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Who has the most submission wins in MMA history?

Across all promotions on record, Travis Fulton has the most submission wins, with 152.

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Scope: all promotions on record, including regional and unsanctioned bouts. Raw totals here are padded by high-volume regional circuits; for a like-for-like comparison use the major-promotions view.

# Fighter submission wins
1 Travis Fulton Travis Fulton 152 2 Jeremy Horn Jeremy Horn 64 3 Dan Severn Dan Severn 60 4 Alexey Oleynik Alexey Oleynik 50 5 Shannon Ritch Shannon Ritch 45 6 Ikuhisa Minowa Ikuhisa Minowa 42 7 Dennis Hallman Dennis Hallman 41 8 Joe Pearson Joe Pearson 41 9 Adrian Serrano Adrian Serrano 38 10 Jeff Monson Jeff Monson 37 11 Joe Doerksen Joe Doerksen 35 12 Masakatsu Funaki Masakatsu Funaki 35 13 Dennis Reed 35 14 Shinya Aoki Shinya Aoki 33 15 Drew Fickett Drew Fickett 32 16 Bryan Robinson 32 17 Jason Miller 31 18 Alexander Butenko Alexander Butenko 31 19 Brian Dunn 31 20 Brian Anthony Fulton 31 21 Clayton Miller 31 22 Silmar Nunes Silmar Nunes 30 23 Guilherme Cadena Guilherme Cadena 30 24 Masakazu Imanari Masakazu Imanari 29 25 Gerald Meerschaert Gerald Meerschaert 29 26 John Strawn 29 27 Will Chope Will Chope 29 28 Edwin Dewees Edwin Dewees 29 29 Kleber Koike Erbst Kleber Koike Erbst 29 30 Satoko Shinashi Satoko Shinashi 28 31 Renat Lyatifov Renat Lyatifov 28 32 Ricco Rodriguez Ricco Rodriguez 28 33 Ronnie Britt 27 34 Hank Weiss 27 35 Naoyuki Kotani Naoyuki Kotani 27 36 Johnathan Ivey 27 37 Ivan Buchinger Ivan Buchinger 27 38 Tony Lopez Tony Lopez 27 39 Kyle Jensen 27 40 Arymarcel Santos Arymarcel Santos 27 41 Brock Larson Brock Larson 27 42 Rich Clementi Rich Clementi 27 43 Ted Worthington 27 44 Travis Wiuff Travis Wiuff 27 45 John Gunderson John Gunderson 27 46 Chris Mickle Chris Mickle 27 47 Jorge Rodrigues Silva Jorge Rodrigues Silva 26 48 James Birdsley 26 49 Olly Bradstreet Olly Bradstreet 25 50 Everton Freitas Everton Freitas 25

FAQ

Who has the most submission wins in MMA history?

Across all promotions on record, Travis Fulton has the most submission wins, with 152. The full leaderboard of the top 50 is below.

How is this ranking measured?

Professional MMA fighters ranked by career wins by submission.

Why are these totals lower than other sites?

By default we count only bouts in major promotions, so volume records padded by regional or unsanctioned shows don't distort the leaderboard. The all-promotions view includes every promotion on record.

Who are the top 3 for submission wins?

The top three are Travis Fulton (152 submission wins), Jeremy Horn (64 submission wins), Dan Severn (60 submission wins).