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Fastest submissions in UFC featherweight history

Chas Skelly holds the UFC featherweight record for the fastest submission: 0:19 against Maximo Blanco at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Chas Skelly 0:19 Maximo Blanco UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Sep 17, 2016
2 Sodiq Yusuff 0:30 Don Shainis UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022
3 Thiago Tavares 0:39 Clay Guida UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 Nov 7, 2015
3 Danny Henry 0:39 Hakeem Dawodu UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov Mar 17, 2018
3 Brian Kelleher 0:39 Ray Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai Sep 5, 2020
6 Zhang Tiequan 0:48 Jason Reinhardt UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch Feb 26, 2011
7 Darrick Minner 0:52 TJ Laramie UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020
8 Makwan Amirkhani 0:57 Mike Grundy UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar 19, 2022
9 Gabriel Miranda 0:59 Shane Young UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 9, 2023
10 Dan Ige 1:17 Danny Henry UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal Mar 16, 2019
10 Murtazali Magomedov 1:17 Melsik Baghdasaryan UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi Jun 20, 2026
12 Rony Jason 1:24 Mike Wilkinson UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum Jun 8, 2013
12 Dan Hooker 1:24 Mark Eddiva UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir Mar 19, 2016
14 Daniel Pineda 1:35 Justin Lawrence The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale Apr 13, 2013
15 Daniel Pineda 1:37 Pat Schilling UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller Jan 20, 2012
16 Diego Lopes 1:38 Gavin Tucker UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font Aug 5, 2023
16 Youssef Zalal 1:38 Josh Emmett UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Oct 4, 2025
18 Makwan Amirkhani 1:41 Masio Fullen UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne Jun 20, 2015
19 Charles Oliveira 1:43 Eric Wisely UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis Jan 28, 2012
20 Westin Wilson 1:49 Jeka Saragih UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira Jun 15, 2024
21 Pat Sabatini 1:53 Jamall Emmers UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze Aug 28, 2021
22 Joanderson Brito 2:02 Lucas Alexander UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo Oct 15, 2022
23 Daniel Pineda 2:05 Mackens Semerzier UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann Mar 2, 2012
24 Kron Gracie 2:06 Alex Caceres UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019
25 Shane Burgos 2:11 Kurt Holobaugh UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Nov 3, 2018
26 Rodrigo Damm 2:12 Anistavio Medeiros UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 Jun 23, 2012
27 Julian Erosa 2:15 Ricardo Ramos UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Mar 23, 2024
28 Francis Marshall 2:29 Erik Silva UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh Feb 28, 2026
29 Charles Jourdain 2:32 Lando Vannata UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade Apr 23, 2022
30 Chas Skelly 2:35 Tom Niinimaki UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos Aug 23, 2014
31 Fernando Padilla 2:45 Luis Pajuelo UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas Mar 23, 2024
32 Charles Rosa 2:46 Manny Bermudez UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman Oct 18, 2019
33 Steven Siler 2:47 Joey Gambino UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida Jun 22, 2012
34 Yadier del Valle 2:54 Connor Matthews UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales May 17, 2025
35 Kaan Ofli 3:02 Ricardo Ramos UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot Oct 11, 2025
36 Godofredo Pepey 3:03 Mike de la Torre UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg Sep 24, 2016
37 Charles Oliveira 3:05 Myles Jury UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Dec 19, 2015
38 Charles Jourdain 3:12 Ricardo Ramos UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot Sep 23, 2023
39 Godofredo Pepey 3:14 Andre Fili UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare Mar 21, 2015
40 Rani Yahya 3:15 Josh Grispi UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Aug 4, 2012
40 Makwan Amirkhani 3:15 Danny Henry UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jul 11, 2020
40 Umar Nurmagomedov 3:15 Brian Kelleher UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022
43 Mackens Semerzier 3:18 Alex Caceres UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis Mar 26, 2011
43 Ricardo Lamas 3:18 Dennis Bermudez UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt Nov 15, 2014
45 Dustin Poirier 3:23 Max Holloway UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Feb 4, 2012
46 Diego Brandao 3:27 Pablo Garza UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi Apr 6, 2013
47 Luke Sanders 3:38 Maximo Blanco UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz Jan 17, 2016
47 Alex Caceres 3:38 Austin Springer UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic Aug 29, 2020
49 Austin Bashi 3:39 John Yannis UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park Aug 2, 2025
50 Yadier del Valle 3:41 Isaac Dulgarian UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Nov 1, 2025

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