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UFC: Most submission attempts

The all-time UFC top 100, rebuilt from every completed UFC fight in our database.

Updated October 1, 2026

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A fighter with a bout in the last 18 months. Country boards rank every fighter from that country and cannot be combined with the active filter.

#FighterMost submission attemptsBouts
1Marlon VeraEcuadorMarlon Vera1624
T-2Raoni BarcelosBrazilRaoni Barcelos1415
T-2Rani YahyaBrazilRani Yahya1414
4Aljamain SterlingUnited StatesAljamain Sterling1318
T-5Alex CaceresUnited StatesAlex Caceres129
T-5TJ DillashawUnited StatesTJ Dillashaw1216
7Mario BautistaUnited StatesMario Bautista1115
T-8Dustin PagueUnited StatesDustin Pague106
T-8Mitch GagnonCanadaMitch Gagnon108
T-8Da'Mon BlackshearUnited StatesDa'Mon Blackshear1010
T-11Kyung Ho KangSouth KoreaKyung Ho Kang912
T-11John AlbertUnited StatesJohn Albert95
T-11Urijah FaberUnited StatesUrijah Faber917
T-14Said NurmagomedovRussiaSaid Nurmagomedov810
T-14Joe SotoUnited StatesJoe Soto87
T-16Cody GibsonUnited StatesCody Gibson711
T-16Pedro MunhozBrazilPedro Munhoz720
T-16Roland DelormeCanadaRoland Delorme76
T-16Michael McDonaldUnited StatesMichael McDonald79
T-16Dustin KimuraUnited StatesDustin Kimura75
T-16Johnny MunozUnited StatesJohnny Munoz75
T-22Brady HiestandUnited StatesBrady Hiestand65
T-22Iuri AlcantaraBrazilIuri Alcantara614
T-22Matthew LopezUnited StatesMatthew Lopez66
T-22Brett JohnsWalesBrett Johns67
T-26Merab DvalishviliGeorgiaMerab Dvalishvili516
T-26Rob FontUnited StatesRob Font519
T-26Raul Rosas Jr.Raul Rosas Jr.59
T-26Vince MoralesUnited StatesVince Morales512
T-26Brian KelleherUnited StatesBrian Kelleher511
T-26Renan BaraoBrazilRenan Barao513
T-26Bryan CarawayUnited StatesBryan Caraway59
T-26Leandro IssaBrazilLeandro Issa55
T-26Sergio PettisUnited StatesSergio Pettis55
T-35Saimon OliveiraBrazilSaimon Oliveira45
T-35Montel JacksonUnited StatesMontel Jackson415
T-35Nathaniel WoodEnglandNathaniel Wood45
T-35Francisco RiveraUnited StatesFrancisco Rivera410
T-35Vaughan LeeUnited KingdomVaughan Lee47
T-35Russell DoaneUnited StatesRussell Doane47
T-35Rinya NakamuraJapanRinya Nakamura45
T-42Song YadongChinaSong Yadong316
T-42Sean O'MalleyUnited StatesSean O'Malley316
T-42Cory SandhagenUnited StatesCory Sandhagen315
T-42Ricky SimonUnited StatesRicky Simon318
T-42Jean MatsumotoBrazilJean Matsumoto36
T-42John CastanedaUnited StatesJohn Castaneda37
T-42Kyler PhillipsUnited StatesKyler Phillips311
T-42Jack ShoreWalesJack Shore36
T-42Chad AnheligerCanadaChad Anheliger36
T-42John LinekerBrazilJohn Lineker38
T-42Edwin FigueroaUnited StatesEdwin Figueroa36
T-42El SalvadorIvan Menjivar37
T-42Cameron SaaimanSouth AfricaCameron Saaiman37
T-55Deiveson FigueiredoBrazilDeiveson Figueiredo28
T-55Victor HenryUnited StatesVictor Henry26
T-55Davey GrantUnited KingdomDavey Grant215
T-55Ricardo RamosBrazilRicardo Ramos25
T-55Farid BasharatFarid Basharat27
T-55Petr YanRussiaPetr Yan216
T-55Ricky TurciosUnited StatesRicky Turcios26
T-55Cristian QuinonezMexicoCristian Quinonez25
T-55Douglas Silva de AndradeBrazilDouglas Silva de Andrade29
T-55Alejandro PerezMexicoAlejandro Perez211
T-55Johnny EduardoBrazilJohnny Eduardo28
T-55Marlon MoraesBrazilMarlon Moraes211
T-55Tony GravelyUnited StatesTony Gravely29
T-55Mana MartinezUnited StatesMana Martinez25
T-55Guido CannettiArgentinaGuido Cannetti210
T-55Raphael AssuncaoBrazilRaphael Assuncao218
T-55Jose QuinonezMexicoJose Quinonez28
T-55Damian StasiakPolandDamian Stasiak25
T-55Henry BrionesMexicoHenry Briones25
T-74AoriqilengChinaAoriqileng18
T-74Chris GutierrezUnited StatesChris Gutierrez112
T-74Umar NurmagomedovRussiaUmar Nurmagomedov19
T-74Henry CejudoUnited StatesHenry Cejudo17
T-74Payton TalbottUnited StatesPayton Talbott17
T-74Daniel MarcosPeruDaniel Marcos17
T-74Javid BasharatJavid Basharat17
T-74Vinicius OliveiraBrazilVinicius Oliveira16
T-74Louis SmolkaUnited StatesLouis Smolka17
T-74Jonathan MartinezUnited StatesJonathan Martinez113
T-74Dominick CruzUnited StatesDominick Cruz110
T-74Jose AldoBrazilJose Aldo18
T-74Trevin JonesTrevin Jones15
T-74George RoopUnited StatesGeorge Roop16
T-74Takeya MizugakiJapanTakeya Mizugaki114
T-74Scott JorgensenUnited StatesScott Jorgensen18
T-74Brad PickettUnited KingdomBrad Pickett110
T-74Erik PerezMexicoErik Perez19
T-74Frankie SaenzUnited StatesFrankie Saenz110
T-74Michinori TanakaJapanMichinori Tanaka15
T-74Anthony BirchakUnited StatesAnthony Birchak16
T-74Taylor LapilusFranceTaylor Lapilus17
T-74Andre SoukhamthathUnited StatesAndre Soukhamthath17
T-74Benito LopezUnited StatesBenito Lopez15
T-74Casey KenneyUnited StatesCasey Kenney16

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