Which fighter has the most UFC wins by submission?

Charles Oliveira has the most UFC wins by submission.

Oliveira built the record through victories across the featherweight and lightweight divisions, using rear-naked chokes, guillotine chokes, anaconda chokes, and other submission techniques. His grappling record helped make him one of the most statistically successful finishers in UFC history.

Oliveira became UFC lightweight champion at UFC 262 in 2021 by defeating Michael Chandler. He later defended the belt against Dustin Poirier before losing it on the scale after missing weight for his fight with Justin Gaethje.

The record is sometimes confused with the UFC record for total wins, which has been associated with Jim Miller. Royce Gracie is also closely linked with UFC submission history because of his tournament victories in the early events, but Oliveira’s modern UFC record is the relevant category here.