UFC: Fastest submissions
The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.
Updated September 21, 2026
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| # | Fighter | Fastest submissions | Round | Fight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 |   Frank Mir | 0:46 | 1 | Pete WilliamsHeavyweight | Mar 22, 2002 |
| T-1 | Frank Mir | 0:46 | 1 | David AbbottHeavyweight | Feb 28, 2003 |
| 3 |   Andrei Arlovski | 0:47 | 1 | Tim SylviaHeavyweight | Feb 5, 2005 |
| 4 | Frank Mir | 0:50 | 1 | Tim SylviaHeavyweight | Jun 19, 2004 |
| 5 |   Guilherme Uriel | 0:51 | 1 | Mario PiazzonHeavyweight | Aug 25, 2026 |
| 6 |   Valter Walker | 0:54 | 1 | Kennedy NzechukwuHeavyweight | Jul 13, 2025 |
| 7 | Andrei Arlovski | 0:55 | 1 | Aaron BrinkHeavyweight | Nov 17, 2000 |
| 8 | Randy Couture | 0:56 | 1 | Tony HalmeHeavyweight | May 30, 1997 |
| T-9 |  Sean McCorkle | 1:03 | 1 | Mark HuntHeavyweight | Sep 25, 2010 |
| T-9 | Mike Ciesnolevicz | 1:03 | 1 | Neil GroveHeavyweight | Feb 21, 2009 |
| T-11 |   Stefan Struve | 1:05 | 1 | Lavar JohnsonHeavyweight | May 26, 2012 |
| T-11 |  Fabricio Werdum | 1:05 | 1 | Walt HarrisHeavyweight | Oct 7, 2017 |
| T-11 | Frank Mir | 1:05 | 1 | Roberto TravenHeavyweight | Nov 2, 2001 |
| 14 | Frank Mir | 1:12 | 1 | Cheick KongoHeavyweight | Dec 12, 2009 |
| 15 |   Danylo Voievodkin | 1:13 | 1 | Bailey SchoenfelderHeavyweight | Sep 24, 2024 |
| T-16 | Frank Mir | 1:17 | 1 | Antoni HardonkHeavyweight | Aug 25, 2007 |
| T-16 | Valter Walker | 1:17 | 1 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | Feb 16, 2025 |
| 18 | Valter Walker | 1:24 | 1 | Louie SutherlandHeavyweight | Oct 25, 2025 |
| T-19 | Steven Graham | 1:30 | 1 | Dmitri StepanovHeavyweight | May 30, 1997 |
| T-19 | Frank Mir | 1:30 | 1 | Brock LesnarHeavyweight | Feb 2, 2008 |
| 21 | Valter Walker | 1:32 | 1 | Thomas PetersenHeavyweight | Jul 25, 2026 |
| 22 |   Tim Hague | 1:42 | 1 | Pat BarryHeavyweight | May 23, 2009 |
| 23 |   Serghei Spivac | 1:44 | 1 | Marcin TyburaHeavyweight | Aug 10, 2024 |
| 24 |  Aleksei Oleinik | 1:45 | 1 | Junior AlbiniHeavyweight | May 13, 2018 |
| T-25 |  Marcos Rogerio de Lima | 1:50 | 1 | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | Oct 29, 2022 |
| T-25 |  Jose Montanha | 1:50 | 1 | Louie SutherlandHeavyweight | Aug 8, 2026 |
| 27 |  Ben Rothwell | 1:54 | 1 | Matt MitrioneHeavyweight | Jun 6, 2015 |
| 28 | Pete Williams | 1:56 | 1 | Jason GodseyHeavyweight | Mar 5, 1999 |
| T-29 |   Francis Ngannou | 1:57 | 1 | Anthony HamiltonHeavyweight | Dec 10, 2016 |
| T-29 |  Gabriel Gonzaga | 1:57 | 1 | Justin McCullyHeavyweight | Jul 5, 2008 |
| T-29 |   Mick Parkin | 1:57 | 1 | Eduardo NevesHeavyweight | Aug 23, 2022 |
| 32 | Kimo Leopoldo | 1:59 | 1 | David AbbottHeavyweight | Jun 6, 2003 |
| 33 |  Jon Jones | 2:04 | 1 | Ciryl GaneHeavyweight | Mar 5, 2023 |
| T-34 |  Marcelo Golm | 2:08 | 1 | Christian ColomboHeavyweight | Oct 29, 2017 |
| T-34 | Jeremy Horn | 2:08 | 1 | Jason GodseyHeavyweight | Sep 24, 1999 |
| 36 | Dan Bobish | 2:10 | 1 | Brian JohnstonHeavyweight | Jul 27, 1997 |
| 37 |  Alexander Romanov | 2:11 | 1 | Chase ShermanHeavyweight | Apr 30, 2022 |
| 38 |  Maurice Greene | 2:14 | 1 | Michel BatistaHeavyweight | Dec 1, 2018 |
| 39 |  Justin Ledet | 2:16 | 1 | Mark GodbeerHeavyweight | Nov 19, 2016 |
| 40 | Aleksei Oleinik | 2:18 | 1 | Anthony HamiltonHeavyweight | Jun 28, 2014 |
| 41 |  Jake Collier | 2:26 | 1 | Chase ShermanHeavyweight | Jan 16, 2022 |
| 42 |  Jailton Almeida | 2:27 | 1 | Alexander RomanovHeavyweight | Jun 2, 2024 |
| 43 |  Travis Browne | 2:29 | 1 | Chad GriggsHeavyweight | Apr 21, 2012 |
| T-44 | Alex Hunter | 2:30 | 1 | Sam FultonHeavyweight | Jul 27, 1997 |
| T-44 | Fabricio Werdum | 2:30 | 1 | Alexander GustafssonHeavyweight | Jul 26, 2020 |
| 46 |  Brandon Vera | 2:39 | 1 | Assuerio SilvaHeavyweight | May 27, 2006 |
| 47 |  Ryan Spann | 2:47 | 1 | Lukasz BrzeskiHeavyweight | Jul 20, 2025 |
| T-48 | Mark Coleman | 2:57 | 1 | Dan SevernHeavyweight | Feb 7, 1997 |
| T-48 | Aleksei Oleinik | 2:57 | 1 | Viktor PestaHeavyweight | Jan 16, 2017 |
| 50 |  Shamil Gaziev | 2:58 | 1 | Greg VelascoHeavyweight | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 51 | Serghei Spivac | 3:05 | 1 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Feb 5, 2023 |
| 52 | Scott Adams | 3:09 | 1 | Ian FreemanHeavyweight | Mar 10, 2000 |
| 53 |  Rodrigo Nascimento | 3:16 | 1 | Michal MartínekHeavyweight | Jul 30, 2019 |
| T-54 | Randy Couture | 3:19 | 1 | James ToneyHeavyweight | Aug 29, 2010 |
| T-54 | Christian Wellisch | 3:19 | 1 | Scott JunkHeavyweight | Sep 22, 2007 |
| T-56 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 3:22 | 1 | Ednaldo OliveiraHeavyweight | Jan 14, 2012 |
| T-56 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 3:22 | 1 | Carmelo MarreroHeavyweight | Dec 30, 2006 |
| 58 | Frank Mir | 3:38 | 1 | Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraHeavyweight | Dec 10, 2011 |
| 59 | Aleksei Oleinik | 3:39 | 1 | Jared VanderaaHeavyweight | Apr 10, 2022 |
| 60 | Jailton Almeida | 3:43 | 1 | Jairzinho RozenstruikHeavyweight | May 13, 2023 |
| 61 |   Tom Aspinall | 3:45 | 1 | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | Mar 19, 2022 |
| 62 |   Juan Espino | 3:48 | 1 | Jeff HughesHeavyweight | Sep 27, 2020 |
| 63 |  Paul Buentello | 4:00 | 1 | Kevin JordanHeavyweight | Jun 4, 2005 |
| 64 |  Vitor Belfort | 4:03 | 1 | Joe CharlesHeavyweight | Dec 21, 1997 |
| 65 | Stefan Struve | 4:04 | 1 | Chase GormleyHeavyweight | Oct 24, 2009 |
| 66 |  Brendan Schaub | 4:06 | 1 | Matt MitrioneHeavyweight | Sep 21, 2013 |
| 67 |   Marcin Tybura | 4:08 | 1 | Tai TuivasaHeavyweight | Mar 16, 2024 |
| 68 |   Martin Buday | 4:11 | 1 | Josh ParisianHeavyweight | Aug 12, 2023 |
| 69 |   Ciryl Gane | 4:12 | 1 | Raphael PessoaHeavyweight | Aug 11, 2019 |
| 70 |  Vitor Petrino | 4:16 | 1 | Austen LaneHeavyweight | Jul 13, 2025 |
| 71 |  Josh Barnett | 4:21 | 1 | Semmy SchiltHeavyweight | Jun 29, 2001 |
| 72 | Aleksei Oleinik | 4:26 | 1 | Mark HuntHeavyweight | Sep 15, 2018 |
| 73 |  Anthony Wint | 4:29 | 1 | Terrance ChatmanHeavyweight | Aug 22, 2026 |
| T-74 | Jailton Almeida | 4:35 | 1 | Parker PorterHeavyweight | May 21, 2022 |
| T-74 | Jeff Monson | 4:35 | 1 | Branden Lee HinkleHeavyweight | Feb 4, 2006 |
| 76 | Alexander Romanov | 4:48 | 1 | Marcos Rogerio de LimaHeavyweight | Nov 8, 2020 |
| 77 | Valter Walker | 4:56 | 1 | Junior TafaHeavyweight | Aug 18, 2024 |
| 78 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 6:01 | 2 | Ben RothwellHeavyweight | Jan 19, 2013 |
| 79 | Marcio Cruz | 6:02 | 2 | Keigo KuniharaHeavyweight | Oct 7, 2005 |
| 80 | Tom Aspinall | 6:09 | 2 | Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweight | Feb 21, 2021 |
| 81 |  Thomas Petersen | 6:14 | 2 | Chandler ColeHeavyweight | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 82 | Pete Williams | 6:28 | 1 | Travis FultonHeavyweight | May 7, 1999 |
| 83 | Stefan Struve | 6:41 | 2 | Daniel OmielanczukHeavyweight | Oct 9, 2016 |
| 84 |  Adam Wieczorek | 6:59 | 2 | Arjan BhullarHeavyweight | Apr 15, 2018 |
| 85 | Rodrigo Nascimento | 7:05 | 2 | Don'Tale MayesHeavyweight | May 17, 2020 |
| 86 | Ben Rothwell | 7:07 | 2 | Chris BarnettHeavyweight | May 22, 2021 |
| 87 |  Daniel Cormier | 7:14 | 2 | Derrick LewisHeavyweight | Nov 4, 2018 |
| 88 |  Brock Lesnar | 7:19 | 2 | Shane CarwinHeavyweight | Jul 3, 2010 |
| 89 | Stefan Struve | 7:21 | 2 | Marcos Rogerio de LimaHeavyweight | Feb 23, 2019 |
| 90 |  Cyril Asker | 7:33 | 2 | Hu YaozongHeavyweight | Nov 25, 2017 |
| 91 | Stefan Struve | 7:37 | 2 | Denis StojnicHeavyweight | Jun 13, 2009 |
| 92 | Fabricio Werdum | 7:41 | 2 | Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraHeavyweight | Jun 8, 2013 |
| 93 | Maurice Smith | 8:08 | 1 | David AbbottHeavyweight | Oct 17, 1997 |
| 94 | Serghei Spivac | 8:14 | 2 | Tai TuivasaHeavyweight | Oct 6, 2019 |
| 95 | Stefan Struve | 8:22 | 2 | Pat BarryHeavyweight | Oct 1, 2011 |
| 96 | Aleksei Oleinik | 8:44 | 2 | Travis BrowneHeavyweight | Jul 9, 2017 |
| 97 | Ben Rothwell | 8:48 | 2 | Josh BarnettHeavyweight | Jan 31, 2016 |
| 98 |  Luis Henrique | 8:58 | 2 | Dmitrii SmoliakovHeavyweight | Jul 24, 2016 |
| 99 | Christian Morecraft | 9:10 | 2 | Sean McCorkleHeavyweight | Mar 26, 2011 |
| 100 |  Phil De Fries | 9:16 | 2 | Oli ThompsonHeavyweight | Aug 4, 2012 |
This board ranks single performances, not fighters — one fighter can hold more than one row.