The Tapology Consensus MMA Rankings

MMA's Best Submissions of the Year 2012

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1. 1

   

   Palhares vs. Massenzio

   Rousimar Palhares | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | UFC 142

2. 2

   

   Oliveira vs. Wisely

   Charles Oliveira | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | UFC on FOX 2

3. 3

   

   Miller vs. Guillard

   Jim Miller | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | UFC on FX 1

4. 4

   

   Rousey vs. Tate

   Ronda Rousey | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | Strikeforce

5. 5

   

   Poirier vs. Holloway

   Dustin Poirier | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | UFC 143

6. 6

   

   Belfort vs. Johnson

   Vitor Belfort | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | UFC 142

7. 7

   

   Kampmann vs. Alves

   Martin Kampmann | Submission | Round 3

   2012 | UFC on FX 2

8. 8

   

   Neer vs. Ludwig

   Josh Neer | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | UFC on FX 1

9. 9

   

   Gonzaga vs. Oliveira

   Gabriel Gonzaga | Submission | Round 1

   2012 | UFC 142

10. 10

    

    Lee vs. Yamamoto

    Vaughan Lee | Submission | Round 1

    2012 | UFC 144

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11. Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller | 2012 - UFC on FOX 3
12. Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 3
13. Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 1
14. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Kamal Shalorus | 2012 - UFC on FX 1
15. Sergio Pettis vs. Mike Lindquist | 2012 - Madtown Throwdown 26
16. TJ Waldburger vs. Jake Hecht | 2012 - UFC on FX 2
17. Lloyd Woodard vs. Patricky Freire | 2012 - Bellator 62
18. Daniel Pineda vs. Mackens Semerzier | 2012 - UFC on FX 2
19. Eduardo Dantas vs. Zach Makovsky | 2012 - Bellator 65
20. Ed Herman vs. Clifford Starks | 2012 - UFC 143


21. Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs | 2012 - UFC 145
22. Daniel Pineda vs. Pat Schilling | 2012 - UFC on FX 1
23. John Maguire vs. DaMarques Johnson | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 2
24. Fabricio Camoes vs. Tommy Hayden | 2012 - UFC on FX 1
25. Brent Weedman vs. JJ Ambrose | 2012 - Bellator 62
26. Louis Gaudinot vs. John Lineker | 2012 - UFC on FOX 3
27. Marlon Sandro vs. Roberto Vargas | 2012 - Bellator 60
28. Chris Camozzi vs. Dustin Jacoby | 2012 - UFC on FOX 2
29. Reza Madadi vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 2
30. Brandon Hanna vs. Yan Digilov | 2012 - Cage Combat 7


31. Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 2
32. Jay Silva vs. Kendall Grove | 2012 - Superior Cage Combat 4
33. John Melina vs. Marsell McCullough | 2012 - Downtown Showdown 2
34. Michelle Waterson vs. Diana Rael | 2012 - Jackson's MMA Series 7
35. James Thompson vs. Bob Sapp | 2012 - Super Fight League 1
36. Karl Amoussou vs. Chris Lozano | 2012 - Bellator 63
37. Roland Delorme vs. Nick Denis | 2012 - UFC on FOX 3
38. Ronaldo Souza vs. Bristol Marunde | 2012 - Strikeforce
39. Rafael Cavalcante vs. Mike Kyle II | 2012 - Strikeforce
40. Lumumba Sayers vs. Scott Smith | 2012 - Strikeforce


41. Karlos Vemola vs. Mike Massenzio | 2012 - UFC on FOX 3
42. Masakazu Imanari vs. Kevin Belingon | 2012 - One FC 3
43. Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Donald Sanchez | 2012 - One FC 3
44. Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 3
45. Rolles Gracie vs. Bob Sapp | 2012 - One FC 2
46. Pat Audinwood vs. Justin Reiswerg | 2012 - Legacy FC 10
47. Richard Odoms vs. Jake Heun | 2012 - ProElite 3
48. Trey Houston vs. Jeremiah Riggs | 2012 - Bellator 61
49. Sean McCorkle vs. Richard White | 2012 - Bellator 60
50. Cody McKenzie vs. Marcus LeVesseur | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 3


51. Patrick Cummins vs. Tasi Edwards | 2012 - ProElite 3
52. Yoshiro Maeda vs. Takafumi Otsuka | 2012 - DEEP 57
53. Artemij Sitenkov vs. Neil Seery | 2012 - Cage Warriors 46
54. Pavel Kusch vs. Alexander Starikov | 2012 - Cage Warriors 46
55. Tim Elliott vs. Josh Rave | 2012 - RFA 2
56. Scott Heckman vs. Lester Caslow | 2012 - Bellator 65
57. Cliff Wright vs. Dakota Cochrane | 2012 - RFA 2
58. Luis Vega vs. Sonny Luque | 2012 - Bellator 62
59. Alexandre Bezerra vs. Kenny Foster | 2012 - Bellator 60
60. Jeremy Ross vs. Brandon Chagnon | 2012 - AFO


61. Marta Chojnoska vs. Paulina Suska | 2012 - KSW 19
62. Chad Laprise vs. Josh Taveirne | 2012 - Bellator 64
63. Sanja Sucevic vs. Lena Ovchynnikova | 2012 - Super Fight League 1
64. Ryan McGillivray vs. Diego Bautista | 2012 - MFC 32
65. Shino VanHoose vs. Kimie Okada | 2012 - Pancrase
66. Kyle Prepolec vs. Lance Snow | 2012 - Bellator 64
67. Bae Young Kwon vs. Honorio Banario | 2012 - One FC 2
68. Gavin Tucker vs. Jeremy Henry | 2012 - ECC 13
69. Derrick Krantz vs. Eric Scallan | 2012 - Bellator 61
70. Dom O'Grady vs. Nathan Gunn | 2012 - Bellator 67


71. Jake Nauracy vs. Cory Galloway | 2012 - Bellator 60
72. Travis Bell vs. Neil Natasadu | 2012 - Super Fight League 1
73. Will Martinez Jr. vs. Terrell Hobbs | 2012 - Bellator 65
74. Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 2

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