The fastest submission in UFC history is Oleg Taktarov vs Anthony Macias, at 9 seconds, at UFC 6: Clash of the Titans on 14 July 1995.
| # | Time | Bout | Result | Ended | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:09 | Oleg Taktarov vs Anthony Macias | Oleg Taktarov · Submission | R1 0:09 | 1995-07-14 | UFC 6: Clash of the Titans |
| 2 | 0:14 | Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zinganotitle | Ronda Rousey · Submission | R1 0:14 | 2015-02-28 | UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano |
| 3 | 0:16 | Frank Shamrock vs Kevin Jacksontitle | Frank Shamrock · Submission | R1 0:16 | 1997-12-21 | UFC - Ultimate Japan |
| 4 | 0:16 | Marcus Aurelio vs Ryan Roberts | Marcus Aurelio · Submission | R1 0:16 | 2008-04-02 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon |
| 5 | 0:17 | Terry Etim vs Edward Faaloloto | Terry Etim · Submission | R1 0:17 | 2011-11-05 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz |
| 6 | 0:19 | Chas Skelly vs Maximo Blanco | Chas Skelly · Submission | R1 0:19 | 2016-09-17 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson |
| 7 | 0:20 | Scott Morris vs Sean Daugherty | Scott Morris · Submission | R1 0:20 | 1994-03-11 | UFC 2: No Way Out |
| 8 | 0:20 | Don Frye vs Mark Hall | Don Frye · Submission | R1 0:20 | 1996-12-07 | UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96 |
| 9 | 0:20 | Dennis Hallman vs Matt Hughes | Dennis Hallman · Submission | R1 0:20 | 2000-12-16 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 0:23 | Alejandro Perez vs Patrick Williams | Patrick Williams · Submission | R1 0:23 | 2015-06-13 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum |
| 12 | 0:24 | Teemu Packalen vs Thibault Gouti | Teemu Packalen · Submission | R1 0:24 | 2016-02-27 | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping |
| 13 | 0:25 | Joe Duffy vs Mitch Clarke | Joe Duffy · Submission | R1 0:25 | 2016-07-07 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez |
| 14 | 0:27 | Joe Stevenson vs Melvin Guillard | Joe Stevenson · Submission | R1 0:27 | 2007-04-05 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard |
| 15 | 0:30 | Joe Soto vs Brett Johns | Brett Johns · Submission | R1 0:30 | 2017-12-01 | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale |
| 16 | 0:30 | Sodiq Yusuff vs Don Shainis | Sodiq Yusuff · Submission | R1 0:30 | 2022-10-01 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan |
| 17 | 0:31 | Scott Bessac vs David Hood | Scott Bessac · Submission | R1 0:31 | 1995-09-08 | UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo |
| 18 | 0:31 | Rousimar Palhares vs Mike Pierce | Rousimar Palhares · Submission | R1 0:31 | 2013-10-09 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields |
| 19 | 0:33 | Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Rafael Cerqueira | Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev · Submission | R1 0:33 | 2025-11-22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| 20 | 0:38 | Colton Smith vs Diego Ferreira | Diego Ferreira · Submission | R1 0:38 | 2014-06-28 | — |
| 21 | 0:39 | Jerry Bohlander vs Nick Sanzo | Jerry Bohlander · Submission | R1 0:39 | 1997-02-07 | UFC 12: Judgement Day |
| 22 | 0:39 | Clay Guida vs Thiago Tavares | Thiago Tavares · Submission | R1 0:39 | 2015-11-07 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 |
| 23 | 0:39 | Danny Henry vs Hakeem Dawodu | Danny Henry · Submission | R1 0:39 | 2018-03-17 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov |
| 24 | 0:39 | Brian Kelleher vs Ray Rodriguez | Brian Kelleher · Submission | R1 0:39 | 2020-09-05 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai |
| 25 | 0:41 | Darren Elkins vs Charles Oliveira | Charles Oliveira · Submission | R1 0:41 | 2010-08-01 | UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko |
| 26 | 0:42 | Jessica-Rose Clark vs Julija Stoliarenko | Julija Stoliarenko · Submission | R1 0:42 | 2022-07-02 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier |
| 27 | 0:44 | Kevin Jackson vs Tony Fryklundtitle | Kevin Jackson · Submission | R1 0:44 | 1997-07-27 | UFC 14: Showdown |
| 28 | 0:44 | Rory Singer vs Ross Pointon | Rory Singer · Submission | R1 0:44 | 2006-06-24 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale |
| 29 | 0:44 | Renato Moicano vs Damir Hadzovic | Renato Moicano · Submission | R1 0:44 | 2020-03-14 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira |
| 30 | 0:45 | Mark Coleman vs Julian Sanchez | Mark Coleman · Submission | R1 0:45 | 1996-09-20 | UFC 11: The Proving Ground |
| 31 | 0:45 | Rousimar Palhares vs Tomasz Drwal | Rousimar Palhares · Submission | R1 0:45 | 2010-03-27 | UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy |
| 32 | 0:45 | Josh Neer vs Justin Edwards | Justin Edwards · Submission | R1 0:45 | 2012-10-05 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot |
| 33 | 0:45 | Mickey Gall vs Mike Jackson | Mickey Gall · Submission | R1 0:45 | 2016-02-06 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson |
| 34 | 0:45 | Brad Riddell vs Jalin Turner | Jalin Turner · Submission | R1 0:45 | 2022-07-02 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier |
| 35 | 0:46 | Frank Mir vs Pete Williams | Frank Mir · Submission | R1 0:46 | 2002-03-22 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide |
| 36 | 0:46 | Frank Mir vs David Abbott | Frank Mir · Submission | R1 0:46 | 2003-02-28 | UFC 41: Onslaught |
| 37 | 0:47 | Andrei Arlovski vs Tim Sylviatitle | Andrei Arlovski · Submission | R1 0:47 | 2005-02-05 | UFC 51: Super Saturday |
| 38 | 0:47 | Melvin Guillard vs Joe Lauzon | Joe Lauzon · Submission | R1 0:47 | 2011-10-08 | UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 |
| 39 | 0:47 | Cezar Ferreira vs Thiago Santos | Cezar Ferreira · Submission | R1 0:47 | 2013-08-03 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung |
| 40 | 0:47 | Cody Stamann vs Said Nurmagomedov | Said Nurmagomedov · Submission | R1 0:47 | 2022-01-22 | UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane |
| 41 | 0:48 | Zhang Tiequan vs Jason Reinhardt | Zhang Tiequan · Submission | R1 0:48 | 2011-02-26 | UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch |
| 42 | 0:48 | Derek Brunson vs Brian Houston | Derek Brunson · Submission | R1 0:48 | 2013-11-06 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 |
| 43 | 0:49 | Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen | Ben Nguyen · Submission | R1 0:49 | 2017-06-10 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt |
| 44 | 0:49 | David Branch vs Jack Hermansson | Jack Hermansson · Submission | R1 0:49 | 2019-03-30 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje |
| 45 | 0:49 | Gabriel Bonfim vs Mounir Lazzez | Gabriel Bonfim · Submission | R1 0:49 | 2023-01-21 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill |
| 46 | 0:50 | Frank Mir vs Tim Sylviatitle | Frank Mir · Submission | R1 0:50 | 2004-06-19 | UFC 48: Payback |
| 47 | 0:50 | Ryan Bader vs Vladimir Matyushenko | Ryan Bader · Submission | R1 0:50 | 2013-01-26 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson |
| 48 | 0:50 | Kyle Daukaus vs Gerald Meerschaert | Kyle Daukaus · Submission | R1 0:50 | 2025-11-15 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev |
| 49 | 0:52 | Dan Severn vs Marcus Bossett | Dan Severn · Submission | R1 0:52 | 1994-12-16 | UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors |
| 50 | 0:52 | Carlos Newton vs Bob Gilstrap | Carlos Newton · Submission | R1 0:52 | 1998-05-15 | UFC 17: Redemption |
| 51 | 0:52 | Darrick Minner vs TJ Laramie | Darrick Minner · Submission | R1 0:52 | 2020-09-19 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley |
| 52 | 0:52 | Vicente Luque vs Themba Gorimbo | Vicente Luque · Submission | R1 0:52 | 2024-12-07 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura |
| 53 | 0:52 | Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblettgraded call | Paddy Pimblett · Submission | R1 0:52 | 2026-07-11 | UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 |
| 54 | 0:53 | Mark Kerr vs Dwayne Casontitle | Mark Kerr · Submission | R1 0:53 | 1997-10-17 | UFC 15: Collision Course |
| 55 | 0:53 | Alan Belcher vs Sean Salmon | Alan Belcher · Submission | R1 0:53 | 2007-05-26 | UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson |
| 56 | 0:54 | Efrain Escudero vs Drew Dober | Efrain Escudero · Submission | R1 0:54 | 2015-06-13 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum |
| 57 | 0:54 | Michel Pereira vs Ihor Potieria | Michel Pereira · Submission | R1 0:54 | 2024-05-04 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg |
| 58 | 0:54 | Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Valter Walker | Valter Walker · Submission | R1 0:54 | 2025-07-12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| 59 | 0:55 | Andrei Arlovski vs Aaron Brink | Andrei Arlovski · Submission | R1 0:55 | 2000-11-17 | UFC 28: High Stakes |
| 60 | 0:55 | Tom Lawlor vs CB Dollaway | Tom Lawlor · Submission | R1 0:55 | 2009-07-11 | UFC 100 |
| 61 | 0:55 | TJ Waldburger vs Jake Hecht | TJ Waldburger · Submission | R1 0:55 | 2012-03-02 | UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann |
| 62 | 0:55 | Kevin Lee vs Rinat Fakhretdinov | Rinat Fakhretdinov · Submission | R1 0:55 | 2023-07-01 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov |
| 63 | 0:55 | Terrance McKinney vs Viacheslav Borshchev | Terrance McKinney · Submission | R1 0:55 | 2025-06-28 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira |
| 64 | 0:56 | Randy Couture vs Tony Halme | Randy Couture · Submission | R1 0:56 | 1997-05-30 | UFC 13: The Ultimate Force |
| 65 | 0:56 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs War Machine | Yoshiyuki Yoshida · Submission | R1 0:56 | 2008-05-24 | UFC 84: Ill Will |
| 66 | 0:57 | Oleg Taktarov vs Dave Beneteau | Oleg Taktarov · Submission | R1 0:57 | 1995-07-14 | UFC 6: Clash of the Titans |
| 67 | 0:57 | Jared Hamman vs Magnus Cedenblad | Magnus Cedenblad · Submission | R1 0:57 | 2013-08-31 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 |
| 68 | 0:57 | Joe Riggs vs Ben Saunders | Ben Saunders · Submission | R1 0:57 | 2014-12-13 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic |
| 69 | 0:57 | Mike Grundy vs Makwan Amirkhani | Makwan Amirkhani · Submission | R1 0:57 | 2022-03-19 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| 70 | 0:58 | Patrick Smith vs Ray Wizard | Patrick Smith · Submission | R1 0:58 | 1994-03-11 | UFC 2: No Way Out |
| 71 | 0:58 | Ramsey Nijem vs James Vick | James Vick · Submission | R1 0:58 | 2013-08-17 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen |
| 72 | 0:58 | Jim Miller vs Clay Guida | Jim Miller · Submission | R1 0:58 | 2019-08-03 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler |
| 73 | 0:58 | Muhammad Mokaev vs Cody Durden | Muhammad Mokaev · Submission | R1 0:58 | 2022-03-19 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| 74 | 0:59 | Davey Grant vs Manny Bermudez | Manny Bermudez · Submission | R1 0:59 | 2018-07-22 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith |
| 75 | 0:59 | Shane Young vs Gabriel Miranda | Gabriel Miranda · Submission | R1 0:59 | 2023-09-09 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
| 76 | 1:01 | Paul Varelans vs Mark Hall | Paul Varelans · Submission | R1 1:01 | 1995-09-08 | UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo |
| 77 | 1:01 | Dan Severn vs Paul Varelans | Dan Severn · Submission | R1 1:01 | 1995-12-16 | UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95 |
| 78 | 1:01 | Aleksandra Albu vs Emily Whitmire | Emily Whitmire · Submission | R1 1:01 | 2019-02-17 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez |
| 79 | 1:01 | Michel Pereira vs Michal Oleksiejczuk | Michel Pereira · Submission | R1 1:01 | 2024-03-09 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 |
| 80 | 1:02 | Michel Prazeres vs Bartosz Fabinski | Michel Prazeres · Submission | R1 1:02 | 2018-11-17 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio |
| 81 | 1:03 | Dan Miller vs Jake Rosholt | Dan Miller · Submission | R1 1:03 | 2009-02-07 | UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens |
| 82 | 1:03 | Mike Ciesnolevicz vs Neil Grove | Mike Ciesnolevicz · Submission | R1 1:03 | 2009-02-21 | UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson |
| 83 | 1:03 | Mark Hunt vs Sean McCorkle | Sean McCorkle · Submission | R1 1:03 | 2010-09-25 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop |
| 84 | 1:03 | Rousimar Palhares vs Mike Massenzio | Rousimar Palhares · Submission | R1 1:03 | 2012-01-14 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes |
| 85 | 1:03 | Michael Chiesa vs Niko Pricegraded call | Michael Chiesa · Submission | R1 1:03 | 2026-03-28 | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer |
| 86 | 1:04 | Anthony Birchak vs Ian Entwistle | Ian Entwistle · Submission | R1 1:04 | 2014-12-13 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic |
| 87 | 1:04 | Joseph Holmes vs Alen Amedovski | Joseph Holmes · Submission | R1 1:04 | 2022-05-21 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira |
| 88 | 1:04 | Guido Cannetti vs Randy Costa | Guido Cannetti · Submission | R1 1:04 | 2022-10-01 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan |
| 89 | 1:05 | Tony DeSouza vs Paul Rodriguez | Tony DeSouza · Submission | R1 1:05 | 2001-06-29 | UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands |
| 90 | 1:05 | Frank Mir vs Roberto Traven | Frank Mir · Submission | R1 1:05 | 2001-11-02 | UFC 34: High Voltage |
| 91 | 1:05 | Stefan Struve vs Lavar Johnson | Stefan Struve · Submission | R1 1:05 | 2012-05-26 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir |
| 92 | 1:05 | Fabricio Werdum vs Walt Harris | Fabricio Werdum · Submission | R1 1:05 | 2017-10-07 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee |
| 93 | 1:05 | Jeremy Stephens vs Mateusz Gamrot | Mateusz Gamrot · Submission | R1 1:05 | 2021-07-17 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises |
| 94 | 1:06 | Jesse Forbes vs Ryan Jensen | Ryan Jensen · Submission | R1 1:06 | 2010-05-29 | UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans |
| 95 | 1:06 | Roland Delorme vs Yuta Sasaki | Yuta Sasaki · Submission | R1 1:06 | 2014-08-23 | — |
| 96 | 1:07 | Patrick Smith vs Johnny Rhodes | Patrick Smith · Submission | R1 1:07 | 1994-03-11 | UFC 2: No Way Out |
| 97 | 1:07 | Royce Gracie vs Jason DeLucia | Royce Gracie · Submission | R1 1:07 | 1994-03-11 | UFC 2: No Way Out |
| 98 | 1:07 | Joshua Burkman vs Drew Fickett | Joshua Burkman · Submission | R1 1:07 | 2006-01-16 | UFC Fight Night 3 |
| 99 | 1:07 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Gadzhimurad Antigulov · Submission | R1 1:07 | 2016-11-19 | — |
| 100 | 1:08 | Patrick Smith vs Rudyard Moncayo | Patrick Smith · Submission | R1 1:08 | 1995-07-14 | UFC 6: Clash of the Titans |