Most submission attempts per 15 minutes in UFC middleweight history

Tim Credeur holds the UFC middleweight record for most submission attempts per 15 minutes with 3.29 per 15 min.

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

#	Fighter	Per 15 min	Fights
1	Tim Credeur	3.29	5
2	Ivan Salaverry	2.92	7
3	Rousimar Palhares	2.77	11
4	Julian Marquez	2.67	8
5	Ricardo Almeida	2.62	6
6	Rob Kimmons	2.37	7
7	Joe Doerksen	2.28	9
8	Jeremy Horn	2.22	10
9	Ryan Jensen	2.20	8
10	Tom Lawlor	2.17	8
11	Kendall Grove	2.07	13
12	Jason MacDonald	1.97	14
13	Eugene Jackson	1.91	7
14	Mike Massenzio	1.88	6
15	Evan Tanner	1.71	12
16	Kyle Noke	1.69	5
17	Caio Magalhaes	1.58	7
18	Oskar Piechota	1.52	6
19	Gerald Meerschaert	1.49	26
20	Bo Nickal	1.47	7
21	Dan Miller	1.39	11
22	Anthony Hernandez	1.39	13
23	Demian Maia	1.36	13
24	Matt Lindland	1.32	11
25	Ed Herman	1.27	17
26	Andre Petroski	1.23	13
27	CB Dollaway	1.20	19
28	Andre Muniz	1.18	10
29	Luke Rockhold	1.15	10
30	Nassourdine Imavov	1.14	11
31	Thales Leites	1.14	21
32	Kyle Daukaus	1.10	10
33	Josh Fremd	1.09	6
34	Dustin Stoltzfus	1.06	11
35	Brendan Allen	1.03	18
36	Markus Perez	1.01	7
37	Jorge Santiago	1.00	5
38	Wellington Turman	0.99	7
39	Eric Spicely	0.98	7
40	Tresean Gore	0.96	8
41	Magnus Cedenblad	0.96	6
42	Brad Scott	0.95	6
43	Pete Sell	0.92	5
44	Jacare Souza	0.91	15
45	Nate Marquardt	0.90	23
46	Garreth McLellan	0.86	5
47	Zachary Reese	0.86	8
48	Brian Stann	0.86	6
49	Mike Swick	0.85	6
50	Tim Boetsch	0.85	17

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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.