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MMA - UFC - Lightweight Class
Most Submissions
This list features the MMA fighters with the most submission wins at Lightweight class in UFC history.
RANK | FIGHTERS | SUBMISSIONS | YEARS |
1 | Jim Miller | 11 | 2008–2025 |
2 | Charles Oliveira | 10 | 2010–2025 |
3 | Islam Makhachev | 8 | 2015–2025 |
4 | Joe Lauzon | 7 | 2006–2023 |
5 | Nate Diaz | 7 | 2007–2022 |
6 | Kenny Florian | 6 | 2005–2012 |
7 | Tony Ferguson | 6 | 2011–2025 |
8 | Clay Guida | 5 | 2005–2023 |
9 | Cole Miller | 5 | 2007–2014 |
10 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 5 | 2012–2020 |
11 | Michael Chiesa | 5 | 2011–2025 |
12 | Beneil Dariush | 5 | 2013–2025 |
References
UFC (2025) Lightweight Career Statistics. Available at: https://statleaders.ufc.com/en/career?fighter_status=0&weight_class=LW (Accessed: 1 December 2025).

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