- minotauro11
- 4th Degree Black Belt
- Member Since 2011.01.06
My MMA Rankings
2011 Greatest MMA Knockouts
I will continue to update this as the year goes by.
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1
- Silva vs. Belfort
- Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | UFC 126
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I'd be surprised if this isn't KO of the year.
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2
- Couture vs. Machida
- Lyoto Machida | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2011 | UFC 129
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Glad to see the Dragon is back, with a CRANE KICK.
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3
- Pitbull vs. Reis II
- Patricio Pitbull | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2011 | Bellator 41
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Violence distributed to Reis in controlled, accurate punches. It was beautiful.
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4
- Pitbull vs. Imada
- Patricky Pitbull | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | Bellator 39
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Another brutal KO by Freire! That knee was awesome.
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5
- Makdessi vs. Watson
- John Makdessi | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2011 | UFC 129
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All-time best spinning back fist?
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6
- Struve vs. Browne
- Travis Browne | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | UFC 130
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Superman punch put him out cold.
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7
- Condit vs. Kim
- Carlos Condit | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | UFC 132
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Amazing knee by Condit.
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8
- McCullough vs. Pitbull
- Patricky Pitbull | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2011 | Bellator 36
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Nasty ko, McCullough collapsed.
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9
- Karakhanyan vs. Pitbull
- Patricio Pitbull | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2011 | Bellator 37
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Great striking by Freire, he's a killer.
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10
- Stephens vs. Davis
- Jeremy Stephens | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2011 | UFC 125
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Great come from behind KO, nasty punch too.
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11
- Ruediger vs. Taylor
- Paul Taylor | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 126
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It was like Koscheck vs Yoshida, but with a headkick.
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12
- Ellenberger vs. Pierson
- Jake Ellenberger | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 129
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This was brutal. Pierson was out before he hit the ground.
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13
- Lombard vs. Vitale
- Hector Lombard | KO/TKO | Round 3 | Bellator 44
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I'm not saying it was fixed, but that was the fakest looking KO i've ever seen (this is a compliment). Niko down twice from one punch.
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14
- Jorgensen vs. Stone
- Scott Jorgensen | KO/TKO | Round 1 | The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
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Ground and pound at it's best.
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15
- Arlovski vs. Kharitonov
- Sergei Kharitonov | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Strikeforce
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16
- Dunham vs. Guillard
- Melvin Guillard | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night 23
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Brutal finish by Guillard, awesome knees and punches. Great finish.
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17
- Baroni vs. Tavares
- Brad Tavares | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 125
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Another come from behind KO, Tavares finished Baroni brutally after getting dropped early. The KO against the fence was reminiscent of Baroni's career defining KO of Menne.
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18
- Hunt vs. Tuchscherer
- Mark Hunt | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 127
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Walk away ko.
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19
- Koch vs. Assunção
- Erik Koch | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 128
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20
- Leben vs. Stann
- Brian Stann | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 125
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Wasn't the most spectacular knockout ever, but he did finish Leben in the first round. Very impressive.
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21
- Budd vs. Nunes
- Amanda Nunes | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Strikeforce Challengers 13
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Awesome KO, early favorite for Women's KO of the year, Nunes could certainly threaten Cyborg.
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22
- Hominick vs. Roop
- Mark Hominick | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night 23
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Great finish by Hominick, it all began with the first strike he landed.
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23
- Muñoz vs. Dollaway
- Mark Muñoz | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC on Versus 3
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24
- Kingsbury vs. Romero
- Kyle Kingsbury | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 126
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Dominant performance by Kingsbury
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25
- Mitrione vs. Hague
- Matt Mitrione | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night 23
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26
- Sylvia vs. Wagner
- Abe Wagner | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Titan FC 16
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Early stoppage, but still a big upset. I don't see this one staying in the top 30 by the end of the year though.
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