The fastest submission in UFC welterweight history is Dennis Hallman vs Matt Hughes, at 20 seconds, at UFC 29: Defense of the Belts on 16 December 2000.
| # | Time | Bout | Result | Ended | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:20 | Dennis Hallman vs Matt Hughes | Dennis Hallman · Submission | R1 0:20 | 2000-12-16 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts |
| 2 | 0:23 | Roman Mitichyan vs Dorian Price | Roman Mitichyan · Submission | R1 0:23 | 2007-12-08 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale |
| 3 | 0:31 | Rousimar Palhares vs Mike Pierce | Rousimar Palhares · Submission | R1 0:31 | 2013-10-09 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields |
| 4 | 0:45 | Josh Neer vs Justin Edwards | Justin Edwards · Submission | R1 0:45 | 2012-10-05 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot |
| 5 | 0:45 | Mickey Gall vs Mike Jackson | Mickey Gall · Submission | R1 0:45 | 2016-02-06 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson |
| 6 | 0:49 | Gabriel Bonfim vs Mounir Lazzez | Gabriel Bonfim · Submission | R1 0:49 | 2023-01-21 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill |
| 7 | 0:52 | Vicente Luque vs Themba Gorimbo | Vicente Luque · Submission | R1 0:52 | 2024-12-07 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura |
| 8 | 0:55 | TJ Waldburger vs Jake Hecht | TJ Waldburger · Submission | R1 0:55 | 2012-03-02 | UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann |
| 9 | 0:55 | Kevin Lee vs Rinat Fakhretdinov | Rinat Fakhretdinov · Submission | R1 0:55 | 2023-07-01 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov |
| 10 | 0:56 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs War Machine | Yoshiyuki Yoshida · Submission | R1 0:56 | 2008-05-24 | UFC 84: Ill Will |
| 11 | 0:57 | Joe Riggs vs Ben Saunders | Ben Saunders · Submission | R1 0:57 | 2014-12-13 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic |
| 12 | 1:02 | Michel Prazeres vs Bartosz Fabinski | Michel Prazeres · Submission | R1 1:02 | 2018-11-17 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio |
| 13 | 1:03 | Michael Chiesa vs Niko Pricegraded call | Michael Chiesa · Submission | R1 1:03 | 2026-03-28 | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer |
| 14 | 1:05 | Tony DeSouza vs Paul Rodriguez | Tony DeSouza · Submission | R1 1:05 | 2001-06-29 | UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands |
| 15 | 1:07 | Joshua Burkman vs Drew Fickett | Joshua Burkman · Submission | R1 1:07 | 2006-01-16 | UFC Fight Night 3 |
| 16 | 1:09 | Mickey Gall vs George Sullivan | Mickey Gall · Submission | R1 1:09 | 2018-08-25 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick |
| 17 | 1:09 | Jake Matthews vs Chidi Njokuani | Jake Matthews · Submission | R1 1:09 | 2025-07-12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| 18 | 1:10 | Fabiano Iha vs Laverne Clark | Fabiano Iha · Submission | R1 1:10 | 2000-09-22 | UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz |
| 19 | 1:11 | Erick Silva vs Jason High | Erick Silva · Submission | R1 1:11 | 2013-06-08 | UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum |
| 20 | 1:13 | Mike Guymon vs Daniel Roberts | Daniel Roberts · Submission | R1 1:13 | 2010-10-23 | UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez |
| 21 | 1:13 | Gabriel Bonfim vs Trevin Giles | Gabriel Bonfim · Submission | R1 1:13 | 2023-07-29 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 |
| 22 | 1:14 | Dustin Hazelett vs Jonathan Goulet | Dustin Hazelett · Submission | R1 1:14 | 2007-09-19 | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian |
| 23 | 1:15 | Erick Silva vs Mike Rhodes | Erick Silva · Submission | R1 1:15 | 2014-12-20 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway |
| 24 | 1:21 | Jess Liaudin vs Dennis Siver | Jess Liaudin · Submission | R1 1:21 | 2007-04-21 | UFC 70: Nations Collide |
| 25 | 1:26 | Warlley Alves vs Colby Covington | Warlley Alves · Submission | R1 1:26 | 2015-12-12 | UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor |
| 26 | 1:35 | Drew Fickett vs Josh Neer | Drew Fickett · Submission | R1 1:35 | 2005-08-06 | UFC Fight Night 1 |
| 27 | 1:36 | George Sotiropoulos vs Billy Miles | George Sotiropoulos · Submission | R1 1:36 | 2007-12-08 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale |
| 28 | 1:40 | Fabiano Iha vs Phil Johns | Fabiano Iha · Submission | R1 1:40 | 2001-02-23 | UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk |
| 29 | 1:41 | Chris Lytle vs Brian Foster | Chris Lytle · Submission | R1 1:41 | 2010-02-20 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez |
| 30 | 1:41 | James Head vs Jason High | Jason High · Submission | R1 1:41 | 2013-08-28 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 |
| 31 | 1:45 | Carlos Newton vs Pete Spratt | Carlos Newton · Submission | R1 1:45 | 2002-11-22 | UFC 40: Vendetta |
| 32 | 1:45 | Thiago Perpetuo vs Kenny Robertson | Kenny Robertson · Submission | R1 1:45 | 2014-03-23 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 |
| 33 | 1:52 | Demian Maia vs Carlos Condit | Demian Maia · Submission | R1 1:52 | 2016-08-27 | UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit |
| 34 | 1:53 | Josh Koscheck vs Pete Spratt | Josh Koscheck · Submission | R1 1:53 | 2005-08-06 | UFC Fight Night 1 |
| 35 | 2:01 | Joe Riggs vs Jason Von Flue | Joe Riggs · Submission | R1 2:01 | 2006-08-17 | UFC Fight Night 6 |
| 36 | 2:01 | Brock Larson vs Jesse Sanders | Brock Larson · Submission | R1 2:01 | 2009-04-01 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann |
| 37 | 2:02 | Ramiz Brahimaj vs Micheal Gillmore | Ramiz Brahimaj · Submission | R1 2:02 | 2022-02-26 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green |
| 38 | 2:03 | Yohan Lainesse vs Sam Patterson | Sam Patterson · Submission | R1 2:03 | 2024-01-20 | UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis |
| 39 | 2:12 | Joshua Burkman vs Alex Morono | Alex Morono · Submission | R1 2:12 | 2018-02-18 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros |
| 40 | 2:13 | Hayder Hassan vs Vicente Luque | Vicente Luque · Submission | R1 2:13 | 2015-12-19 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 |
| 41 | 2:13 | Jack Della Maddalena vs Randy Brown | Jack Della Maddalena · Submission | R1 2:13 | 2023-02-11 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski |
| 42 | 2:14 | CM Punk vs Mickey Gall | Mickey Gall · Submission | R1 2:14 | 2016-09-10 | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem |
| 43 | 2:15 | Chris Lytle vs Jason Gilliam | Chris Lytle · Submission | R1 2:15 | 2007-07-07 | UFC 73: Stacked |
| 44 | 2:18 | Ben Saunders vs Chris Heatherly | Ben Saunders · Submission | R1 2:18 | 2014-08-23 | — |
| 45 | 2:21 | Kris McCray vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha | Carlos Eduardo Rocha · Submission | R1 2:21 | 2010-11-13 | UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami |
| 46 | 2:24 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs Brandon Wolff | Yoshiyuki Yoshida · Submission | R1 2:24 | 2009-05-23 | UFC 98: Evans vs Machida |
| 47 | 2:25 | Pete Spratt vs Zach Light | Pete Spratt · Submission | R1 2:25 | 2002-06-22 | UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets |
| 48 | 2:25 | Kyle Stewart vs Chance Rencountre | Chance Rencountre · Submission | R1 2:25 | 2019-01-19 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw |
| 49 | 2:26 | Kelvin Gastelum vs Brian Melancon | Kelvin Gastelum · Submission | R1 2:26 | 2013-08-28 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 |
| 50 | 2:30 | Demian Maia vs Rick Story | Demian Maia · Submission | R1 2:30 | 2012-10-13 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar |
| 51 | 2:33 | Donald Cerrone vs Alex Oliveira | Donald Cerrone · Submission | R1 2:33 | 2016-02-21 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy |
| 52 | 2:33 | Sasha Palatnikov vs Ramiz Brahimaj | Ramiz Brahimaj · Submission | R1 2:33 | 2021-08-21 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum |
| 53 | 2:35 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Curtis Millender | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · Submission | R1 2:35 | 2019-03-09 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos |
| 54 | 2:35 | Claudio Silva vs Cole Williams | Claudio Silva · Submission | R1 2:35 | 2019-08-03 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler |
| 55 | 2:36 | Jim Miller vs Donald Cerrone | Jim Miller · Submission | R1 2:36 | 2022-07-02 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier |
| 56 | 2:37 | Anthony Torres vs Pat Healy | Anthony Torres · Submission | R1 2:37 | 2006-08-17 | UFC Fight Night 6 |
| 57 | 2:38 | Demian Maia vs Lyman Good | Demian Maia · Submission | R1 2:38 | 2019-02-02 | UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 |
| 58 | 2:38 | Thiago Alves vs Tim Means | Tim Means · Submission | R1 2:38 | 2019-12-07 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik |
| 59 | 2:39 | Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland | Kevin Holland · Submission | R1 2:39 | 2023-07-29 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 |
| 60 | 2:44 | Shinsho Anzai vs Jake Matthews | Jake Matthews · Submission | R1 2:44 | 2018-06-23 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards |
| 61 | 2:46 | Danny Roberts vs Nathan Coy | Danny Roberts · Submission | R1 2:46 | 2015-12-10 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant |
| 62 | 2:48 | Geoff Neal vs Brian Camozzi | Geoff Neal · Submission | R1 2:48 | 2018-02-18 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros |
| 63 | 2:50 | Dustin Hazelett vs Stevie Lynch | Dustin Hazelett · Submission | R1 2:50 | 2007-06-16 | UFC 72: Victory |
| 64 | 2:50 | Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs David Zawada | David Zawada · Submission | R1 2:50 | 2019-11-09 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar |
| 65 | 2:50 | Alex Oliveira vs Randy Brown | Randy Brown · Submission | R1 2:50 | 2021-04-24 | UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 |
| 66 | 2:50 | Sam Patterson vs Kiefer Crosbie | Sam Patterson · Submission | R1 2:50 | 2024-07-27 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 |
| 67 | 2:51 | KJ Noons vs Alex Oliveira | Alex Oliveira · Submission | R1 2:51 | 2015-05-30 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves |
| 68 | 2:52 | Daniel Sarafian vs Kiichi Kunimoto | Kiichi Kunimoto · Submission | R1 2:52 | 2014-06-14 | UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov |
| 69 | 2:52 | Christian Aguilera vs Carlston Harris | Carlston Harris · Submission | R1 2:52 | 2021-05-08 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson |
| 70 | 2:54 | Gunnar Nelson vs Brandon Thatch | Gunnar Nelson · Submission | R1 2:54 | 2015-07-11 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor |
| 71 | 2:57 | Kenny Robertson vs Brock Jardine | Kenny Robertson · Submission | R1 2:57 | 2013-02-23 | UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche |
| 72 | 2:57 | Peter Sobotta vs Steve Kennedy | Peter Sobotta · Submission | R1 2:57 | 2015-06-20 | UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne |
| 73 | 2:57 | Mickey Gall vs Jordan Williams | Mickey Gall · Submission | R1 2:57 | 2021-07-24 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw |
| 74 | 3:04 | Duane Ludwig vs Josh Neer | Josh Neer · Submission | R1 3:04 | 2012-01-20 | UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller |
| 75 | 3:06 | Brock Larson vs Mike Pyle | Brock Larson · Submission | R1 3:06 | 2009-05-23 | UFC 98: Evans vs Machida |
| 76 | 3:13 | Sergio Moraes vs Neil Magny | Sergio Moraes · Submission | R1 3:13 | 2013-08-03 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung |
| 77 | 3:14 | Neil Magny vs Yaroslav Amosov | Yaroslav Amosov · Submission | R1 3:14 | 2025-12-13 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape |
| 78 | 3:15 | Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida | Matt Hughes · Submission | R1 3:15 | 2010-08-07 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen |
| 79 | 3:16 | Li Jingliang vs Khamzat Chimaev | Khamzat Chimaev · Submission | R1 3:16 | 2021-10-30 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| 80 | 3:16 | Billy Ray Goff vs Ramiz Brahimaj | Ramiz Brahimaj · Submission | R1 3:16 | 2025-05-31 | UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber |
| 81 | 3:19 | Court McGee vs Tim Means | Court McGee · Submission | R1 3:19 | 2024-10-05 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. |
| 82 | 3:20 | Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren | Ben Askren · Submission | R1 3:20 | 2019-03-02 | UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith |
| 83 | 3:22 | DaMarques Johnson vs Mike Guymon | DaMarques Johnson · Submission | R1 3:22 | 2011-01-22 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 |
| 84 | 3:25 | Michael Chiesa vs Vicente Luque | Vicente Luque · Submission | R1 3:25 | 2021-08-07 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane |
| 85 | 3:28 | Matt Hughes vs Joe Riggs | Matt Hughes · Submission | R1 3:28 | 2005-11-19 | UFC 56: Full Force |
| 86 | 3:29 | Josh Koscheck vs Ansar Chalangov | Josh Koscheck · Submission | R1 3:29 | 2006-04-06 | UFC Fight Night 4 |
| 87 | 3:32 | Thiago Alves vs Papy Abedi | Thiago Alves · Submission | R1 3:32 | 2011-11-05 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz |
| 88 | 3:38 | Edgar Garcia vs Hector Urbina | Hector Urbina · Submission | R1 3:38 | 2014-11-15 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt |
| 89 | 3:40 | Nick Osipczak vs Frank Lester | Nick Osipczak · Submission | R1 3:40 | 2009-06-20 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale |
| 90 | 3:43 | Neil Magny vs Rafael Dos Anjos | Rafael Dos Anjos · Submission | R1 3:43 | 2017-09-09 | UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 |
| 91 | 3:44 | Tony Ferguson vs Michael Chiesa | Michael Chiesa · Submission | R1 3:44 | 2024-08-03 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov |
| 92 | 3:45 | Daniel Roberts vs Greg Soto | Daniel Roberts · Submission | R1 3:45 | 2011-01-01 | UFC 125: Resolution |
| 93 | 3:52 | Karo Parisyan vs Dave Strasser | Karo Parisyan · Submission | R1 3:52 | 2003-09-26 | UFC 44: Undisputed |
| 94 | 3:52 | TJ Waldburger vs Mike Stumpf | TJ Waldburger · Submission | R1 3:52 | 2011-09-17 | UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger |
| 95 | 3:54 | Matt Hughes vs Frank Triggtitle | Matt Hughes · Submission | R1 3:54 | 2003-11-21 | UFC 45: Revolution |
| 96 | 3:56 | Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque | Vicente Luque · Submission | R1 3:56 | 2021-03-27 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| 97 | 3:59 | Tony DeSouza vs Dustin Hazelett | Tony DeSouza · Submission | R1 3:59 | 2006-10-10 | Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter |
| 98 | 3:59 | Dustin Hazelett vs Tamdan McCrory | Dustin Hazelett · Submission | R1 3:59 | 2008-11-15 | UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar |
| 99 | 4:03 | DaMarques Johnson vs Edgar Garcia | DaMarques Johnson · Submission | R1 4:03 | 2009-12-12 | UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez |
| 100 | 4:03 | Martin Kampmann vs Jacob Volkmann | Martin Kampmann · Submission | R1 4:03 | 2010-01-02 | UFC 108: Evans vs Silva |