Most heel hook wins in UFC history
Rousimar Palhares and Valter Walker share the UFC records for most heel hook wins with 4 heel hook wins.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Heel hook wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rousimar Palhares | 4 |
| 1 | Valter Walker | 4 |
| 3 | Marco Ruas | 1 |
| 3 | Justin Martin | 1 |
| 3 | Scott Adams | 1 |
| 3 | Christian Wellisch | 1 |
| 3 | Mike Ciesnolevicz | 1 |
| 3 | Ed Herman | 1 |
| 3 | Paul Sass | 1 |
| 3 | Ian Entwistle | 1 |
| 3 | Joe Soto | 1 |
| 3 | Rani Yahya | 1 |
| 3 | Ryan Hall | 1 |
| 3 | Ciryl Gane | 1 |
| 3 | Jack Hermansson | 1 |
| 3 | Chase Hooper | 1 |
| 3 | Pat Sabatini | 1 |
| 3 | Kody Steele | 1 |
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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data.