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 Zingano
An armbar fourteen seconds into UFC 184, the fastest submission ever in a UFC title fight.
2Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen
Losing every round for twenty-three minutes, Silva pulled a triangle-armbar out of nothing.
3Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor
Diaz weathered two rounds of power shots and took McGregor's back for a rear-naked choke.
4Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor
A neck crank in the fourth round that closed out the promotion's biggest grudge match.
5Rousimar Palhares vs Mike Pierce
A heel hook thirty-one seconds in, from the most feared leg-locker the division has had.
6Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock
The gi-choke finish that showed the early UFC audience what jiu-jitsu actually was.
7Demian Maia vs Chael Sonnen
A triangle choke from a jiu-jitsu specialist against one of the division's best wrestlers.
8Brian Ortega vs Cub Swanson
A guillotine in the last seconds of the second round, after Swanson had escaped everything else.
9Jon Jones vs Lyoto Machida
A standing guillotine that left Machida unconscious and sliding down the fence.
10Ryan Hall vs BJ Penn
A heel hook in ninety seconds, a leg-lock finish nobody expected against a jiu-jitsu black belt.
11Bryce Mitchell vs Matt Sayles
A twister, only the second one ever landed in the UFC and the strangest finish on the list.
12Kevin Holland vs Michael Chiesa
A slick D'Arce choke that ended a grappling match Holland was not supposed to win.
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