Most submission attempts in UFC lightweight history
Jim Miller holds the UFC lightweight record for most submission attempts with 49 submission attempts.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Submission attempts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Miller | 49 |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | 35 |
| 3 | Joe Lauzon | 29 |
| 4 | Nik Lentz | 23 |
| 5 | Hermes Franca | 22 |
| 6 | Nate Diaz | 21 |
| 7 | Cole Miller | 20 |
| 8 | Matt Wiman | 18 |
| 8 | Joe Stevenson | 18 |
| 10 | Dustin Poirier | 17 |
| 11 | Gleison Tibau | 16 |
| 11 | Tony Ferguson | 16 |
| 13 | Clay Guida | 15 |
| 13 | Evan Dunham | 15 |
| 15 | Thiago Tavares | 14 |
| 15 | Jacob Volkmann | 14 |
| 15 | Paul Sass | 14 |
| 18 | Mark Bocek | 13 |
| 18 | Islam Makhachev | 13 |
| 18 | Thiago Moises | 13 |
| 21 | Rafael Dos Anjos | 12 |
| 21 | Beneil Dariush | 12 |
| 23 | Kevin Lee | 11 |
| 24 | Yves Edwards | 10 |
| 24 | Kenny Florian | 10 |
| 24 | Tyson Griffin | 10 |
| 24 | Terry Etim | 10 |
| 24 | Francisco Trinaldo | 10 |
| 24 | Benoit Saint Denis | 10 |
| 30 | Jason Black | 9 |
| 30 | Gray Maynard | 9 |
| 30 | Jeremy Stephens | 9 |
| 30 | Diego Sanchez | 9 |
| 30 | Paul Kelly | 9 |
| 30 | Rafaello Oliveira | 9 |
| 30 | Anthony Pettis | 9 |
| 30 | Benson Henderson | 9 |
| 30 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 9 |
| 30 | Joe Solecki | 9 |
| 30 | Grant Dawson | 9 |
| 41 | Din Thomas | 8 |
| 41 | Shannon Gugerty | 8 |
| 41 | Josh Neer | 8 |
| 41 | George Sotiropoulos | 8 |
| 41 | Efrain Escudero | 8 |
| 41 | Michael Chiesa | 8 |
| 41 | Joe Proctor | 8 |
| 41 | Dan Hooker | 8 |
| 41 | Luis Pena | 8 |
| 41 | Paddy Pimblett | 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.