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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 8, 2026

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1Glover TeixeiraBrazil Glover Teixeira1623
T-2Renato SobralBrazil Renato Sobral159
T-2Emiliano SordiArgentina Emiliano Sordi1514
T-4Paul CraigScotland Paul Craig1316
T-4United States Stephan Bonnar1314
6Jimmy CruteAustralia Jimmy Crute1113
T-7Jon JonesUnited States Jon Jones1021
T-7Antonio Carlos JuniorBrazil Antonio Carlos Junior1011
T-9United States Frank Shamrock95
T-9United States Eric Schafer97
T-11Nikita KrylovUkraine Nikita Krylov820
T-11Ryan SpannUnited States Ryan Spann814
T-11United States Tito Ortiz823
T-11Lyoto MachidaBrazil Lyoto Machida815
T-11Karlos VemolaCzechia Karlos Vemola89
T-16Jan BlachowiczPoland Jan Blachowicz723
T-16Brazil Wilson Gouveia76
T-16United States Forrest Griffin714
T-16Daniel CormierUnited States Daniel Cormier78
T-16Ruslan ShamilovRussia Ruslan Shamilov76
T-21Misha CirkunovLatvia Misha Cirkunov611
T-21Anthony SmithUnited States Anthony Smith618
T-21Ovince Saint PreuxUnited States Ovince Saint Preux626
T-21United States Sam Hoger65
T-21 Krzysztof Soszynski69
T-21Ryan BaderUnited States Ryan Bader619
T-21Vinny MagalhaesBrazil Vinny Magalhaes610
T-21Jason BrilzUnited States Jason Brilz67
T-21Phil DavisUnited States Phil Davis614
T-21Johnny WalkerBrazil Johnny Walker616
T-31Impa KasanganayUnited States Impa Kasanganay59
T-31United States Randy Couture510
T-31United States Jason Lambert57
T-31Anthony PeroshAustralia Anthony Perosh59
T-31Alexander GustafssonSweden Alexander Gustafsson517
T-31Fabio MaldonadoBrazil Fabio Maldonado59
T-31Mateusz StrzelczykPoland Mateusz Strzelczyk56
T-31Miloš PetrášekCzechia Miloš Petrášek57
T-31Simeon PowellEngland Simeon Powell59
T-40Vitor BelfortBrazil Vitor Belfort47
T-40Mauricio RuaBrazil Mauricio Rua424
T-40Tyson PedroAustralia Tyson Pedro413
T-40United States Evan Tanner45
T-40Dan HendersonUnited States Dan Henderson48
T-40Ed HermanUnited States Ed Herman49
T-40Eliot MarshallUnited States Eliot Marshall46
T-40Tom LawlorUnited States Tom Lawlor45
T-40Tom BreeseUnited Kingdom Tom Breese45
T-40Cory HendricksUnited States Cory Hendricks46
T-40Marcin WojcikPoland Marcin Wojcik46
T-40Joshua SilveiraUnited States Joshua Silveira49
T-40Andres RamosCuba Andres Ramos47
T-53Ion CuțelabaMoldova Ion Cuțelaba321
T-53Vitor PetrinoBrazil Vitor Petrino37
T-53Magomed AnkalaevRussia Magomed Ankalaev316
T-53Oumar SyFrance Oumar Sy37
T-53Brendson RibeiroBrazil Brendson Ribeiro310
T-53Bogdan GuskovUzbekistan Bogdan Guskov37
T-53Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevTürkiye Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev35
T-53Marcos Rogerio de LimaBrazil Marcos Rogerio de Lima36
T-53United States David Heath35
T-53Ilir LatifiSweden Ilir Latifi312
T-53Sean O'ConnellUnited States Sean O'Connell311
T-53Rob WilkinsonAustralia Rob Wilkinson310
T-53Attila VéghSlovakia Attila Végh36
T-53Daniel ŠkvorCzechia Daniel Škvor314
T-53Pavol LangerSlovakia Pavol Langer311
T-53Dan SpohnUnited States Dan Spohn38
T-69Alonzo MenifieldUnited States Alonzo Menifield221
T-69Billy ElekanaUnited States Billy Elekana26
T-69Alex PereiraBrazil Alex Pereira27
T-69Dominick ReyesUnited States Dominick Reyes216
T-69Kennedy NzechukwuNigeria Kennedy Nzechukwu213
T-69Australia Elvis Sinosic26
T-69Thiago SilvaBrazil Thiago Silva210
T-69Tim BoetschUnited States Tim Boetsch27
T-69Igor Pokrajac Igor Pokrajac212
T-69Brazil Rogerio Nogueira213
T-69Jimi Manuwa Jimi Manuwa212
T-69Gadzhimurad AntigulovRussia Gadzhimurad Antigulov27
T-69Jordan JohnsonUnited States Jordan Johnson26
T-69Vinicius MoreiraBrazil Vinicius Moreira25
T-69Rafael XavierBrazil Rafael Xavier210
T-69Abdul-Rahman DzhanaevRussia Abdul-Rahman Dzhanaev25
T-69Marthin HamletNorway Marthin Hamlet210
T-69Murad AbdulaevRussia Murad Abdulaev25
T-69Artem FrolovRussia Artem Frolov25
T-69Vladimir VasilyevRussia Vladimir Vasilyev26
T-89Modestas BukauskasLithuania Modestas Bukauskas113
T-89Rodolfo BellatoBrazil Rodolfo Bellato17
T-89Jiri ProchazkaCzechia Jiri Prochazka19
T-89Carlos UlbergNew Zealand Carlos Ulberg112
T-89Volkan Oezdemir Volkan Oezdemir116
T-89Aleksandar Rakic Aleksandar Rakic111
T-89Azamat MurzakanovRussia Azamat Murzakanov19
T-89Julius WalkerUnited States Julius Walker15
T-89Marcin PrachnioPoland Marcin Prachnio112
T-89William KnightUnited States William Knight17
T-89Maxim GrishinRussia Maxim Grishin18
T-89Da Woon JungSouth Korea Da Woon Jung19

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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