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MMA is too unpredictable to ever count anyone out. Still, some bouts rise above all others as the most shocking upsets in the history of the sport. Here is the consensus list of MMA's greatest upsets. Create YOUR own ranking today.
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- Serra vs. St. Pierre I
- Matt Serra | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2007 | UFC 69
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2
- Werdum vs. Emelianenko
- Fabricio Werdum | Submission | Round 1
- 2010 | Strikeforce
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3
- Gonzaga vs. Filipovic
- 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
- Edgar vs. Penn I
- Frankie Edgar | Decision
- 2010 | UFC 112
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6
- Sokoudjou vs. Nogueira
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | KO/TKO | RD 1
- 2007 | Pride 33
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7
- Chonan vs. Silva
- Ryo Chonan | Submission | Round 3
- 2004 | Pride Shockwave 2004
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8
- Lauzon vs. Pulver
- Joe Lauzon | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2006 | UFC 63
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- Ortiz vs. Bader
- Tito Ortiz | Submission | Round 1
- 2011 | UFC 132
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- Couture vs. Sylvia
- Randy Couture | Decision
- 2007 | UFC 68
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- Kevin Randleman vs. Mirko Filipovic I | 2004 - Pride Total Elimination 2004
- BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes I | 2004 - UFC 46
- Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell | 2008 - UFC 88
- Mike Russow vs. Todd Duffee | 2010 - UFC 114
- Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson | 2008 - UFC 86
- Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber I | 2008 - WEC 36
- Paulo Thiago vs. Josh Koscheck | 2009 - UFC 95
- Antonio Silva vs. Fedor Emelianenko | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Johny Hendricks vs. Jon Fitch | 2011 - UFC 141
- Nick Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi | 2007 - Pride 33
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum | 2008 - UFC 90
- Seth Petruzelli vs. Kimbo Slice | 2008 - EliteXC
- Houston Alexander vs. Keith Jardine | 2007 - UFC 71
- Jake Shields vs. Dan Henderson | 2010 - Strikeforce
- Chan Sung Jung vs. Mark Hominick | 2011 - UFC 140
- Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell I | 2003 - UFC 43
- Brian Bowles vs. Miguel Torres | 2009 - WEC 42
- Joe Lauzon vs. Melvin Guillard | 2011 - UFC 136
- Randy Couture vs. Vitor Belfort I | 1997 - UFC 15
- Keith Jardine vs. Chuck Liddell | 2007 - UFC 76
- Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn II | 2010 - UFC 118
- Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez | 2011 - Bellator 58
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Ricardo Arona | 2007 - Pride 34
- Charlie Brenneman vs. Rick Story | 2011 - UFC on Versus 4
- Jens Pulver vs. BJ Penn I | 2002 - UFC 35
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Jake Shields | 2011 - UFC Fight Night 25
- Chad Griggs vs. Bobby Lashley | 2010 - Strikeforce
- Marcio Cruz vs. Frank Mir | 2006 - UFC 57
- Daiju Takase vs. Anderson Silva | 2003 - Pride 26
- Joe Warren vs. Norifumi Yamamoto | 2009 - Dream 9
- Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami | 2012 - UFC 144
- Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin I | 2006 - UFC 64
- Marcus Aurelio vs. Takanori Gomi I | 2006 - Pride Bushido 10
- Brett Rogers vs. Andrei Arlovski | 2009 - Strikeforce
- Pat Curran vs. Roger Huerta | 2010 - Bellator 17
- Jon Jones vs. Mauricio Rua | 2011 - UFC 128
- Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen | 2010 - UFC 117
- Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga | 2007 - UFC 74
- Mackens Semerzier vs. Wagnney Fabiano | 2009 - WEC 43
- Zoila Gurgel vs. Megumi Fujii | 2010 - Bellator 34
- Brian Ebersole vs. Chris Lytle | 2011 - UFC 127
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Bob Sapp | 2002 - Pride Shockwave
- Rick Story vs. Thiago Alves | 2011 - UFC 130
- Dan Henderson vs. Fedor Emelianenko | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Randy Couture vs. Tito Ortiz | 2003 - UFC 44
- Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry | 2011 - UFC on Versus 4
- Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz | 2012 - UFC 143
- Antonio Schembri vs. Kazushi Sakuraba | 2003 - Pride 25
- Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral | 2007 - UFC 68
- Marius Zaromskis vs. Hayato Sakurai | 2009 - Dream 10
- Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar | 2010 - UFC 121
- Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin | 2007 - UFC 67
- Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira I | 2008 - UFC 92
- Mauricio Rua vs. Lyoto Machida II | 2010 - UFC 113
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez | 2011 - UFC on FOX 1
- Sergey Golyaev vs. Takanori Gomi | 2008 - Sengoku 6
- Dan Hornbuckle vs. Akihiro Gono | 2009 - Sengoku 9
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Mirko Filipovic | 2003 - Pride Final Conflict 2003
- Evan Tanner vs. David Terrell | 2005 - UFC 51
- John Hathaway vs. Diego Sanchez | 2010 - UFC 114
- Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Mark Kerr | 2000 - Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals
- Jadamba Narantungalag vs. Akihiro Gono | 2010 - Sengoku 14
- Maurice Smith vs. Mark Coleman | 1997 - UFC 14
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub | 2011 - UFC 134
- Mike Pierce vs. Brock Larson | 2009 - UFC Fight Night 19
- Brian Foster vs. Brock Larson | 2009 - UFC 106
- Luke Rockhold vs. Ronaldo Souza | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Mark Hunt vs. Wanderlei Silva | 2004 - Pride Shockwave 2004
- Duane Ludwig vs. Jens Pulver | 2003 - UCC 12 - Adrenaline
- Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira II | 2011 - UFC 140
- Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo | 2012 - UFC 144
- Mark Hunt vs. Mirko Filipovic | 2005 - Pride Shockwave 2005
- Ricardo Arona vs. Wanderlei Silva I | 2005 - Pride Final Conflict 2005
- Eddie Yagin vs. Mark Hominick | 2012 - UFC 145
- Daniel Cormier vs. Antonio Silva | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller | 2011 - UFC on Versus 5
- Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin | 2010 - UFC 116
- Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock III | 2006 - UFC The Final Chapter
- Rafal Skibinski vs. Jason Graves | 2012 - XFO 43
- Cédric Mongeon vs. Trevor Leroux | 2012 - Hybrid 12
- Gerard Gordeau vs. Teila Tuli | 1993 - UFC 1
- Dan Stittgen vs. Jason Graves | 2011 - XFO 39
- Mic Dufort vs. Derek Dexter | 2011 - Victory MMA 4
- Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson | 2008 - UFC 82
- Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III | 2011 - UFC 130
- Andrew Krzeptowski vs. Jason Graves | 2011 - CCC 4
- Ryan Bader vs. Quinton Jackson | 2012 - UFC 144
- Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio Rua I | 2006 - Pride 31
- Alexander Otsuka vs. Marco Ruas | 1998 - Pride 4
- Ian Freeman vs. Frank Mir | 2002 - UFC 38
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As community members update their rankings, the consensus list will react in real-time. For All-Time Biggest Upsets, the 200 most-recently updated member lists will be included.
