Most rear-naked choke wins in UFC heavyweight history
Jailton Almeida holds the UFC heavyweight record for most rear-naked choke wins with 3 rear-naked choke wins.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Rear-naked choke wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jailton Almeida | 3 |
| 2 | Aleksei Oleinik | 2 |
| 3 | Randy Couture | 1 |
| 3 | Mark Kerr | 1 |
| 3 | Marcio Cruz | 1 |
| 3 | Stefan Struve | 1 |
| 3 | Mirko Filipovic | 1 |
| 3 | Rob Broughton | 1 |
| 3 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 1 |
| 3 | Philip De Fries | 1 |
| 3 | Luis Henrique | 1 |
| 3 | Josh Barnett | 1 |
| 3 | Justin Ledet | 1 |
| 3 | Marcelo Golm | 1 |
| 3 | Cyril Asker | 1 |
| 3 | Dmitry Sosnovskiy | 1 |
| 3 | Daniel Cormier | 1 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Nascimento | 1 |
| 3 | Tom Aspinall | 1 |
| 3 | Jake Collier | 1 |
| 3 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | 1 |
| 3 | Marcin Tybura | 1 |
| 3 | Vitor Petrino | 1 |
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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data.