1Stefan StruveNetherlands Stefan Struve2124
3Denis GoltsovRussia Denis Goltsov1719
4Aleksei Oleinik Aleksei Oleinik1517
5Alexander RomanovMoldova Alexander Romanov1213
6Gabriel GonzagaBrazil Gabriel Gonzaga1122
7Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira1011
T-8Jailton AlmeidaBrazil Jailton Almeida810
T-8Tsuyoshi KohsakaJapan Tsuyoshi Kohsaka87
T-10Ciryl GaneFrance Ciryl Gane713
T-10Phil De FriesUnited Kingdom Phil De Fries711
T-12Valter Walker Valter Walker66
T-12United States Randy Couture613
T-12Ben RothwellUnited States Ben Rothwell617
T-12United States Pete Williams68
T-12United States Ricco Rodriguez67
T-12Fabricio WerdumBrazil Fabricio Werdum618
T-18Andrei Arlovski Andrei Arlovski541
T-18United States Kevin Randleman55
T-20Serghei SpivacMoldova Serghei Spivac416
T-20Jake CollierUnited States Jake Collier48
T-20Josh BarnettUnited States Josh Barnett49
T-20Mirko FilipovicCroatia Mirko Filipovic417
T-20Matt MitrioneUnited States Matt Mitrione414
T-20Luis HenriqueBrazil Luis Henrique46
T-20Kelvin TillerUnited States Kelvin Tiller46
T-27Alexander VolkovRussia Alexander Volkov320
T-27Thomas PetersenUnited States Thomas Petersen39
T-27United States Maurice Smith37
T-27Vitor BelfortBrazil Vitor Belfort35
T-27 Jeff Monson36
T-27Netherlands Antoni Hardonk38
T-27Cheick KongoFrance Cheick Kongo318
T-27Cain VelasquezUnited States Cain Velasquez315
T-27Alistair OvereemNetherlands Alistair Overeem320
T-27Jared RosholtUnited States Jared Rosholt316
T-27Francimar BarrosoBrazil Francimar Barroso35
T-27Maurice GreeneUnited States Maurice Greene312
T-27Rodrigo NascimentoBrazil Rodrigo Nascimento311
T-27Patrick VespazianiGermany Patrick Vespaziani36
T-27Evgeny ErokhinRussia Evgeny Erokhin36
T-27Artem DushenkoRussia Artem Dushenko35
T-27Andre MirandaBrazil Andre Miranda35
T-44Mario PintoPortugal Mario Pinto25
T-44Marcin TyburaPoland Marcin Tybura225
T-44Tom AspinallEngland Tom Aspinall29
T-44Francis NgannouCameroon Francis Ngannou215
T-44United Kingdom Ian Freeman26
T-44Paul BuentelloUnited States Paul Buentello26
T-44Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar27
T-44Tim HagueCanada Tim Hague25
T-44Brendan SchaubUnited States Brendan Schaub210
T-44Travis BrowneUnited States Travis Browne217
T-44United States Mike Russow26
T-44Viktor PestaCzechia Viktor Pesta28
T-44Daniel DittrichCzechia Daniel Dittrich27
T-44Štefan VojčákSlovakia Štefan Vojčák28
T-44Muhammed DeReeseUnited States Muhammed DeReese28
T-44Renan FerreiraBrazil Renan Ferreira211
T-44Michal AndryszakPoland Michal Andryszak25
T-44Artur SzpilkaPoland Artur Szpilka25
T-44Oleg PopovRussia Oleg Popov27
T-44Miha FrlicSlovenia Miha Frlic26
T-44Sergey StarodubBelarus Sergey Starodub25
T-44Caio BitencourtBrazil Caio Bitencourt26
T-66Josh HokitUnited States Josh Hokit15
T-66Waldo Cortes AcostaDominican Republic Waldo Cortes Acosta116
T-66Shamil GazievRussia Shamil Gaziev19
T-66Louie SutherlandScotland Louie Sutherland16
T-66Tanner BoserCanada Tanner Boser110
T-66Shamil AbdurakhimovRussia Shamil Abdurakhimov111
T-66United States Tra Telligman15
T-66Blagoy IvanovBulgaria Blagoy Ivanov19
T-66Marcos Rogerio de LimaBrazil Marcos Rogerio de Lima112
T-66Philipe LinsBrazil Philipe Lins15
T-66Martin BudaySlovakia Martin Buday116
T-66Maxim GrishinRussia Maxim Grishin16
T-66Danilo MarquesBrazil Danilo Marques15
T-66Josh ParisianUnited States Josh Parisian110
T-66Parker PorterUnited States Parker Porter18
T-66Mike KyleUnited States Mike Kyle15
T-66Brandon VeraUnited States Brandon Vera17
T-66United States Jake O'Brien15
T-66United States Tim Sylvia113
T-66Heath HerringUnited States Heath Herring15
T-66Pat BarryUnited States Pat Barry112
T-66Junior Dos SantosBrazil Junior Dos Santos123
T-66Roy NelsonUnited States Roy Nelson118
T-66Mark HuntNew Zealand Mark Hunt117
T-66Daniel CormierUnited States Daniel Cormier16
T-66Walt HarrisUnited States Walt Harris115
T-66Daniel OmielanczukPoland Daniel Omielanczuk19
T-66Josh CopelandUnited States Josh Copeland16
T-66Cyril AskerFrance Cyril Asker15
T-66Marcelo GolmBrazil Marcelo Golm16
T-66Darko StosicSerbia Darko Stosic19
T-66Karl Williams Karl Williams19
T-66Mick ParkinUnited Kingdom Mick Parkin17
T-66Lazar TodevBulgaria Lazar Todev110
T-66Michal MartínekCzechia Michal Martínek112

Ranked across every MMA promotion we track. BKFC is bare-knuckle boxing — two-minute rounds, and a punch count that is not a significant-strike count — so it is ranked only on its own boards.

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