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UFC Submission Attempts Per Fight Leaders

The top 50 active UFC fighters in submission attempts per fight, from official UFC fight stats. Charles Oliveira leads with 1.34.

Top 50 in submission attempts per fight

Per-fight averages over UFC fights with official stats; fighters need at least 5.

#	Fighter	Division	UFC Fights	SUB/F
1	Charles Oliveira23-11	Lightweight	35	1.34
2	Joseph Morales3-3	Flyweight	6	1.33
3	Asu Almabayev7-1	Flyweight	8	1.25
4	Tagir Ulanbekov6-2	Flyweight	8	1.25
5	Virna Jandiroba9-4	Women's Strawweight	13	1.23
6	Dione Barbosa4-2	Women's Flyweight	6	1.17
7	Chase Hooper9-5	Lightweight	14	1.14
8	Youssef Zalal8-4-1	Featherweight	13	1.08
9	Deiveson Figueiredo14-8	Bantamweight	22	1.00
10	Mackenzie Dern12-5	Women's Strawweight	17	1.00
11	Nassourdine Imavov8-2	Middleweight	11	1.00
12	Tatsuro Taira8-2	Flyweight	10	1.00
13	Édgar Cháirez4-3	Flyweight	8	1.00
14	Karine Silva5-3	Women's Flyweight	8	1.00
15	Andre Lima5-1	Flyweight	6	1.00
16	Juliana Miller3-3	Women's Flyweight	6	1.00
17	Valter Walker5-1	Heavyweight	6	1.00
18	Robert Valentin2-3	Middleweight	5	1.00
19	Mayra Bueno Silva5-7-1	Women's Bantamweight	14	0.93
20	Brandon Royval8-5	Flyweight	13	0.92
21	Jailton Almeida8-3	Heavyweight	11	0.91
22	Khamzat Chimaev9-1	Middleweight	10	0.90
23	Paddy Pimblett8-1	Lightweight	9	0.89
24	Ramiz Brahimaj5-4	Welterweight	9	0.89
25	Brian Ortega8-5	Featherweight	14	0.86
26	Shavkat Rakhmonov7-0	Welterweight	7	0.86
27	Brendan Allen16-4	Middleweight	20	0.85
28	Allan Nascimento4-2	Flyweight	6	0.83
29	Diego Lopes7-3	Featherweight	10	0.80
30	Erin Blanchfield8-1	Women's Flyweight	9	0.78
31	Benoît Saint Denis9-4	Lightweight	13	0.77
32	Mario Bautista12-3	Bantamweight	15	0.73
33	Julianna Peña7-4	Women's Bantamweight	11	0.73
34	Sean Brady9-2	Welterweight	11	0.73
35	Alexandre Pantoja14-5	Flyweight	19	0.72
36	Bo Nickal6-1	Middleweight	7	0.71
37	Jesus Aguilar4-3	Flyweight	7	0.71
38	Luana Santos6-1	Women's Bantamweight	7	0.71
39	Kyle Daukaus4-5	Middleweight	10	0.70
40	JunYong Park9-4	Middleweight	13	0.69
41	Miesha Tate7-6	Women's Bantamweight	13	0.69
42	Loopy Godínez10-6	Women's Strawweight	16	0.69
43	Islam Makhachev18-1	Welterweight	19	0.68
44	Marlon Vera16-11	Bantamweight	27	0.67
45	Michael Chiesa14-7	Welterweight	21	0.65
46	Roman Dolidze9-5	Light Heavyweight	14	0.64
47	Dricus Du Plessis10-1	Middleweight	11	0.64
48	Gabriel Bonfim7-1	Welterweight	8	0.63
49	Tresean Gore4-4	Middleweight	8	0.63
50	Aljamain Sterling18-5	Featherweight	23	0.61

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FAQ

Who leads the UFC in submission attempts per fight?+

Charles Oliveira (lightweight) leads active UFC fighters with 1.34 submission attempts per fight, ahead of Joseph Morales (1.33), Asu Almabayev (1.25), Tagir Ulanbekov (1.25) and Virna Jandiroba (1.23).

How are the UFC submission attempts per fight leaders ranked?+

Per-fight averages over UFC fights with official stats; fighters need at least 5. Fighters whose last UFC fight was more than two years ago are left out. The list rebuilds at least every six hours.

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