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Most submission attempts per 15 minutes in UFC bantamweight history

Dustin Pague holds the UFC bantamweight record for most submission attempts per 15 minutes with 2.57 per 15 min.

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

#FighterPer 15 minFights
1 Dustin Pague 2.57 6
2 Dustin Kimura 2.18 5
3 Johnny Munoz 1.95 5
4 Mitch Gagnon 1.93 8
5 Joe Soto 1.73 7
6 Roland Delorme 1.60 7
7 Da'Mon Blackshear 1.48 10
8 Alex Caceres 1.47 10
9 Brady Hiestand 1.38 5
10 Rani Yahya 1.38 15
11 Said Nurmagomedov 1.35 10
12 Matthew Lopez 1.33 6
13 Michael McDonald 1.31 9
14 Leandro Issa 1.19 5
15 Nathaniel Wood 1.10 5
16 Rinya Nakamura 1.08 6
17 Mario Bautista 1.05 15
18 Brett Johns 1.02 7
19 Raoni Barcelos 1.01 15
20 Vaughan Lee 1.01 7
21 Sergio Pettis 1.00 5
22 Brian Kelleher 0.99 11
23 Cody Gibson 0.94 11
24 Kyung Ho Kang 0.84 13
25 Aljamain Sterling 0.83 18
26 TJ Dillashaw 0.82 17
27 Russell Doane 0.81 7
28 Iuri Alcantara 0.81 15
29 Ivan Menjivar 0.78 7
30 Marlon Vera 0.75 24
31 Bryan Caraway 0.68 9
32 Raul Rosas Jr. 0.65 8
33 Jean Matsumoto 0.64 5
34 Jose Quinonez 0.63 9
35 Chico Camus 0.63 5
36 Urijah Faber 0.61 17
37 Jack Shore 0.61 6
38 Edwin Figueroa 0.60 6
39 John Castaneda 0.59 6
40 Francisco Rivera 0.59 11
41 Henry Briones 0.58 5
42 Cameron Saaiman 0.55 6
43 Damian Stasiak 0.51 5
44 Ricardo Ramos 0.50 5
45 Vince Morales 0.49 11
46 Anthony Birchak 0.48 6
47 Pedro Munhoz 0.48 22
48 SuYoung You 0.46 5
49 Ricky Turcios 0.45 5
50 John Lineker 0.43 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.