The 12 Biggest Upsets in MMA History
Some of these results still get argued about a decade later, and a couple of them ended a career on the spot.
1Holly Holm beats Ronda RouseyHolm ended the sport's biggest unbeaten run with a second-round head kick at UFC 193 in November 2015.
2Matt Serra beats Georges St-PierreA reality-show winner and heavy underdog stopped the welterweight champion in the first round at UFC 69.
3Chris Weidman beats Anderson SilvaSilva clowned his way into a left hook at UFC 162, ending the longest title reign in UFC history.
4Fabricio Werdum beats Fedor EmelianenkoA triangle-armbar in under two minutes ended Fedor's decade-long unbeaten streak in 2010.
5Julianna Pena beats Amanda NunesPena took a beating, then choked out the pound-for-pound queen in round two at UFC 269.
6Leon Edwards beats Kamaru UsmanLosing on the cards with a minute left, Edwards landed a head kick that took the welterweight belt.
7Michael Bisping beats Luke RockholdCalled up on seventeen days' notice, Bisping knocked out the champion and finally won a belt at 37.
8Renan Barao loses to TJ DillashawDillashaw walked in as a 10-1 underdog and battered the pound-for-pound favourite for five rounds.
9Holly Holm loses to Miesha TateTate survived five rounds of striking to choke Holm unconscious and take the belt at UFC 196.
10Kevin Randleman beats Mirko Cro CopRandleman flattened the feared striker in twenty seconds at Pride Total Elimination 2004.
11Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beats Tim SylviaBeaten up for a round and a half, Nogueira found a guillotine to win the interim heavyweight title.
12Sean Strickland beats Israel AdesanyaA 5-1 underdog dropped the middleweight champion in round one and out-boxed him for the belt.
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Holly Holm's head kick and Chris Weidman's left hook sit on the same list of twelve, where nine entries ended a run: https://youpick.best/articles/anderson-silva-ranked-many-ways https://youpick.best/articles/ronda-rousey-ranked-many-ways
