Maia's goal to retire with the most submissions in UFC history; do you think he will?

[Helmut Zemo]

He has 7 right now. Guys ahead of him:

Royce Gracie - 11
Frank Mir - 8
Nate Diaz - 8

Florian has 8, but one of them was submission due to punches. Lauzon also has 7.

 

[tenniswhiz]

Nah, he won't make it there.

If they give him the right opponents, it's possible.

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

not if he keeps fighting top 10 guys

 

[Steveston]

If he continues to fight high level guys honestly I don't think he will, submitting anyone in the top ten or top five is no easy task.

 

[Kalmah]

Probably not

 

[VinceArch]

It would be cool to see, we'll have to wait and find out. Sometimes Maia seems content with winning by decision.

 

[Dart Feld]

Depends on how much longer he plans on fighting. My gut says he retires with 10.

 

[blocnoir]

Aubin-Mercier

 

[Moral Victory]

They say he's a nice guy, who wants to do as little damage as possible to his opponents, so don't be surprised if all his future wins are by chokes.

 

[MayankSharma13]

If he can stay healthy as a gatekeeper then yes

 

[TheGrouch]

I'd be surprised if he breaks the record. Cool stat to follow tho.

 

[JKS]

So he needs 5 more to get to 12. I think he's got a good shot, he's certainly in no position to get cut since he's on a 3 fight win streak. He wont sub everyone he fights but he's gonna need another 8-10 fights to do it

 

[Drake]

No way. He couldn't submit Yakovlev or LaFlare & he had mount on both several times. Incredibly frustrating to watch.

 

[SuperBadAzz]

He could, but only if he continues fighting one dimensional strikers. Give him Thatch!

 

[HelloJapan]

Love Maia but i think 25 year Charles Oliveira has something to say about that. Da Bronx is at 7 right now...

 

[fullbodydenim]

That calf slicer from Charles Oliveira is very impressive. Your right he may go down as the all time submission leader when its all said and done.

 

[HelloJapan]

That calf slicer from Charles Oliveira is very impressive. Your right he may go down as the all time submission leader when its all said and done.

I think it's possible. Charles has age on his side, plus i think he's much more aggressive with going for submissions vs Maia, who seems content at times just winning through control and not risking losing position.

 

[TheMadHatter]

I dont think so but he is only 4 wins away from tying the most in UFC history. I think that is a more realistic goal

 

[P4psilva]

only if you can stop the take down or can defend on the ground.

he beat up lower level fighters because they couldn't stop the take down

 

[Philharmonik]

Two more submissions to pass Frank Mir? I doubt it. Would be cool though if he did.