Most submission wins: since 2001
Most wins by submission.
813 fighters.
| # | Fighter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Oliveira | 17 |
| 2 | Jim Miller | 14 |
| =3 | Demian Maia | 11 |
| =3 | Gerald Meerschaert | 11 |
| 5 | Nate Diaz | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Chiesa | 9 |
| =7 | Frank Mir | 8 |
| =7 | Gunnar Nelson | 8 |
| =7 | Islam Makhachev | 8 |
| =10 | Aleksei Oleinik | 7 |
| =10 | Brendan Allen | 7 |
| =10 | Cole Miller | 7 |
| =10 | Gillian Robertson | 7 |
| =10 | Glover Teixeira | 7 |
| =10 | Joe Lauzon | 7 |
| =10 | Kenny Florian | 7 |
| =10 | Rani Yahya | 7 |
| =10 | Renato Moicano | 7 |
| =10 | Vicente Luque | 7 |
| =20 | Alexandre Pantoja | 6 |
| =20 | Chris Lytle | 6 |
| =20 | Donald Cerrone | 6 |
| =20 | Jake Matthews | 6 |
| =20 | Jon Jones | 6 |
| =20 | Kevin Holland | 6 |
| =20 | Paul Craig | 6 |
| =20 | Rousimar Palhares | 6 |
| =20 | Stefan Struve | 6 |
| =20 | Tony Ferguson | 6 |
| =20 | Urijah Faber | 6 |
| =31 | Anthony Hernandez | 5 |
| =31 | Anthony Smith | 5 |
| =31 | Antonio Carlos Junior | 5 |
| =31 | Beneil Dariush | 5 |
| =31 | Chase Hooper | 5 |
| =31 | Clay Guida | 5 |
| =31 | Demetrious Johnson | 5 |
| =31 | Ed Herman | 5 |
| =31 | Erick Silva | 5 |
| =31 | Gilbert Burns | 5 |
| =31 | Grant Dawson | 5 |
| =31 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 5 |
| =31 | Mackenzie Dern | 5 |
| =31 | Martin Kampmann | 5 |
| =31 | Matt Hughes | 5 |
| =31 | Mickey Gall | 5 |
| =31 | Misha Cirkunov | 5 |
| =31 | Nikita Krylov | 5 |
| =31 | Ovince Saint Preux | 5 |
| =31 | Rafael Dos Anjos | 5 |