Best submission artist in each UFC division at present

Featherweight – Cole Miller

Cole Miller

Out of the ten wins Cole Miller has in the UFC, seven have come by way of submission earning him ‘submission of the night’ honours on four occasions. Miller a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a variety of submission manoeuvres in his arsenal with victories by submission coming by way of guillotine choke, rear naked choke, the kimura lock and triangle choke.

One of his most notable victories was against fellow submission specialist Dan Lauzon at UFC 108 when he turned an inverted triangle into a kimura lock while hanging upside down.

Lightweight – Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz:

The Ceaser Gracie product has been known for his boxing technique and cardio but what most people really don’t know is that this guy is a submission artist. Out of 12 wins Diaz has in the UFC 8 have come by submission and he’s tied with Frank Mir for the 2nd most wins by submission in UFC History.

Diaz is on a bad patch at the moment, he got beat up real bad against current lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos and some believe Diaz doesn’t have the urge to fight again but recent events in the UFC have show that Diaz wants to be among the top and if everything goes as planned and considering he’s only 30, it’s more likely that he will beat Royce Gracie’s record of 11 submissions in the UFC.

Welterweight – Demian Maia

Demain Maia

A fourth-degree black belt holder in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, former ADCC Submission Wrestling Champion and many more accolades strengthen Maia’s credentials as a top ground game worker. Maia’s grappling skills are highly respected that Frank Mir had hired Maia to improve his Jiu-Jitsu skills before fighting Brock Lesnar at UFC 100. Out of 13 wins Maia has in the UFC 6 have come by submission and have resulted in 4 submission of the night bonuses.

Maia’s skills lie in getting the opponent to the ground without giving a punch and his signature moves are the rear naked choke and the triangle choke. One of Maia’s most notable win came against Chael Sonnen at UFC 95 where he made the “gangster” tap through a triangle choke.