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Most submission wins in UFC welterweight history

Gunnar Nelson holds the UFC welterweight record for most submission wins with 7 submission wins.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Gunnar Nelson 7 15
2 Chris Lytle 6 20
2 Demian Maia 6 20
2 Vicente Luque 6 24
5 Matt Hughes 5 23
5 Erick Silva 5 15
5 Mickey Gall 5 13
5 Shavkat Rakhmonov 5 7
9 Marcus Davis 4 14
9 Dustin Hazelett 4 8
9 Michael Chiesa 4 11
9 Sean Brady 4 11
9 Ramiz Brahimaj 4 10
14 Pete Spratt 3 7
14 Josh Koscheck 3 24
14 Drew Fickett 3 7
14 Jon Fitch 3 17
14 Ben Saunders 3 19
14 Nate Diaz 3 10
14 TJ Waldburger 3 8
14 Sergio Moraes 3 13
14 Zak Cummings 3 8
14 Neil Magny 3 38
14 Alex Oliveira 3 19
14 Randy Brown 3 22
14 Rafael Dos Anjos 3 11
14 Claudio Silva 3 7
14 Jake Matthews 3 17
14 Kevin Holland 3 12
14 Gabriel Bonfim 3 8
31 Pat Miletich 2 7
31 Fabiano Iha 2 3
31 Carlos Newton 2 5
31 Tony DeSouza 2 6
31 Nick Diaz 2 13
31 Georges St-Pierre 2 21
31 Josh Neer 2 10
31 Rich Clementi 2 3
31 Yoshiyuki Yoshida 2 5
31 Matt Brown 2 30
31 Brock Larson 2 5
31 Mike Pyle 2 19
31 Rick Story 2 19
31 DaMarques Johnson 2 9
31 Martin Kampmann 2 12
31 Daniel Roberts 2 7
31 Seth Baczynski 2 10
31 Kenny Robertson 2 9
31 Kelvin Gastelum 2 8
31 Colby Covington 2 17
31 Tim Means 2 26
31 Warlley Alves 2 13
31 Keita Nakamura 2 10
31 Donald Cerrone 2 15
31 Niko Price 2 22
31 Alex Morono 2 23
31 Carlston Harris 2 8
31 Jeremiah Wells 2 8
31 Mike Malott 2 9
31 Sam Patterson 2 6
31 Yaroslav Amosov 2 2

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