Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 1 month, 2 weeks, 3 days ago  |  All By stuthehistoryguy

1. 1

   

   Silva vs. Sonnen

   Anderson Silva in round 5

   2010 | UFC 117

   Victory from the jaws of defeat.
   

2. 2

   

   Mir vs. Lesnar I

   Frank Mir in round 1

   2008 | UFC 81

   Wherein the veteran exposes the overwhelmingly gifted newbie.
   

3. 3

   

   Emelianenko vs. Randleman

   Fedor Emelianenko in round 1

   2004 | Pride Critical Countdown 2004

   Fedor should have been dead, but instead he ties up a top wrestler in a double wristlock. One of the greatest moments in MMA. Might never be topped; for the sake of the guy who would have to survive, I hope it never is.
   

4. 4

   

   Chonan vs. Silva

   Ryo Chonan in round 3

   2004 | Pride Shockwave 2004

   Obviously not fixed, but you couldn't have choreographed a ballet better than this submission.
   

5. 5

   

   Santos vs. Volodin

   Mateus Santos in round 1

   2021 | Open Fighting Championship 2

   Omoplata countered by a toehold. Utterly unique. Makes Zombie's twister look like a rear naked choke.
   

6. 6

   

   Garcia vs. Jung II

   Chan Sung Jung in round 2

   2011 | UFC Fight Night 24

   They said it couldn't be done. They never met the Zombie.
   

7. 7

   

   Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor

   Khabib Nurmagomedov in round 4

   2018 | UFC 229

   McGregor: ***Unintelligible filth about the man's faith***
   Khabib: "Let's wrestle."
   
   Hard to talk when you can't breathe.
   

8. 8

   

   Jones vs. Machida

   Jon Jones in round 2

   2011 | UFC 140

9. 9

   

   Akiyama vs. Leben

   Chris Leben in round 3

   2010 | UFC 116

   From nowhere, he comes back with a technique that no one knew he had.
   

10. 10

    

    Taktarov vs. Abbott

    Oleg Taktarov in round 1

    1995 | UFC 6

    The Tank is empty, but Oleg nearly died from the dehydration. Denver will never be a Mecca for MMA.
    

11+

11. 11

    

    Gracie vs. Severn

    Royce Gracie in round 1  |  UFC 4

    Severn shows that a big, powerful wrestler can wipe the floor with a BJJ welterweight. Gracie shows that doesn't mean squat if the wrestler has never defended a triangle choke.
    

12. 12

    

    Doane vs. Issa

    Russell Doane in round 2  |  UFC Fight Night 34

    Blue belt submits a black belt. Classic.
    

13. 13

    

    Bisping vs. St-Pierre

    Georges St-Pierre in round 3  |  UFC 217

    GSP comes out of retirement with all his tools intact, and down goes the Count.
    

14. 14

    

    Emelianenko vs. Werdum

    Fabrício Werdum in round 1  |  Strikeforce

    The end of an epoch. Every myth has to die sometime.
    

15. 15

    

    Penn vs. Hughes I

    BJ Penn in round 1  |  UFC 46