Anthony Waldburger and David Mitchell Set UFC Record for Submission Attempts

by Mike Fagan on Sep 18, 2010 12:00 PM EDT in UFC News

During the action at UFC Fight Night 22, WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby tweeted during the prelim fight between Anthony Waldburger and David Mitchell:

Waldburger and Mitchell might set some sort of sub attempt record. What a fight.

Our own Kid Nate added:

Waldburger attempted more subs than I've ever seen tried and failed

So, did they succeed in setting some sort of high mark? From the FightMetric blog:

Congratulations to Anthony "TJ" Waldburger and David Mitchell! Their fight on the undercard of Fight Night 22 set a new UFC record for most combined submission attempts in a single fight (stats available here). Waldburger locked-on seven serious submission attempts and Mitchell locked-on six, for a new record high of 13.

I suppose co-owning the combined sub attempt record is akin to owning a record for most spares in a bowling match, but there you go.

FightMetric's Rami Genauer informed me that Waldburger and Mitchell surpassed the mark set by Cole Miller and Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 11 back in September of 2007. Miller and Garcia "combined" for 10 submission attempts. Rami made sure to note that Miller was credited for all 10 attempts.

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I must see this fight.

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by JRN on Sep 18, 2010 12:31 PM EDT reply actions

Check MMA Core

I’ve seen Foster/Petz and Petz got clipped with a right hand and then Foster unloaded about 30 strikes before they stopped it.

I….don’t understand how this didn’t make the broadcast.

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by SSreporters on Sep 18, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah I'm still utterly baffled by that

when I saw that fight live I was SURE that it would make Spike TV. I think that had Cole or Oliveira finished faster they would’ve but they had some hard core shilling to do.

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by Nate Wilcox on Sep 18, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s a good watch, though it’s a lot more one-sided than the submission attempts would indicate.

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by Mike Fagan on Sep 18, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

it's a very fun fight

I enjoyed it completely live. although neither man showed any indication that they could actually finish a leg or foot attack they both kept going back to the well.

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by Nate Wilcox on Sep 18, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions

OK, I’ve seen it now. Pretty fun, mainly for the first round, which is like the ground equivalent of a stand-n-bang brawl.

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by JRN on Sep 18, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

it’s a hoot. I’ll take aggressive bad grappling over bad stand-up any day.

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by Nate Wilcox on Sep 18, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I like how both guys gave up position just to try and finish, props to both guys.

I’m a sucker for gogoplata attempts.

by IRodC on Sep 18, 2010 1:11 PM EDT reply actions

Pff

Hideo Tokoro attempts more subs by himself in most fights ;)

by ddevil on Sep 18, 2010 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

Fricken-A brother.

Couldn’t agree more.

by bubbafat on Sep 18, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions

pff

he’s also nearly lost more fights than he has won

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by DamnSevern on Sep 18, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s also spent a lot of time competing one or two weight classes above the ideal.

Point being HE RULES.

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by JRN on Sep 18, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I never said that he is a great fighter. This article isn’t about those two guys being awesome fighters either. Many sub attempts = exciting. Nobody personifies that better than Tokoro.

by ddevil on Sep 18, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll say it.

Hideo Tokoro is a great fighter. Every fight is a barn burner, with slick scrambles and an unrelenting pace. He may never be top ten in his respective division, whatever that is, but he is an ingredient for a guaranteed great fight. Kid worked Royce worse than Hughes and didn’t whine when he was handed a draw.

by bubbafat on Sep 18, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Sure, but great fighter <> exciting fighter. I’ll even go as far as calling him the most exciting mma fighter ever, but especially in recent years, he hasn’t been all that good. Still exciting, but not that good. He was doing very well for himself in HERO’S though.

by ddevil on Sep 18, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

no doubt

just impressed when I see this on a prelim between two young prospects.

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by DamnSevern on Sep 18, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Waldburger sounds a lot like a hamburger named after Suzyn Waldman.

The patties are moist because her tears are in it.

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by SSreporters on Sep 18, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

Awesome fight

But I wonder if a Palhares-type commitment to one would have ended it?

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by Derek Suboticki on Sep 18, 2010 3:28 PM EDT reply actions