Top 10 Rarest Knockouts in MMA History!

Mixed martial arts are about to hit the 30-year mark since their birth in the early 1990s. Still the sport has come a long way, filled with many masterful knockouts scored by the combat visionaries. We've gathered the rarest knockout strikes outside of the UFC that deserve to be called a work of art.
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[@The_Fat_Turtle]

1:39 that ref deserves a raise after such a perfectly timed dive to save the guy.

[@rottenhead8385]

A thing of beauty

[@AsteioLoukoumaki]

@Master General God bless.

[@x-4v-1gramer25]

I was about to say that…truly beautiful save.

[@javierlahuerta2366]

12:40 That ref do the same XD.

[@grantharriman284]

Moves like the tomahawk require your opponent to leave an opening for it to work, but the question mark kick is designed to create the opening for itself. Your opponent's own reaction to the initial move is what leaves them vulnerable to the actual strike. Brutal and so very effective.

[@lawrenceworrell591]

Especially when your not expecting it. Which is the point of the move. Lowered hands to protect the body them BAM right in the face.

[@luism.5999]

In my opinion, it should be illegal. It could devastate your opponent and hurt them permanently. Its just a sport right? So then lets be good sports about it. Just sayin...

[@grantharriman284]

@@luism.5999 That logic would fundamentally reject MMA, Boxing and most disciplines of Martial Arts from the realm of sport altogether. Not necessarily a bad thing, but massively outside the realm of what is reasonably possible in the immediate future.

[@serno97]

Beside that, really good ref

[@zodiac3981]

@@luism.5999 in the case of the tomahawk elbow, at least in the ufc, it is banned, sort of. it depends on the angle of the strike. it happened in the Hamill vs Jones fight. Jones was in Hamill's guard throwing elbows and he threw 2 or three tomahawk elbows and got DQ'ed because he was throwing them straight up and down.

[@Onraad]

That question mark kick is a thing of beauty

[@MrSka7cis]

Yeah it is pretty questionable

[@alfonzo9289]

It really is!

[@jonholmes6551]

Yeah it's one of my favorites it's a shame Wonder Boy was afraid to throw it he always said he wanted to throw one in a fight I don't think he's ever going to do it

[@stephenmccormack2952]

He had no answer for it 😂

[@noahbernard8708]

It’s rarely worth the effort, unless you catch someone clean on the chin with their hands down it doesn’t do anything. Not nearly enough power to hurt someone through a high guard. I prefer the roundhouse kick.

[@papabear9481]

I can not even begin to express the level of admiration I have for the fighters who have the clarity of thinking and professionalism to see that they've won the fight and refuse to do any more damage to their helpless opponents. I respect the hell out of them because they are the exception and not the rule.

[@lilacpixi]

Totally agree

[@richardbaylor7438]

That tornado punch was absolutely devastating.

[@Marcusjnmc]

it was mostly a feinted tornado kick transitioning into a straight punch , but aye , for sure

[@richardbaylor7438]

@@Marcusjnmc 🤓

[@JacketMan]

@@Marcusjnmc a straight with like 3x the power from those spins tho, that guy was seizing out on the ground lol

[@Spychopunk2077]

the complexity , i don't think any body would actually train this move, this must be an instinct.

[@DuKeJooJs]

@@Marcusjnmc "ackchyually"

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

I love how the ref saved the first dude from any other extra damage.

[@spiceweasel]

Fr that man was on point

[@xirogs4234]

Them ONE refs are built different.

[@trollking99]

The ref's name is Mohamad Suleiman from Malaysia I believe.

[@spiceweasel]

@@trollking99 thankyou kindly sir

[@rottenhead8385]

Even catching the incoming punch in his hand to prevent it! I loved it!

[@thejeepinrealtor5742]

Been in martial arts all my life. I don’t know how people get power in those axe kicks. I’m more likely to injure myself than them with it 😂. Mad respect for the folks that can keep momentum/power flowing on them.

[@kevionrogers2605]

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[@knightofjustice5475]

The have a small travel distance and the angle isn't ideal. They could work on an opponent who is kneeling and getting up. I'd say that's a more practical use for them if I had to come up with one. but i'm mostly with you.

[@dylanminorhero]

They look awesome, but I’m nowhere near flexible enough to do anything above the torso yet. 😂😂

[@gschaaf713]

it might surprise you how little power a well placed strike needs to ko someone. your power is probably fine. keep working on it.

[@brannanburdette2558]

@@dylanminorhero I was just about to say it’s mostly all about flexibility. You got to be super flexible to pull these types of kicks off.

[@robertciabattoni1590]

1:33 Maybe the best stoppage of a fight I’ve seen. He identified that sneaky elbow connect & dove to stop that left hand from doing more damage. Good stoppage 👍🏼

[@devinsimmons2100]

14:22 Dude got his soul knocked out of him. That was brutal.

[@lucassaueressig1411]

Wow

[@hellohandsome9875]

That was the knockout of 2014, Jonathan tofu I think his name is

[@gerardoferrari9744]

Los mocos se le salieron y volvieron a entrar...

[@vitmaubra]

That was so impressive that it could be easily in a movie or somethin'.

[@hellohandsome9875]

@Master General clown

[@BirdDawg1]

6:41 He was literally praying for this man to live a healthy life after this. Nothing more dangerous than this exact strike. Hope this man is ok.

[@nicholashowell918]

Seen plenty of people in the ufc take just as hard if not harder hard knees or flying knees to the head that make that look really mild.

[@dAbaPEsTA123]

@@nicholashowell918 should try it yourself lol

[@calumrfc90]

@@nicholashowell918 Aye to them it looks mild 'cause they're used to taking the damage. If a regular guy like me or you took any of these strikes we'd be knocked on our arse and knocked tf out lol

[@zae2193]

@@nicholashowell918 I'm not a UFC fighter, however I do fight. That impact will fuck you up. The knee is worse, but the speed and impact of that shin will destroy you. Go ahead try it sure and tell us what happened.

[@yoMXTT]

​@@calumrfc90to the everyday person, Some of these brutal headkicks amd knees to the head would seriously injure if not in some cases kill an average man.

[@gniawd]

17:05 The dude looks terrified seconds before getting K/O'ed poor guy.

[@aaronshults8472]

Hell yea he did. He even looked like he was trying to run away after the knockout.

[@DDracee]

he pretty much knew he was fucked when he realized it was a feint and he had no idea where the actual strike was going to come from, you realize these things in a split second in the ring

[@PbVeritas]

12:40 was absolutely brutal. He unloaded all that spinning momentum on his opponent's face

[@piyushraj8109]

He died after the fight

[@SweetMooch]

@14:22 the amount of "mist" in the air from his head getting smashed is epic af!

[@MultiiSucess]

Didn't that guy actually die ? It reminds me of something

[@Opsity]

I've always loved that clip. The visual of all the sweat flying off his head just makes it look more brutal.

[@terryfishbourne5905]

5:20, That's just a perfectly time spinning back kick, it's not the elusive rolling thunder,he just timed his kick to perfection ,dodged the attack and struck the target with so much prescion it's a masterpiece,a prime example of timing, finesse and an understanding of his opponents intentions, I could watch it all day,

[@poluyphemus]

yeah i thought the same thing the kick was a spinning handplant roundhouse

[@quadrydavis535]

looks like a kick from capoeira to me

[@hb9145]

@@quadrydavis535 Agree

[@terryfishbourne5905]

@@quadrydavis535 i didn't think of that,it does look like it's from that style for sure .

[@kaibalogun7974]

He put one hand on the ground. That's a textbook meia lua de compasso from Capoeira.

[@oxydo9936]

Just wanna says, huge props to you mate. Amazing video with no nonsense (showing the actual knockouts instead of a slideshow like some other channels are doing), enjoyable commentary with a few well placed funny comments and lastly, it really shows how much of an effort you took to pronounce different names correctly and IMO elevates the whole video to a proffesional level. Earned a sub from me, keep up the good work.

[@barbarusbloodshed6347]

Yeah, a breath of fresh air between stinking piles of clickbait-channel-shit.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Agreed. Me too. If you can find adequate material do a part two of rare knockouts.

[@computerjantje]

agree 100%

[@trollking99]

Copyright reasons is why some fight videos can't be shown.

[@krishnarajbhandari3512]

New style kick boxing

[@Memo-cz5tw]

6:46 Such a gentleman! I feel very happy every time I watch this kind of actions

[@ooperblownup]

14:25 Who did that? that was absolutely clean, savage and super cool, like a movie scene.

[@NineteenEighty8]

6:55 respect to him for showing respect to his opponent. First thing they teach you in almost all forms of martial arts is RESPECT AND PERSEVERANCE.

[@teddyjackson1902]

Luke Rockhold pulled off a tornado against Palo Costa.

[@Johndavidson4]

Respect is cool but that’s really not what it is, it’s just decency. He realized that his opponent was out and didn’t hit him more. When others attack after he’s knocked out, it’s not that they have no respect, it’s that their full of adrenaline and are unsure if they’re opponent will come to or not.

[@jarayablack3619]

the time stamp is way late.

[@krazed0451]

Watch the slowmo, he had his hand on the ground and took a kick to the face... No honour there.

[@Manesson]

6:40 *

[@mcdonaldm73]

5:28 was a work of art! Beautiful kick!

[@nhdoom8368]

The ref in that first fight was so good. He recognized the knockout, covered the dudes head and at the same time got his hands on the punch. Really nice to see agile refs actually protecting these dudes effectively.

[@badger297]

Shout out to that ref in thr first clip. He was quick to save that dude.

[@ezcash5067]

14:22 unreal see his face explode from that kick, i think thats the hardest hit in all these clips.

[@Tshikonelo]

14:27 the least the ref could do was to catch that man and prevent him falling on his head. The man was out cold whilst standing.

[@Jp-be9xx]

I said the same thing.

[@fenz1]

Yes. 14:21 you mean though.

[@luism.5999]

4 real

[@fahrizaandi5099]

At least he could save some brain cells

[@H982FKL-TG]

Cold blooded ref, he enjoyed that show up close

[@Mirza_Tanovic]

You know it's a crazy kick when the commentator says "oooooh sh*t"

[@brandonzanzig3200]

Damn son. These were all amazing. The uppercut kick under the other guys high kick was the most surgical thing I've ever seen. He even rotated his ankle as the kick came up so the entire bottom of his foot landed on the side of ole boy's face 🤣

[@klipser66]

I would call that a kick to high heavens 😁 Absolutely amazing!

[@OGMagicOfLight]

#1 Definitely deserves to be there. That punch was just a work of sheer combat genius at work. You can tell watching it, he's waiting for an opening to swing his leg. And when it didnt happen? He just kinda flipped the punch switch or something. And the transition was so clean, he never even saw it coming. Just unreal.

[@savageaustin19]

The commentator around 5:04 reaction to the rolling thunder move/KO - "Oh shit! Omg!" 🤣

[@ThisAinThatMetro]

😂😂😂 was looking for this I said the same exact thing at the same time.

[@ThisAinThatMetro]

I’m here 30 seconds later even the next one the precision head movement omfg

[@merlinoner]

Anderson Silva with two incredible moves he is the GOAT of MMA.

[@alrivers2297]

Nah, he was good tho. He fooled around too much and didn't take it as seriously as he should of.

[@merlinoner]

@@alrivers2297 In my eyes he is the best... GSP was very good, Jones is a fraud...

[@uhhFez]

1:40 Lets talk about this refs reaction time!!! Dude literally dove and blocked that last follow up shot from connecting. Talk about impressive

[@trollking99]

One FC refs regularly pull off those types of saves, I've seen it happen a number of times.

[@noobgun12]

@@trollking99 yeah they have good refs

[@rottenhead8385]

yes

[@BK-pictish]

I was taught this kick back in 1989. I was told it was from Silvate, a kick fighting system. It works beautifully.. Nice to see it making its mark!

[@trollking99]

Savate not Sivate

[@juliandavidson2409]

Dude that ref in the first fight was awesome in stopping that final blow. Need more refereeing like that in the UFC.

[@christianbelzer]

01:39 Unbelievable! The ref caught the fist in midair while jumping to the ground - the same time like the fighter

[@kentbeitel9966]

Chris Barnett kills it with the tornado kick!

[@vipr1142]

You dont know what a tornado kick is lol

[@kentbeitel9966]

@@vipr1142 Iv watch several fights where he has thrown one…

[@TheInfinityzeN]

As someone who has been practicing Taekwondo since the 80's, I can tell you that what is called the "Question Mark Kick" and the "Brazilian Kick" in this video are techniques that have been in the style for hundreds of years. Taekwondo has dozens of multi strike and fake into strike kicks. The "Sickle Kick" is called the twist kick (in English) and is another common technique, used to slip around front kick blocking. The Axe Kick (and related crescent kick) are both a standard part of Taekwondo. The "Tornado Kick" is one of over a dozen different jumping kicks in Taekwondo. Many other martial arts and MMA borrow its kicks, though rarely acknowledge doing so.

[@malcolmbaldwin5735]

you couldn't land that shet on me , I'd knock your as$ in neutral

[@Darquim]

that kick is not from tawkendo, it is from a century-old martial art in Brazil "capoeira" and the one who gave the kick is a "capoeirista" who practices capoeira.

[@jayy1980]

@@Darquim the guy just told you it is at least multiple centuries old in Japan, and you still want to put up your 1 century old reference? Are you ok?

[@kristinelee6136]

@@jayy1980 my dude...taekwondo originated from Korea not Japan

[@caperbye474]

I have to agree with you on this

[@arturotapia9063]

Gary Goodridge vs Paul Herrera KO is also sooo crazy, Paul Herrera went full Jesus on that one

[@simonjonathon86]

Very impressive, also impressed at 1:40 the ref dove ontop and blocked that last punch. Thats a great ref

[@jcornet44]

Dude that tornado kick where the dudes sweat exploded off him and just slowing fell knocked out was so badass

[@jackschitt7783]

12:20 putting a backspin in the follow through is a deadly amazing idea! And you can tell he practices it constantly. That knockout was a walk in the park for him. A bad day for his opponent as well as a bad idea not being prepared with a counter or dodge for it.

[@HanzCee]

That’s my coach 😁

[@anakinsol]

"The Viking mentally sailed to his native shores before touching the ground" LOLOLOL I died.

[@GolDFish-of4qs]

People might hate violent sports but you cannot deny the beauty of watching a knock out hit in slowmotion 😍

[@thejeepinrealtor5742]

That ref in the first fight was good. Crazy fast how he got in between them protecting the downed fighter.

[@rottenhead8385]

They should all be so fast! Let it be so.

[@fearfulclone5486]

The way those tomahawk elbows land😵. I hit elbow on a door knob by accident and I'm down on the floor.

[@khakicampbell6640]

Great vid! I like how you showed a bunch of them at the beginning real quick, then proceeded to break 'em down.

[@Ihad9eyes]

Good vid Fantastic finishes! Cheers!

[@Docsfortune]

5:30, that’s not rolling thunder thats a spinning hook kick

[@mraei]

I trained in Taekwondo in 1988 and the question mark kick was around.

[@jetsmith6281]

Yup

[@LReezy1997]

He's talking about when it came into mixed martial arts not martial arts

[@rabelaninemurunzini2732]

I enjoyed your narration of the execution.

[@RoniaProductions]

This video was so worth the watch. Learned a shit ton thanks guys!!

[@tatersalad76]

1:40 damn that ref straight up stopped an unnecessary blow

[@brentsenior7830]

The ref catching the extra shot after the tomahawk elbow was amazing just flat out dove and caught the blow.

[@bokinlego]

The first fight, that Asian dude knocking Benzema out was straight of a movie action scene.

[@Geoffrey0]

I have learnt many things from your videos, thank you so much Mr

[@ThePirocadoida]

The "rowling thunder variation" at 5:24 is actually a capoeira strike called "meia lua de compasso".

[@ne0ns0wl46]

That was also my first thought, but nope, it's actually a Spinning Hook Kick. He just executed it perfectly while dodging the kick. It looks very similar to a meia lua de compasso.

[@maxvanN]

The referee action at 1:40 is from another level

[@nestrada19740]

This guy is the best compiling and narrating. Congrats!

[@jasonrodriguez1399]

2:08 "and there ya have it homeboy

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

أهم الفيديوهات الرياضية .. مذهلة ..! نشكرك على المشاركة .. تحية من التنقيب عن الذهب الإندونيسي التقليدي ️⛏️🌷🌺✋👍👍

[@kidlatkimat6572]

gotta give applause to the referee for catching that follow up punch of abelardo after that knock out tomahawk. its on 1:39

[@rottenhead8385]

Yes exactly, I saw that and swoon. Great protection.

[@kennethreinhart2163]

Just came across your channel. Love it bro I'm hooked. Thanks for all the hard work my dude!

[@zrteamserbia-brazilianjiuj1115]

Amazing list and also knockouts. Enjoyed watching this video!

[@MrJRW1]

The spinning elbow shown in the intro (the 2nd set of fighters) was so strange. The guy seemed so hesitant when he started his attack, but then spun at full speed, and returned to slow motion with his follow up strikes. I was thinking that he was either just very lucky, or very, very smart to set up that attack. Regardless, it’s so much fun to watch!👍🏻

[@cosmicforcebuss1698]

your pronunciation of the opponent and technics are spot-on..... 👍👍👍👍 good job

[@injest1928]

I don't know much about fighting but after watching this video I know if I ever get into a fight, I'll spin as much as possible.

[@BobZombie]

Nice vid, just wanted to add, Ollie Flint wasn't using rolling thunder it was a capoeira kick called Meia Lua de Compasso

[@NineteenEighty8]

Came here to say this. They are similar but rolling thunder was inspired by the capoeira kick.

[@NineteenEighty8]

Aslo the "sickle kick" is called an Inside Crescent Kick(Bandal An Chagi)... Sickle kick is what casuals who never trained calls it.

[@TheAndrewc5120]

@@NineteenEighty8 i thought rolling thunder originated as the kyokushin wheel kick

[@thill7630]

Thank you. I was getting triggered

[@vittocrazi]

@@TheAndrewc5120 fighting IS convergent. Techniques are figured It out separately all the time.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Nice compilation, I appreciate it, new sub. Sickle kick? Never heard that before, but whatever. In Karate we refer to this kick as an "inside-out kick", both in Shotokan and in Tang Soo Do. Doesn't truly matter though, it works just as well. As Shakespeare says, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Looking forward to a part two. Thanks for sharing. Laoshr #60 Ching Yi Kung Fu Association

[@sydekontrol2330]

Tae Kwon Do refers to that kick as a twist kick

[@mauricethompson1765]

You're pronunciations of all of the fighters names was as entertaining as the footage itself. Great stuff.

[@leonhanlon7976]

Dope stuff guys, keep it up

[@jenJ-uq8ej]

Standing applause! Men are simply awesome! 💋

[@laquan3661]

Wow thank you I feel honored!

[@jenJ-uq8ej]

@@laquan3661 💪❣️

[@ReddDimensional]

Women are both powerful and beautiful. Thank you!!

[@jenJ-uq8ej]

@@ReddDimensional Also true! You can tell who we each admire - chuckled me in Seattle! Be well bro ❣️

[@calumrfc90]

2:35 imagine the extra damage that knee could've made if it landed

[@iamgoo8816]

Michael's Tornado Kick and the aftermath...damn cold. Him just standing there looking into the crowd as his opponent stumbles and collapses

[@pmudri]

The ONE referees are insane with stopages. Hands down best referees in the sport, especially the asian dude

[@NineteenEighty8]

Great channel. Not filled with tons of dumb sponsored ads and nonsense. Just straight up amazing unfiltered content. Glad you're growing fast because you deserve it FAM, keep it up! Edit. Dude in first vid who took those elbows needs to learn how to block lol. Every time he attacked, he let his guard down so asian dude took advantage of easy counters.

[@bugsy3223]

U cant hate on sponsors. They’re the best way to make money. But the nonsense o agree

[@NineteenEighty8]

@@bugsy3223 true but most sponsors are garbage companies with garbage products, basically scams. Alot of sports and esport channels love having gambling sites for sponsors.

[@connahbourton5097]

Johnnie walker dislocating his shoulder doing the worm is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in a ring

[@noobgun12]

Nah nah Gray maynard knocking himself out has got to be the dumbest thing

[@jakeschmell]

I’ve watched a lot of fight videos. That was one of the best ever. Subbed.

[@bishopnick777]

This was some awesome content man - thanks for sharing !!!

[@EVEROSFP1]

Sickle ķick is bituro chagi in TKD ..dolque chagi is the tornado kick, a TKD signature.. It's funny some years ago techniques from taekwondo or full contact styles of Karate were considered "Useless " by most MMA "experts " until some cool cats brought them to the UFC with quite success... Bravo to the bold minds of fighters that dared to do it and continue to do it...but

[@whythe48]

I still see Anderson Silva as the Greatest fight finisher of all time man I love to watch him knock other fighters out.Much love and respect to the Spider

[@skynotaname2229]

Well done man, nice video. Personally i think that ninja cage jump kick was the most amazing.

[@mentat1341]

Even though I have seen most of these multiple times, great job with the narration.

[@alimali333]

Maaaan you almost knocked me out with that fighter's name at 12:20 , it would have been the rarest knockout in history. 😂

[@drjqool]

That cartwheel kick is insane.

[@mohamedmahmoud2213]

I respect the way you pronounce names of the fighters you are a truly professional KZbinr good job bro and deservely subscription

[@BredyVR]

Amazing, trully amazing video, thanks to entertaining us! Well done!

[@risingdawn7249]

Recently found the VoteSport channel...great videos and hilarious commentary!

[@calinbrinley3733]

Man the sound on that last "tornado punch" was brutal!!!!

[@davidcommins4280]

Well done with this super video 👏👏👏👌👌👌👌

[@napoficial7123]

Thank you very much! Amazing video 👏👏👏

[@tylere1229]

All of these people need to be in the UFC!

[@paulocampino5045]

Beautifull KOs. Keep up posting these gems.

[@thewolf5444]

MVP with that spinning kick straight to the stare down into the crowd is absolutely legendary.

[@Tshikonelo]

They never see the spinning back fist coming. It's a beauty.

[@gabrielknight553]

I realy apreciate your deep reserch and the quality of the content.your chanel is special ...continue my friend

[@LifetimeLegend]

Beautiful to watch. More of this perfect techniques.

[@RafaelMSSilva]

very well made and entertaining video, thank you!

[@itaiitai8960]

im sick at home, this video was so enjoyable thanks you

[@Todeon]

Thanks for the video great stuff!

[@thomasmeyer6407]

What they call the under rotated rolling thunder was a thing of beauty like a perfect counter in a video game or movie! It's all poetry in motion!

[@robijakus6860]

5:34 that was a touchdown hook, has nothing to do with the rolling thunder

[@tiffanychristian9802]

This whole video is a thing of beauty 😍

[@AngryScotsman]

ohh my that last one tornado puch was pure perfection nver see a puch hit that hard and flush...nutss