Greatest KO's In UFC History (Ranked)
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1
- Gaethje vs. Holloway
- Max Holloway in round 5
- 2024 | UFC 300
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no recency bias needed here. the stars aligned with this finish.
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2
- Askren vs. Masvidal
- Jorge Masvidal in round 1
- 2019 | UFC 239
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Modelooooooo.
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3
- Henderson vs. Bisping
- Dan Henderson in round 2
- 2009 | UFC 100
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The most vicious KO of all time. the definition of "Super Necessary"
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4
- Kasanganay vs. Buckley
- Joaquin Buckley in round 2
- 2020 | UFC Fight Night
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At least Impa is a millionaire.
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5
- Barboza vs. Etim
- Edson Barboza in round 3
- 2012 | UFC 142
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Joe Rogan's best call to date.
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6
- Overeem vs. NGannou
- Francis NGannou in round 1
- 2017 | UFC 218
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Ford Escort.
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7
- Usman vs. Edwards II
- Leon Edwards in round 5
- 2022 | UFC 278
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Greatest Hail Mary in UFC history and it was for a belt too.
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8
- Aldo vs. McGregor
- Conor McGregor in round 1
- 2015 | UFC 194
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Most important KO in UFC History. Conor became a star and the UFC grew with it.
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9
- Silva vs. Belfort
- Anderson Silva in round 1
- 2011 | UFC 126
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This KO was peak Anderson Silva.
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10
- Usman vs. Masvidal II
- Kamaru Usman in round 2
- 2021 | UFC 261
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A movie like KO that shot Masvidal's sweat right off his face.
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11
- Jung vs. Rodriguez
- Yair Rodriguez in round 5 | UFC Fight Night 139
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Last second upward elbow KO. Unfortunate because TKZ probably would have won the fight.
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12
- Gonzaga vs. Filipović
- Gabriel Gonzaga in round 1 | UFC 70
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13
- Rousey vs. Holm
- Holly Holm in round 2 | UFC 193
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The KO that shocked the world. Holm has 1 finish since this immaculate performance that happened in 2015.
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14
- Alvarez vs. McGregor
- Conor McGregor in round 2 | UFC 205
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Arguably the most beautiful flush combo in UFC history.
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15
- Shevchenko vs. Eye
- Valentina Shevchenko in round 2 | UFC 238
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Sounded like a baseball bat when the kick connected. Eye was laid out in the middle of the ring like murder crime scene body tape.
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16
- Assunção vs. Garbrandt
- Cody Garbrandt in round 2 | UFC 250
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Buzzer beater right hook KO over the top. Cant beat that.
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17
- Chandler vs. Ferguson
- Michael Chandler in round 2 | UFC 274
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Just when we all thought Tony was back then..... boom :(
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18
- Barry vs. Kongo
- Cheick Kongo in round 1 | UFC on Versus 4
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Ref had money on Kongo.
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19
- Lee vs. Gillespie
- Kevin Lee in round 1 | UFC 244
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Basically retired Gillespie and gave us false hope that Kevin Lee was back.
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20
- Couture vs. Machida
- Lyoto Machida in round 2 | UFC 129
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21
- Liddell vs. Evans
- Rashad Evans in round 2 | UFC 88
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22
- Rockhold vs. Bisping II
- Michael Bisping in round 1 | UFC 199
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23
- Jackson vs. Silva III
- Quinton Jackson in round 1 | UFC 92
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24
- Silva vs. Weidman
- Chris Weidman in round 2 | UFC 162
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25
- Liddell vs. Ortiz II
- Chuck Liddell in round 3 | UFC 66
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26
- Machida vs. Belfort
- Lyoto Machida in round 2 | UFC 224
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27
- Sandhagen vs. Edgar
- Cory Sandhagen in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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Poor Frankie.....
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28
- Evans vs. Machida
- Lyoto Machida in round 2 | UFC 98
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29
- Griffin vs. Silva
- Anderson Silva in round 1 | UFC 101
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30
- Cerrone vs. Story
- Donald Cerrone in round 2 | UFC 202
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31
- Penn vs. Uno I
- BJ Penn in round 1 | UFC 34
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32
- Brown vs. Sanchez
- Matt Brown in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 120
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33
- Cyborg vs. Nunes
- Amanda Nunes in round 1 | UFC 232
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34
- Evans vs. Salmon
- Rashad Evans in round 2 | UFC Fight Night 8
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35
- Reyes vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka in round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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Dominic couldn't catch a break after his win against Jones.
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36
- Emmett vs. Johnson
- Josh Emmett in round 3 | UFC on ESPN 2
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37
- O'Malley vs. Wineland
- Sean O'Malley in round 1 | UFC 250
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most impressive faint setup arguably in the sports history.
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38
- Pereira vs. Adesanya II
- Israel Adesanya in round 2 | UFC 287
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I was an Izzy fan for about 5 minutes after this KO.
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39
- Hughes vs. Newton I
- Matt Hughes in round 2 | UFC 34
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40
- Franklin vs. Quarry
- Rich Franklin in round 1 | UFC 56
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41
- Edwards vs. Thomson
- Yves Edwards in round 1 | UFC 49
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42
- Thompson vs. Pettis
- Anthony Pettis in round 2 | UFC on ESPN+ 6
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43
- Holland vs. Souza
- Kevin Holland in round 1 | UFC 256
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44
- Smith vs. Sell
- Scott Smith in round 2 | The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
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45
- Hardy vs. Condit
- Carlos Condit in round 1 | UFC 120
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46
- Lamas vs. Emmett
- Josh Emmett in round 1 | UFC on FOX 26
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47
- Zhang vs. Namajunas
- Rose Namajunas in round 1 | UFC 261
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48
- Miocic vs. NGannou II
- Francis NGannou in round 2 | UFC 260
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49
- Manuwa vs. Rakić
- Aleksandar Rakić in round 1 | UFC on ESPN+ 11
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50
- Bravo vs. Peterson
- Steven Peterson in round 2 | UFC on ESPN+ 17
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51
- Moraes vs. Sterling
- Marlon Moraes in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 123
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Zzzzzz followed by dab
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52
- Hathaway vs. Kim
- Dong Hyun Kim in round 3 | UFC Fight Night
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53
- Koscheck vs. Woodley
- Tyron Woodley in round 1 | UFC 167
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Such a satisfying KO. Never gets old.
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54
- Vannata vs. Makdessi
- Lando Vannata in round 1 | UFC 206
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55
- McCann vs. Carolina
- Molly McCann in round 3 | UFC Fight Night
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McCann's pinnacle highlight. then Blanchfield Darren tilled her.
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56
- St. Preux vs. Anderson
- Ovince St. Preux in round 3 | UFC 217
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57
- Stephens vs. Kattar
- Calvin Kattar in round 2 | UFC 249
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Hellbow. will never skip this finish if it ends up on my feed.
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58
- Dariush vs. Klose
- Beneil Dariush in round 2 | UFC 248
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59
- Jimmo vs. Perosh
- Ryan Jimmo in round 1 | UFC 149
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60
- Miocic vs. Cormier
- Daniel Cormier in round 1 | UFC 226
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61
- Aldo vs. Mendes
- José Aldo in round 1 | UFC 142
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62
- Franklin vs. Le
- Cung Le in round 1 | UFC on FUEL TV 6
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63
- Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
- Alexander Gustafsson in round 5 | UFC Fight Night 109
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64
- Chimaev vs. Meerschaert
- Khamzat Chimaev in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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One of the few 'the hype is real" moments that we all thought in 2020.
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65
- Poirier vs. McGregor II
- Dustin Poirier in round 2 | UFC 257
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the sequence, the call, the combinations. near perfect.
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66
- Machida vs. Rua II
- Maurício Rua in round 1 | UFC 113
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67
- Rockhold vs. Błachowicz
- Jan Błachowicz in round 2 | UFC 239
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Satisfying pull back uppercut. The celebration from Jan followed by Luke's jarred mouthpiece was cinema.
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68
- Emmett vs. Mitchell
- Josh Emmett in round 1 | UFC 296
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Arguably the scariest KO in recent memory.
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69
- Barboza vs. Dariush
- Edson Barboza in round 2 | UFC Fight Night 106
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70
- Vera vs. Cruz
- Marlon Vera in round 4 | UFC Fight Night
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Dom got botched rhinoplasty in the ring free of service from Vera.
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71
- Silva vs. Kim
- Dong Hyun Kim in round 2 | UFC Fight Night 29
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72
- Till vs. Masvidal
- Jorge Masvidal in round 2 | UFC on ESPN+ 5
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One of the more shocking KO's at the time in the past decade. Jorge became the star and Till became the lamb instead of the other way around.
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73
- Blaydes vs. Lewis
- Derrick Lewis in round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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Herb Dean Fault.
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74
- Ray vs. Santos
- Leonardo Santos in round 1 | UFC on ESPN+ 11
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75
- McGregor vs. Mendes
- Conor McGregor in round 2 | UFC 189
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76
- Oliveira vs. Sopaj
- Vinicius Oliveira in round 3 | UFC Fight Night
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KOTY if not for Holloway Gaethje at UFC 300. Absolutely brutal flying knee finish.
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77
- Ankalaev vs. Lungiambula
- Magomed Ankalaev in round 3 | UFC on ESPN+ 21
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78
- Burgos vs. Barboza
- Edson Barboza in round 3 | UFC 262
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3-5 business days lookin ah KO.
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79
- Pereira vs. Hill
- Alex Pereira in round 1 | UFC 300
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Chama.
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80
- Vick vs. Price
- Niko Price in round 1 | UFC on ESPN+ 19
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James Vick's chin was officially toast after this wacky circus upkick.
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81
- Diaz vs. Lawler
- Nick Diaz in round 2 | UFC 47
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Legendary moment.
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82
- Condit vs. Kim
- Carlos Condit in round 1 | UFC 132
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83
- Lewis vs. Volkov
- Derrick Lewis in round 3 | UFC 229
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We got the best post fight speech of all time thanks to Volkov fumbling this fight away,
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84
- Martins vs. Makhachev
- Adriano Martins in round 1 | UFC 192
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Holds a lot more weight because of where Islam is at in his career. Even then this is such a filthy counter.
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85
- Weidman vs. Romero
- Yoel Romero in round 3 | UFC 205
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This knee ultimately halted Weidman's career and kickstarted Romero's.
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86
- Stittgen vs. Thompson
- Stephen Thompson in round 1 | UFC 143
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87
- Wiman vs. Leavitt
- Jordan Leavitt in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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Disrespectful to the fullest intent.
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88
- Bossé vs. Santos
- Thiago Santos in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 70
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89
- Ledet vs. Walker
- Johnny Walker in round 1 | UFC on ESPN+ 2
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90
- Chavez vs. Ramos
- Ricardo Ramos in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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91
- Smith vs. Muradov
- Makhmud Muradov in round 3 | UFC on ESPN 7
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92
- Rodriguez vs. Fili
- Yair Rodriguez in round 2 | UFC 197
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93
- Pearson vs. Hooker
- Dan Hooker in round 2 | UFC Fight Night 110
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94
- Almeida vs. Pickett
- Thomas Almeida in round 2 | UFC 189
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What happened to Thomas Almeida ?
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95
- Barboza vs. Gaethje
- Justin Gaethje in round 1 | UFC on ESPN 2
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96
- Holland vs. Buckley
- Kevin Holland in round 3 | UFC Fight Night
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97
- Poirier vs. Johnson
- Michael Johnson in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 94
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98
- Almeida vs. O'Malley
- Sean O'Malley in round 3 | UFC 260
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99
- Weidman vs. Souza
- Ronaldo Souza in round 3 | UFC 230
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Underrated fight that you have to watch fully to understand how badass this finish actually was.
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100
- Whittaker vs. Adesanya
- Israel Adesanya in round 2 | UFC 243
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Insane pocket exchange and finish that started Izzy's reign.
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101
- Yan vs. Faber
- Petr Yan in round 3 | UFC 245
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102
- Hunt vs. Nelson
- Mark Hunt in round 2 | UFC Fight Night 52
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103
- Ige vs. Tucker
- Dan Ige in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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104
- Villante vs. Barnett
- Chris Barnett in round 2 | UFC 268
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105
- Strickland vs. Pereira
- Alex Pereira in round 1 | UFC 276
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106
- Moraes vs. Sandhagen
- Cory Sandhagen in round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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107
- Henrique vs. NGannou
- Francis NGannou in round 2 | UFC on FOX 17
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108
- Stephens vs. dos Anjos
- Jeremy Stephens in round 3 | UFC 91
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109
- Krylov vs. Herman
- Nikita Krylov in round 2 | UFC 201
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110
- Holm vs. Correia
- Holly Holm in round 3 | UFC Fight Night 111
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111
- Poirier vs. Gaethje II
- Justin Gaethje in round 2 | UFC 291
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112
- Zhang vs. Jędrzejczyk II
- Weili Zhang in round 2 | UFC 275
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113
- Adesanya vs. Costa
- Israel Adesanya in round 2 | UFC 253
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114
- Lawler vs. Woodley
- Tyron Woodley in round 1 | UFC 201
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115
- Perez vs. Song
- Yadong Song in round 1 | UFC 239
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116
- Johnson vs. Teixeira
- Anthony Johnson in round 1 | UFC 202
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117
- Nunes vs. Holm
- Amanda Nunes in round 1 | UFC 239
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118
- Belfort vs. Rockhold
- Vitor Belfort in round 1 | UFC on FX 8
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119
- Wells vs. McGee
- Jeremiah Wells in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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120
- Mousasi vs. Hall
- Uriah Hall in round 2 | UFC Fight Night 75
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121
- Walker vs. Hill
- Jamahal Hill in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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122
- Gaethje vs. Vick
- Justin Gaethje in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 135
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123
- Volkanovski vs. Topuria
- Ilia Topuria in round 2 | UFC 298
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124
- Razak Alhassan vs. Di Chirico
- Abdul Razak Alhassan in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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125
- Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba II
- Magomed Ankalaev in round 1 | UFC 254
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126
- Anderson vs. Błachowicz II
- Jan Błachowicz in round 1 | UFC on ESPN+ 25
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127
- Manuwa vs. Anderson
- Jimi Manuwa in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 107
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128
- Rockhold vs. Romero
- Yoel Romero in round 3 | UFC 221
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129
- Cerrone vs. Brown
- Donald Cerrone in round 3 | UFC 206
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130
- Vieira vs. Aldana
- Irene Aldana in round 1 | UFC 245
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131
- Edgar vs. Vera
- Marlon Vera in round 3 | UFC 268
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132
- Blaydes vs. Daukaus
- Curtis Blaydes in round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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133
- Bisping vs. Gastelum
- Kelvin Gastelum in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 122
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134
- Buckley vs. Di Chirico
- Alessio Di Chirico in round 1 | UFC on ABC 1
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135
- Kara-France vs. Bontorin
- Kai Kara-France in round 1 | UFC 259
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136
- Oezdemir vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka in round 2 | UFC 251
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137
- Johnson vs. Ferreira
- Diego Ferreira in round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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138
- Koscheck vs. Yoshida
- Josh Koscheck in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 16
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139
- Tavares vs. Nurmagomedov
- Khabib Nurmagomedov in round 1 | UFC on FX 7
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140
- NGannou vs. Rozenstruik
- Francis NGannou in round 1 | UFC 249
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141
- Rountree Jr. vs. Walker
- Johnny Walker in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 140
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142
- Ellenberger vs. Perry
- Mike Perry in round 2 | UFC Fight Night 108
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143
- Namajunas vs. Andrade
- Jéssica Andrade in round 2 | UFC 237
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144
- Poirier vs. Saint-Denis
- Dustin Poirier in round 2 | UFC 299
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145
- Overeem vs. Blaydes
- Curtis Blaydes in round 3 | UFC 225
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146
- Castillo vs. Felder
- Paul Felder in round 2 | UFC 182
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147
- Yanez vs. Kelley
- Adrian Yanez in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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148
- Herbert vs. Topuria
- Ilia Topuria in round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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149
- Miller vs. Butler
- Jim Miller in round 1 | UFC Fight Night
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150
- Hunt vs. Mir
- Mark Hunt in round 1 | UFC Fight Night 85
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151
- Nelson vs. Schaub
- Roy Nelson in round 1 | The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
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152
- Aliskerov vs. Hawes
- Ikram Aliskerov in round 1 | UFC 288
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153
- McGregor vs. Poirier
- Conor McGregor in round 1 | UFC 178
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154
- Fialho vs. VanCamp
- Andre Fialho in round 1 | UFC 274
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155
- Edgar vs. Ortega
- Brian Ortega in round 1 | UFC 222
My Summary