Valter Walker has pulled off something so rare in the UFC’s history that nearly no fighter before him managed it. In 2025, the Brazilian heavyweight became the first fighter ever to secure three consecutive heel hook submission wins in a single year, now making it four in a row.
Valter Walker’s Heel Hooks
Walker‘s streak began in August 2024 against Junior Tafa at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, where he caught Tafa with a heel hook 4 minutes and 56 seconds into round one. Tafa screamed in agony rather than tap, forcing referee Steve Percival to stop the fight.