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Most submission attempts in a fight

Most submission attempts in one fight.

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UFCStats has round-by-round statistics for only 83%–95% of fights in 1994–1998. Fights without them are left out of these totals.

UFC 1 (November 1993) is not in UFCStats, so its fights are missing.

4,280 fights.

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1Cole Miller10Leonard GarciaUFC Fight Night: Thomas vs FlorianSep 19, 2007
2Hermes Franca9Richard CrunkiltonUFC 42: Sudden ImpactApr 25, 2003
=3Ivan Salaverry8Andrei SemenovUFC 37: High ImpactMay 10, 2002
=3James Wilks8DaMarques JohnsonThe Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom FinaleJun 20, 2009
=5Jason Black7Matt GriceUFC 77: Hostile TerritoryOct 20, 2007
=5Tamdan McCrory7Luke CummoUFC 87: Seek And DestroyAug 9, 2008
=5Tim Credeur7Nick CatoneUFC Fight Night: Condit vs KampmannApr 1, 2009
=5Stefan Struve7Denis StojnicUFC 99: The ComebackJun 13, 2009
=5TJ Waldburger7David MitchellUFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs PalharesSep 15, 2010
=5Evan Dunham7Sean SherkUFC 119: Mir vs Cro CopSep 25, 2010
=5Alex Caceres7Edwin FigueroaUFC 143: Diaz vs ConditFeb 4, 2012
=5Dustin Pague7Yves JabouinUFC 161: Evans vs HendersonJun 15, 2013
=5Chas Skelly7Sean SorianoUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs MousasiSep 5, 2014
=5Louis Smolka7Ben NguyenUFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. LinekerJul 13, 2016
=5Damon Jackson7Mirsad BekticUFC Fight Night: Covington vs. WoodleySep 19, 2020
=5Ryan Hall7Darrick MinnerUFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
=17Kendall Grove6Ed HermanThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock FinaleJun 24, 2006
=17Joe Lauzon6Brandon MelendezThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn FinaleJun 23, 2007
=17Mark Bocek6Alvin RobinsonUFC 91: Couture vs LesnarNov 15, 2008
=17Martin Kampmann6Carlos ConditUFC Fight Night: Condit vs KampmannApr 1, 2009
=17Georges St-Pierre6Dan HardyUFC 111: St-Pierre vs HardyMar 27, 2010
=17David Mitchell6TJ WaldburgerUFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs PalharesSep 15, 2010
=17Rob Broughton6Vinicius QueirozUFC 120: Bisping vs AkiyamaOct 16, 2010
=17Jim Miller6Benson HendersonUFC Live: Hardy vs LytleAug 14, 2011
=17Jacob Volkmann6Danny CastilloUFC Live: Hardy vs LytleAug 14, 2011
=17Darren Elkins6Steven SilerUFC 154: St-Pierre vs ConditNov 17, 2012
=17Nadia Kassem6Alex ChambersUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. TyburaNov 18, 2017
=17Jessica Eye6Kalindra FariaUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. ChoiJan 14, 2018
=17Andre Petroski6Hu YaozongUFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraOct 30, 2021
=17Loopy Godinez6Elise ReedUFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2Sep 16, 2023
=31Jason DeLucia5Scott BakerUFC 2: No Way OutMar 11, 1994
=31Tsuyoshi Kohsaka5Pete WilliamsUFC - Ultimate BrazilOct 16, 1998
=31Ricardo Almeida5Andrei SemenovUFC 35: ThrowdownJan 11, 2002
=31Renato Sobral5Kevin RandlemanUFC 35: ThrowdownJan 11, 2002
=31Dave Menne5Josh KoscheckUFC Fight Night 5Jun 28, 2006
=31Chris Lytle5Jason GilliamUFC 73: StackedJul 7, 2007
=31Georges St-Pierre5Josh KoscheckUFC 74: RespectAug 25, 2007
=31Diego Sanchez5Jon FitchUFC 76: KnockoutSep 22, 2007
=31Matt Arroyo5John KolosciThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra FinaleDec 8, 2007
=31Lyoto Machida5Rameau Thierry SokoudjouUFC 79: NemesisDec 29, 2007
=31Chris Lytle5Josh KoscheckUFC 86: Jackson vs GriffinJul 5, 2008
=31Jim Miller5David BaronUFC 89: Bisping vs LebenOct 18, 2008
=31Per Eklund5Samy SchiavoUFC 89: Bisping vs LebenOct 18, 2008
=31Matt Horwich5Dan MillerUFC 90: Silva vs CoteOct 25, 2008
=31Luigi Fioravanti5Brodie FarberUFC Fight Night - Fight for the TroopsDec 10, 2008
=31Matt Arroyo5Dan CramerUFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2Jan 31, 2009
=31Rick Story5John HathawayUFC 99: The ComebackJun 13, 2009
=31Paulo Thiago5Jon FitchUFC 100Jul 11, 2009
=31Chris Lytle5Brian EbersoleUFC 127: Penn vs FitchFeb 26, 2011
=31TJ Dillashaw5Walel WatsonUFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs EllenbergerFeb 15, 2012

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