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UFC: Most submission attempts

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

Updated September 21, 2026

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#FighterMost submission attemptsBouts
1Glover TeixeiraBrazilGlover Teixeira1623
2Renato SobralBrazilRenato Sobral159
T-3Paul CraigScotlandPaul Craig1316
T-3United StatesStephan Bonnar1314
5Jimmy CruteAustraliaJimmy Crute1113
6Jon JonesUnited StatesJon Jones1021
T-7United StatesFrank Shamrock95
T-7United StatesEric Schafer97
T-9Nikita KrylovUkraineNikita Krylov819
T-9Ryan SpannUnited StatesRyan Spann814
T-9United StatesTito Ortiz823
T-9Lyoto MachidaBrazilLyoto Machida815
T-13Jan BlachowiczPolandJan Blachowicz723
T-13BrazilWilson Gouveia76
T-13United StatesForrest Griffin714
T-13Daniel CormierUnited StatesDaniel Cormier78
T-17Misha CirkunovLatviaMisha Cirkunov611
T-17Anthony SmithUnited StatesAnthony Smith618
T-17Ovince Saint PreuxUnited StatesOvince Saint Preux626
T-17United StatesSam Hoger65
T-17Krzysztof Soszynski69
T-17Ryan BaderUnited StatesRyan Bader619
T-17United StatesJason Brilz67
T-17Phil DavisUnited StatesPhil Davis612
T-17Johnny Mendez WalkerAustraliaJohnny Mendez Walker616
T-26United StatesRandy Couture510
T-26United StatesJason Lambert57
T-26Anthony PeroshAustraliaAnthony Perosh59
T-26Alexander GustafssonSwedenAlexander Gustafsson517
T-26Fabio MaldonadoBrazilFabio Maldonado59
T-31Vitor BelfortBrazilVitor Belfort47
T-31Mauricio RuaBrazilMauricio Rua424
T-31Tyson PedroAustraliaTyson Pedro411
T-31United StatesEvan Tanner45
T-31Dan HendersonUnited StatesDan Henderson48
T-31Ed HermanUnited StatesEd Herman49
T-31United StatesEliot Marshall46
T-38Ion CuțelabaMoldovaIon Cuțelaba321
T-38Vitor PetrinoBrazilVitor Petrino37
T-38Magomed AnkalaevRussiaMagomed Ankalaev316
T-38Bogdan GuskovUzbekistanBogdan Guskov37
T-38Marcos Rogerio de LimaBrazilMarcos Rogerio de Lima36
T-38David Heath35
T-38Ilir LatifiSwedenIlir Latifi312
T-45Alonzo MenifieldUnited StatesAlonzo Menifield221
T-45Alex PereiraBrazilAlex Pereira27
T-45Dominick ReyesUnited StatesDominick Reyes215
T-45Oumar SyFranceOumar Sy26
T-45Brendson RibeiroBrazilBrendson Ribeiro29
T-45Kennedy NzechukwuNigeriaKennedy Nzechukwu213
T-45AustraliaElvis Sinosic26
T-45Thiago SilvaBrazilThiago Silva210
T-45Tim BoetschUnited StatesTim Boetsch27
T-45Igor PokrajacIgor Pokrajac212
T-45BrazilRogerio Nogueira213
T-45Jimi ManuwaJimi Manuwa212
T-45Sean O'ConnellUnited StatesSean O'Connell27
T-45Gadzhimurad AntigulovRussiaGadzhimurad Antigulov26
T-45Vinicius MoreiraBrazilVinicius Moreira25
T-60Modestas BukauskasLithuaniaModestas Bukauskas113
T-60Rodolfo BellatoBrazilRodolfo Bellato16
T-60Jiri ProchazkaCzechiaJiri Prochazka19
T-60Carlos UlbergNew ZealandCarlos Ulberg112
T-60Volkan OezdemirVolkan Oezdemir116
T-60Aleksandar RakicAleksandar Rakic111
T-60Azamat MurzakanovRussiaAzamat Murzakanov18
T-60William KnightUnited StatesWilliam Knight17
T-60Da Woon JungSouth KoreaDa Woon Jung19
T-60BelarusVladimir Matyushenko19
T-60James IrvinUnited StatesJames Irvin18
T-60Brandon VeraUnited StatesBrandon Vera18
T-60James Te HunaNew ZealandJames Te Huna19
T-60Cyrille DiabateFranceCyrille Diabate18
T-60Patrick CumminsUnited StatesPatrick Cummins113
T-60Henrique da SilvaBrazilHenrique da Silva17

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