- GotaHemmi
- 1st Degree Purple Belt
- Member Since 2010.10.04
My MMA Rankings
All Time Greatest MMA Upsets
Just a fair warning, I'm going to be biased because I didn't get into MMA until the mid 2000's and I'm still catching up on my history. I also don't fully appreciate the historical significance or some of the upsets.
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1
- Serra vs. St-Pierre I
- Matt Serra | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2007 | UFC 69
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2
- Emelianenko vs. Werdum
- Fabrício Werdum | Submission | Round 1
- 2010 | Strikeforce
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3
- Gonzaga vs. Filipović
- Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2007 | UFC 70
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4
- Griffin vs. Rua I
- Forrest Griffin | Submission | Round 3
- 2007 | UFC 76
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5
- Penn vs. Edgar I
- Frankie Edgar | Decision
- 2010 | UFC 112
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6
- Brown vs. Faber I
- Mike Brown | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2008 | WEC 36
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7
- Couture vs. Sylvia
- Randy Couture | Decision
- 2007 | UFC 68
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8
- Torres vs. Bowles
- Brian Bowles | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2009 | WEC 42
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9
- Lauzon vs. Pulver
- Joe Lauzon | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2006 | UFC 63
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10
- Sokoudjou vs. Nogueira
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | KO/TKO | RD 1
- 2007 | Pride 33
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11
- Randleman vs. Filipović I
- Kevin Randleman | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Pride Total Elimination 2004
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12
- Thiago vs. Koscheck
- Paulo Thiago | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 95
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13
- Pulver vs. Penn I
- Jens Pulver | Decision | UFC 35
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14
- Fabiano vs. Semerzier
- Mackens Semerzier | Submission | Round 1 | WEC 43
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15
- Huerta vs. Curran
- Pat Curran | Decision | Bellator 17
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16
- dos Santos vs. Werdum
- Junior dos Santos | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 90
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17
- Chonan vs. Silva
- Ryo Chonan | Submission | Round 3 | Pride Shockwave 2004
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18
- Yamamoto vs. Warren
- Joe Warren | Decision | Dream 9
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19
- Sexton vs. Frausto
- Zoila Frausto | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Bellator 23
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20
- Duffee vs. Russow
- Mike Russow | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 114
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21
- Lambert vs. Sobral
- Jason Lambert | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 68
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22
- Rogers vs. Arlovski
- Brett Rogers | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Strikeforce
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23
- Lashley vs. Griggs
- Chad Griggs | KO/TKO | Round 2 | Strikeforce
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24
- Penn vs. Hughes I
- BJ Penn | Submission | Round 1 | UFC 46
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25
- Couture vs. Liddell I
- Randy Couture | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 43
My Summary