UFC: Most submission attempts

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

Updated November 5, 2026

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.

#	Fighter
1	Darren Elkins	25	29
2	Chas Skelly	17	11
3	Charles Oliveira	16	12
T-4	Youssef Zalal	13	12
T-4	Daniel Pineda	13	13
T-4	Jason Knight	13	9
T-7	Chase Hooper	12	7
T-7	Dennis Bermudez	12	15
T-9	Bryce Mitchell	11	11
T-9	Charles Rosa	11	11
T-9	Damon Jackson	11	11
T-12	Diego Lopes	10	10
T-12	Brian Ortega	10	12
T-12	Ricardo Lamas	10	17
T-12	Steven Siler	10	9
T-16	Pat Sabatini	9	11
T-16	Max Holloway	9	27
T-16	Makwan Amirkhani	9	14
T-16	Darrick Minner	9	7
T-16	Rani Yahya	9	6
T-16	Jordan Griffin	9	6
T-22	Joanderson Brito	8	12
T-22	Dustin Poirier	8	11
T-22	Gabriel Benitez	8	10
T-25	Christian Rodriguez	7	7
T-25	Ricardo Ramos	7	10
T-25	Chan Sung Jung	7	12
T-25	TJ Brown	7	8
T-25	Billy Quarantillo	7	11
T-25	Godofredo Pepey	7	10
T-25	Gavin Tucker	7	7
T-32	Melquizael Costa	6	8
T-32	Ilia Topuria	6	7
T-32	Charles Jourdain	6	12
T-32	Steven Peterson	6	8
T-32	Jimy Hettes	6	6
T-32	Sam Sicilia	6	11
T-38	Yadier del Valle	5	5
T-38	Lerone Murphy	5	11
T-38	Nate Landwehr	5	11
T-38	Jonathan Pearce	5	8
T-38	Michihiro Omigawa	5	5
T-38	Hatsu Hioki	5	8
T-44	Arnold Allen	4	15
T-44	Kyle Nelson	4	8
T-44	Jean Silva	4	8
T-44	Alexander Volkanovski	4	15
T-44	Dan Ige	4	21
T-44	Andre Fili	4	27
T-44	Yair Rodriguez	4	14
T-44	Frankie Edgar	4	13
T-44	Shane Burgos	4	11
T-44	Alex Caceres	4	20
T-44	Cole Miller	4	9
T-44	Zabit Magomedsharipov	4	6
T-44	Herbert Burns	4	6
T-57	Hyder Amil	3	7
T-57	Dooho Choi	3	11
T-57	Francis Marshall	3	7
T-57	Julian Erosa	3	16
T-57	Julio Arce	3	7
T-57	Sean Woodson	3	11
T-57	Jose Aldo	3	15
T-57	Sodiq Yusuff	3	10
T-57	Felipe Arantes	3	8
T-57	Pablo Garza	3	6
T-57	Rony Jason	3	7
T-57	Hacran Dias	3	7
T-57	Mirsad Bektic	3	10
T-70	Jeremy Stephens	2	17
T-70	William Gomis	2	7
T-70	Jack Jenkins	2	8
T-70	Morgan Charriere	2	7
T-70	Giga Chikadze	2	14
T-70	Bogdan Grad	2	5
T-70	David Onama	2	7
T-70	Jamall Emmers	2	11
T-70	Nathaniel Wood	2	9
T-70	Movsar Evloev	2	10
T-70	Cub Swanson	2	25
T-70	Renato Moicano	2	8
T-70	Ricky Glenn	2	5
T-70	Dennis Siver	2	7
T-70	Maximo Blanco	2	9
T-70	Chad Mendes	2	14
T-70	Diego Brandao	2	9
T-70	Tatsuya Kawajiri	2	6
T-70	Enrique Barzola	2	8
T-70	Josh Culibao	2	7
T-70	Connor Matthews	2	5
T-91	Muhammad Naimov	1	8
T-91	Dan Hooker	1	7
T-91	Edson Barboza	1	8
T-91	Danny Silva	1	5
T-91	Kai Kamaka III	1	6
T-91	Dennis Buzukja	1	7
T-91	Clay Guida	1	7
T-91	Michael Trizano	1	5
T-91	Luis Saldana	1	5
T-91	Brian Kelleher	1	6

Career boards need at least 5 bouts with tracked statistics.

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