Media Rarest/Most Exotic Submissions in the UFC/MMA (gif heavy)

[Taric]

Imada/Masvidal - Standing Reverse Inverted Triangle Choke

#1 now and forever.

 

[Facu1998]

Reverse boston crab
05:40

 

[Facu1998]

I don't even know what to call this, modified hammerlock kimura?

What fight?

 

[TR1]

I've been wondering this for years- where did all the keylock and Americana subs go?

 

[Y2Khaos]

What fight?

 

[Facu1998]

Isn't it absolutely unbelievable that this has happened more than once?

What's that?
From what fight?

 

[Y2Khaos]

What's that?
From what fight?

https://www.thesportster.com/mma/mma-fighter-uses-ring-rope-to-choke-opponent/

 

[Ozze]

Bravo TS. Epic thread.

The one arm guillotine of Rockhold on Bisping was like a big brother playing around with his young brother.

 

[FEDORFAN44]

Brett Johns calf-slicer on soto was pretty raw

 

[Ares Black]

I don't even know what's going on here.

 

[Don't Call Me A Casual]

So I was walking the dog the other night and started a list of rare mma submissions and was wondering if anybody wanted to help me expand/correct it


I'm not including standard versions of things like straight armbars, triangles, anaconda/brabos, guillotines, RNCs, arm triangles or heel hooks. I will include some of the preceding subs if they are applied with an interesting setup like a flying armbar...

I don't really have any criteria for submissions to qualify as rare, except for them not appearing on the list above. Not looking at any numbers/stats to help decide what's what...

these can be subs that might have not actually happened yet in mma competition, but are theoretically possible as outcomes in an mma fight, eg no collar chokes or w/e. Also includes some subs that might not still be legal in modern competition.

I'm not a bjj practitioner btw, as some of you might be able to tell. I just find submissions in general to be fascinating. Please correct me where I inevitably get things wrong

here's what I've got so far, with gifs when I can find em↓



Calf/Bicep Slicer

Spoiler: calf

Spoiler: bicep

Ezekiel Choke

Spoiler

Spoiler

Ninja Choke (power Guillotine?)

Spoiler

Spoiler: here's your real power gullotine

Gogoplata

Spoiler

Omoplata

Spoiler

thank you @Ben Saunders

Pillory Choke

Spoiler

Twister

Spoiler

Electric Chair

Spoiler: *non-mma

Banana Split

Spoiler

Scarfhold arm/headlock

Spoiler

Spoiler: armbar

Front Chancery

Spoiler: is this actually one, or a guillotine?

North-South Choke

Spoiler

Peruvian Necktie

Spoiler

Japanese Necktie

Spoiler

Flying Armbar/Triangle

Spoiler: triangle

Spoiler: armbar

Reverse Triangle

Spoiler

pt. 2 to come

scarfhold choke is my favorite, reminds me of the head and arm pin from wrestling

 

[Kowboy Karl]

The fact that people still don't know how to defend those baffles me

its easy first day bjj lesson

dont cross your feet

 

[Carrotman23]

I don't even know what's going on here.

Looks like he's literally chocking them by applying pressure to the neck with his knee, god damn lol.

 

[Ares Black]

Looks like he's literally chocking them by applying pressure to the neck with his knee, god damn lol.

Yeah the article I found it in called it a modified D'arce choke. Looks brutal.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

its easy first day bjj lesson

dont cross your feet

Even if you do. Push their head down. It relieves all pressure

 

[TommyBikes]

thanks mang

what a sub by Lytle

did you hear he's coming back and fighting bare-knuckle?

I miss Lytle, but I don’t want him to come back. He’s too old for this shit

 

[Crobson]

This thread is awesome!!!

 

[FilipEmoFights]

This is that old school catch as catch can shit
I like it, and BJJ’s so known these days the main subs barely work anymore, so perhaps making more people aware of these techniques is going to up the ante

 

[Vaanderdecken]

Looks like he's literally chocking them by applying pressure to the neck with his knee, god damn lol.

I've seen this taught at a few Catch schools. I've never used it but we've tested it out and it's brutal.

 

[Facu1998]

Looks like he's literally chocking them by applying pressure to the neck with his knee, god damn lol.

Yikes!