Issue 172

November 2018

Quick finishes in MMA are normally KOs, but speedy submissions are far from unknown.

Demetrious Johnson's recent defeat by Henry Cejudo brought to an end his record of most consecutive UFC title defenses at an incredible 11, but saw him fall short of Anderson Silva's UFC winning streak of 16.

Will Silva's streak ever be beaten? Now that Mighty Mouse has fallen short, it's hard to see when that might happen. But all this talk of records set our stat senses tingling and there's one UFC record that has really stood the test of time: quickest submission.

It's now over 23 years since Oleg Taktarov submitted late stand-in Anthony Macias in an incredible nine seconds on his way to overall victory at UFC 6 in Casper, Wyoming. It sits proudly at the top of our list of the 20 fastest submissions in UFC history and might well still be there in another 23 years' time:

• 0:09 Anthony Macias vs. Oleg Taktarov - UFC 6.
• 0:14 Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano - UFC 184.
• 0:14 Joe Charles vs. Kevin Rosier - UFC 4.
• 0:14 Justin Martin vs. Eric Martin - UFC 12.
• 0:16 Frank Shamrock vs. Kevin Jackson - UFC 15.5.
• 0:16 Ryan Roberts vs. Marcus Aurelio - UFC FN 13.
• 0:17 Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto - UFC 138.
• 0:19 Maximo Blanco vs. Chas Skelly - UFC FN 94.
• 0:20 Dennis Hallman vs. Matt Hughes II - UFC 29.
• 0:20 Sean Daugherty vs. Scott Morris - UFC 2.
• 0:20 Mark Hall vs. Don Frye - UFC 11.5.
• 0:23 Patrick Williams vs. Alejandro Perez - UFC 188.
• 0:23 Roman Mitichyan vs. Dorian Price - TUF 6 Finale.
• 0:24 Teemu Packalén vs. Thibault Gouti - UFC FN 84.
• 0:25 Joe Duffy vs. Mitch Clarke - UFC FN 90.
• 0:27 Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard - UFC FN 9.
• 0:30 Joe Soto vs. Brett Johns - TUF 26 Finale.
• 0:30 Scott Bessac vs. David Hood - UFC 7.
• 0:31 Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares - UFC FN 29.
• 0:38 Colton Smith vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira - UFC FN 44.