Top 5 UFC Knockouts

Back in 2013, the UFC had put together it's list of top 20 knockouts in the Octagon which is quite the entertaining watch. While there certainly have been some monumental knockouts in the last 3 years (Connor McGregor vs Jose Aldo, Holly Holm vs Rhonda Rousey to name a few notables), most of the entries on the video will continue to find a place in an updated list. Here are our top 5 UFC Knockouts of all time.

5. Mark Hunt vs Stefan Struve 

How do you pick just one KO finish from the man who invented the walk away KO? The spectacle of Stefan 'Skyscraper' Struve taking on Mark Hunt was certainly quite something and on paper, the height and reach advantage that Struve enjoyed should have made a KO victory for Hunt near impossible. Try telling that to the Super Samoan.

4. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko Cro Cop  

Its one of the most iconic tag lines in MMA - "Right kick hospital, left kick cemetery". Unfortunately for Mirko, the tables were turned as Gonzaga knocked him out in a KO of delicious irony. Number 3 on UFC's list.

3. Dan Henderson vs Michael Bisping

Though he is now a popular UFC champion, back at UFC 100, Michael 'The Count' Bisping was the equivalent of today's Miz. Cocky trash talker and equally good fighter, you just wanted to see him get beaten up. In his big fight against the ever popular Dan Henderson, Bisping made the cardinal error of continuously circling away from Henderson, into the range of the right handed H Bomb. Hendo plodded forward, waited for the perfect moment and knocked him out in a moment that fans will rarely forget. Number 4 on UFC's list.

2. Nate Marquardt vs Demian Maia 

Nate 'The Great' Marquardt's one punch KO of jujitsu specialist is a thing of beauty. Marquadrt's punch perfectly connected with the face of Maia just as was unleashing a kick of his own before getting turned inside out in spectacular fashion. Unforgettable. 

1. Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort 

In his prime, Anderson Silva was arguably the best in the world. Often disliked for his disrespectful antics, there is no denying his ability and skill inside the Octagon. What makes this special is that it was probably the first time that a straight kick to the face was used to KO an opponent (at least to my knowledge) and it has since gone on to become much more popular. Just ask Lyoto Machida and Travis Browne who used the same move and made it to the UFC list at number 11 and 14 respectively. If you watch this carefully, you will see that Anderson is looking down at Belfort's feet before suddenly kicking him in the face. Simply beautiful.