- porkchop4
- 2nd Degree Black Belt
- Member Since 2013.02.23
My MMA Rankings
The best debuts in UFC history
This list is to commemorate the best debuts in the UFC. The only real rule for the ranking is that the fighter had to have won their debut and in anyway that's not a DQ.
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1
- Silva vs. Leben
- Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2006 | UFC Fight Night 5
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2
- Griffin vs. Bonnar I
- Forrest Griffin | Decision
- 2005 | The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
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3
- Gracie vs. Jimmerson
- Royce Gracie | Submission | Round 1
- 1993 | UFC 1
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4
- Lauzon vs. Pulver
- Joe Lauzon | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2006 | UFC 63
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5
- Thiago vs. Bahadurzada
- Siyar Bahadurzada | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2012 | UFC on FUEL TV 2
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6
- dos Santos vs. Werdum
- Junior dos Santos | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2008 | UFC 90
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7
- Franklin vs. Tanner I
- Rich Franklin | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2003 | UFC 42
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8
- Williams vs. Coleman
- Pete Williams | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 1998 | UFC 17
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9
- Thiago vs. Koscheck
- Paulo Thiago | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2009 | UFC 95
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10
- Garcia vs. Jung II
- Chan Sung Jung | Submission | Round 2
- 2011 | UFC Fight Night 24
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11
- Lesnar vs. Overeem
- Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 141
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12
- Ramos vs. Silva
- Erick Silva | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 134
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13
- Kingsbury vs. Teixeira
- Glover Teixeira | Submission | Round 1 | UFC 146
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14
- Alexander vs. Jardine
- Houston Alexander | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 71
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15
- Sadollah vs. Hendricks
- Johny Hendricks | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 101
My Summary