Most rear-naked choke wins in UFC light heavyweight history
Glover Teixeira holds the UFC light heavyweight record for most rear-naked choke wins with 4 rear-naked choke wins.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Rear-naked choke wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glover Teixeira | 4 |
| 2 | Anthony Perosh | 3 |
| 2 | Daniel Cormier | 3 |
| 2 | Nikita Krylov | 3 |
| 2 | Anthony Smith | 3 |
| 6 | Forrest Griffin | 2 |
| 6 | Alexander Gustafsson | 2 |
| 6 | Billy Elekana | 2 |
| 6 | Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev | 2 |
| 10 | Sam Hoger | 1 |
| 10 | Renato Sobral | 1 |
| 10 | Mike Nickels | 1 |
| 10 | Wilson Gouveia | 1 |
| 10 | David Heath | 1 |
| 10 | Stephan Bonnar | 1 |
| 10 | Eliot Marshall | 1 |
| 10 | Randy Couture | 1 |
| 10 | Igor Pokrajac | 1 |
| 10 | Jon Jones | 1 |
| 10 | Cyrille Diabate | 1 |
| 10 | Tyson Pedro | 1 |
| 10 | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | 1 |
| 10 | Jan Blachowicz | 1 |
| 10 | Dominick Reyes | 1 |
| 10 | Paul Craig | 1 |
| 10 | Danilo Marques | 1 |
| 10 | Brendan Allen | 1 |
| 10 | Jiri Prochazka | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Walker | 1 |
| 10 | Volkan Oezdemir | 1 |
| 10 | Carlos Ulberg | 1 |
| 10 | Oumar Sy | 1 |
| 10 | Jimmy Crute | 1 |
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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data.