The 11 Greatest Knockouts in UFC History

Some of these took five seconds, others needed five rounds of setup. Rank the ones you still rewatch.

1

Jorge Masvidal vs Ben Askren

A flying knee five seconds into UFC 239, still the fastest finish in company history.

1000pts

2

Max Holloway vs Justin Gaethje

Holloway waved Gaethje into the middle and knocked him out with one second left at UFC 300.

882pts

3

Vitor Belfort vs Luke Rockhold

A spinning heel kick in 2013 that ended the fight before Rockhold could react.

679pts

4

Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort

A front kick to the chin at UFC 126 in 2011, a technique nobody expected in a title fight.

679pts

5

Anthony Pettis vs Stephen Thompson

A jumping switch kick in 2019 that ended a fight Pettis had been losing.

630pts

6

Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman

A head kick with 56 seconds left at UFC 278 turned a losing fight into a title win.

397pts

7

Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya

A late fifth-round flurry at UFC 281 took the middleweight belt from Adesanya.

397pts

8

Edson Barboza vs Terry Etim

A spinning wheel kick at UFC 142 that landed clean and dropped Etim face first.

299pts

9

Conor McGregor vs Jose Aldo

One left hand at UFC 194 ended a ten-year unbeaten run in 13 seconds.

299pts

10

Francis Ngannou vs Alistair Overeem

An uppercut at UFC 218 that folded one of the sport's most durable heavyweights.

185pts

11

Junior dos Santos vs Cain Velasquez

A 64-second overhand right on the UFC's first network television main event.

185pts