Top 5 Most Brutal Knockouts in the History of UFC - EliteSports

UFC has been entertaining MMA fans with classic knockouts for more than thirty years. These classic knockouts in the UFC history include both brutal and fastest knockouts. UFC and MMA fans, however, are addicted to seeing such violent and brutal finishes in the UFC. Every year, many new knockouts come, which make it into the most brutal and violent knockouts and finishes in UFC history. The list keeps on changing every year.

There are some things that you might consider when calling a knockout brutal or not.

• It may be a drop of blood running down the fighter’s face due to the strike by the opponent.

• A fighter loosing his/her consciousness because of receiving a strike on the head or any other vulnerable region of the body.

• When the body of the fighter becomes hard and stiff due to receiving a strike.

Such knockouts are given different names, such as brutal or violent knockout. It may also be called the scary knockout.

In more than thirty years of history of the UFC, the following are the top five most brutal knockouts.

• The first in the list of the top five most brutal knockouts in UFC history is Rashad Evans Vs. Chuck Liddell in UFC 88. Rashad Evans won the game by punching Chuck Liddell. It was the evening of September 2008 when Liddell faced Rashad Evans. Liddell had very strong fists, which could knock out anyone by punching them in the face. Previously, Liddell had proved that and knocked out many of his opponent fighters by punching. But Chuck was not able to replicate his power punch that evening against Rashad Evans.

• Rashad Evans was in the form of his life, and he punched Chuck Liddel exactly on his chin. The punch was made with so much power that Liddel went straight down on the ground. He could not get up for some time after receiving the punch. The Iceman received the punch with so much power that he had to do a face transplant to get back to normal life. Unfortunately, that punch was not the end for Iceman, as he received three more punches in his later matches which forced him to retire in 2018.

• Rashad Evans, on the other hand, got so much fame and popularity for throwing such a powerful punch. His brutal punch against Chuck Liddel earned him the award of best knockout of the year 2008 and is considered by many as one of the most brutal knockouts of the UFC history.

• Watch the highlights by clicking the link below in which Rashad Punches Liddell’s face and wins the knockout of the Year 2008 award.

• The second brutal knockout in the history of most violent UFC knockouts is Edson Barboza Vs. Terry Etim, in which Edson finishes Etim with a flying wheel kick. This can also be considered as one of the most brutal fastest finishes and knockout in UFC history. Edson, being a Brazilian MMA athlete, has had a strong influence on MMA since his childhood. He is very strong in kicking his opponent, particularly with a wheel kick. That is what Edson proved when playing against Terry Etim. It was UFC 142 in January 2012 when both played against each other.

• Terry Etim was just starting. Both shared only a few punches and blows to each other. Suddenly, Edson comes close to Terry Etim, spins around himself, and then lifts his leg to kick Terry Etim. He makes a brutal flying wheel kick. The kick lands exactly on the jaws of Etim. The force and power of the flying wheel kick were such that it made Terry Etim fall to the ground. He looked unconscious for some time. Etim’s body became stiff. However, Etim was fine but he lost the match by receiving a brutal wheel kick on his face.

• By winning the match, Edson Barboza also became the first fighter in UFC MMA history to knock out an opponent with a flying wheel kick.

• Watch the highlights by clicking the link below, in which Edson kicks Etim’s face and wins the game easily.

• The third brutal knockout in the history of most violent UFC knockouts is Francis Ngannou Vs. Alistair Overeem. In a violent fighting match between the two UFC fighters, Francis ended the battle with a violent punch at the chin of Alistair.

• The match started with punches and blows from both sides against each other. Alistair was looking dominant and in good form from the start of the match. He tried punching Francis and then grabbed him while putting his arm across his shoulders. He tried to make Alistair fall down but could not do so.

• Francis made a comeback and then started punching Alistair again and again until he became successful. He punched Alistair at his chin. The punch was so powerful and so violent that it put Alistair straight to the ground.

• Francis did not stop at that. He made sure that Alistair could not stand again. After landing his punch at the chin of Alistair and making him fall down, he started hammer-fisting. This made the situation even more violent and brutal. Alistair was left lying on the ground with Francis dancing around the octagon, celebrating his win. Alistair looked as if he was unconscious, and his body became stiff. Alistair could not come back again in the match, and Francis was declared a win.

• Watch the highlights by clicking the link below, in which Francsi punches at Alistair’s chin and wins the game easily, making the game in the list of most brutal knockouts in the history of the UFC.

• The fourth brutal knockout in the history of most violent UFC knockouts is Josh Emmett Vs. Bryce Mitchell, in which, like other brutal knockouts in the list, Josh punched Bryce. This brutal UFC fighting match became very popular. Josh’s brutal punch was loved by fans.

• The match was played in 2023 at UFC 296. It was a striker vs. grappler fighting match. Josh Emmett is a very powerful striker. He has many times proved that. Bryce Mitchell, on the other hand, was a strong grappler. He was very good at grappling his opponents. The match proved that the striker dominates easily over the grappler.

• The match started with both fighters trying to punch each other. Josh was trying to make a strike. Bryce, on the other hand, had intentions to grab Josh and put him down. It took no longer before Josh came close to Emmett and suddenly threw a punch toward Bryce’s face, which landed exactly on the jaws of Bryce Mitchell, and he went straight to the ground.

• His body became stiff, and he was shivering. Such was the impact of Josh’s powerful punch. The punch was well received and appreciated by the fans. Josh celebrated the win by dancing and doing the backflip in the octagon. Emmett hits so hard, so fast. With his speed and power, he is capable of beating anyone on a given night. It was only at the start of the first that Josh managed to end the game with a powerful victory.

• Watch the highlights by clicking the link below, in which Josh punches Bryce’s face and wins the game easily, making the game in the list of most brutal knockouts in the history of the UFC.

• The fifth brutal knockout in the history of most scary UFC knockouts is Uriah Hall Vs. Adam Cella, in which Uriah Hall knocked Out Adam Cella by kicking Adam Cella’s right jaw.

• It was the event of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), where Uriah Hall was playing an exhibition match. It was the seventeenth season of TUF. Uriah Hall met Adam Cella in the second round of the exhibition event.

• It did not take long for Uriah Hall to knock out Adam Cella. He came closer to Cella, spun around himself, and then made a hook kick. The kick landed right at the jaw of Adam Cella. Cella felt the kick at their right jaw with so much power and force that Cella went straight to the ground. The kick made Cella unconscious. The brutal kick took Cella out for almost four minutes, according to UFC president Dana White.

• The crowd, Dana White, and Uriah Hall himself all looked worried and were waiting for the recovery of Adam Cella. Finally, after a few minutes, Cella made a recovery, and everyone applauded him. This can be considered as one of the scariest moves in the UFC history.

• Watch the highlights by clicking the link below, in which Uriah Hall made a spinning hook kick at the right jaw of Adam Cella’s face and won the game easily, making the game in the list of the most scary knockouts in the history of the UFC.

UFC history is filled with many memorable knockouts. These memorable knockouts include both scary and brutal, as well as those that were unexpected. There are many knockouts that make the audience think that the fighter is going to die. Fortunately, there are no such cases. Still, many fighters got injuries, and these injuries stopped them from continuing their UFC career. Some injuries that were received by the fighters were so serious that they had to retire from the UFC and MMA career permanently. Despite all this, UFC is very entertaining by giving fans from unexpected wins to brutal or scary knockouts. Fans love watching MMA matches, particularly UFC matches.

Following are the most scary and violent knockouts in the UFC history;

• Rashad Evans knocking out Chuck Liddell with a brutal face punch.

• Edson Barboza knocking out Terry Etim with a flying wheel kick.

• Francis Ngannou knocking out Alistair Overeem by punching him on his chin.

• Josh Emmett knocking out Bryce Mitchell with a powerful punch.

• Uriah Hall knocking out Adam Cella by kicking him in the jaw.

There are some things that you might consider when calling a knockout brutal or not. It may be a drop of blood running down the fighter’s face due to the strike by the opponent or a fighter loosing his/her consciousness because of receiving a strike on the head or any other vulnerable region of the body or when the body of the fighter becomes hard and stiff due to receiving a strike.