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Fastest submissions in UFC bantamweight history

Patrick Williams holds the UFC bantamweight record for the fastest submission: 0:23 against Alejandro Perez at UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Patrick Williams 0:23 Alejandro Perez UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015
2 Brett Johns 0:30 Joe Soto The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Dec 1, 2017
3 Said Nurmagomedov 0:47 Cody Stamann UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022
4 Manny Bermudez 0:59 Davey Grant UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith Jul 22, 2018
5 Ian Entwistle 1:04 Anthony Birchak UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic Dec 13, 2014
5 Guido Cannetti 1:04 Randy Costa UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022
7 Yuta Sasaki 1:06 Roland Delorme UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le Aug 23, 2014
8 Mitch Gagnon 1:09 Walel Watson UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort Sep 22, 2012
9 Lucas Martins 1:10 Ramiro Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader Sep 4, 2013
10 Said Nurmagomedov 1:13 Muin Gafurov UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Oct 21, 2023
11 Aljamain Sterling 1:28 Cory Sandhagen UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Jun 6, 2020
12 Rani Yahya 1:31 Luke Sanders UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick Aug 25, 2018
13 Montel Jackson 1:40 Brian Kelleher UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Dec 29, 2018
14 Brian Kelleher 1:48 Iuri Alcantara UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway Jun 3, 2017
15 Iuri Alcantara 1:59 Brad Pickett UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson Oct 8, 2016
16 Rani Yahya 2:01 Henry Briones UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno Aug 5, 2017
17 Mitch Gagnon 2:06 Roman Salazar UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine Oct 4, 2014
18 John Lineker 2:08 Francisco Rivera UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015
18 Pedro Munhoz 2:08 Russell Doane UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul 7, 2016
20 Dustin Kimura 2:13 Jon Delos Reyes UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim Jan 4, 2014
21 Damian Stasiak 2:16 Filip Pejic UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos Apr 10, 2016
22 Marlon Vera 2:18 Brian Kelleher UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
23 Kyung Ho Kang 2:25 Cristian Quinonez UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023
24 Mario Bautista 2:27 Brian Kelleher UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022
25 TJ Dillashaw 2:33 Vaughan Lee UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman Jul 11, 2012
26 Jose Quinonez 2:34 Leonardo Morales UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson Jun 6, 2015
27 Ken Stone 2:40 Donny Walker UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger Sep 17, 2011
28 Gustavo Lopez 2:43 Anthony Birchak UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Nov 7, 2020
29 Ivan Menjivar 2:44 Azamat Gashimov UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit Nov 17, 2012
29 Raul Rosas Jr. 2:44 Jay Perrin UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10, 2022
31 Brian Kelleher 2:49 Ode Osbourne UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy Jan 18, 2020
32 Casey Kenney 3:03 Louis Smolka UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020
33 Charles Jourdain 3:05 Davey Grant UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen Oct 18, 2025
34 Manny Bermudez 3:09 Benito Lopez UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
35 Carlos Vera 3:16 Josias Musasa UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Mar 15, 2025
36 Marlon Moraes 3:17 Raphael Assuncao UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 Feb 2, 2019
37 Matt Schnell 3:18 Louis Smolka UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos Mar 9, 2019
37 Mario Bautista 3:18 Guido Cannetti UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
39 Rei Tsuruya 3:19 Luis Gurule UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo May 30, 2026
40 Dustin Pague 3:21 Jared Papazian UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall Jun 8, 2012
41 Brian Bowles 3:30 Damacio Page UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann Mar 3, 2011
42 Cory Sandhagen 3:31 Mario Bautista UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Jan 19, 2019
43 Ivan Menjivar 3:45 John Albert UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger Feb 15, 2012
44 Da'Mon Blackshear 3:47 Jose Johnson UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos Aug 12, 2023
45 Cody Gibson 3:58 Brian Kelleher UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba Jul 20, 2024
46 Kyung Ho Kang 3:59 Teruto Ishihara UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Feb 9, 2019
47 Tim Elliott 4:02 Sumudaerji UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez Dec 9, 2023
48 Pedro Munhoz 4:03 Rob Font UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida Oct 28, 2017
49 Mitch Gagnon 4:05 Dustin Kimura UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson Sep 21, 2013
50 Christian Rodriguez 4:07 Joshua Weems UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen Oct 29, 2022

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data.