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Brutal. Vicious. Nasty.
MMA's greatest knockouts of all time are not for the faint of heart. There have been some seriously crushing KOs over time and these top our member rankings. You could call them the best of the best, or the worst of the worst. Create YOUR own ranking today.
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- Henderson vs. Bisping
- Dan Henderson in round 2
- 2009 | UFC 100
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2
- Silva vs. Belfort
- Anderson Silva in round 1
- 2011 | UFC 126
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3
- Jackson vs. Arona
- Quinton Jackson in round 1
- 2004 | Pride Critical Countdown 2004
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- Gonzaga vs. Filipovic
- Gabriel Gonzaga in round 1
- 2007 | UFC 70
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- Silva vs. Jackson II
- Wanderlei Silva in round 2
- 2004 | Pride 28
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- Silva vs. Griffin
- Anderson Silva in round 1
- 2009 | UFC 101
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- Machida vs. Couture
- Lyoto Machida in round 2
- 2011 | UFC 129
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- Machida vs. Evans
- Lyoto Machida in round 2
- 2009 | UFC 98
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- Evans vs. Liddell
- Rashad Evans in round 2
- 2008 | UFC 88
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- Barboza vs. Etim
- Edson Barboza in round 3
- 2012 | UFC 142
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- Jose Aldo vs. Cub Swanson | 2009 - WEC 41
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski | 2009 - Affliction 2
- Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry | 2011 - UFC on Versus 4
- Mirko Filipovic vs. Wanderlei Silva II | 2006 - Pride Final Conflict Absolute
- Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell | 2006 - The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
- Mauricio Rua vs. Lyoto Machida II | 2010 - UFC 113
- BJ Penn vs. Caol Uno I | 2001 - UFC 34
- Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva III | 2008 - UFC 92
- Rich Franklin vs. Nate Quarry | 2005 - UFC 56
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum | 2008 - UFC 90
- Mirko Filipovic vs. Igor Vovchanchyn | 2003 - Pride Total Elimination 2003
- Dan Henderson vs. Wanderlei Silva II | 2007 - Pride 33
- Vitor Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva I | 1998 - UFC 17.5
- Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 2010 - UFC 110
- BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes III | 2010 - UFC 123
- Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon | 2007 - UFC Fight Night 8
- Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef | 2010 - Strikeforce
- BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk | 2008 - UFC 84
- Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton I | 2001 - UFC 34
- Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith | 2010 - Strikeforce
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers | 2009 - Strikeforce
- Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia | 2009 - UFC 102
- Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin I | 2006 - UFC 64
- Anderson Silva vs. Chris Leben | 2006 - UFC Fight Night 5
- Anderson Silva vs. Tony Fryklund | 2006 - Cage Rage 16 - Critical Condition
- Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy | 2010 - UFC 120
- Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim | 2011 - UFC 132
- Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards | 2011 - UFC 131
- Dan Henderson vs. Fedor Emelianenko | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell | 2010 - UFC 115
- Shonie Carter vs. Matt Serra | 2001 - UFC 31
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez | 2011 - UFC on FOX 1
- Yves Edwards vs. Josh Thomson | 2004 - UFC 49
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes II | 2006 - UFC 65
- Pete Williams vs. Mark Coleman | 1998 - UFC 17
- Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Francisco Bueno | 1999 - Pride 8
- James Irvin vs. Terry Martin | 2005 - UFC 54
- Johny Hendricks vs. Jon Fitch | 2011 - UFC 141
- Vitor Belfort vs. Matt Lindland | 2009 - Affliction 2
- Phil Baroni vs. Dave Menne | 2002 - UFC 39
- Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin | 2008 - UFC Fight Night 14
- David Abbott vs. John Matua | 1995 - UFC 6
- Chris Leben vs. Terry Martin | 2007 - UFC Fight Night 11
- Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve | 2011 - UFC 130
- Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz I | 2004 - UFC 47
- Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine | 2008 - UFC 84
- Chan Sung Jung vs. Mark Hominick | 2011 - UFC 140
- Kevin Randleman vs. Mirko Filipovic I | 2004 - Pride Total Elimination 2004
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub | 2011 - UFC 134
- Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael Dos Anjos | 2008 - UFC 91
- Chuck Liddell vs. Guy Mezger | 2001 - Pride 14
- Mike Russow vs. Todd Duffee | 2010 - UFC 114
- Gary Goodridge vs. Paul Herrera | 1996 - UFC 8
- Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler | 2004 - UFC 47
- Takanori Gomi vs. Luiz Azeredo I | 2005 - Pride Bushido 7
- Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar | 2010 - UFC 121
- Chris Leben vs. Wanderlei Silva | 2011 - UFC 132
- John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson | 2011 - UFC 129
- Stephen Thompson vs. Dan Stittgen | 2012 - UFC 143
- Mirko Filipovic vs. Aleksander Emelianenko | 2004 - Pride Final Conflict 2004
- George Roop vs. Chan Sung Jung | 2010 - WEC 51
- Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Ricardo Morais | 2005 - Pride Bushido 6
- David Abbott vs. Steve Nelmark | 1996 - UFC 11.5
- Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin II | 2007 - UFC 77
- Mauricio Rua vs. Alistair Overeem II | 2007 - Pride 33
- Joachim Hansen vs. Masakazu Imanari | 2005 - Pride Bushido 8
- Paulo Thiago vs. Josh Koscheck | 2009 - UFC 95
- Mark Hunt vs. Chris Tuchscherer | 2011 - UFC 127
- Mauricio Rua vs. Quinton Jackson | 2005 - Pride Total Elimination 2005
- Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III | 2011 - UFC 136
- Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Kazuyuki Miyata | 2006 - K-1
- Yahir Reyes vs. Estevan Payan | 2009 - Bellator 6
- Gerald Harris vs. Dave Branch | 2010 - UFC 116
- James Irvin vs. Houston Alexander | 2008 - UFC Fight Night 13
- Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva | 2009 - UFC 94
- Anderson Silva vs. Carlos Newton | 2003 - Pride 25
- Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes | 2012 - UFC 142
- Mauricio Rua vs. Ricardo Arona | 2005 - Pride Final Conflict 2005
- Patricky Freire vs. Toby Imada | 2011 - Bellator 39
- Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 2
- Wanderlei Silva vs. Kazushi Sakuraba III | 2003 - Pride Total Elimination 2003
- Chris Willems vs. Akoni Nakila | 2007 - ROTR - Beatdown 4
- Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch | 2008 - UFC 84
- Takanori Gomi vs. Tyson Griffin | 2010 - UFC on Versus 2
- Brian Stann vs. Chris Leben | 2011 - UFC 125
- Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon | 2012 - UFC 144
- Chris Clements vs. Lautaro Tucas | 2006 - TKO 25 - Confrontation
- Pablo Garza vs. Fredson Paixao | 2010 - The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale
- Quinton Jackson vs. Chuck Liddell II | 2007 - UFC 71
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