Top Middleweight Knockouts in UFC History

Check out the top 10 knockouts in UFC middleweight history, capped off on both ends by the most dominant fighter the division has ever seen, Anderson Silva.
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[@mambamolt_tt73]

It’s just absolutely astonishing how fast Anderson Silva’s striking was during his prime, What an absolute living legend 🕷🥋🐐

[@lethweiblackbelt]

Yup the roids will do that

[@niqowyd]

Yb better

[@GordonStudent]

@@lethweiblackbelt the roids? Lol get real dude do you think other guys aren’t on Roids do you think they are beating the system now? Do you think Izzy’s right tit is supposed to do that? 🤦🏻‍♂️ give respect where respect is due man.

[@user-uu6gt9ed9e]

Уникальный боец

[@WhoIsRah]

@@nnamdiasomougha3587 lol dont do that

[@KevinDFuller94]

Anderson Silva in his prime was unreal man. Dude was on another planet.

[@heresthethingyouguys]

It takes two to tango

[@Darkcruzer23]

the goat in my book

[@jougetsu]

outreaching all his opponents sure helps, it's not like he has to be scared to get hit as long as he can keep the distance

[@mayo8029]

Definitely great until he got cocky and decided to be a punching bag lmao 3:02

[@GGolt65]

@@mayo8029 he was old AF by then anyways.

[@jebediahjenkins3413]

Anderson's prime run will be often imitated but never duplicated. Long live The Spider.

[@joooanit0224]

@Big Dick He lost to Izzy.

[@jnate2001]

TomateHardcore123 he was old asf??

[@joooanit0224]

@@jnate2001 For instance, Glover became champion at 42yo, Fedor is still competing at almost 46 years old, won his 2 last fights, Silva was almost 44 when he fought Adesanya.

[@mr.e6748]

@@joooanit0224 There are no shelves, and yet you are reaching... all those guys, including Glover, are past their primes.

[@joooanit0224]

@@mr.e6748 Exactly, and have keep achieving goals and wins.

[@brettreynolds2712]

Kevin Holland stopping Jacare while fighting off his back was a crazy knockout. With the empty arena you could hear the power.

[@MrRobjs83]

Yeah that was a good one and Hollands ko of Buckley too

[@mmadigest]

7:00 in his book, Bisping said that after the fight he didn't know why he was taking a shower in the arena. He didn't believe his coaches when they said he got knocked out because he thought the fight was taking place in 2 months.

[@kylekonopka8292]

Holy fuck

[@kiritochad]

Holy shit

[@krygsheer__01]

Ah ah ah ah

[@adenwu7846]

@aloevv𖤐 haha

[@rjburner_account]

Overweight digest fishing for likes on comments because his videos never get any

[@ThorsWill]

good to see Rockhold made the list twice. glad to see him getting recognition

[@darrenXparker]

Thank goodness Steven Segal taught Silva that front kick to the face.

[@Broodkast8]

🤣

[@bcbc8649]

Sensei segal

[@JosueZ]

Silva ya sabía lo de la frontal. Steven segal solo fanfarroneo en TV que fue su idea

[@VictorHugo._]

That Ko on Vitor its just iconic.

[@hellogoodbye4906]

Yet somehow Vitor forgot about it when fighting Machida.

[@Malthus]

Vitor 2:56 - Vitor 7:46 = steroids

[@djb.wrastles.2072]

I was hoping the one of Weidman TKO’ing him from Mount was on here. Love watching cheaters get slept.

[@zaynes5094]

@@djb.wrastles.2072Technically it was not cheating because they had not made the call to illegalize TRT in UFC.

[@martino5742]

"Flying knee. He knocked him out" is one of my favorite calls from Joe. He knew it was over the second the strike landed, same with his "That's it!" the instant the H-bomb landed on Bisping''s chin

[@RJLS98]

The overhand, followed by that hammerfist, for me... It's not the most pretty or flashy but, without a doubt, It's one of the most ruthless ko's I've ever seen, mostly with the trashtalking made by Bisping back in the day.

[@SergioR00]

Silva getting KOd by Weidman still haunts me every time I see it... should've never happened like that. It was the beginning of the end

[@madgavin7568]

It was a fitting end to his title reign though. Silva made such a name for himself doing what he did best with highlight reel finishes that it only made sense his reign ended in similar fashion. An unforgettable moment in MMA history that had everyone's jaw on the floor. I think the leg break was more the beginning of the end, Silva could never kick the same again.

[@AP-tr1et]

Yeah silva’s loss to chris started a domino effect that just fucked the rest of his career up, he could have retired as the 2nd greatest of all time if not for the leg break

[@KrikZ32]

@@AP-tr1et he was already mentally done with mma at that point, he apparently wanted to retire before the weidman fight but Dana and the fertittas convinced him not to

[@vansh4383]

@@AP-tr1et who is the first?

[@templetonpeck7949]

@@vansh4383 GSP

[@roguesample]

“I think that last one was to shut him up a little bit” - Dan Henderson on dropping one of the most hard and clean shots on a dude KOed on the ground

[@terrack3005]

Hendo lucky he didn't do some serious damage to him, utter dick of a move regardless of the trash talking. That fxxk was trying to end bisbing's time in ufc no doubt about it.

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@terrack3005 Ngannou does that pretty much everytime he wins and he's probably the hardest hitting MMA fighter of all time.

[@terrack3005]

@@sukhdevr3489 Yeah I'm not a fan of hitting after the other guy is "clearly" sparked out, dick of a move whoever is doing that shit and the refs don't always do their job properly either.

[@coinraker6497]

@@terrack3005 nah, there are consequences to pay when you run your mouth too much. The dick move was Bisping taunting Henderson the entire time when they were the coaches on the Ultimate Fighter. Henderson is a guy who just goes about his business and I respect that, got no respect for a jergoff like Bisping, he deserved it. Same way I wouldn't shed a tear if somebody did the same thing to a jergoff like McGregor.

[@terrack3005]

@@coinraker6497 Trying to explain the difo between getting some payback and trying to end another guys career is obviously wasted on you also...end of convo kid smh

[@akindtroll28]

I know it wasn't in the UFC but that upwards elbow KO from Silva is still one of my all time favourites

[@johnjacobs3601]

I remember watching Silva annihilate Leben live, and I remember how tough Leben was.

[@WanderingBrushArt]

God damn its like a Luke Rockhold Ko video, Left Hook Larry winning the belt like that will always be one of my fave UFC moments.

[@evancampbell8073]

I was hoping for Romero’s KO of rockhold too just for another one lmao

[@Ok-dm1ck]

@Brandon K ratio

[@coinraker6497]

I guess by Left Hook Larry you mean Michal Bisping? I would have liked it better if Bisping wasn't also such a jackoff. Dan Henderson knocking Bisping into another solar system was definitely one of my favorite moments. 🤣

[@ianrussell8551]

Honestly, this could just be an Anderson Silva highlight reel.

[@nikobellic3758]

7:07 - this is the most vicious knockout i've ever seen. the way how Henderson jump on this guy was absolutely crazy.

[@MrNiraj43]

He is michael bisping.

[@demon4874]

that’s young Bisping😅

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

Silva KO of Leben is pure destruction. Took that legendary chin. That 3 piece combo 0:21 and 0:52 So precise and fast and hard. That kind of deadly precision there isn't something I seen often in this sport. Leben was insanely durable and could knock out anyone. Don't know if a guy like that should be considered a bum.

[@madgavin7568]

It just goes to show the deceptive power of Anderson Silva. He had incredible precision with his strikes, which translated to power. Knocking out Chris Leben in less than a minute is no small feat. Leben wasn't the greatest fighter but he was no bum, a win over him meant something back in the day. Anderson was also the first man to finish Stephan Bonnar by strikes, who was not a good fighter but was he unbelievably durable.

[@mysoggypants101]

I remember watching that fight on Spike TV in high school. After watching the first TUF season and seeing Silva do THAT to Leben was insane at the time. Because you could have hit Chris with a steel pipe, and he wouldn't go down!

[@mysoggypants101]

@Mad Gavin not too mention his weird KO of Forest Griffin.

[@skateman7151]

I believe Leben was the favorite, but Anderson is such a sniper and his striking is unparalleled

[@rayokeefe715]

Chris is a Warrior hard.Brings it in Most fights I have watched of Him in the Ufc.Anderson sure did put a lot of fellas out cold though.

[@frewtlewps1152]

You can include all of Anderson Silva and Yoel Romero’s knockouts on this list. Those two are human highlight reels

[@jamesk3612]

as much as Izzy is compared to Anderson Silva these days, there was just something about how special Silva was inside the cage that makes him stand apart from all other fighters. Factor in how monumentally important he was for the growth of the sport and he is still one of the MMA GOATS for me.

[@rockstar24688]

The fighters that silva faught izzy would have made joke out of them

[@ICHAP]

@@rockstar24688 Easily

[@Lockdown335]

Also don't forget they aren't showing the fights which Silva didn't look so good or his off nights.

[@jamesk3612]

@@rockstar24688 I know, MMA athletes today are leagues ahead of MMA athletes a decade ago. You can make that argument against every fighter.

[@Hatrimn]

@@rockstar24688 Izzy would have done worse against prime Silva than he did against old Silva...in other words, he would lose.

[@LimerickR266]

That Hall spinning back kick was a thing of beauty but so devastating as well.

[@fatmanjonestv7143]

That “he front kicked him in the face” call will never not be funny 🤣

[@JohnnyyVee]

Izzy and Silva have such technical and elusive fighting styles. One could only imagine what a Prime vs Prime fight between them would be.

[@TextieruL]

Adesanya was in his prime, he didn't do anything to an past prime Silva. 🤣🤣🤣The prime spider would have killed Izzy.

[@titxn9631]

@@TextieruL prime silva was juiced to the gills, cant compare generations.

[@marcosleon215]

I think Silva takes it in his prime he had great kicks and feints, and boxing izzy hasn’t fought anybody that’s really good at those thing’s especially feints

[@rockstar24688]

@@TextieruL yeah just like he did chael, fucking he was getting beat up by chael

[@yuvrajbhattal8213]

@@rockstar24688 1st chael fight was grappling horror for silva, he whooped sonnen in next fight.

[@gfear24]

That Buckley one will always pop me for how clean that was.

[@Topboy12S]

Without watching this video i just know it will be a good video to skip for Luke Rockhold

[@whoopsie321]

Every time Dan Henderson knocked someone out it was fucking brutal.

[@josephdavis2695]

He was such a fucking animal, man. Legend.

[@aryxiii]

That Hendo knockout is so iconic. 🔥

[@taviusjoe5701]

7:30 "and that one stiffened up his toes!" It really did too, and i can't fucking breathe right now 🤣🤣🤣

[@excellentngwa3187]

The Hendo bomb doesn’t get old. That following diving punch was a murder attempt… 💀

[@Jesser1121]

Stylebenders post fight celebration after knocking out Rob has to be one of my favourite!

[@HWKingdom]

That Whittaker ko was vicious but I can't imagine taking a flying knee from Romero, I reckon my next of kin get's my earnings

[@daviddyurko8985]

Fuckkkk, that Hendo knockout is still the most brutal KO in middleweight history imo

[@maddawg7134]

LUKE ROCKHOLD BACK TO BACK KOS.. In GREATEST knockouts on UFC channel😭

[@lordkhoaofficial4977]

Dan Handerson knocked Mike Bisping out cold is an absolutely brutal

[@Scp716creativecommons]

Silva was still at peak when Weidman caught him, astonishing how good he still is today, but he played with too much fire that night, and chris was the Raven to his Prometheus

[@Demonstormlord]

It's an eagle in the myth. Not a raven.

[@Scp716creativecommons]

@@Demonstormlord thanks, too much comparative mythology, winds up mixed in my head

[@Phaminator525]

Dan Henderson second shot on bisping is so brutal. And the cage is bloody AF too 😂 prime mma era

[@Meltymorty]

I remember watching the silva and hall ko live and my reaction was 😲😲😲

[@mikedangerdoes]

This division has been so insanely competitive over the years that most of the guys here feature on both sides of the highlight reel.

[@lukekelchner5471]

This is a very well edited video. Whoever put this together deserves a slight pay raise.

[@shashankashishsingh6734]

When it comes to a brutal KO, Hendo's H-bomb on Bisping is all i can remember.

[@tejasbhat4477]

Never get tired of seeing the parillo reaction with folded hands to bisping becoming mw champion.

[@baj4206]

bisping taking that H-bomb still gets me shook

[@itsmdm6453]

silva still my favorite striker. so dominate.

[@taylorbaistow8076]

The blood splatter in slo-mo on Adesanyas KO 🔥

[@brodenarmstrong]

That Uriah Hall TUF knockout is an all time great, the fluid faints to set it up is literal art

[@user-wj1sn5du5l]

Hendo's Bomb 🧨

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

That Silva "front kick to the FACE!!" should be the logo for the UFC the way Jerry West is for the NBA

[@OctaneIsNot6ft]

Just imagine if Silva never taunted Weidman

[@scottlee9373]

He'd been champ for so long it went to his head.

[@coinraker6497]

He started taunting all his opponents at the later part of his career. Just imagine if he didn't become such a showboating moron.

[@lukewood2662]

He wasn't serious in that fight, and honestly Weidman was lucky. He would never beat Silva if he was serious.

[@setasan]

Silva just got tired of being the champ after so many years.

[@sega64official]

@@lukewood2662 it must be nice to be able to read hypothetical futures lol

[@davidcubillos3884]

Bispin vs Rockhold 2 is for sure in my top 5 favorite knockouts of all time!

[@snakeking5009]

Everyone talking about silva but holy shit 6:21 is an insane knockout bro that came outta nowhere.

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

Bisping was different bc hes an orthodox fighter but his left hand is his good hand. They say hes a converted south paw. So guys dont see that left coming

[@hellogoodbye4906]

He exposed a major flaw in Rockholds game, He arrogantly drops his guard when striking.

[@damarfadlan9251]

All of those KOs in UFC Middleweight are absolute insane.

[@bfunderb5899]

I’ve been watching since Hughes v. Gracie and still feel like the Bisping TKO of Rockhold might be my favorite UFC moment of all time

[@its_Frax]

Imagine a full arena going insane watching Joaquin Buckleys knockout!

[@DONLEONNI]

A legend named Anderson " Spider" Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiilvaaaa .. 🇧🇷

[@eb1138]

Love seeing skulls bounce

[@whatdudeokman6481]

Silva is the best, he made world class fighters look Amateur.

[@valzod3808]

Amateurs

[@Luiz-vx7hl]

I think we forget how scary Anderson was in his prime!!! The game change and the fighters are better today !! I know that. But what makes Anderson great is the fact that he was years and years ahead other fighters. Btw for me the better knockout of the highlights was Hendo against Bisping. It was unique, technical and excessive brutal

[@joooanit0224]

No, shut up.

[@michaelthomas8147]

They're not better. An old, way past his prime, post broken leg Silva had an extremely competitive fight with Adesanya.

[@Luiz-vx7hl]

@@michaelthomas8147 I agree with you!!!!

[@in33d2floss7]

@Jon Bloody Nose Jones he did not go easy you dont think the headkick that izzy threw wouldnt have kod silva if he didnt dodge it?

[@marcosleon215]

These guys are where Silva was back then because Silva was ahead of his time

[@rrai-]

Good cintent🖒

[@mqtaidmqtaid]

6:22 I expected any movement, except for that flying backhand kick with the other foot hooked... wow 6:27 he left him doing the mass+velocity+force calculations, jeez

[@user-isntavailable]

6:45 Legend has it Hendo started loading up that right hand bout 7 months prior to unloading on Bisbing

[@michelofelia7735]

Uriahs hadouken was awsome after that brutal spinning hook kick.

[@m85tjohnson]

I do love how Michael Bisping is on both ends here. Classic Michael.

[@madgavin7568]

Machida's beautiful front kick KO of Vitor Belfort should have been here. Otherwise a very good list.

[@madgavin7568]

@@S.A.005 I just checked. It was actually at Middleweight.

[@DaBaltimoron]

Yeah I can't believe they had 1 but not the other

[@charliefiore5371]

poor uriah, he never wanted to hurt people and you can tell that knockout changed his mindset

[@radjackson69]

Andersons debut was amazing

[@lukewood2662]

People joking about Silva, remember that the sport's level is where it is because Silva showed the level it could be at. He made fighters dream of higher performances and the audience expect better fights. He was a division King before division kings was even a thing. No one would say "he has a flaw in his game which people can explore". He was so good that he began to play with his food in the ring so he could have some fun.

[@rior479]

Izzy Knocked Bobby Knuckle Is The Cleanest

[@robertevans5205]

Bisping beating Rockhold is one of the best fights ever scenes

[@TanRicky321]

Man I love the UFC

[@DreDray]

Dan hendo was the best hands down . I remember being at hooters watching it live and the place went nuts ! Me included . Won a decent bet too ! Greatest knockout in the division no question.

[@JD-eo7wh]

Kevin Gastelum’s knockout over Micheal Bisping should be on here

[@A1Gz_]

That fight should have never happened

[@AriannaEuryaleMusic]

Buckley's spinning back kick was beautiful

[@LateLastNight]

“I’m sorry Adam” lives in my head rent free and will continue to be there forever

[@tyrocyr]

Silva and Romero 🔥🔥💥

[@zaimhaikal6861]

Please make top best fights in all division

[@edsoncarlos7676]

Spider fantastic, congratulation

[@felixnolasco2683]

You can do a list on Anderson Silva alone!

[@cako666]

I love how Hardy was looking somewhere else at the time of the knockout and he just yells "oooooh" and looks confused 😂

[@harrani592]

They did rockhold dirty in this compilation haha 😄 😆 👊👊🤛

[@tigerkingmma]

Great

[@DavidMccallister65]

OMG that right hand of Damn Henderson ugh.... And the second one going straight down on a defenseless Michael Bisping was probably even more damaging🙈😬

[@gokuljaras1998]

Ram Ram🤩🥇

[@jakeanderson9893]

Have to give Rockhold some credit for not getting knocked out cold from a trt vitor wheel kick.

[@marcosleon215]

Honestly that’s probably what made his chin go

[@coinraker6497]

It was actually the punches afterward that knocked him "out cold".

[@jakeanderson9893]

@@coinraker6497 he wasn't legit sleeping after the punches either.

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

2:14 People forget about this guy. Rich Franklin. It was probably easy to considering who dethroned him and how long he lasted but he was legit. He was probably the best Middleweight champ UFC had before Silva and the others came along. As tough as they come. Fought fights with broken hands and arms and somehow won. And Silva who only fights "bums" according to some absolutely destroyed him, twice.

[@madgavin7568]

Rich Franklin was and still is, underrated as hell.

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

@ASAP Cudlife Him and Wanderlei were both past their primes weren't they.

[@KrikZ32]

Rob and Izzy kind of reminds me of Franklin and Silva.

[@heinrichklassen4629]

And here is another one, just for good measures 🤣🤣🤣 I love that fist of Doom 💪

[@johnjacobs3601]

"Oohhhhhh!!! HE FRONT KICKED HIM IN THE FACE!!!!"

[@itzgarywong4126]

2nd Honorable Mention after Uriah Hall in the intro, Machida vs Vitor

[@arizamightyreds2158]

This Division is Prime Anderson Silva Yard♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ ''SPIDER" ERA Was Something else💪💪

[@dannydabs4204]

Dan got that old man strength. Probably wouldn’t talk shit before a fight lol

[@amr99912]

GGG Tony Ferguson Nate Diaz Chael Sonnen all have absolutely nothing on Luke Rockhold’s chin, Except win a 1vs5 in a hotel room. That chin is just simply something else. That man has a chin that no other would ever have in the date of Combat Sports.

[@marcosleon215]

Idk he took shots from Conor others couldn’t multiple times , took shots from Rory, and that nasty kick from Jorge as he ducked into it

[@iammorphyesiam]

This bisping documentary is gonna be awesome

[@titob.2091]

Never realized how good Yoels KO 3:40 was calculated. Chris feints the take down Yoel bites then he actually shoots in just to eat a knee

[@sethgeeko867]

This should be just a list of the spider Silva

[@VangBill96]

Nothing beats the punch from the heavens by Dan

[@r.dinesh5026]

🔥

[@seputarjavaandalaschanel7302]

Wow!!! keren keren mantap...

[@christosutto4575]

The dude who had his foot held and spinned around for a head kick really did that shit. Bad ass

[@crev1018]

was really rooting for Kasanganay :/ tough to see him go out like that and tougher seeing him get cut.

[@madgavin7568]

It was unfair how Kasanganay got cut, he was 2-2 in the UFC yet fighters with far worse records and losing streaks are still with the promotion. Fucking Sam Alvey STILL hasn't got cut despite being 0-7-1 since 2018. Number one bullshit.

[@crev1018]

@@madgavin7568 right!! makes me upset thinking about it they didn’t even really give him a chance. if he was 2-6 i would understand

[@madgavin7568]

@ASAP Cudlife What a load of crap. There are prospects who have worse records than 2-2 and are still in the UFC, Impa deserved another chance. Sam Alvey fan favourite? Don't make me laugh. How can you justify someone still being in the UFC with a 0-7-1 record since 2018? Veteran or not, you can't, as he's got Dana White privilege because he's an anti-fighter union bootlicker.

[@madgavin7568]

@ASAP Cudlife Alvey isn't known to casual fans dummy.

[@kahlebhowarth-jennings9688]

How was that first one not in the spinning finishes video?

[@standarsh3252]

Luke Rochold being on the receiving end makes this video worth while several times