Most submission attempts per 15 minutes in UFC lightweight history

Cole Miller holds the UFC lightweight record for most submission attempts per 15 minutes with 3.81 per 15 min.

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

#	Fighter	Per 15 min	Fights
1	Cole Miller	3.81	10
2	Shannon Gugerty	3.41	5
3	Charles Oliveira	2.68	25
4	Hermes Franca	2.38	10
5	Joe Stevenson	2.26	13
6	Jacob Volkmann	2.24	8
7	Terrance McKinney	2.18	14
8	Paul Kelly	2.12	6
9	Andrew Holbrook	2.12	5
10	Benoit Saint Denis	2.09	12
11	Joe Lauzon	2.04	27
12	Cody McKenzie	1.95	5
13	Joe Proctor	1.94	7
14	Chase Hooper	1.92	8
15	Josh Neer	1.75	5
16	Nate Diaz	1.72	17
17	Jim Miller	1.71	44
18	Nik Lentz	1.65	17
19	Rafaello Oliveira	1.60	8
20	Matt Wiman	1.54	18
21	Thiago Tavares	1.47	14
22	Fabricio Camoes	1.46	6
23	Terry Etim	1.42	11
24	Tom Nolan	1.39	6
25	Luis Pena	1.37	7
26	Paddy Pimblett	1.36	9
27	Michael Chiesa	1.35	11
28	Mark Bocek	1.32	13
29	Joe Solecki	1.28	9
30	George Sotiropoulos	1.25	9
31	Din Thomas	1.22	9
32	TJ Grant	1.22	5
33	Jamie Varner	1.19	9
34	Joel Alvarez	1.18	9
35	Islam Makhachev	1.15	16
36	Jordan Leavitt	1.15	8
37	Kenny Florian	1.14	12
38	Anthony Rocco Martin	1.12	8
39	Ramsey Nijem	1.12	9
39	Chris Wade	1.12	7
41	Jalin Turner	1.10	13
42	Grant Dawson	1.07	11
43	Thiago Moises	1.07	16
44	James Krause	1.06	8
45	Mike Davis	1.05	8
46	Dustin Poirier	1.04	21
47	Tyson Griffin	1.03	12
48	Claudio Puelles	1.00	9
49	Evan Dunham	0.98	20
50	Rich Clementi	0.98	7

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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.