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Fastest submissions in UFC flyweight history

Ben Nguyen holds the UFC flyweight record for the fastest submission: 0:49 against Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Ben Nguyen 0:49 Tim Elliott UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt Jun 10, 2017
2 Muhammad Mokaev 0:58 Cody Durden UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar 19, 2022
3 Francisco Figueiredo 1:18 Daniel Lacerda UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera Apr 30, 2022
4 Matt Schnell 1:23 Jordan Espinosa UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Aug 3, 2019
5 Alexandre Pantoja 1:31 Alex Perez UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Jul 30, 2022
6 Wilson Reis 1:49 Hector Sandoval UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley Jul 30, 2016
7 Robert Sanchez 1:50 Joby Sanchez UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Feb 18, 2018
8 Deiveson Figueiredo 1:57 Alex Perez UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Nov 21, 2020
9 Zhalgas Zhumagulov 2:02 Jerome Rivera UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Jul 10, 2021
10 Felipe Bunes 2:04 Jose Johnson UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025
11 Tagir Ulanbekov 2:11 Nate Maness UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Nov 5, 2022
12 Brandon Royval 2:14 Matt Schnell UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje May 7, 2022
13 Ray Borg 2:17 Shane Howell UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens Jun 28, 2014
13 Edgar Chairez 2:17 Daniel Lacerda UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024
15 Alexandre Pantoja 2:18 Yuta Sasaki UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Nov 17, 2018
15 David Dvorak 2:18 Juancamilo Ronderos UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt May 22, 2021
17 Brandon Moreno 2:23 Louis Smolka UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson Oct 1, 2016
18 HyunSung Park 2:26 Carlos Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales May 17, 2025
19 Edgar Chairez 2:30 CJ Vergara UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg Mar 29, 2025
20 Alex Perez 2:33 Jordan Espinosa UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Jan 25, 2020
21 Ben Nguyen 2:35 Ryan Benoit UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm Nov 14, 2015
22 Jesus Aguilar 2:39 Stewart Nicoll UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Aug 17, 2024
23 Joseph Morales 2:54 Matt Schnell UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown Nov 8, 2025
24 Paddy Holohan 3:06 Josh Sampo UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao Jul 19, 2014
25 Jussier Formiga 3:07 Scott Jorgensen UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Mar 23, 2014
26 Deiveson Figueiredo 3:08 Tim Elliott UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 12, 2019
27 Clayton Carpenter 3:13 Juancamilo Ronderos UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023
28 Allan Nascimento 3:16 Carlos Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Jan 14, 2023
29 Jimmy Flick 3:18 Cody Durden UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020
30 Jafel Filho 3:26 Daniel Barez UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura Jul 22, 2023
31 Wilson Reis 3:28 Scott Jorgensen UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 Oct 25, 2014
32 Joseph Morales 3:56 Robert Sanchez UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno Aug 5, 2017
33 Joseph Benavidez 4:08 Tim Elliott UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira Apr 26, 2014
34 Edgar Chairez 4:13 Bruno Silva UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim Jun 6, 2026
35 Rei Tsuruya 4:14 Kevin Borjas UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song Aug 29, 2026
36 Tatsuro Taira 4:20 Jesus Aguilar UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac Feb 4, 2023
37 Jafel Filho 4:27 Ode Osbourne UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Mar 16, 2024
38 Jussier Formiga 4:30 Yuta Sasaki UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami Sep 22, 2017
39 Amir Albazi 4:34 Francisco Figueiredo UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Aug 20, 2022
40 Jafel Filho 4:42 Clayton Carpenter UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot Oct 11, 2025
41 Deiveson Figueiredo 4:48 Joseph Benavidez UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18, 2020
42 John Moraga 5:47 Justin Scoggins UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi Sep 5, 2014
43 Brandon Royval 5:48 Kai Kara-France UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Sep 26, 2020
44 Tatsuro Taira 6:06 HyunSung Park UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park Aug 2, 2025
45 Jimmy Flick 6:17 Malcolm Gordon UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan 20, 2024
46 Bruno Silva 6:23 Tyson Nam UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023
47 Alexandre Pantoja 6:46 Brandon Royval UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Aug 21, 2021
48 Mark De La Rosa 7:00 Elias Garcia UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Jul 14, 2018
49 Alexandre Pantoja 7:05 Kai Asakura UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Dec 7, 2024
50 Clayton Carpenter 7:12 Lucas Rocha UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Oct 12, 2024

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