Who are the premier bjj submission specialists currently in the UFC?

Joseph Morales is someone that has really impressed me with his BJJ so far
 
FEDORGOATPRIDE15-0 said:
Also Rafeal Lovato Jr although he only seems to do BJJ anymore. The Ryutolo brother that started MMA eareirin the year not sure if it's Kade or Tye.
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They both turned pro. Tye is 2-0 and Kade is 3-0.

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Lawrence said:
Honorable mention to Rani Yahya

Very tough and a true 1-trick pony

Ask Damien Maya who he ranks as a UFC great submission artist, and Rani will be in the conversation.
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He had some damn impressive wins for how single dimensional he was. Beating Mike Thomas Brown is no small accomplisment.
 
Ares Black said:
As far as credentials go

Marcus Buchecha
Rodolfo Vieira

Bia Mesquita
Mackenzie Dern
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Bea maybe the women's bjj GOAT. Absolutely in the discussion if nothing else.
 
She's one of the top BJ specialists of 2025... <{ohyeah}>
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VinceArch said:
Andre Muniz is pretty good, even submitted Jacare Souza in a fight. Doesn't have much of a chin though and most of his losses are by (T)KO.
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in a bjj fight ? Also Jacare probably was out of his prime. I think he got beat on the ground by Allen.
 
SuperNerd said:
I know you guys fell asleep during his last bout, and you're still cranky..

But Jailton is okay
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he does more wrestling. Werdum, Jacara, Maia would always go for the finish. Jailton is holding a position.
 
Maybe McKenzie Dern is to be mentioned. Yeah kinda low number of BJJ specialists. Today everyone bangs along with BJJ. I mean there are def wrestling specialists. I mean striking, kickboxing is too good so everyone is really putting work into it.
 
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VinceArch said:
Okay.
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Muniz is probalby still a good pick, I also had him saved in my head as bjj specialist. I just didn´t watch a lot of his fights and he isn´t a top fighter like Jacare, Maia, Werdum were. I do think he fits bjj stylist well.
 
Trabaho said:
Muniz is probalby still a good pick, I also had him saved in my head as bjj specialist. I just didn´t watch a lot of his fights and he isn´t a top fighter like Jacare, Maia, Werdum were. I do think he fits bjj stylist well.
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I knew Oliveira would be the top pick and for good reason, so I picked a fighter who was lesser known.
 
Blastbeat said:
this right here. Oliveira's record for submissions and finishes likely wont be broken any time soon. or ever. Do Bronx is a human python.
shout out to TS mentioning Paul Craig, that dude probably has the best triangle in UFC history. even though he was largely ineffective in most other areas of the fight.
Jim Miller has a sick guillotine, one of the best.
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Ironic that the two men who have to war for "best triangle evah" are a scotsman and an englishman.
9 out of 14 wins by triangle
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Meanwhile my all time favorite guillotine variation is this man's.
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Two true grappling one trick ponies, even if each of them has a heel hook or two sprinkled in.
 
Walter “The Clean Juice Monster” Walker has a win streak of pure heel hooks. He’s doing what all the Danaher BJJ primadonnas are too scared to do.
 
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