Most-Hyped Submission Fighters in UFC in 2025

While knockout victories in the UFC get a substantial amount of plays and clicks on the Internet, submission victories can be equally exciting stuff to watch. Sometimes, most notably in the case of someone like Ronda Rousey, a submission win can be the stuff of legends.

Anytime you sit down on the couch for a show from MMA’s top promotion and access ESPN+ to watch the night’s proceedings, the classic quote from the Oscar-winning picture Forrest Gump comes to mind:

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

Whether it’s an exhilarating fight that goes the full 15 or 25 minutes in length to the scorecards, a first-round knockout, or one that results in a contestant…