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Most submission attempts in a fight in UFC featherweight history

Chas Skelly and Damon Jackson and Ryan Hall share the UFC featherweight records for most submission attempts in a fight with 7 submission attempts, against Sean Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterSubmission attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Chas Skelly 7 Sean Soriano UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi Sep 5, 2014
1 Damon Jackson 7 Mirsad Bektic UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020
1 Ryan Hall 7 Darrick Minner UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Dec 11, 2021
4 Darren Elkins 6 Steven Siler UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit Nov 17, 2012
5 Erik Koch 5 Dustin Poirier UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Aug 31, 2013
5 Yair Rodriguez 5 Leonardo Morales UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt Nov 15, 2014
5 Gabriel Benitez 5 Humberto Brown Morrison UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt Nov 15, 2014
5 Billy Quarantillo 5 Jacob Kilburn UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Dec 7, 2019
5 Bryce Mitchell 5 Charles Rosa UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020
5 Ilia Topuria 5 Youssef Zalal UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Oct 10, 2020
11 Ricardo Lamas 4 Hatsu Hioki UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida Jun 22, 2012
11 Cody McKenzie 4 Leonard Garcia UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen Apr 27, 2013
11 Dennis Bermudez 4 Steven Siler UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 Nov 6, 2013
11 Rani Yahya 4 Tom Niinimaki The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale Nov 30, 2013
11 Darren Elkins 4 Jeremy Stephens UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson Jan 25, 2014
11 Charles Rosa 4 Sean Soriano UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver Jan 18, 2015
11 Sam Sicilia 4 Yaotzin Meza UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee Jul 15, 2015
11 Jason Knight 4 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Nov 26, 2016
11 Jason Knight 4 Alex Caceres UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena Jan 28, 2017
11 Kyle Nelson 4 Matt Sayles UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019
11 Gavin Tucker 4 Justin Jaynes UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Aug 8, 2020
11 TJ Brown 4 Shayilan Nuerdanbieke UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022
11 Diego Lopes 4 Movsar Evloev UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023
24 Darren Elkins 3 Zhang Tiequan UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 Oct 8, 2011
24 Zhang Tiequan 3 Darren Elkins UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 Oct 8, 2011
24 Michihiro Omigawa 3 Jason Young UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz Nov 5, 2011
24 Dustin Poirier 3 Max Holloway UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Feb 4, 2012
24 Chan Sung Jung 3 Dustin Poirier UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier May 15, 2012
24 Steven Siler 3 Dennis Bermudez UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 Nov 6, 2013
24 Daniel Pineda 3 Robert Whiteford UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Mar 15, 2014
24 Ian Entwistle 3 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt Jun 28, 2014
24 Charles Oliveira 3 Jeremy Stephens The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale Dec 12, 2014
24 Yaotzin Meza 3 Damian Stasiak UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015
24 Max Holloway 3 Cub Swanson UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold Apr 18, 2015
24 Noad Lahat 3 Diego Rivas UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Feb 6, 2016
24 Makwan Amirkhani 3 Arnold Allen UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar 18, 2017
24 Jason Knight 3 Chas Skelly UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos May 13, 2017
24 Alexander Volkanovski 3 Darren Elkins UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Jul 14, 2018
24 Chas Skelly 3 Jordan Griffin UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje Sep 14, 2019
24 Jordan Griffin 3 TJ Brown UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo Feb 29, 2020
24 Youssef Zalal 3 Peter Barrett UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Aug 8, 2020
24 Charles Jourdain 3 Josh Culibao UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana Oct 3, 2020
24 Darrick Minner 3 Charles Rosa UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Feb 20, 2021
24 Kamuela Kirk 3 Makwan Amirkhani UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Jun 5, 2021
24 Chan Sung Jung 3 Dan Ige UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Jun 19, 2021
24 Darrick Minner 3 Darren Elkins UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Jul 24, 2021
24 Brian Ortega 3 Alexander Volkanovski UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021
24 Pat Sabatini 3 Tucker Lutz UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
24 Christian Rodriguez 3 Jonathan Pearce UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill Feb 19, 2022
24 Chase Hooper 3 Felipe Colares UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022
24 Shane Burgos 3 Charles Jourdain UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez Jul 16, 2022
24 Diego Lopes 3 Gavin Tucker UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font Aug 5, 2023
24 Westin Wilson 3 Jeka Saragih UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira Jun 15, 2024
24 Dooho Choi 3 Bill Algeo UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba Jul 20, 2024
24 Jean Silva 3 Bryce Mitchell UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Apr 12, 2025
24 Ricardo Ramos 3 Kaan Ofli UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot Oct 11, 2025
24 Yadier del Valle 3 Isaac Dulgarian UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Nov 1, 2025
24 Shane Collins 3 Otari Tanzilovi UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi Jun 20, 2026
24 Ezra Elliott 3 Damien Anderson UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman Jul 18, 2026
24 Tommy McMillen 3 Marwan Rahiki Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado Sep 12, 2026

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