Top 10 KO's of Triple Header Week Athletes
10. Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Neil Magny
This welterweight matchup was on for the ages and a knockout worthy of being on this list. This fight took place at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Ponzinibbio, on November 17, 2018. Santiago Ponzinibio defeated Neil Magny via KO at 2:36 of the fourth round and earned a Performance of the Night Bonus. Santiago will be fighting Li Jingliang January 16th, on the main card of UFC on ABC: Holloway vs Kattar.
9. Carlos Condit vs Dong Hyun Kim
A lot of people don’t remember this knockout because it happened nearly ten years ago. This was probably the best knockout in Condit’s legendary career and took place at UFC 132 on July 2, 2011. Condit defeated Dong Hyun Kim via KO at 2:58 of the very first round and earned himself a Knockout of the Night Bonus.
8. Matt Brown vs Diego Sanchez
This KO is without a doubt one of the most vicious elbows ever landed in the UFC’s 27 year long history. Matt Brown defeated Diego Sanchez via KO at 3:44 of the very first round and scored himself a Performance of the Night Bonus as well. This bout took place at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis on November 11, 2017, and is still featured in many UFC highest reels.
7. Khalil Rountree vs Daniel Jolly
This was a quick fight that took place at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie on February 4, 2017. Khalil Rountree defeated Daniel Jolly via KO at 4:07 of the very first round. This knee was devastating and I’m sure he’ll be looking to land one just like it when he fights Marcin Prachino at UFC 257 on January 23rd.
6. Tyson Nam vs Zarrukh Adashev
This was another quick fight which took place recently at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs Calvillo on June 13, 2020. Tyson Nam defeated Zarrukh Adashev via KO at 0:32 in the first round and earned himself a Performance of the Night Bonus. Tyson will be looking to increase his win streak to 3 when he fights Matthew Christopher Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Magny on January 20th.
5. Conor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez
Back in 2016 it truly seemed as if the MMA world revolved around Conor McGregor and everyone was hyped to see him fight for the lightweight championship. Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez in devastating fashion via KO at 3:04 of round 2. This bout took place at UFC 205 on November 12, 2016, and was truly a night of firsts for the UFC. This was the UFC’s first event to take place in Madison Square Garden and it was the first time someone was every declared the double champ. This event changed the game with “champ champs” becoming more and more common over recent years.
4. Calvin Kattar vs Jeremy Stephens
This bout took place at a catchweight of 150.5 pounds on May 9, 2020, at UFC 249. Calvin Kattar defeated Jeremy Stephens via KO at 2:42 of the second round. Kattar is looking to increase his win streak to 3 when he fights Max Holloway in the main event of the January 16th card.
3. Dan Hooker vs Ross Pearson
Dan Hooker has some of the nastiest knees that we have ever seen in the UFC before. These knees were on display when he defeated Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt on June 11, 2017. The stoppage came at 3:02 of the second round, scored Hooker a performance bonus, and is a finish worth putting on repeat. Maybe we’ll see some more of Hooker’s devastating knees when he fights Michael Chandler at UFC 257 on January 23rd.
2. Conor McGregor vs Jose Aldo
This fight was the end of Conor McGregor’s seriously impressive run in the UFC’s featherweight division and is without a doubt his most spectacular KO. This fight took place at UFC 194 on December 12, 2015, and resulted in Conor getting a KO victory only 13 seconds into the fight. Before this fight there was plenty of doubters thinking Aldo would kill Conor, but they were all proven wrong in an unexpectedly quick fashion. Conor is looking to prove all his doubters wrong again in the main event of UFC 257 on January 23, where he will fight Dustin Poirier at lightweight.
1. Joaquin Buckley vs Impa Kasanganay
This KO won MMAdissect’s KO of the year award (an awards show you can see the results from here) and could honestly go down as the greatest KO of all time. Joaquin Buckley defeated Impa Kasanganay via KO at 2:03 of round 2 on October 10, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen. This performance earned Buckley a Performance of the Night Bonus for obvious reasons which you can see below.
