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UFC submission rate by era

In 1994–2000, 37% of UFC fights ended by submission. In 2020–2026 it is 18%.

How often a UFC fight ends in a tap, across the whole official record.
Computed from 8,723 fights · 5 eras · updated 20 September 2026
Submission rate by era5 bars. Highest: 1994–2000 at 37% from 240 fights. The table below carries every value.0%10%20%30%40%1994–2000: 37% (240 fights)1994–20002001–2005: 23% (248 fights)2001–20052006–2012: 24% (1,619 fights)2006–20122013–2019: 18% (3,238 fights)2013–20192020–2026: 18% (3,378 fights)2020–2026
Submission rate by era · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
EraSubmission rateSubmissionsFights
1994–200037%89240
2001–200523%57248
2006–201224%3821,619
2013–201918%5893,238
2020–202618%6023,378
See also. This page is how often; these are the extremes on the same record: Fastest submissions in UFC history · Most submissions in UFC history
What counts. A submission is the official record’s own method code; a technical submission from strikes is filed as a KO/TKO and is not counted here. A fight is a UFC bout on the official record with a result. Draws, no-contests and overturned results are excluded from every count on this page; disqualifications and could-not-continues are counted as fights, which is why the knockout, submission and decision shares do not add up to 100%. How this table is cut. Five eras: the no-rules years, the Zuffa reboot, the boom, the expansion decade and the current one. Check us. Every number here is recomputed from the official UFC statistical record on each build — nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself, or start from the year-by-year archive.
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