A list of my personal favorite moments in the history of mixed martial arts ranked based on the excitement and the satisfaction felt. From legendary wars, masterpieces, masterclasses, historic upsets etc... Here are the moments that transcended me as a fan of this magical sport that is mixed martial arts.
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1
- McGregor vs. Mendes
- Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2015 | UFC 189
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2
- Silva vs. Sonnen
- Anderson Silva | Submission | Round 5
- 2010 | UFC 117
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3
- Diaz vs. McGregor II
- Conor McGregor | Decision
- 2016 | UFC 202
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4
- McGregor vs. Diaz
- Nate Diaz | Submission | Round 2
- 2016 | UFC 196
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5
- Jones vs. Gustafsson
- Jon Jones | Decision
- 2013 | UFC 165
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6
- Lawler vs. MacDonald II
- Robbie Lawler | KO/TKO | Round 5
- 2015 | UFC 189
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7
- Zhang vs. Jędrzejczyk
- Weili Zhang | Decision
- 2020 | UFC 248
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8
- Edgar vs. Maynard II
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds
- 2011 | UFC 125
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9
- Gane vs. Tuivasa
- Ciryl Gane | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2022 | UFC Fight Night
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10
- Dillashaw vs. Cruz
- Dominick Cruz | Decision
- 2016 | UFC Fight Night 81
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11
- Cruz vs. Faber II
- Dominick Cruz | Decision | UFC 132
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12
- Aldo vs. Hominick
- José Aldo | Decision | UFC 129
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13
- Alvarez vs. McGregor
- Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 205
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14
- Silva vs. Belfort
- Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 126
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15
- Bisping vs. St-Pierre
- Georges St-Pierre | Submission | Round 3 | UFC 217
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16
- Griffin vs. Silva
- Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 101
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17
- Hughes vs. Trigg II
- Matt Hughes | Submission | Round 1 | UFC 52
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18
- Holloway vs. Poirier II
- Dustin Poirier | Decision | UFC 236
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19
- Barão vs. Dillashaw
- T.J. Dillashaw | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC 173
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20
- Rockhold vs. Bisping II
- Michael Bisping | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 199
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21
- St-Pierre vs. Hughes II
- Georges St-Pierre | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 65
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22
- Penn vs. Hughes I
- BJ Penn | Submission | Round 1 | UFC 46
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23
- Edgar vs. Maynard III
- Frankie Edgar | KO/TKO | Round 4 | UFC 136
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24
- Gaethje vs. Chandler
- Justin Gaethje | Decision | UFC 268
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25
- Teixeira vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka | Submission | Round 5 | UFC 275
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26
- Rua vs. Henderson
- Dan Henderson | Decision | UFC 139
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27
- Volkanovski vs. Ortega
- Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | UFC 266
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28
- Yan vs. Sandhagen
- Petr Yan | Decision | UFC 267
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29
- Aldo vs. Mendes II
- José Aldo | Decision | UFC 179
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30
- Silva vs. Sonnen II
- Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 148
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31
- Machida vs. Rua II
- Maurício Rua | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 113
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32
- Aldo vs. Stephens
- José Aldo | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC on FOX 30
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33
- Rockhold vs. Błachowicz
- Jan Błachowicz | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 239
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34
- Cerrone vs. Hernandez
- Donald Cerrone | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC on ESPN+ 1
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35
- Oliveira vs. Chandler
- Charles Oliveira | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 262
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36
- Griffin vs. Jackson
- Forrest Griffin | Decision | UFC 86
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37
- Usman vs. Edwards II
- Leon Edwards | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC 278
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38
- Rousey vs. Holm
- Holly Holm | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 193
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39
- Askren vs. Masvidal
- Jorge Masvidal | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 239
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40
- Gaethje vs. Johnson
- Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | Round 2 | The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
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41
- Liddell vs. Ortiz I
- Chuck Liddell | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 47
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42
- Nogueira vs. Schaub
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | KO/TKO | RD 1 | UFC 134
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43
- Hendricks vs. Lawler
- Johny Hendricks | Decision | UFC 171
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44
- Lesnar vs. Velasquez
- Cain Velasquez | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 121
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45
- Lawler vs. Condit
- Robbie Lawler | Decision | UFC 195
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46
- Burns vs. Chimaev
- Khamzat Chimaev | Decision | UFC 273
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47
- Griffin vs. Bonnar I
- Forrest Griffin | Decision | The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
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48
- Hendricks vs. Lawler II
- Robbie Lawler | Decision | UFC 181
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49
- Sylvia vs. Nogueira
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Sub | RD 3 | UFC 81
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50
- Romero vs. Costa
- Paulo Costa | Decision | UFC 241
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51
- Poirier vs. Hooker
- Dustin Poirier | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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52
- Cruz vs. Mizugaki
- Dominick Cruz | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 178
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53
- Henderson vs. Lombard
- Dan Henderson | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 199
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54
- Hunt vs. Silva
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds | UFC Fight Night 33
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55
- Costa vs. Rockhold
- Paulo Costa | Decision | UFC 278
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56
- Holloway vs. Kattar
- Max Holloway | Decision | UFC on ABC 1
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57
- Couture vs. Nogueira
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision | UFC 102
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58
- Lesnar vs. Carwin
- Brock Lesnar | Submission | Round 2 | UFC 116
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59
- Barry vs. Kongo
- Cheick Kongo | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC on Versus 4
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60
- Zhang vs. Namajunas
- Rose Namajunas | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 261
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61
- Jędrzejczyk vs. Namajunas
- Rose Namajunas | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 217
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62
- Lesnar vs. Mir II
- Brock Lesnar | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 100
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63
- Miocic vs. Cormier
- Daniel Cormier | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 226
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64
- Velasquez vs. dos Santos
- Junior dos Santos | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC on FOX 1
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65
- Machida vs. Rua I
- Lyoto Machida | Decision | UFC 104
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66
- Couture vs. Sylvia
- Randy Couture | Decision | UFC 68
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67
- Huerta vs. Guida
- Roger Huerta | Submission | Round 3 | The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
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68
- Overeem vs. NGannou
- Francis NGannou | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 218
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69
- Cyborg vs. Nunes
- Amanda Nunes | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 232
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70
- Henderson vs. Bisping
- Dan Henderson | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 100
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71
- Liddell vs. Couture II
- Chuck Liddell | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 52
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72
- Mir vs. Lesnar I
- Frank Mir | Submission | Round 1 | UFC 81
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73
- Liddell vs. Silva
- Chuck Liddell | Decision | UFC 79
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74
- Anderson vs. Błachowicz II
- Jan Błachowicz | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC on ESPN+ 25
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75
- Bektić vs. Elkins
- Darren Elkins | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 209
My Summary