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The 50 Greatest MMA Knockouts Of All Time Have Been Named And Ranked

The 50 Greatest MMA Knockouts Of All Time Have Been Named And Ranked

From Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal to Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm, MMA fans have ranked the best knockouts of all time in the combat sport.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Dan Henderson's second-round KO victory over Michael Bisping at UFC 100 has been voted the best MMA knockout of all time by fans.

Bisping and Henderson clashed in a middleweight bout at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas in 2009.

And now fans over at Tapology have named Henderson's KO victory over Bisping at the top of the pile.

Other knockouts that cracked the top 10 included Holly Holm's stunning upset over UFC legend Ronda Rousey at UFC 193.

One of the most surprising placements was Jorge Masvidal's sensational knockout victory over Ben Askren at UFC 239 in 2019, which ranked at No 30 over at Tapology.

Masvidal, 35, stunned the MMA world when he recorded the fastest knockout in UFC history (five seconds) with a flying knee strike on Askren.

Posted below are the 50 best MMA knockouts in history, according to fans.

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50. Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos (UFC on Fox 1, 2011)

49. Igor Vovchanchyn vs Francisco Bueno (Pride 8, 1999)

48. Dan Hardy vs Carlos Condit (UFC 120, 2010)

47. Cris Cyborg vs Amanda Nunes (UFC 232, 2018)

46. Lyoto Machida vs Vitor Belfort (UFC 224, 2018)

45. Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua II (UFC 113, 2010)

44. Anderson Silva vs Chris Leben (UFC Fight Night 5, 2006)

43. Phil Baroni vs Dave Menne (UFC 39, 2002)

42. Nick Diaz vs Robbie Lawler (UFC 47, 2004)

41. Junior dos Santos vs Mark Hunt (UFC 160, 2013)

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40. Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping II (UFC 199, 2016)

39. Chris Weidman vs Yoel Romero (UFC 205, 2016)

38. Gary Goodridge vs Paul Herrera (UFC 8, 1996)

37. Lando Vannata vs John Makdessi (UFC 206, 2016)

36. Jon Fitch vs Johny Hendricks (UFC 141, 2011)

35. Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz I (UFC 47, 2004)

34. Mirko Filipovic vs Igor Vovchanchyn (Pride Total Elimination 2003)

33. Yves Edwards vs Josh Thomson (UFC 49, 2004)

32. Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon (UFC Fight Night 8, 2007)

31. Dan Henderson vs Wanderlei Silva II (Pride 33, 2007)

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30. Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal (UFC 239, 2019)

29. Quinton Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva III (UFC 92, 2008)

28. BJ Penn vs Caol Uno I (UFC 34, 2001)

27. Scott Smith vs Pete Sell (The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale, 2006)

26. Vitor Belfort vs Wanderlei Silva I (UFC 17.5, 1998)

25. Robbie Lawler vs Melvin Manhoef (Strikeforce, 2010)

24. Junior dos Santos vs Fabricio Werdum (UFC 90, 2008)

23. Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton I (UFC 34, 2001)

22. Pete Williams vs Mark Coleman (UFC 17, 1998)

21. Wanderlei Silva vs Mirko Filipovic II (Pride Final Conflict Absolute, 2006)

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20. Rich Franklin vs Nate Quarry (UFC 56, 2005)

19. Rashad Evans vs Lyoto Machida (UFC 98, 2009)

18. Jose Aldo vs Cub Swanson (WEC 41, 2009)

17. Vitor Belfort vs Luke Rockhold (UFC on FX 8, 2013)

16. Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman (UFC 162, 2013)

15. Wanderlei Silva vs Quinton Jackson II (Pride 28, 2004)

14. Chuck Liddell vs Rashad Evans (UFC 88, 2008)

13. Andrei Arlovski vs Fedor Emelianenko (Affliction 2, 2009)

12. Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez (UFC Fight Night 139, 2018)

11. Forrest Griffin vs Anderson Silva (UFC 101, 2009)

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10. Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou (UFC 218, 2017)

9. Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor (UFC 194, 2015)

8. Pat Barry vs Cheick Kongo (UFC on Versus 4, 2011)

7. Randy Couture vs Lyoto Machida (UFC 129, 2011)

6. Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm (UFC 193, 2015)

5. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko Filipovic (UFC 70, 2007)

4. Quinton Jackson vs Ricardo Arona (Pride Critical Countdown 2004)

3. Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort (UFC 126, 2011)

2. Edson Barboza vs Terry Etim (UFC 142, 2012)

1. Dan Henderson vs Michael Bisping (UFC 100, 2009)

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You can view the knockout victories that finished outside of the top 50 over at Tapology.

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