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All Divisions · 2026

Best Submission Attempts per 15 Min in the UFC

Threat density on the ground — most submission attempts per 15 minutes.

11 divisions ranked by career-window Sub / 15 min. Tap a division header for the full top-25.

Heavyweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Valter Walker 3.59
  2. 2 Jailton Almeida 1.64
  3. 3 Ryan Spann 1.52
  4. 4 Tom Aspinall C 1.31
  5. 5 Mario Pinto 1.01
  6. 6 Alexandr Romanov 0.86
  7. 7 Vitor Petrino 0.79
  8. 8 Ciryl Gane IC 0.58
  9. 9 Josh Hokit 0.50
  10. 10 Serghei Spivac 0.48
  11. 11 Marcus Buchecha 0.40
  12. 12 Steven Asplund 0.39
  13. 13 Rodrigo Nascimento 0.35
  14. 14 Kennedy Nzechukwu 0.22
  15. 15 Alex Pereira 0.22
  16. 16 Thomas Petersen 0.20
  17. 17 Martin Buday 0.16
  18. 18 Alexander Volkov 0.12
  19. 19 Aleksandar Rakic 0.11
  20. 20 Marcin Tybura 0.11
  21. 21 Waldo Cortes Acosta 0.10
  22. 22 Sergei Pavlovich 0.00
  23. 23 Curtis Blaydes 0.00
  24. 24 Brando Pericic 0.00
  25. 25 Derrick Lewis 0.00
Light Heavyweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev 8.45
  2. 2 Jimmy Crute 2.13
  3. 3 Nikita Krylov 1.14
  4. 4 Billy Elekana 0.85
  5. 5 Tuco Tokkos 0.70
  6. 6 Bogdan Guskov 0.68
  7. 7 Brendson Ribeiro 0.47
  8. 8 Anthony Smith 0.46
  9. 9 Johnny Walker 0.42
  10. 10 Jan Blachowicz 0.36
  11. 11 Oumar Sy 0.35
  12. 12 Ovince Saint Preux 0.35
  13. 13 Ion Cutelaba 0.27
  14. 14 Dominick Reyes 0.25
  15. 15 Azamat Murzakanov 0.24
  16. 16 Magomed Ankalaev 0.21
  17. 17 Alonzo Menifield 0.20
  18. 18 Carlos Ulberg C 0.18
  19. 19 Jiri Prochazka 0.16
  20. 20 Da Woon Jung 0.16
  21. 21 Modestas Bukauskas 0.11
  22. 22 Volkan Oezdemir 0.10
  23. 23 Khalil Rountree Jr. 0.09
  24. 24 Robert Whittaker 0.00
  25. 25 Navajo Stirling 0.00
Middleweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Julian Marquez 2.67
  2. 2 Robert Valentin 2.54
  3. 3 Anthony Hernandez 1.64
  4. 4 Kyle Daukaus 1.53
  5. 5 Gerald Meerschaert 1.49
  6. 6 Bo Nickal 1.47
  7. 7 Khamzat Chimaev 1.37
  8. 8 Ryan Loder 1.37
  9. 9 Andre Petroski 1.23
  10. 10 Jackson Mcvey 1.20
  11. 11 Andre Muniz 1.18
  12. 12 Dustin Stoltzfus 1.06
  13. 13 Zach Reese 1.02
  14. 14 Brendan Allen 1.01
  15. 15 Nassourdine Imavov 0.98
  16. 16 Tresean Gore 0.96
  17. 17 Rodolfo Vieira 0.91
  18. 18 Baisangur Susurkaev 0.91
  19. 19 Junyong Park 0.84
  20. 20 Joe Pyfer 0.84
  21. 21 Chris Weidman 0.82
  22. 22 Jacob Malkoun 0.75
  23. 23 Roman Dolidze 0.74
  24. 24 Vicente Luque 0.72
  25. 25 Gilbert Urbina 0.68
Welterweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Preston Parsons 2.31
  2. 2 Mickey Gall 1.58
  3. 3 Ramiz Brahimaj 1.44
  4. 4 Jeremiah Wells 1.31
  5. 5 Shavkat Rakhmonov 1.20
  6. 6 Jacobe Smith 1.13
  7. 7 Michael Chiesa 1.04
  8. 8 Gunnar Nelson 1.00
  9. 9 Joel Alvarez 0.90
  10. 10 Gabriel Bonfim 0.90
  11. 11 Islam Makhachev C 0.87
  12. 12 Sam Patterson 0.85
  13. 13 Sean Brady 0.82
  14. 14 Francisco Prado 0.76
  15. 15 Jake Matthews 0.71
  16. 16 Kevin Holland 0.63
  17. 17 Niko Price 0.62
  18. 18 Mike Malott 0.59
  19. 19 Rafael Dos Anjos 0.57
  20. 20 Randy Brown 0.52
  21. 21 Nikolay Veretennikov 0.50
  22. 22 Charles Radtke 0.50
  23. 23 Trey Waters 0.45
  24. 24 Carlston Harris 0.45
  25. 25 Court McGee 0.45
Lightweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Charles Oliveira 2.59
  2. 2 Terrance McKinney 2.18
  3. 3 Chase Hooper 2.05
  4. 4 Benoit Saint Denis 1.73
  5. 5 Jim Miller 1.72
  6. 6 Tom Nolan 1.39
  7. 7 Paddy Pimblett 1.36
  8. 8 Joe Solecki 1.28
  9. 9 Grant Dawson 1.24
  10. 10 Damon Jackson 1.20
  11. 11 Jalin Turner 1.10
  12. 12 Thiago Moises 1.07
  13. 13 Mike Davis 1.05
  14. 14 Quillan Salkilld 1.04
  15. 15 Claudio Puelles 1.00
  16. 16 Billy Quarantillo 0.98
  17. 17 Ilia Topuria 0.86
  18. 18 Beneil Dariush 0.81
  19. 19 Joaquim Silva 0.80
  20. 20 Kurt Holobaugh 0.77
  21. 21 Manuel Torres 0.73
  22. 22 Trey Ogden 0.73
  23. 23 Anshul Jubli 0.68
  24. 24 Ignacio Bahamondes 0.67
  25. 25 Chris Duncan 0.65
Featherweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Westin Wilson 7.87
  2. 2 Yadier Del Valle 2.71
  3. 3 Gabriel Miranda 1.90
  4. 4 Isaac Dulgarian 1.83
  5. 5 Herbert Burns 1.57
  6. 6 Daniel Pineda 1.54
  7. 7 Joanderson Brito 1.37
  8. 8 Youssef Zalal 1.29
  9. 9 Pat Sabatini 1.28
  10. 10 Christian Rodriguez 1.27
  11. 11 Gabriel Santos 1.17
  12. 12 Darren Elkins 1.07
  13. 13 Jordan Leavitt 1.05
  14. 14 Diego Lopes 1.02
  15. 15 Ricardo Ramos 0.98
  16. 16 Brian Ortega 0.93
  17. 17 Austin Bashi 0.89
  18. 18 Jonathan Pearce 0.87
  19. 19 Melquizael Costa 0.84
  20. 20 Bogdan Grad 0.76
  21. 21 Jean Silva 0.75
  22. 22 Julian Erosa 0.74
  23. 23 Nate Landwehr 0.73
  24. 24 Hyder Amil 0.71
  25. 25 Kron Gracie 0.70
Bantamweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Toshiomi Kazama 1.89
  2. 2 Jafel Filho 1.84
  3. 3 Saimon Oliveira 1.67
  4. 4 Colby Thicknesse 1.67
  5. 5 Da'Mon Blackshear 1.48
  6. 6 Dan Argueta 1.45
  7. 7 Serhiy Sidey 1.33
  8. 8 Rinya Nakamura 1.29
  9. 9 Bryce Mitchell 1.27
  10. 10 Elijah Smith 1.19
  11. 11 Deiveson Figueiredo 1.18
  12. 12 Said Nurmagomedov 1.15
  13. 13 Mario Bautista 1.05
  14. 14 Cody Gibson 0.94
  15. 15 Santiago Luna 0.92
  16. 16 Cristian Quinonez 0.92
  17. 17 Jake Hadley 0.90
  18. 18 Raul Rosas Jr. 0.85
  19. 19 Benardo Sopaj 0.81
  20. 20 Marlon Vera 0.76
  21. 21 Felipe Lima 0.73
  22. 22 Raoni Barcelos 0.68
  23. 23 Nathan Fletcher 0.67
  24. 24 Luan Lacerda 0.63
  25. 25 Charles Jourdain 0.61
Flyweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Joseph Morales 3.04
  2. 2 Jimmy Flick 2.39
  3. 3 Edgar Chairez 1.82
  4. 4 Tagir Ulanbekov 1.52
  5. 5 Alden Coria 1.47
  6. 6 Felipe Bunes 1.44
  7. 7 Asu Almabayev 1.44
  8. 8 Hyunsung Park 1.40
  9. 9 Nyamjargal Tumendemberel 1.37
  10. 10 Clayton Carpenter 1.33
  11. 11 Tatsuro Taira 1.28
  12. 12 Matt Schnell 1.18
  13. 13 Brandon Royval 1.18
  14. 14 Andre Lima 1.14
  15. 15 Jesus Aguilar 1.11
  16. 16 Tim Elliott 1.06
  17. 17 Alexandre Pantoja 0.98
  18. 18 Jose Ochoa 0.90
  19. 19 Alessandro Costa 0.85
  20. 20 Matheus Nicolau 0.85
  21. 21 Jose Johnson 0.84
  22. 22 Alex Perez 0.71
  23. 23 Cody Durden 0.62
  24. 24 Sumudaerji 0.51
  25. 25 Felipe Dos Santos 0.50
Women's Bantamweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Bia Mesquita 3.57
  2. 2 Mayra Bueno Silva 1.21
  3. 3 Luana Santos 0.97
  4. 4 Kayla Harrison C 0.95
  5. 5 Miesha Tate 0.88
  6. 6 Julianna Pena 0.76
  7. 7 Tamires Vidal 0.69
  8. 8 Raquel Pennington 0.62
  9. 9 Luana Carolina 0.56
  10. 10 Joselyne Edwards 0.55
  11. 11 Ketlen Vieira 0.52
  12. 12 Macy Chiasson 0.39
  13. 13 Irina Alekseeva 0.38
  14. 14 Melissa Croden 0.34
  15. 15 Montse Rendon 0.32
  16. 16 Tainara Lisboa 0.28
  17. 17 Chelsea Chandler 0.27
  18. 18 Nora Cornolle 0.22
  19. 19 Irene Aldana 0.22
  20. 20 Julia Avila 0.21
  21. 21 Ailin Perez 0.17
  22. 22 Karol Rosa 0.15
  23. 23 Yana Santos 0.10
  24. 24 Jacqueline Cavalcanti 0.00
  25. 25 Norma Dumont 0.00
Women's Flyweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Dione Barbosa 1.54
  2. 2 Julija Stoliarenko 1.41
  3. 3 Karine Silva 1.38
  4. 4 Juliana Miller 1.30
  5. 5 Tereza Bleda 1.05
  6. 6 Erin Blanchfield 0.86
  7. 7 Ivana Petrovic 0.80
  8. 8 Casey O'Neill 0.70
  9. 9 Alexa Grasso 0.67
  10. 10 Andrea Lee 0.60
  11. 11 Viviane Araujo 0.60
  12. 12 Jasmine Jasudavicius 0.60
  13. 13 Zhang Weili 0.45
  14. 14 Melissa Gatto 0.39
  15. 15 Miranda Maverick 0.38
  16. 16 Rose Namajunas 0.35
  17. 17 Veronica Hardy 0.35
  18. 18 Tracy Cortez 0.32
  19. 19 Valentina Shevchenko C 0.29
  20. 20 Ariane Da Silva 0.28
  21. 21 Vanessa Demopoulos 0.24
  22. 22 Eduarda Moura 0.22
  23. 23 Wang Cong 0.21
  24. 24 Gabriella Fernandes 0.21
  25. 25 Lauren Murphy 0.21
Women's Strawweight Top 25 →
  1. 1 Jaqueline Amorim 4.27
  2. 2 Alexia Thainara 1.51
  3. 3 Polyana Viana 1.51
  4. 4 Virna Jandiroba 1.39
  5. 5 Mackenzie Dern C 1.01
  6. 6 Denise Gomes 0.85
  7. 7 Loopy Godinez 0.82
  8. 8 Gillian Robertson 0.78
  9. 9 Amanda Lemos 0.68
  10. 10 Tatiana Suarez 0.66
  11. 11 Stephanie Luciano 0.65
  12. 12 Talita Alencar 0.60
  13. 13 Montserrat Conejo Ruiz 0.58
  14. 14 Amanda Ribas 0.56
  15. 15 Molly McCann 0.52
  16. 16 Shauna Bannon 0.51
  17. 17 Cory McKenna 0.44
  18. 18 Nicolle Caliari 0.38
  19. 19 Jessica Andrade 0.31
  20. 20 Marina Rodriguez 0.28
  21. 21 Carla Esparza 0.27
  22. 22 Ketlen Souza 0.23
  23. 23 Fatima Kline 0.22
  24. 24 Alice Ardelean 0.22
  25. 25 Ariane Carnelossi 0.21
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Career averages, calculated over each fighter's full UFC sample. Provisional fighters (fewer than 4 UFC bouts) and retired fighters are excluded. Source: UFCStats via daily pipeline. Updated Aug 15, 2026.