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Most submission attempts in UFC featherweight history

Darren Elkins holds the UFC featherweight record for most submission attempts with 25 submission attempts.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Darren Elkins 25 29
2 Chas Skelly 17 12
3 Charles Oliveira 16 12
4 Daniel Pineda 13 14
4 Jason Knight 13 9
4 Youssef Zalal 13 12
7 Dennis Bermudez 12 16
7 Brian Ortega 12 13
9 Charles Rosa 11 11
9 Bryce Mitchell 11 11
9 Damon Jackson 11 12
12 Ricardo Lamas 10 17
12 Steven Siler 10 9
14 Rani Yahya 9 6
14 Max Holloway 9 27
14 Yair Rodriguez 9 16
14 Makwan Amirkhani 9 14
14 Chase Hooper 9 6
14 Darrick Minner 9 6
14 Pat Sabatini 9 11
21 Dustin Poirier 8 11
21 Godofredo Pepey 8 11
21 Gabriel Benitez 8 10
21 Jordan Griffin 8 5
21 Ryan Hall 8 4
21 Joanderson Brito 8 11
27 Chan Sung Jung 7 12
27 Gavin Tucker 7 7
27 Ricardo Ramos 7 10
27 Billy Quarantillo 7 10
27 Christian Rodriguez 7 7
27 Diego Lopes 7 9
33 Jimy Hettes 6 6
33 Sam Sicilia 6 11
33 Noad Lahat 6 4
33 Steven Peterson 6 8
33 Charles Jourdain 6 12
33 Ilia Topuria 6 7
33 TJ Brown 6 7
33 Melquizael Costa 6 8
41 Michihiro Omigawa 5 5
41 Zhang Tiequan 5 3
41 Hatsu Hioki 5 8
41 Erik Koch 5 4
41 Lerone Murphy 5 11
41 Jonathan Pearce 5 8
41 Nate Landwehr 5 11
41 Westin Wilson 5 4
49 Josh Grispi 4 4
49 Rony Jason 4 9
49 Cole Miller 4 10
49 Cody McKenzie 4 2
49 Andre Fili 4 28
49 Frankie Edgar 4 13
49 Yaotzin Meza 4 4
49 Arnold Allen 4 15
49 Alex Caceres 4 20
49 Zabit Magomedsharipov 4 6
49 Alexander Volkanovski 4 14
49 Shane Burgos 4 11
49 Grant Dawson 4 3
49 Kyle Nelson 4 8
49 Gabriel Santos 4 4
49 Isaac Dulgarian 4 4
49 Jean Silva 4 7
49 Yadier del Valle 4 4

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