# Who is the best knockout artist in UFC light heavyweight history?

> A few of these knockouts ended title reigns; others came from contenders who never wore the belt at all.

*By YPB Team · Published November 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-knockout-artist-in-ufc-light-heavyweight-history*

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1. **Alex Pereira** — score 1000/1000
   Won the vacant light heavyweight title by TKO of Jiří Procházka at UFC 295 in 2023 and regained it with an 80-second TKO of Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 in 2025.
2. **Chuck Liddell** — score 927/1000
   UFC light heavyweight champion from 2005 to 2007 who knocked out Randy Couture twice and Tito Ortiz twice.
3. **Rashad Evans** — score 877/1000
   Knocked out Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 in 2008 and won the light heavyweight title by TKO of Forrest Griffin at UFC 92 that December.
4. **Jan Błachowicz** — score 600/1000
   Knocked out Luke Rockhold at UFC 239 in 2019 and Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 in 2020 to win the vacant light heavyweight title.
5. **Maurício "Shogun" Rua** — score 600/1000
   Knocked out Chuck Liddell at UFC 97 in 2009 and Lyoto Machida at UFC 113 in 2010 to win the light heavyweight title.
6. **Lyoto Machida** — score 466/1000
   Took the light heavyweight title by knocking out Rashad Evans at UFC 98 in 2009 and retired Randy Couture with a front kick at UFC 129 in 2011.
7. **Anthony Johnson** — score 466/1000
   Two-time light heavyweight title challenger whose KO wins include Alexander Gustafsson in 2015 and a 13-second finish of Glover Teixeira at UFC 202 in 2016.
8. **Jiří Procházka** — score 466/1000
   Former light heavyweight champion who knocked out Dominick Reyes with a spinning back elbow in 2021 and stopped Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 320 in 2025.
9. **Dominick Reyes** — score 466/1000
   Knocked out Chris Weidman in 2019 and, after a long skid, stopped Dustin Jacoby and Anthony Smith in 2024 and Nikita Krylov at UFC 314 in 2025.
10. **Quinton "Rampage" Jackson** — score 0/1000
   Won the UFC light heavyweight title by first-round knockout of Chuck Liddell at UFC 71 in 2007.
11. **Khalil Rountree Jr.** — score 0/1000
   Muay Thai-based striker who stopped Chris Daukaus and Anthony Smith in 2023 before challenging Alex Pereira for the title at UFC 307.
12. **Volkan Oezdemir** — score 0/1000
   Earned a 2018 title shot after knocking out Misha Cirkunov in 28 seconds at UFC Fight Night 109 and Jimi Manuwa in 42 seconds at UFC 214 in 2017.

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