Most submission attempts in the UFC, per 15 min

Career: top 25

Ranked by a confidence-adjusted score, not the raw figure: a long record at a low rate ranks above a short one at zero. The figure shown is the raw one.

Rank	Fighter	Value	Fights	Sample	Last bout	Status
#1	TJ Waldburger	4.79 per 15 min	8	59 min	22 February 2014	No bout in 18 months
#2	Jaqueline Amorim	4.27 per 15 min	7	60 min	30 May 2026	Active
#3	Dustin Hazelett	4.14 per 15 min	10	54 min	11 December 2010	No bout in 18 months
#4	Royce Gracie	4.13 per 15 min	9	44 min	27 May 2006	No bout in 18 months
#5	Shannon Gugerty	3.41 per 15 min	5	35 min	21 March 2010	No bout in 18 months
#6	Oleg Taktarov	3.35 per 15 min	7	45 min	16 December 1995	No bout in 18 months
#7	Tim Credeur	3.29 per 15 min	5	36 min	4 June 2011	No bout in 18 months
#8	Jason High	3.26 per 15 min	5	41 min	7 June 2014	No bout in 18 months
#9	Renato Sobral	3.16 per 15 min	10	81 min	25 August 2007	No bout in 18 months
#10	Rousimar Palhares	3.14 per 15 min	12	76 min	9 October 2013	No bout in 18 months
#11	Fabiano Iha	3.13 per 15 min	7	38 min	28 September 2001	No bout in 18 months
#12	Ivan Salaverry	2.92 per 15 min	7	51 min	24 May 2008	No bout in 18 months
#13	Darrick Minner	2.85 per 15 min	6	47 min	5 November 2022	No bout in 18 months
#14	Dave Menne	2.74 per 15 min	6	66 min	13 December 2006	No bout in 18 months
#15	Ken Shamrock	2.69 per 15 min	10	45 min	10 October 2006	No bout in 18 months
#16	Julian Marquez	2.67 per 15 min	8	62 min	1 March 2025	No bout in 18 months
#17	Charles Oliveira	2.59 per 15 min	37	295 min	7 March 2026	Active
#18	Dustin Pague	2.57 per 15 min	6	58 min	19 October 2013	No bout in 18 months
#19	Cody McKenzie	2.50 per 15 min	7	54 min	14 December 2013	No bout in 18 months
#20	Daniel Roberts	2.46 per 15 min	7	67 min	20 January 2012	No bout in 18 months
#21	Jimmy Flick	2.39 per 15 min	6	50 min	26 April 2025	Active
#22	Rob Kimmons	2.37 per 15 min	7	51 min	3 March 2011	No bout in 18 months
#23	Jason Lambert	2.36 per 15 min	8	45 min	6 September 2008	No bout in 18 months
#24	Preston Parsons	2.31 per 15 min	6	65 min	11 January 2025	No bout in 18 months
#25	Hermes Franca	2.31 per 15 min	11	150 min	19 September 2009	No bout in 18 months

Last 5 fights: top 25

Ranked by a confidence-adjusted score, not the raw figure: a long record at a low rate ranks above a short one at zero. The figure shown is the raw one.

Rank	Fighter	Value	Fights	Sample	Last bout	Status
#1	Paul Sass	7.38 per 15 min	5	28 min	16 February 2013	No bout in 18 months
#2	John Albert	6.14 per 15 min	5	22 min	27 July 2013	No bout in 18 months
#3	Matt Arroyo	5.29 per 15 min	3	28 min	31 January 2009	No bout in 18 months
#4	Wes Schultz	4.85 per 15 min	3	19 min	22 August 2026	Active
#5	Jaqueline Amorim	4.84 per 15 min	5	31 min	30 May 2026	Active
#6	Dustin Hazelett	4.81 per 15 min	5	25 min	11 December 2010	No bout in 18 months
#7	Renato Sobral	4.38 per 15 min	5	27 min	25 August 2007	No bout in 18 months
#8	Genki Sudo	4.17 per 15 min	3	25 min	2 April 2004	No bout in 18 months
#9	Fabiano Iha	4.08 per 15 min	5	22 min	28 September 2001	No bout in 18 months
#10	TJ Waldburger	3.84 per 15 min	5	39 min	22 February 2014	No bout in 18 months
#11	Hector Urbina	3.82 per 15 min	3	20 min	24 September 2016	No bout in 18 months
#12	James Wilks	3.80 per 15 min	4	47 min	16 October 2010	No bout in 18 months
#13	Guy Mezger	3.71 per 15 min	4	16 min	5 March 1999	No bout in 18 months
#14	Per Eklund	3.62 per 15 min	3	29 min	21 February 2009	No bout in 18 months
#15	Royce Gracie	3.52 per 15 min	4	30 min	27 May 2006	No bout in 18 months
#16	Rolando Delgado	3.51 per 15 min	3	26 min	14 November 2009	No bout in 18 months
#17	Shannon Gugerty	3.41 per 15 min	5	35 min	21 March 2010	No bout in 18 months
#18	Joe Doerksen	3.30 per 15 min	5	41 min	11 December 2010	No bout in 18 months
#19	Tim Credeur	3.29 per 15 min	5	36 min	4 June 2011	No bout in 18 months
#20	Jason High	3.26 per 15 min	5	41 min	7 June 2014	No bout in 18 months
#21	Dave Menne	3.25 per 15 min	5	51 min	13 December 2006	No bout in 18 months
#22	Rob Broughton	3.24 per 15 min	3	42 min	5 November 2011	No bout in 18 months
#23	Frank Shamrock	3.21 per 15 min	4	28 min	24 September 1999	No bout in 18 months
#24	Chris Lytle	3.11 per 15 min	5	53 min	14 August 2011	No bout in 18 months
#25	Jacob Volkmann	3.06 per 15 min	5	49 min	2 February 2013	No bout in 18 months

What it measures. Submission attempts per 15 min. Higher is better. Formula. Submission attempts divided by minutes fought, times 15. Minimum sample. Career: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Last five: at least 3 fights and 15 minutes of fight time. The Sample column is the amount behind each figure (minutes of fight time). A fighter below the minimum is not ranked and does not appear here; the figure is still shown, greyed, on their own page. Order. The table follows the published rank, which for rate stats is computed from a confidence-adjusted score rather than the raw figure, so the values can sit slightly out of order. The value shown is always the raw figure. Last bout and Active. The date of the fighter's most recent fight in this data. Active means a bout in the last 18 months. Coverage. Every figure is built from UFC fights that have round-by-round data. Some older bouts do not, and are left out rather than estimated. Check us. Rebuilt from the official UFC statistical record on every build; nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself.

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