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Most submission attempts in a fight in UFC lightweight history

Cole Miller holds the UFC lightweight record for most submission attempts in a fight with 10 submission attempts, against Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#FighterSubmission attemptsOpponentEvent
1 Cole Miller 10 Leonard Garcia UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Sep 19, 2007
2 Hermes Franca 9 Richard Crunkilton UFC 42: Sudden Impact Apr 25, 2003
3 Jason Black 7 Matt Grice UFC 77: Hostile Territory Oct 20, 2007
3 Evan Dunham 7 Sean Sherk UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop Sep 25, 2010
5 Joe Lauzon 6 Brandon Melendez The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale Jun 23, 2007
5 Mark Bocek 6 Alvin Robinson UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar Nov 15, 2008
5 Jim Miller 6 Benson Henderson UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Aug 14, 2011
5 Jacob Volkmann 6 Danny Castillo UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Aug 14, 2011
9 Jim Miller 5 David Baron UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Oct 18, 2008
9 Per Eklund 5 Samy Schiavo UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Oct 18, 2008
9 Rafaello Oliveira 5 Yoislandy Izquierdo UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 Jul 7, 2012
9 Paul Sass 5 Danny Castillo UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald Feb 16, 2013
13 Din Thomas 4 Caol Uno UFC 39: The Warriors Return Sep 27, 2002
13 Genki Sudo 4 Mike Brown UFC 47: It's On! Apr 2, 2004
13 Matt Wiman 4 Spencer Fisher UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie May 27, 2006
13 Kenny Florian 4 Sean Sherk UFC 64: Unstoppable Oct 14, 2006
13 Tyson Griffin 4 Frankie Edgar UFC 67: All or Nothing Feb 3, 2007
13 Thiago Tavares 4 Tyson Griffin UFC 76: Knockout Sep 22, 2007
13 Josh Neer 4 Nate Diaz UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer Sep 17, 2008
13 Joe Lauzon 4 Jeremy Stephens UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens Feb 7, 2009
13 Nate Diaz 4 Joe Stevenson The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Jun 20, 2009
13 Nik Lentz 4 Rafaello Oliveira UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort Sep 19, 2009
13 Rafaello Oliveira 4 John Gunderson UFC 108: Evans vs Silva Jan 2, 2010
13 John Gunderson 4 Rafaello Oliveira UFC 108: Evans vs Silva Jan 2, 2010
13 Paul Sass 4 Mark Holst UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama Oct 16, 2010
13 Joe Stevenson 4 Danny Castillo UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann Mar 3, 2011
13 Vagner Rocha 4 Cody McKenzie UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger Sep 17, 2011
13 Ramsey Nijem 4 Danny Downes UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Oct 29, 2011
13 Clay Guida 4 Benson Henderson UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos Nov 12, 2011
13 Efrain Escudero 4 Jacob Volkmann UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Dec 30, 2011
13 Joe Proctor 4 Ramsey Nijem UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Dec 8, 2012
13 Anthony Pettis 4 Dustin Poirier UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Nov 11, 2017
13 Thiago Moises 4 Beneil Dariush UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Nov 10, 2018
13 Dustin Poirier 4 Dan Hooker UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
13 Paddy Pimblett 4 Jordan Leavitt UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022
13 Dustin Poirier 4 Benoit Saint Denis UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar 9, 2024
13 Charles Oliveira 4 Arman Tsarukyan UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13, 2024
13 Charles Oliveira 4 Max Holloway UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Mar 7, 2026
13 Grant Dawson 4 Mateusz Rebecki UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland May 9, 2026
40 Dennis Hallman 3 Jens Pulver UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001
40 Matt Serra 3 Kelly Dullanty UFC 36: Worlds Collide Mar 22, 2002
40 Genki Sudo 3 Leigh Remedios UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall Jul 13, 2002
40 Yves Edwards 3 Eddie Ruiz UFC 43: Meltdown Jun 6, 2003
40 Gerald Strebendt 3 Josh Thomson UFC 44: Undisputed Sep 26, 2003
40 Spencer Fisher 3 Sam Stout UFC 58: USA vs Canada Mar 4, 2006
40 Hermes Franca 3 Jamie Varner UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral Aug 26, 2006
40 Jason Dent 3 Roger Huerta UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn Sep 23, 2006
40 Joe Stevenson 3 Dokonjonosuke Mishima UFC 65: Bad Intentions Nov 18, 2006
40 Terry Etim 3 Matt Grice UFC 70: Nations Collide Apr 21, 2007
40 BJ Penn 3 Jens Pulver The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale Jun 23, 2007
40 Hermes Franca 3 Sean Sherk UFC 73: Stacked Jul 7, 2007
40 Alberto Crane 3 Roger Huerta UFC 74: Respect Aug 25, 2007
40 Joe Stevenson 3 Kurt Pellegrino UFC 74: Respect Aug 25, 2007
40 Nate Diaz 3 Junior Assuncao UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Sep 19, 2007
40 Roger Huerta 3 Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale Dec 8, 2007
40 Gray Maynard 3 Dennis Siver UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman Jan 23, 2008
40 Cole Miller 3 Jeremy Stephens UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman Jan 23, 2008
40 Matt Wiman 3 Justin Buchholz UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman Jan 23, 2008
40 Rich Clementi 3 Sam Stout UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 Apr 19, 2008
40 Thiago Tavares 3 Matt Wiman UFC 85: Bedlam Jun 7, 2008
40 Jeremy Stephens 3 Spencer Fisher The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale Jun 21, 2008
40 Rolando Delgado 3 John Polakowski The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale Dec 13, 2008
40 Josh Neer 3 Mac Danzig UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens Feb 7, 2009
40 Rafael Dos Anjos 3 Tyson Griffin UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann Apr 1, 2009
40 Gleison Tibau 3 Jeremy Stephens UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann Apr 1, 2009
40 Terry Etim 3 Justin Buchholz UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009
40 Rolando Delgado 3 Paul Kelly UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009
40 Diego Sanchez 3 Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Jun 20, 2009
40 Shane Nelson 3 Matt Wiman UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Dec 12, 2009
40 George Sotiropoulos 3 Joe Stevenson UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez Feb 20, 2010
40 Shannon Gugerty 3 Clay Guida UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Mar 21, 2010
40 Jim Miller 3 Mark Bocek UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy Mar 27, 2010
40 Paul Kelly 3 Matt Veach UFC 112: Invincible Apr 10, 2010
40 Mark Holst 3 John Gunderson The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale Jun 19, 2010
40 Nik Lentz 3 Tyson Griffin UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida Nov 20, 2010
40 Jeremy Stephens 3 Danny Downes The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Jun 4, 2011
40 Charles Oliveira 3 Nik Lentz UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry Jun 26, 2011
40 Nate Diaz 3 Takanori Gomi UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage Sep 24, 2011
40 Paul Sass 3 Michael Johnson UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011
40 TJ Grant 3 Shane Roller UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011
40 Nik Lentz 3 Mark Bocek UFC 140: Jones vs Machida Dec 10, 2011
40 Benson Henderson 3 Frankie Edgar UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Feb 25, 2012
40 Carlo Prater 3 Marcus LeVesseur UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot Oct 5, 2012
40 Joe Lauzon 3 Jim Miller UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Dec 29, 2012
40 Roger Bowling 3 Abel Trujillo UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 Aug 28, 2013
40 Rafael Dos Anjos 3 Jason High UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov Jun 7, 2014
40 Anthony Rocco Martin 3 Fabricio Camoes UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 Oct 25, 2014
40 Kevin Lee 3 Michel Prazeres UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch Feb 14, 2015
40 Jim Miller 3 Beneil Dariush UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold Apr 18, 2015
40 Joe Proctor 3 Justin Edwards UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson Jun 6, 2015
40 Paul Felder 3 Daron Cruickshank UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz Jan 17, 2016
40 Tony Ferguson 3 Lando Vannata UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker Jul 13, 2016
40 Andrew Holbrook 3 Jake Matthews UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Nov 26, 2016
40 James Vick 3 Abel Trujillo UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie Feb 4, 2017
40 Jim Miller 3 Dustin Poirier UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie Feb 11, 2017
40 Michel Prazeres 3 Desmond Green UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Feb 3, 2018
40 Alex White 3 Dan Moret UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos Mar 9, 2019
40 Jalin Turner 3 Josh Culibao UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker Feb 22, 2020
40 Roosevelt Roberts 3 Brok Weaver UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020
40 Luis Pena 3 Khama Worthy UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020
40 Charles Oliveira 3 Tony Ferguson UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Dec 12, 2020
40 Charles Oliveira 3 Dustin Poirier UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Dec 11, 2021
40 Jordan Leavitt 3 Matt Sayles UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Dec 18, 2021
40 TJ Brown 3 Charles Rosa UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze Jan 15, 2022
40 Joe Solecki 3 Alex Da Silva UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022
40 Joe Solecki 3 Carl Deaton UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen Feb 25, 2023
40 Tom Nolan 3 Viacheslav Borshchev UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025

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