Most submission attempts in UFC welterweight history
Chris Lytle holds the UFC welterweight record for most submission attempts with 31 submission attempts.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Submission attempts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Lytle | 31 |
| 2 | Matt Brown | 24 |
| 3 | Georges St-Pierre | 23 |
| 4 | TJ Waldburger | 19 |
| 5 | Martin Kampmann | 17 |
| 6 | Matt Hughes | 15 |
| 7 | Dustin Hazelett | 14 |
| 7 | Rick Story | 14 |
| 7 | Mike Pyle | 14 |
| 7 | Demian Maia | 14 |
| 11 | Nick Diaz | 13 |
| 11 | Ben Saunders | 13 |
| 13 | Jon Fitch | 12 |
| 13 | Marcus Davis | 12 |
| 13 | James Wilks | 12 |
| 13 | Paulo Thiago | 12 |
| 17 | Carlos Condit | 11 |
| 17 | Daniel Roberts | 11 |
| 17 | Mickey Gall | 11 |
| 20 | Karo Parisyan | 10 |
| 20 | Tamdan McCrory | 10 |
| 20 | Matt Arroyo | 10 |
| 20 | Erick Silva | 10 |
| 20 | Vicente Luque | 10 |
| 20 | Preston Parsons | 10 |
| 26 | Diego Sanchez | 9 |
| 26 | Jason High | 9 |
| 26 | David Mitchell | 9 |
| 26 | Gunnar Nelson | 9 |
| 26 | Neil Magny | 9 |
| 26 | Jake Matthews | 9 |
| 26 | Miguel Baeza | 9 |
| 33 | Drew Fickett | 8 |
| 33 | Luke Cummo | 8 |
| 33 | Roan Carneiro | 8 |
| 33 | Dong Hyun Kim | 8 |
| 33 | Warlley Alves | 8 |
| 33 | Randy Brown | 8 |
| 33 | Leon Edwards | 8 |
| 33 | Rafael Dos Anjos | 8 |
| 33 | Sean Brady | 8 |
| 33 | Ramiz Brahimaj | 8 |
| 43 | Renato Verissimo | 7 |
| 43 | Josh Koscheck | 7 |
| 43 | Dave Menne | 7 |
| 43 | John Hathaway | 7 |
| 43 | Claudio Silva | 7 |
| 43 | Alex Oliveira | 7 |
| 43 | Niko Price | 7 |
| 43 | David Zawada | 7 |
| 43 | Jeremiah Wells | 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.