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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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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
1Jim MillerUnited StatesJim Miller5246
2Charles OliveiraBrazilCharles Oliveira4836
3Chris LytleUnited StatesChris Lytle3120
4Joe LauzonUnited StatesJoe Lauzon2927
5Demian MaiaBrazilDemian Maia2733
6Nate DiazUnited StatesNate Diaz2627
7Darren ElkinsUnited StatesDarren Elkins2531
T-8Matt BrownUnited StatesMatt Brown2430
T-8Georges St-PierreCanadaGeorges St-Pierre2422
T-8United StatesJoe Stevenson2416
T-8Cole MillerUnited StatesCole Miller2419
T-8Nik LentzUnited StatesNik Lentz2424
T-13Dustin PoirierUnited StatesDustin Poirier2331
T-13Rani YahyaBrazilRani Yahya2320
T-13BrazilHermes Franca2311
T-16Deiveson FigueiredoBrazilDeiveson Figueiredo2222
T-16Gerald MeerschaertUnited StatesGerald Meerschaert2226
T-18Frank MirUnited StatesFrank Mir2127
T-18Martin KampmannDenmarkMartin Kampmann2117
T-18Stefan StruveNetherlandsStefan Struve2124
T-21Rafael Dos AnjosBrazilRafael Dos Anjos2036
T-21Thales LeitesBrazilThales Leites2021
T-23Chase HooperUnited StatesChase Hooper1915
T-23Tim ElliottUnited StatesTim Elliott1923
T-23Louis SmolkaUnited StatesLouis Smolka1917
T-23TJ WaldburgerUnited StatesTJ Waldburger198
T-27Marlon VeraEcuadorMarlon Vera1827
T-27Matt WimanUnited StatesMatt Wiman1818
T-27Diego SanchezUnited StatesDiego Sanchez1832
T-30Jaqueline AmorimBrazilJaqueline Amorim177
T-30Mackenzie DernMackenzie Dern1717
T-30Chas SkellyUnited StatesChas Skelly1711
T-30Renato SobralBrazilRenato Sobral1710
T-30Ed HermanUnited StatesEd Herman1725
T-30Kendall GroveUnited StatesKendall Grove1713
T-30Gleison TibauBrazilGleison Tibau1728
T-37Grant DawsonUnited StatesGrant Dawson1616
T-37Brendan AllenUnited StatesBrendan Allen1620
T-37Virna JandirobaBrazilVirna Jandiroba1613
T-37Tony FergusonUnited StatesTony Ferguson1624
T-37Clay GuidaUnited StatesClay Guida1637
T-37Glover TeixeiraBrazilGlover Teixeira1623
T-37Alex CaceresUnited StatesAlex Caceres1629
T-37United StatesMatt Hughes1625
T-37Thiago TavaresBrazilThiago Tavares1618
T-37Dan MillerUnited StatesDan Miller1613
T-37Rousimar PalharesBrazilRousimar Palhares1612
T-48Paul CraigScotlandPaul Craig1520
T-48Anthony HernandezAnthony Hernandez1513
T-48Aleksei OleinikAleksei Oleinik1517
T-48United StatesEvan Tanner1517
T-48United StatesDustin Hazelett1510
T-48Evan DunhamUnited StatesEvan Dunham1521
T-48United StatesJacob Volkmann1510
T-48Jimmy FlickUnited StatesJimmy Flick157
T-56Youssef ZalalMoroccoYoussef Zalal1413
T-56Aljamain SterlingUnited StatesAljamain Sterling1423
T-56Alexandre PantojaBrazilAlexandre Pantoja1419
T-56Michael ChiesaUnited StatesMichael Chiesa1422
T-56Royce GracieBrazilRoyce Gracie1413
T-56CanadaJoe Doerksen149
T-56Jon FitchUnited StatesJon Fitch1418
T-56Nate MarquardtUnited StatesNate Marquardt1425
T-56Rick StoryUnited StatesRick Story1419
T-56Mike PyleUnited StatesMike Pyle1419
T-56United KingdomPaul Sass145
T-56Dennis BermudezUnited StatesDennis Bermudez1417
T-68Jake MatthewsAustraliaJake Matthews1324
T-68Bryce MitchellUnited StatesBryce Mitchell1313
T-68Kevin HollandUnited StatesKevin Holland1329
T-68Islam MakhachevRussiaIslam Makhachev1319
T-68Thiago MoisesBrazilThiago Moises1317
T-68Nick DiazUnited StatesNick Diaz1314
T-68United StatesStephan Bonnar1315
T-68United StatesJosh Neer1315
T-68Kenny Florian1317
T-68Ben SaundersUnited StatesBen Saunders1319
T-68CB DollawayUnited StatesCB Dollaway1320
T-68Mark BocekCanadaMark Bocek1313
T-68Daniel PinedaUnited StatesDaniel Pineda1313
T-68Anthony Rocco MartinUnited StatesAnthony Rocco Martin1315
T-68Jason KnightUnited StatesJason Knight139
T-83Vicente LuqueBrazilVicente Luque1226
T-83Nikita KrylovUkraineNikita Krylov1222
T-83Brandon RoyvalUnited StatesBrandon Royval1213
T-83Beneil DariushBeneil Dariush1226
T-83Mayra Bueno SilvaBrazilMayra Bueno Silva1213
T-83Gillian RobertsonCanadaGillian Robertson1221
T-83Ryan SpannUnited StatesRyan Spann1219
T-83Charles RosaUnited StatesCharles Rosa1213
T-83Raquel PenningtonUnited StatesRaquel Pennington1219
T-83Miesha TateUnited StatesMiesha Tate1214
T-83United StatesDave Menne126
T-83United StatesJeremy Horn1213
T-83BJ PennUnited StatesBJ Penn1227
T-83United StatesDennis Hallman129
T-83United StatesMarcus Davis1215
T-83George SotiropoulosAustraliaGeorge Sotiropoulos1211
T-83Paulo ThiagoBrazilPaulo Thiago1213
T-83Demetrious JohnsonUnited StatesDemetrious Johnson1218

Career boards need at least 5 bouts with tracked statistics.