Most submission attempts per 15 minutes in UFC history

TJ Waldburger holds the UFC record for most submission attempts per 15 minutes with 4.79 per 15 min.

UFC fights only, minimum 5 fights. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Per 15 min	Fights
1	TJ Waldburger	4.79	8
2	Jaqueline Amorim	4.27	7
3	Dustin Hazelett	4.14	10
4	Shannon Gugerty	3.41	5
5	Tim Credeur	3.29	5
6	Jason High	3.26	5
7	Renato Sobral	3.16	10
8	Rousimar Palhares	3.14	12
9	Fabiano Iha	3.13	7
10	Frank Shamrock	3.04	5
11	Ivan Salaverry	2.92	7
12	Darrick Minner	2.85	6
13	Dave Menne	2.74	6
14	Julian Marquez	2.67	8
15	Charles Oliveira	2.59	37
16	Dustin Pague	2.57	6
17	Cody McKenzie	2.50	7
18	Daniel Roberts	2.46	7
19	Jimmy Flick	2.39	6
20	Rob Kimmons	2.37	7
21	Jason Lambert	2.36	8
22	Preston Parsons	2.31	6
23	Hermes Franca	2.31	11
24	Joe Doerksen	2.28	9
25	Chas Skelly	2.27	12
26	Royce Gracie	2.26	10
27	Wilson Gouveia	2.25	10
28	Ryan Hall	2.22	6
29	Ryan Jensen	2.20	8
30	Joseph Morales	2.20	6
31	Marco Ruas	2.19	6
32	Joe Stevenson	2.19	16
33	Dustin Kimura	2.18	5
34	Terrance McKinney	2.18	14
35	Chris Lytle	2.15	20
36	Dennis Hallman	2.15	9
37	Jimmy Crute	2.13	12
38	Tamdan McCrory	2.12	9
39	Andrew Holbrook	2.12	5
40	Kendall Grove	2.07	13
41	Martin Kampmann	2.05	17
42	Chase Hooper	2.05	14
43	Joe Lauzon	2.04	27
44	Frank Mir	2.02	27
45	Jacob Volkmann	1.99	10
46	David Mitchell	1.99	5
47	Miguel Baeza	1.99	7
48	Jason MacDonald	1.97	14
49	Aleksei Oleinik	1.95	17
50	Mitch Gagnon	1.93	8

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them. Rates need at least 5 UFC fights and enough attempts to be meaningful.