The fastest submission in UFC featherweight history is Chas Skelly vs Maximo Blanco, at 19 seconds, at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson on 17 September 2016.
| # | Time | Bout | Result | Ended | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:19 | Chas Skelly vs Maximo Blanco | Chas Skelly · Submission | R1 0:19 | 2016-09-17 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson |
| 2 | 0:30 | Sodiq Yusuff vs Don Shainis | Sodiq Yusuff · Submission | R1 0:30 | 2022-10-01 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan |
| 3 | 0:39 | Clay Guida vs Thiago Tavares | Thiago Tavares · Submission | R1 0:39 | 2015-11-07 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 |
| 4 | 0:39 | Danny Henry vs Hakeem Dawodu | Danny Henry · Submission | R1 0:39 | 2018-03-17 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov |
| 5 | 0:39 | Brian Kelleher vs Ray Rodriguez | Brian Kelleher · Submission | R1 0:39 | 2020-09-05 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai |
| 6 | 0:48 | Zhang Tiequan vs Jason Reinhardt | Zhang Tiequan · Submission | R1 0:48 | 2011-02-26 | UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch |
| 7 | 0:52 | Darrick Minner vs TJ Laramie | Darrick Minner · Submission | R1 0:52 | 2020-09-19 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley |
| 8 | 0:57 | Mike Grundy vs Makwan Amirkhani | Makwan Amirkhani · Submission | R1 0:57 | 2022-03-19 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| 9 | 0:59 | Shane Young vs Gabriel Miranda | Gabriel Miranda · Submission | R1 0:59 | 2023-09-09 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
| 10 | 1:17 | Danny Henry vs Dan Ige | Dan Ige · Submission | R1 1:17 | 2019-03-16 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal |
| 11 | 1:17 | Melsik Baghdasaryan vs Murtazali Magomedovgraded call | Murtazali Magomedov · Submission | R1 1:17 | 2026-06-20 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi |
| 12 | 1:24 | Rony Jason vs Mike Wilkinson | Rony Jason · Submission | R1 1:24 | 2013-06-08 | UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum |
| 13 | 1:24 | Dan Hooker vs Mark Eddiva | Dan Hooker · Submission | R1 1:24 | 2016-03-19 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir |
| 14 | 1:35 | Justin Lawrence vs Daniel Pineda | Daniel Pineda · Submission | R1 1:35 | 2013-04-13 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale |
| 15 | 1:37 | Daniel Pineda vs Pat Schilling | Daniel Pineda · Submission | R1 1:37 | 2012-01-20 | UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller |
| 16 | 1:38 | Diego Lopes vs Gavin Tucker | Diego Lopes · Submission | R1 1:38 | 2023-08-05 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font |
| 17 | 1:38 | Josh Emmett vs Youssef Zalal | Youssef Zalal · Submission | R1 1:38 | 2025-10-04 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 |
| 18 | 1:41 | Makwan Amirkhani vs Masio Fullen | Makwan Amirkhani · Submission | R1 1:41 | 2015-06-20 | UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne |
| 19 | 1:43 | Charles Oliveira vs Eric Wisely | Charles Oliveira · Submission | R1 1:43 | 2012-01-28 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis |
| 20 | 1:49 | Jeka Saragih vs Westin Wilson | Westin Wilson · Submission | R1 1:49 | 2024-06-15 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira |
| 21 | 1:53 | Jamall Emmers vs Pat Sabatini | Pat Sabatini · Submission | R1 1:53 | 2021-08-28 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze |
| 22 | 2:02 | Joanderson Brito vs Lucas Alexander | Joanderson Brito · Submission | R1 2:02 | 2022-10-15 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo |
| 23 | 2:05 | Mackens Semerzier vs Daniel Pineda | Daniel Pineda · Submission | R1 2:05 | 2012-03-02 | UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann |
| 24 | 2:06 | Alex Caceres vs Kron Gracie | Kron Gracie · Submission | R1 2:06 | 2019-02-17 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez |
| 25 | 2:11 | Shane Burgos vs Kurt Holobaugh | Shane Burgos · Submission | R1 2:11 | 2018-11-03 | UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis |
| 26 | 2:12 | Anistavio Medeiros vs Rodrigo Damm | Rodrigo Damm · Submission | R1 2:12 | 2012-06-23 | UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 |
| 27 | 2:15 | Ricardo Ramos vs Julian Erosa | Julian Erosa · Submission | R1 2:15 | 2024-03-23 | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas |
| 28 | 2:29 | Erik Silva vs Francis Marshallgraded call | Francis Marshall · Submission | R1 2:29 | 2026-02-28 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh |
| 29 | 2:32 | Lando Vannata vs Charles Jourdain | Charles Jourdain · Submission | R1 2:32 | 2022-04-23 | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade |
| 30 | 2:35 | Chas Skelly vs Tom Niinimaki | Chas Skelly · Submission | R1 2:35 | 2014-08-23 | — |
| 31 | 2:45 | Fernando Padilla vs Luis Pajuelo | Fernando Padilla · Submission | R1 2:45 | 2024-03-23 | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas |
| 32 | 2:46 | Charles Rosa vs Manny Bermudez | Charles Rosa · Submission | R1 2:46 | 2019-10-18 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman |
| 33 | 2:47 | Steven Siler vs Joey Gambino | Steven Siler · Submission | R1 2:47 | 2012-06-22 | UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida |
| 34 | 2:54 | Yadier del Valle vs Connor Matthews | Yadier del Valle · Submission | R1 2:54 | 2025-05-17 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales |
| 35 | 3:02 | Ricardo Ramos vs Kaan Ofli | Kaan Ofli · Submission | R1 3:02 | 2025-10-11 | UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot |
| 36 | 3:03 | Godofredo Pepey vs Mike de la Torre | Godofredo Pepey · Submission | R1 3:03 | 2016-09-24 | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg |
| 37 | 3:05 | Charles Oliveira vs Myles Jury | Charles Oliveira · Submission | R1 3:05 | 2015-12-19 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 |
| 38 | 3:12 | Ricardo Ramos vs Charles Jourdain | Charles Jourdain · Submission | R1 3:12 | 2023-09-23 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot |
| 39 | 3:14 | Godofredo Pepey vs Andre Fili | Godofredo Pepey · Submission | R1 3:14 | 2015-03-21 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare |
| 40 | 3:15 | Josh Grispi vs Rani Yahya | Rani Yahya · Submission | R1 3:15 | 2012-08-04 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera |
| 41 | 3:15 | Makwan Amirkhani vs Danny Henry | Makwan Amirkhani · Submission | R1 3:15 | 2020-07-11 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal |
| 42 | 3:15 | Brian Kelleher vs Umar Nurmagomedov | Umar Nurmagomedov · Submission | R1 3:15 | 2022-03-05 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal |
| 43 | 3:18 | Alex Caceres vs Mackens Semerzier | Mackens Semerzier · Submission | R1 3:18 | 2011-03-26 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis |
| 44 | 3:18 | Ricardo Lamas vs Dennis Bermudez | Ricardo Lamas · Submission | R1 3:18 | 2014-11-15 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt |
| 45 | 3:23 | Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway | Dustin Poirier · Submission | R1 3:23 | 2012-02-04 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit |
| 46 | 3:27 | Diego Brandao vs Pablo Garza | Diego Brandao · Submission | R1 3:27 | 2013-04-06 | UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi |
| 47 | 3:38 | Maximo Blanco vs Luke Sanders | Luke Sanders · Submission | R1 3:38 | 2016-01-17 | UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz |
| 48 | 3:38 | Alex Caceres vs Austin Springer | Alex Caceres · Submission | R1 3:38 | 2020-08-29 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic |
| 49 | 3:39 | Austin Bashi vs John Yannis | Austin Bashi · Submission | R1 3:39 | 2025-08-02 | UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park |
| 50 | 3:41 | Isaac Dulgarian vs Yadier del Valle | Yadier del Valle · Submission | R1 3:41 | 2025-11-01 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama |
| 51 | 3:43 | Hyder Amil vs Christian Rodriguezgraded call | Christian Rodriguez · Submission | R1 3:43 | 2026-06-20 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi |
| 52 | 3:52 | Youssef Zalal vs Jarno Errens | Youssef Zalal · Submission | R1 3:52 | 2024-08-10 | UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 |
| 53 | 3:57 | Ricardo Ramos vs Eduardo Garagorri | Ricardo Ramos · Submission | R1 3:57 | 2019-11-16 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare |
| 54 | 4:06 | Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini | Pat Sabatini · Submission | R1 4:06 | 2024-10-12 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| 55 | 4:15 | Dustin Poirier vs Jonathan Brookins | Dustin Poirier · Submission | R1 4:15 | 2012-12-15 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale |
| 56 | 4:15 | Tom Niinimaki vs Niklas Backstrom | Niklas Backstrom · Submission | R1 4:15 | 2014-05-31 | — |
| 57 | 4:15 | Cub Swanson vs Renato Moicano | Renato Moicano · Submission | R1 4:15 | 2018-08-04 | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 |
| 58 | 4:16 | Song Yadong vs Bharat Kandare | Song Yadong · Submission | R1 4:16 | 2017-11-25 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum |
| 59 | 4:16 | Kaan Ofli vs Javier Reyesgraded call | Kaan Ofli · Submission | R1 4:16 | 2026-06-27 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres |
| 60 | 4:19 | Jordan Leavitt vs Joanderson Britograded call | Joanderson Brito · Submission | R1 4:19 | 2026-06-06 | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim |
| 61 | 4:20 | Bryce Mitchell vs Matt Sayles | Bryce Mitchell · Submission | R1 4:20 | 2019-12-07 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik |
| 62 | 4:22 | Mirsad Bektic vs Russell Doane | Mirsad Bektic · Submission | R1 4:22 | 2016-10-08 | UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson |
| 63 | 4:23 | Cole Miller vs Bart Palaszewski | Cole Miller · Submission | R1 4:23 | 2013-04-13 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale |
| 64 | 4:27 | Thiago Tavares vs Robert Peralta | Thiago Tavares · Submission | R1 4:27 | 2014-08-16 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux |
| 65 | 4:29 | Godofredo Pepey vs Dashon Johnson | Godofredo Pepey · Submission | R1 4:29 | 2014-09-13 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski |
| 66 | 4:30 | Andre Fili vs Melquizael Costa | Melquizael Costa · Submission | R1 4:30 | 2025-02-22 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song |
| 67 | 4:31 | Yves Jabouin vs Pablo Garza | Pablo Garza · Submission | R1 4:31 | 2011-04-30 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields |
| 68 | 4:43 | Dennis Bermudez vs Tommy Hayden | Dennis Bermudez · Submission | R1 4:43 | 2012-08-11 | UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II |
| 69 | 4:49 | Julian Erosa vs Christian Rodriguez | Julian Erosa · Submission | R1 4:49 | 2024-07-13 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez |
| 70 | 5:40 | Ricky Turcios vs Alberto Montesgraded call | Alberto Montes · Submission | R2 0:40 | 2026-03-07 | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 |
| 71 | 5:50 | Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Sean Soriano | Tatsuya Kawajiri · Submission | R2 0:50 | 2014-01-04 | UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim |
| 72 | 5:59 | Jack Shore vs Youssef Zalal | Youssef Zalal · Submission | R2 0:59 | 2024-11-02 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi |
| 73 | 6:10 | Daniel Teymur vs Chris Fishgold | Chris Fishgold · Submission | R2 1:10 | 2019-02-23 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos |
| 74 | 6:14 | Zygimantas Ramaska vs Nathan Fletcher | Nathan Fletcher · Submission | R2 1:14 | 2024-09-07 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady |
| 75 | 6:20 | Gabriel Benitez vs Sam Sicilia | Gabriel Benitez · Submission | R2 1:20 | 2016-09-17 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson |
| 76 | 6:32 | Dustin Poirier vs Pablo Garza | Dustin Poirier · Submission | R2 1:32 | 2011-11-12 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos |
| 77 | 6:38 | Katsunori Kikuno vs Sam Sicilia | Katsunori Kikuno · Submission | R2 1:38 | 2014-09-20 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson |
| 78 | 6:38 | Grant Dawson vs Darrick Minner | Grant Dawson · Submission | R2 1:38 | 2020-02-29 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo |
| 79 | 6:40 | Bill Algeo vs TJ Brown | Bill Algeo · Submission | R2 1:40 | 2023-04-15 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen |
| 80 | 6:48 | Pat Sabatini vs Lucas Almeida | Pat Sabatini · Submission | R2 1:48 | 2023-06-17 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier |
| 81 | 6:50 | Billy Quarantillo vs Youssef Zalal | Youssef Zalal · Submission | R2 1:50 | 2024-03-23 | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas |
| 82 | 6:54 | Cole Miller vs Sam Sicilia | Cole Miller · Submission | R2 1:54 | 2014-01-15 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou |
| 83 | 6:56 | Edimilson Souza vs Chas Skelly | Chas Skelly · Submission | R2 1:56 | 2015-11-07 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 |
| 84 | 7:01 | Chas Skelly vs Chris Gruetzemacher | Chas Skelly · Submission | R2 2:01 | 2017-02-04 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie |
| 85 | 7:02 | Josh Culibao vs Melsik Baghdasaryan | Josh Culibao · Submission | R2 2:02 | 2023-02-11 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski |
| 86 | 7:13 | Ricardo Lamas vs Charles Oliveira | Ricardo Lamas · Submission | R2 2:13 | 2016-11-05 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson |
| 87 | 7:16 | Cub Swanson vs Ricardo Lamas | Ricardo Lamas · Submission | R2 2:16 | 2011-11-12 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos |
| 88 | 7:17 | Jimy Hettes vs Robert Whiteford | Jimy Hettes · Submission | R2 2:17 | 2013-10-26 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz |
| 89 | 7:22 | Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson | Darren Elkins · Submission | R2 2:22 | 2018-01-14 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi |
| 90 | 7:27 | Michael Trizano vs Grant Dawson | Grant Dawson · Submission | R2 2:27 | 2019-05-18 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee |
| 91 | 7:42 | Jonathan Brookins vs Charles Oliveira | Charles Oliveira · Submission | R2 2:42 | 2012-06-01 | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale |
| 92 | 7:50 | Daniel Pineda vs Tucker Lutz | Daniel Pineda · Submission | R2 2:50 | 2023-03-25 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen |
| 93 | 7:57 | Clay Guida vs Dennis Bermudez | Dennis Bermudez · Submission | R2 2:57 | 2014-07-26 | UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown |
| 94 | 8:10 | Bryce Mitchell vs Ilia Topuria | Ilia Topuria · Submission | R2 3:10 | 2022-12-10 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev |
| 95 | 8:12 | Jimy Hettes vs Alex Caceres | Jimy Hettes · Submission | R2 3:12 | 2011-08-14 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle |
| 96 | 8:13 | David Onama vs Garrett Armfield | David Onama · Submission | R2 3:13 | 2022-07-09 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev |
| 97 | 8:18 | Billy Quarantillo vs Jacob Kilburn | Billy Quarantillo · Submission | R2 3:18 | 2019-12-07 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik |
| 98 | 8:22 | Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega | Brian Ortega · Submission | R2 3:22 | 2017-12-09 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega |
| 99 | 8:30 | Tom Niinimaki vs Renato Moicano | Renato Moicano · Submission | R2 3:30 | 2014-12-20 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway |
| 100 | 8:31 | Jonathan Pearce vs Omar Morales | Jonathan Pearce · Submission | R2 3:31 | 2021-09-25 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega |