- minotauro11
- 4th Degree Black Belt
- Member Since 2011.01.06
My MMA Rankings
All Time Greatest MMA Upsets
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1
- Sokoudjou vs. Nogueira
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | KO/TKO | RD 1
- 2007 | Pride 33
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2
- Serra vs. St-Pierre I
- Matt Serra | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2007 | UFC 69
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3
- Griffin vs. Rua I
- Forrest Griffin | Submission | Round 3
- 2007 | UFC 76
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Rua was considered one of the top LHW's in the world when he came over to the UFC. Then he got sub'd by Forrest Griffin. No one saw this coming.
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4
- Gonzaga vs. Filipović
- Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2007 | UFC 70
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I was thinking Cro Cop would knock Gonzaga out with a big headkick. Man, was I wrong.
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5
- Randleman vs. Filipović I
- Kevin Randleman | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2004 | Pride Total Elimination 2004
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Not only did CC lose, he got ko'd. Brutally.
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6
- Lauzon vs. Pulver
- Joe Lauzon | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2006 | UFC 63
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This was a pretty nasty KO from J-Lau. Made me a fan, and I'm sure it made the next season of TUF awkward, with Pulver as a coach, and Lauzon as fighter.
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7
- Emelianenko vs. Werdum
- Fabrício Werdum | Submission | Round 1
- 2010 | Strikeforce
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8
- Penn vs. Edgar II
- Frankie Edgar | Decision
- 2010 | UFC 118
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Personally, I saw this as a bigger upset than their first fight, because the first decision was terrible.
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9
- Chonan vs. Silva
- Ryo Chonan | Submission | Round 3
- 2004 | Pride Shockwave 2004
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This one has probably gotten worse with time.
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10
- dos Santos vs. Werdum
- Junior dos Santos | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2008 | UFC 90
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They fed Werdum an inexperienced opponent with a submission loss on his record to a no name in order to build Werdum back up. Dos Santos had other ideas, and knocked him out quick.