The fastest submission in UFC light heavyweight history is Frank Shamrock vs Kevin Jackson, at 16 seconds, at UFC - Ultimate Japan on 21 December 1997.
| # | Time | Bout | Result | Ended | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:16 | Frank Shamrock vs Kevin Jacksontitle | Frank Shamrock · Submission | R1 0:16 | 1997-12-21 | UFC - Ultimate Japan |
| 2 | 0:33 | Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Rafael Cerqueira | Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev · Submission | R1 0:33 | 2025-11-22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| 3 | 0:50 | Ryan Bader vs Vladimir Matyushenko | Ryan Bader · Submission | R1 0:50 | 2013-01-26 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson |
| 4 | 0:53 | Alan Belcher vs Sean Salmon | Alan Belcher · Submission | R1 0:53 | 2007-05-26 | UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson |
| 5 | 0:57 | Luis Hernandez vs Sedriques Dumas | Luis Hernandez · Submission | R1 0:57 | 2026-09-26 | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos |
| 6 | 1:07 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Gadzhimurad Antigulov · Submission | R1 1:07 | 2016-11-19 | — |
| 7 | 1:11 | Alonzo Menifield vs Fabio Cherant | Alonzo Menifield · Submission | R1 1:11 | 2021-03-27 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| 8 | 1:24 | Nikita Krylov vs Stanislav Nedkov | Nikita Krylov · Submission | R1 1:24 | 2015-01-24 | UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson |
| 9 | 1:27 | Eliot Marshall vs Jules Bruchez | Eliot Marshall · Submission | R1 1:27 | 2008-12-13 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale |
| 10 | 1:29 | Ovince Saint Preux vs Nikita Krylov | Ovince Saint Preux · Submission | R1 1:29 | 2014-03-15 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler |
| 11 | 1:35 | Ryan Spann vs Ovince Saint Preux | Ryan Spann · Submission | R1 1:35 | 2024-10-05 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. |
| 12 | 1:49 | Felipe Franco vs Brendson Ribeirograded call | Brendson Ribeiro · Submission | R1 1:49 | 2026-10-10 | — |
| 13 | 1:50 | Ovince Saint Preux vs Yushin Okami | Ovince Saint Preux · Submission | R1 1:50 | 2017-09-22 | UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami |
| 14 | 1:52 | Tito Ortiz vs Yuki Kondotitle | Tito Ortiz · Submission | R1 1:52 | 2000-12-16 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts |
| 15 | 1:53 | Kyle Kingsbury vs Glover Teixeira | Glover Teixeira · Submission | R1 1:53 | 2012-05-26 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir |
| 16 | 1:54 | Jason Lambert vs Rob MacDonald | Jason Lambert · Submission | R1 1:54 | 2006-03-04 | UFC 58: USA vs Canada |
| 17 | 1:56 | Tito Ortiz vs Ryan Bader | Tito Ortiz · Submission | R1 1:56 | 2011-07-02 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber |
| 18 | 2:00 | Anthony Smith vs Vitor Petrino | Anthony Smith · Submission | R1 2:00 | 2024-05-04 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg |
| 19 | 2:06 | Paul Craig vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Paul Craig · Submission | R1 2:06 | 2020-07-25 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till |
| 20 | 2:14 | Stephan Bonnar vs Mike Nickels | Stephan Bonnar · Submission | R1 2:14 | 2007-07-07 | UFC 73: Stacked |
| 21 | 2:18 | Forrest Griffin vs Bill Mahood | Forrest Griffin · Submission | R1 2:18 | 2005-06-04 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters |
| 22 | 2:20 | Dean Lister vs Alessio Sakara | Dean Lister · Submission | R1 2:20 | 2006-05-27 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie |
| 23 | 2:21 | Renato Sobral vs Mike van Arsdale | Renato Sobral · Submission | R1 2:21 | 2006-02-04 | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 |
| 24 | 2:21 | Joachim Christensen vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Gadzhimurad Antigulov · Submission | R1 2:21 | 2017-05-13 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos |
| 25 | 2:22 | Ryan Spann vs Ion Cutelaba | Ryan Spann · Submission | R1 2:22 | 2022-05-14 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic |
| 26 | 2:24 | Cyrille Diabate vs Chad Griggs | Cyrille Diabate · Submission | R1 2:24 | 2012-11-17 | UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit |
| 27 | 2:26 | Eric Schafer vs Rob MacDonald | Eric Schafer · Submission | R1 2:26 | 2006-08-26 | UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral |
| 28 | 2:29 | James Irvin vs Igor Pokrajac | Igor Pokrajac · Submission | R1 2:29 | 2010-08-01 | UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko |
| 29 | 2:29 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Nikita Krylov | Nikita Krylov · Submission | R1 2:29 | 2015-08-23 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira |
| 30 | 2:32 | David Heath vs Cory Walmsley | David Heath · Submission | R1 2:32 | 2006-08-26 | UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral |
| 31 | 2:34 | Anthony Smith vs Devin Clark | Anthony Smith · Submission | R1 2:34 | 2020-11-28 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark |
| 32 | 2:38 | Glover Teixeira vs James Te Huna | Glover Teixeira · Submission | R1 2:38 | 2013-05-25 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 |
| 33 | 2:40 | Misha Cirkunov vs Patrick Cummins | Misha Cirkunov · Submission | R1 2:40 | 2018-10-27 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith |
| 34 | 2:45 | Tom Blackledge vs Anthony Perosh | Anthony Perosh · Submission | R1 2:45 | 2011-02-26 | UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch |
| 35 | 2:45 | Uran Satybaldiev vs Diyar Nurgozhay | Uran Satybaldiev · Submission | R1 2:45 | 2025-08-23 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang |
| 36 | 2:51 | Ion Cutelaba vs Ibo Aslan | Ion Cutelaba · Submission | R1 2:51 | 2025-02-22 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song |
| 37 | 2:52 | Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Brendson Ribeirograded call | Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev · Submission | R1 2:52 | 2026-04-04 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan |
| 38 | 2:54 | Ovince Saint Preux vs Tyson Pedro | Ovince Saint Preux · Submission | R1 2:54 | 2018-06-23 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards |
| 39 | 3:02 | Cyrille Diabate vs Ilir Latifi | Ilir Latifi · Submission | R1 3:02 | 2014-03-08 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa |
| 40 | 3:06 | Wilson Gouveia vs Carmelo Marrero | Wilson Gouveia · Submission | R1 3:06 | 2007-05-26 | UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson |
| 41 | 3:10 | Mike Nickels vs Wes Combs | Mike Nickels · Submission | R1 3:10 | 2006-06-24 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale |
| 42 | 3:19 | Vinicius Moreira vs Paul Craig | Paul Craig · Submission | R1 3:19 | 2019-09-21 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens |
| 43 | 3:19 | Jimmy Crute vs Ivan Erslan | Jimmy Crute · Submission | R1 3:19 | 2025-09-27 | UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes |
| 44 | 3:21 | Glover Teixeira vs Karl Roberson | Glover Teixeira · Submission | R1 3:21 | 2019-01-19 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw |
| 45 | 3:23 | Wilson Gouveia vs Wes Combs | Wilson Gouveia · Submission | R1 3:23 | 2006-08-26 | UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral |
| 46 | 3:29 | Jimmy Crute vs Michal Oleksiejczuk | Jimmy Crute · Submission | R1 3:29 | 2020-02-22 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker |
| 47 | 3:33 | Billy Elekana vs Kevin Christian | Billy Elekana · Submission | R1 3:33 | 2025-11-01 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama |
| 48 | 3:38 | Misha Cirkunov vs Jimmy Crute | Misha Cirkunov · Submission | R1 3:38 | 2019-09-14 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje |
| 49 | 3:39 | Jeremy Kimball vs Dominick Reyes | Dominick Reyes · Submission | R1 3:39 | 2017-12-02 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 |
| 50 | 3:43 | Oumar Sy vs Tuco Tokkos | Oumar Sy · Submission | R1 3:43 | 2024-05-18 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy |
| 51 | 3:46 | Anthony Perosh vs Guto Inocente | Anthony Perosh · Submission | R1 3:46 | 2014-11-07 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping |
| 52 | 3:46 | Volkan Oezdemir vs Bogdan Guskov | Volkan Oezdemir · Submission | R1 3:46 | 2023-09-02 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac |
| 53 | 3:47 | Anthony Smith vs Ryan Spann | Anthony Smith · Submission | R1 3:47 | 2021-09-18 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann |
| 54 | 3:48 | Ovince Saint Preux vs Ilir Latifi | Ilir Latifi · Submission | R1 3:48 | 2018-02-24 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens |
| 55 | 3:53 | Krzysztof Soszynski vs Brian Stann | Krzysztof Soszynski · Submission | R1 3:53 | 2009-04-18 | UFC 97: Redemption |
| 56 | 3:54 | Tyson Pedro vs Saparbeg Safarov | Tyson Pedro · Submission | R1 3:54 | 2018-02-10 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold |
| 57 | 3:57 | Nikita Krylov vs Paul Craig | Paul Craig · Submission | R1 3:57 | 2022-03-19 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| 58 | 4:01 | Rob MacDonald vs Kristian Rothaermel | Rob MacDonald · Submission | R1 4:01 | 2006-06-28 | UFC Fight Night 5 |
| 59 | 4:04 | Steve Cantwell vs Razak Al-Hassan | Steve Cantwell · Submission | R1 4:04 | 2008-12-10 | UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops |
| 60 | 4:07 | Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Tyson Pedro | Tyson Pedro · Submission | R1 4:07 | 2016-11-26 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson |
| 61 | 4:24 | Ion Cutelaba vs Oumar Sygraded call | Ion Cutelaba · Submission | R1 4:24 | 2026-03-14 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos |
| 62 | 4:27 | Alexander Gustafsson vs James Te Huna | Alexander Gustafsson · Submission | R1 4:27 | 2011-02-26 | UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch |
| 63 | 4:30 | Stephan Bonnar vs James Irvin | Stephan Bonnar · Submission | R1 4:30 | 2006-01-16 | UFC Fight Night 3 |
| 64 | 4:35 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Clint Hester | Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Submission | R1 4:35 | 2016-04-23 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux |
| 65 | 4:37 | Johnny Walker vs Ion Cutelaba | Johnny Walker · Submission | R1 4:37 | 2022-09-10 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson |
| 66 | 4:38 | Nikita Krylov vs Misha Cirkunov | Misha Cirkunov · Submission | R1 4:38 | 2016-12-10 | UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis |
| 67 | 4:42 | Jimmy Crute vs Marcin Prachnio | Jimmy Crute · Submission | R1 4:42 | 2025-07-19 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 |
| 68 | 4:47 | Mauricio Rua vs Chael Sonnen | Chael Sonnen · Submission | R1 4:47 | 2013-08-17 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen |
| 69 | 4:53 | Eric Schafer vs Houston Alexander | Eric Schafer · Submission | R1 4:53 | 2008-09-17 | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer |
| 70 | 4:55 | Alexander Gustafsson vs Phil Davis | Phil Davis · Submission | R1 4:55 | 2010-04-10 | UFC 112: Invincible |
| 71 | 5:24 | Renato Sobral vs Travis Wiuff | Renato Sobral · Submission | R2 0:24 | 2005-04-16 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 |
| 72 | 5:39 | Wilson Gouveia vs Seth Petruzelli | Wilson Gouveia · Submission | R2 0:39 | 2007-04-05 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard |
| 73 | 5:55 | Evan Tanner vs Homer Moore | Evan Tanner · Submission | R2 0:55 | 2001-11-02 | UFC 34: High Voltage |
| 74 | 6:09 | Randy Couture vs Mark Coleman | Randy Couture · Submission | R2 1:09 | 2010-02-06 | UFC 109: Relentless |
| 75 | 6:14 | Igor Pokrajac vs Vinny Magalhaes | Vinny Magalhaes · Submission | R2 1:14 | 2012-09-22 | UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort |
| 76 | 6:20 | Renato Sobral vs Chael Sonnen | Renato Sobral · Submission | R2 1:20 | 2005-10-07 | UFC 55: Fury |
| 77 | 6:28 | Misha Cirkunov vs Alex Nicholson | Misha Cirkunov · Submission | R2 1:28 | 2016-02-06 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson |
| 78 | 6:28 | Diyar Nurgozhay vs Brendson Ribeiro | Brendson Ribeiro · Submission | R2 1:28 | 2025-03-15 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 |
| 79 | 6:55 | Jimmy Crute vs Alonzo Menifield | Alonzo Menifield · Submission | R2 1:55 | 2023-07-08 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez |
| 80 | 6:59 | Henrique da Silva vs Paul Craig | Paul Craig · Submission | R2 1:59 | 2016-12-17 | UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson |
| 81 | 7:01 | Ryan Spann vs Devin Clark | Ryan Spann · Submission | R2 2:01 | 2019-10-12 | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson |
| 82 | 7:05 | Sam Hoger vs Jeff Newton | Sam Hoger · Submission | R2 2:05 | 2005-11-19 | UFC 56: Full Force |
| 83 | 7:10 | Sam Alvey vs Brendan Allen | Brendan Allen · Submission | R2 2:10 | 2022-02-05 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland |
| 84 | 7:11 | Ovince Saint Preux vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima | Ovince Saint Preux · Submission | R2 2:11 | 2017-04-22 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov |
| 85 | 7:28 | Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Devin Clark | Kennedy Nzechukwu · Submission | R2 2:28 | 2023-05-06 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo |
| 86 | 7:30 | Ovince Saint Preux vs Nikita Krylov | Nikita Krylov · Submission | R2 2:30 | 2019-04-13 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 |
| 87 | 7:39 | Wagner Prado vs Ildemar Alcantara | Ildemar Alcantara · Submission | R2 2:39 | 2013-01-19 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping |
| 88 | 7:40 | Frank Shamrock vs John Lobertitle | Frank Shamrock · Submission | R1 7:40 | 1998-10-16 | UFC - Ultimate Brazil |
| 89 | 7:41 | Cyrille Diabate vs Alexander Gustafsson | Alexander Gustafsson · Submission | R2 2:41 | 2010-10-16 | UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama |
| 90 | 7:41 | Jan Blachowicz vs Nikita Krylov | Jan Blachowicz · Submission | R2 2:41 | 2018-09-15 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik |
| 91 | 7:43 | Jon Jones vs Jake O'Brien | Jon Jones · Submission | R2 2:43 | 2009-07-11 | UFC 100 |
| 92 | 7:46 | Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Ovince Saint Preux | Ovince Saint Preux · Submission | R2 2:46 | 2019-09-28 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier |
| 93 | 7:55 | Phil Davis vs Tim Boetsch | Phil Davis · Submission | R2 2:55 | 2010-11-20 | UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida |
| 94 | 8:02 | Jan Blachowicz vs Devin Clark | Jan Blachowicz · Submission | R2 3:02 | 2017-10-21 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till |
| 95 | 8:02 | Jan Blachowicz vs Glover Teixeiratitle | Glover Teixeira · Submission | R2 3:02 | 2021-10-30 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| 96 | 8:05 | Seth Petruzelli vs Ricardo Romero | Ricardo Romero · Submission | R2 3:05 | 2010-07-03 | UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin |
| 97 | 8:09 | Cyrille Diabate vs Anthony Perosh | Anthony Perosh · Submission | R2 3:09 | 2011-11-05 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz |
| 98 | 8:11 | Nikita Krylov vs Francimar Barroso | Nikita Krylov · Submission | R2 3:11 | 2016-05-08 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski |
| 99 | 8:18 | Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekanagraded call | Billy Elekana · Submission | R2 3:18 | 2026-01-31 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 |
| 100 | 8:27 | Krzysztof Soszynski vs Shane Primm | Krzysztof Soszynski · Submission | R2 3:27 | 2008-12-13 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale |