July 2, 2009 Royce Gracie: Still The Man to Beat in the UFC

Royce Gracie, the original UFC champion, still holds the record (by a large margin) for most submission wins.

Most UFC Wins Via Submission (As of July 2, 2009)

11 Royce Gracie submissions over: Art Jimmerson, Dan Severn, Gerard Gordeau, Jason DeLucia, Keith Hackney, Ken Shamrock, Kimo Leopoldo, Minoki Ichihara, Patrick Smith, Remco Pardoel, Ron Van Clief

6 Ken Shamrock submissions over: Brian Johnston, Christophe Leninger, Dan Severn, Felix Lee Mitchell, Kimo Leopoldo, Patrick Smith

5 Dan Severn submissions over: Anthony Macias, Dave Beneteau, Joe Charles, Marcus Bossett, Paul Varelans

5 Demian Maia submissions over Chael Sonnen, Ed Herman, Jason MacDonald, Nate Quarry, Ryan Jensen

5 Don Frye submissions over Gary Goodridge (x2), Brian Johnston, Mark Hall, Tank Abbott

5 Frank Mir submissions over Antoni Hardonk, Brock Lesnar, Pete Williams, Roberto Traven, Tank Abbott

5 Kenny Florian submissions over Din Thomas, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Joe Stevenson, Kit Cope, Sam Stout

5 Oleg Taktarov Dave Beneteau (x2), Anthony Macias, Ernie Verdicia, Tank Abbott