Top 12 Submission Finishes in UFC History
Fourteen seconds, twenty-eight seconds, and one pulled out of a fight that was already lost.
1Ronda Rousey vs Cat ZinganoAn armbar fourteen seconds into UFC 184, the fastest submission ever in a UFC title fight.
2Anderson Silva vs Chael SonnenLosing every round for twenty-three minutes, Silva pulled a triangle-armbar out of nothing.
3Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregorDiaz weathered two rounds of power shots and took McGregor's back for a rear-naked choke.
4Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregorA neck crank in the fourth round that closed out the promotion's biggest grudge match.
5Rousimar Palhares vs Mike PierceA heel hook thirty-one seconds in, from the most feared leg-locker the division has had.
6Royce Gracie vs Ken ShamrockThe gi-choke finish that showed the early UFC audience what jiu-jitsu actually was.
7Demian Maia vs Chael SonnenA triangle choke from a jiu-jitsu specialist against one of the division's best wrestlers.
8Brian Ortega vs Cub SwansonA guillotine in the last seconds of the second round, after Swanson had escaped everything else.
9Jon Jones vs Lyoto MachidaA standing guillotine that left Machida unconscious and sliding down the fence.
10Ryan Hall vs BJ PennA heel hook in ninety seconds, a leg-lock finish nobody expected against a jiu-jitsu black belt.
11Bryce Mitchell vs Matt SaylesA twister, only the second one ever landed in the UFC and the strangest finish on the list.
12Kevin Holland vs Michael ChiesaA slick D'Arce choke that ended a grappling match Holland was not supposed to win.
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Royce Gracie's win over Ken Shamrock and a thirty-one-second finish on Mike Pierce both qualify among twelve: https://youpick.best/articles/anderson-silva-ranked-many-ways https://youpick.best/articles/ronda-rousey-ranked-many-ways
