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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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=76Deiveson Figueiredo4Marco BeltranUFC 212: Aldo vs. HollowayJun 3, 2017
=76John Moraga4Ashkan MokhtarianUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. HuntJun 10, 2017
=76Anthony Pettis4Dustin PoirierUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. PettisNov 11, 2017
=76Thiago Moises4Beneil DariushUFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. RodriguezNov 10, 2018
=76Joseph Morales4Eric SheltonUFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. RodriguezNov 10, 2018
=76Jimmy Crute4Paul CraigUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. TuivasaDec 1, 2018
=76Claudio Silva4Danny RobertsUFC Fight Night: Till vs. MasvidalMar 16, 2019
=76Gerald Meerschaert4Kevin HollandUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. GaethjeMar 30, 2019
=76Kyle Nelson4Matt SaylesUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. CowboyMay 4, 2019
=76Brendan Allen4Kevin HollandUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. WeidmanOct 18, 2019
=76Ben Saunders4Matt BrownUFC 245: Usman vs. CovingtonDec 14, 2019
=76James Krause4Trevin GilesUFC 247: Jones vs. ReyesFeb 8, 2020
=76Katlyn Cerminara4Antonina ShevchenkoUFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. BurnsMay 30, 2020
=76Dustin Poirier4Dan HookerUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. HookerJun 27, 2020
=76Deiveson Figueiredo4Joseph BenavidezUFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2Jul 18, 2020
=76Gavin Tucker4Justin JaynesUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. OleinikAug 8, 2020
=76Nassourdine Imavov4Jordan WilliamsUFC Fight Night: Holm vs. AldanaOct 3, 2020
=76Tony Kelley4Ali AlQaisiUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenOct 10, 2020
=76Julian Marquez4Maki PitoloUFC 258: Usman vs. BurnsFeb 13, 2021
=76Saidyokub Kakhramonov4Trevin JonesUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. GastelumAug 21, 2021
=76Nassourdine Imavov4Edmen ShahbazyanUFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2Nov 6, 2021
=76Saimon Oliveira4Tony GravelyUFC 270: Ngannou vs. GaneJan 22, 2022
=76TJ Brown4Shayilan NuerdanbiekeUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. GamrotJun 25, 2022
=76Paddy Pimblett4Jordan LeavittUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallJul 23, 2022
=76Diego Lopes4Movsar EvloevUFC 288: Sterling vs. CejudoMay 6, 2023
=76Anthony Hernandez4Edmen ShahbazyanUFC Fight Night: Dern vs. HillMay 20, 2023
=76Jaqueline Amorim4Montserrat Conejo RuizUFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos AnjosAug 12, 2023
=76Jailton Almeida4Derrick LewisUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. LewisNov 4, 2023
=76Jimmy Flick4Malcolm GordonUFC 297: Strickland vs. Du PlessisJan 20, 2024
=76Dustin Poirier4Benoit Saint DenisUFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2Mar 9, 2024
=76Jaqueline Amorim4Cory McKennaUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. TyburaMar 16, 2024
=76Charles Oliveira4Arman TsarukyanUFC 300: Pereira vs. HillApr 13, 2024
=76Asu Almabayev4Jose JohnsonUFC Fight Night: Perez vs. TairaJun 15, 2024
=76Virna Jandiroba4Amanda LemosUFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. JandirobaJul 20, 2024
=76Charles Oliveira4Max HollowayUFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2Mar 7, 2026
=76Colby Thicknesse4Vince MoralesUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesMay 2, 2026
=76Grant Dawson4Mateusz RebeckiUFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMay 9, 2026
=76Alden Coria4Stewart NicollUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanJul 18, 2026
=189Frank Hamaker3Thaddeus LusterUFC 2: No Way OutMar 11, 1994
=189Royce Gracie3Dan SevernUFC 4: Revenge of the WarriorsDec 16, 1994
=189Royce Gracie3Keith HackneyUFC 4: Revenge of the WarriorsDec 16, 1994
=189Marco Ruas3Larry CuretonUFC 7: The Brawl in BuffaloSep 8, 1995
=189Vitor Belfort3Joe CharlesUFC - Ultimate JapanDec 21, 1997
=189Frank Shamrock3Jeremy HornUFC 17: RedemptionMay 15, 1998
=189Carlos Newton3Bob GilstrapUFC 17: RedemptionMay 15, 1998
=189Guy Mezger3Tito OrtizUFC 19: Ultimate Young GunsMar 5, 1999
=189Jeremy Horn3Chuck LiddellUFC 19: Ultimate Young GunsMar 5, 1999
=189Tsuyoshi Kohsaka3Tim LajcikUFC 21: Return of the ChampionsJul 16, 1999
=189Mark Hughes3Alex StieblingUFC 28: High StakesNov 17, 2000
=189Matt Serra3Shonie CarterUFC 31: Locked and LoadedMay 4, 2001

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