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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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=31Rafaello Oliveira5Yoislandy IzquierdoUFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2Jul 7, 2012
=31Dustin Kimura5Chico CamusUFC 156: Aldo vs EdgarFeb 2, 2013
=31Paul Sass5Danny CastilloUFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonaldFeb 16, 2013
=31Caio Magalhaes5Karlos VemolaUFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. WerdumJun 8, 2013
=31Erik Koch5Dustin PoirierUFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2Aug 31, 2013
=31Josh Sampo5Ryan BenoitThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate FinaleNov 30, 2013
=31Danny Mitchell5Igor AraujoUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs ManuwaMar 8, 2014
=31Mitch Gagnon5Tim GormanUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs KennedyApr 16, 2014
=31Yair Rodriguez5Leonardo MoralesUFC 180: Werdum vs HuntNov 15, 2014
=31Gabriel Benitez5Humberto Brown MorrisonUFC 180: Werdum vs HuntNov 15, 2014
=31Louis Smolka5Neil SeeryUFC 189: Mendes vs McGregorJul 11, 2015
=31Naoki Inoue5Carls John De TomasUFC Fight Night: Holm vs. CorreiaJun 17, 2017
=31Marion Reneau5Talita BernardoUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. StruveSep 2, 2017
=31Deiveson Figueiredo5Jarred BrooksUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. MachidaOct 28, 2017
=31David Zawada5Danny RobertsUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. SmithJul 22, 2018
=31Billy Quarantillo5Jacob KilburnUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. RozenstruikDec 7, 2019
=31Bryce Mitchell5Charles RosaUFC 249: Ferguson vs. GaethjeMay 9, 2020
=31Mackenzie Dern5Randa MarkosUFC Fight Night: Covington vs. WoodleySep 19, 2020
=31Ilia Topuria5Youssef ZalalUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenOct 10, 2020
=31Polyana Viana5Mallory MartinUFC 258: Usman vs. BurnsFeb 13, 2021
=31Miguel Baeza5Khaos WilliamsUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. RodriguezNov 13, 2021
=31Preston Parsons5Evan ElderUFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. AndradeApr 23, 2022
=31Tagir Ulanbekov5Cody DurdenUFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonDec 16, 2023
=31Wes Schultz5Ben JohnstonUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesMay 2, 2026
=31Raoni Barcelos5Raul Rosas Jr.UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. BarcelosSep 26, 2026
=76Oleg Taktarov4David AbbottUFC 6: Clash of the TitansJul 14, 1995
=76Harry Moskowitz4Alex HunterUFC 15: Collision CourseOct 17, 1997
=76Frank Shamrock4John LoberUFC - Ultimate BrazilOct 16, 1998
=76Evan Tanner4Darrel GholarUFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight TitleJan 8, 1999
=76Scott Adams4Ian FreemanUFC 24: First DefenseMar 10, 2000
=76Joe Slick4Ikuhisa MinowaUFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3Apr 14, 2000
=76Dave Menne4Gil CastilloUFC 33: Victory in VegasSep 28, 2001
=76Evan Tanner4Homer MooreUFC 34: High VoltageNov 2, 2001
=76Din Thomas4Caol UnoUFC 39: The Warriors ReturnSep 27, 2002
=76Frank Mir4Wes SimsUFC 43: MeltdownJun 6, 2003
=76Karo Parisyan4Georges St-PierreUFC 46: SupernaturalJan 31, 2004
=76Genki Sudo4Mike BrownUFC 47: It's On!Apr 2, 2004
=76Renato Verissimo4Matt HughesUFC 48: PaybackJun 19, 2004
=76Georges St-Pierre4Jason MillerUFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2Apr 16, 2005
=76Joe Doerksen4Patrick CoteUFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2Apr 16, 2005
=76Matt Lindland4Joe DoerksenUFC 54: Boiling PointAug 20, 2005
=76Jeff Newton4Sam HogerUFC 56: Full ForceNov 19, 2005
=76Jeremy Horn4Chael SonnenUFC 60: Hughes vs GracieMay 27, 2006
=76Matt Wiman4Spencer FisherUFC 60: Hughes vs GracieMay 27, 2006
=76Michael Bisping4Josh HaynesThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock FinaleJun 24, 2006
=76Kenny Florian4Sean SherkUFC 64: UnstoppableOct 14, 2006
=76Steve Byrnes4Logan ClarkUFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs RiggsDec 13, 2006
=76Tyson Griffin4Frankie EdgarUFC 67: All or NothingFeb 3, 2007
=76Roan Carneiro4Rich ClementiUFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs GuillardApr 5, 2007
=76Thales Leites4Pete SellUFC 69: ShootoutApr 7, 2007

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