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*The Gary Goodridge crucifix elbow hail storm is still the most brutal thing I’ve ever seen in the UFC.*
gary thought it was a mortal kombat tournament
Petr yan
Pat Smith vs Scott Morris is a brutal KO from the early days too.
Straight out of a movie type of shit
Brutal is def Weidman's leg break. More so than silvas. But in terms of inflicting punishment there are too many to really count. It was hard to watch Valentina outstrike that one girl two years ago like 380 to 2
Kongo’s KO of Pat Barry is still one of the most incredible turnarounds in UFC history and such a great technical finish considering his head was scrambled.
That is why Dan is one of the best. If it was Herb it would’ve been stopped the first time Congo hit the ground. Herb is not solid ref, not anymore that it is he’s been garbage for the last 5yrs or better
Probably didn't know where he was at the time, let alone what he was doing. I think it was just some kind of wild survival instinct.
@@jacobdesimone765 totally agree, I think Herb has been one of the worst refs for ages, a good ref shouldn’t really even be talked about, Herb has been centre of conversations around loads of fights.
@@jacobdesimone765 I resally hope youre joking. That fight should have been called way before that happened. Worst ref in UFC history !!!
Yes indeed 💯
I’m absolutely mind blown that not a single Derrick Lewis KO was shown here. Dude just set the record for most KOs in UFC history with 13! Show some respect to the KO king!
Yeah, my favorites of his were like Volkov and Blaydes
@@daveledonio5793 I think the blaydes kno knockout should be here
I can think of one or two Mark Hunt KOs where he throws the right and immediately walks away knowing it's connected/lights out, they were more spectacular than some of these to me. Having that confidence in your own power.
@@AudioPhile I agree. I always think of that savage walkoff he done when he KOed Roy Nelson. That was a huge heavyweight fight at the time as well.
@@WilkyWonka haha ol Roy Nelson, one dude you don't want to take at face value lol. Check out hunts K1 fights on KZhead, friggin savage.
2010-2013 was the best era of heavyweights in the UFC. What a roster of fighters.
pre-usada era
Only monsters
Agreed
@@jeffersonnero I can't stand Ngannou, I think he's a terrible champion that the UFC realized after his win against Stipe (their big sell), that they had no choice but to try and promote him and be cool to him. Stipe's retired pretty much. So Ngannou's title reign will start until he retires. Which sucks because while he's a KO monster, he's not much else. Seeing Stipe like that just aggravates me knowing Stipe was so much better than what he did that night. And he hasn't fought in the octagon since that fight. I hate Ngannou for that reason alone. Oh, well. UFC's got to deal now. And Francis still hurt, which never happened to Stipe, is what's limiting Ngannou from being on my top5 list. For me, just UFC HWT greats, it is: 1. Frank Mir. 2. Cain Velasquez. 3. Stipe Miocic. 4. Fabricio Verdum. And 5. Randy Couture (mostly a Light heavyweight guy, but he was amazing in the early days of the UFC for putting HWT on the map).
@@zaynes5094 Stipe's flaw was inactivity which is the case for a lot of heavyweights. DC put him out of action for awhile after their first fight due to retina damage. Stipe just fought DC for over two years straight. Would have been a different legacy for Stipe if he had beaten DC the first time because he likely could have defended the belt like two or three more times at least before losing to Francis.
Kongo is probably hands down the craziest thing I've seen in the octagon fml.
His craziest moment was that come back against rose namajunas 's dad
That shit was hectic
@@TheBlackJerome Lol good one 😂😂😂
His last fight he pulled out the same comeback, but with a submission, cheick kongo, king of comebacks
Petr yan
That Gary Goodridge knockout was so brutal the ref should have stopped it after the second elbow
Ortegas coach lol
After the first one lol
Big john is all about the warrior code
@@Max_El-Cucuy_Holloway the guy that got knocked out is Ortegas coach?
@@adamstone_ yeah the one that argued with chiesa on TUF
Gonzaga KO of CroCop was the most shocking one for me. Everyone at the time expected Gonzaga to be a sacrificial lamb for Mirko, and to do it with a headkick made it even more insane.
Lies again? School Hunk Olympic Medals
The way Overeem’s legs kick up when Ngannou hits him with that hammer fist 😳
look the way stipe's knees went back...ouch!
@@GoodStuff1992 And that's why Stipe is still out. And arguably and not crazily why he hates on Ngannou. I would to if the guy KOd my head off and I couldn't do anything about it. Thing is, Stipe could come back, but he doesn't really have much to prove. Got KOd by Daniel Cormier, but then got wrecking him in the rematch. I guess that's where he usually improves. Got too cocky there with the strikes against Ngannou.
@@zaynes5094 when did he hate on Francis? Stipe isnt like that at all.
Kongo hit Barry like he heard him say, "Age is just a number."
bro...
🤣
Funniest part is that Pat Barry grooms minors.
Some people don't realize how smart of a joke this is lmao
Age is just a number but still Barry waited till she was 18!
Prime JDS was something else. His recent performances can cloud our memory of how dangerous he was.
Best boxer in heavyweight history
His trilogy with Cain was legendary!
Same with many fighters. They fall off fast. For example the amount of Tony Ferguson haters astounds me. They totally forget the monster he was and how scary he was.
@@dano1307 tony is overrated,even prime tony loses to oliveira,justin and beneil easily
@@yeeeaaahmayneee3808 its easy to say that now that you have seen those 3 beat him soundly. dude was on a 12 fight win streak. I know his fundamentals and technique was not great but he always found a way.
I love how Kongo is just walking around the octagon after the fight like "I meant to do that"
It looked like he thought he might be dreaming!
To this day, after seeing Ngannou connect with Overeem... I still do not understand how that literally did not decapitate Overeem.
I feel like his uppercut could replace the ol medieval guillotine. Execution by Uppercut 😂
That punch would have straight up killed 95% of the people watching this video
That uppercut did decapitate Ubereem, now he uses a fake head.
That combo Cain landed on Nog is beautiful
That man was a beast
Original 3 piece and a soda
Every punch landed.. beautiful
@@francescotamayo8191 it’s 3 Peace and a biscuit it’s never been soda
@@user-ek8cg7tm5s its a Jorge Masvidal reference.
Barry vs Kongo is one of the most wild fights of all time. Must’ve caught Barry creeping around the local school yard
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I remember Mike Goldberg telling Joe Rogan:"Joe, that fight we just witnessed was a true example of " Are you kidding me?!" It really was crazy, Pat Barry was delivering a barrage of strikes when Kongo, who was wobbly yet still conscious delivered only a couple of punches to KO Barry and it happened in the very 1st round! Truly one of the most OMG moments in the UFC! 👍🎊👌🎉👏🌟💯
What?
@@ham7357 I guess a reference to Barry grooming Rose Namajunas when she was only 14 years old. Rose is Pat Barry's fiancee.
@@david3551 interesting I didn’t realize that
JDS was one of my favorite Heavyweights. His boxing was so clean. Black belt in jiu jistsu too
6:13 "that was unbelievable" 😂
That Goodridge vs Herrara was iconic. Though he slept him on one elbow and the referee allowed another 7 more which was rather unnerving
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Because the stupid ref was on the wrong side. If he'd stood up to two fighters, he'd have noticed the blackout too soon! Oh, those rookie UFC judges!
It was just to make sure
Big John was still a noob ref then, it was only UFC 8.
@@Gamebred-Nightmare I'll that ref's mother.
“Look at his ears wiggle” is a under appreciated quote😂
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I kept scrolling for this comment
In one of the much earlier videos of the UFC they censored that part where Joe Rogan was saying it for I don't know what reason.
Kongo's comeback was superb. Dudes body kept fighting after his damn soul was knocked out of it for a moment.
5:20 is the best comeback after taking knockout punches 🔥🔥
Goodrige's knockout is in a league of it's own... If I saw that in a movie I'd be like ''Yeah right''
Me too
Cheick Kongo the biggest come-back of the history of the UFC 💪🏼🇫🇷
Probably just below Anderson Silva's triangle armbar against Chael
Tim boetsch vs yushin okami
Ngannou’s uppercut ko to Overeem has gotta be the scariest knockout ever
I think it is def with his rosenstruik one, that one was scary because he threw his 6 6 frame at a high level kickboxing with no regard and flattened him 😳
And it still is! 💯
@@thomasdaniel4534 the stipe one was worse. he got ko'd twice in 3 seconds
@@GoodStuff1992 let's agree they are all scary haha
That Velasquez combo is vicious!!! 3 punches, cleanly landed, in a split second... 2 punches cleanly landed and 1 off target to the neck
And still the minotaur didn't turn off...
@@eliaspereira4961 lmao ok? He still got his shit rocked took him almost 10 mins to recover from that
1:00 Goodridges KO is underrated. That’s incredible how he got him into position so fast, even KOed him on the very first elbow. Looks like he must have practiced that move a lot but his martial arts background seems to be all striking? Doesn’t seem like they’d practice this in Kuk Sool Won. His wiki says he only decided to compete in MMA after watching UFC 2 which doesn’t leave much time as this is UFC 8. Interestingly he was an arm wrestling champion before.
I remember seeing this KO as a kid, I think it traumatized me cuz for my entire life I had flash back of it, randomly popping in my head lol every now and then. Too brutal to watch for a kid I think.
He was tickling his nipple before he knocked him out. LOL
@@StayPrimal the early UFC fights were brutal but that’s what made it so interesting. UFC 1 Gerard Gordeau vs Teila Tuli where Gerard kicks Teilas in the head while he was down and looking away knocking out his teeth was brutal. Especially how Gerard seemingly didn’t care.
@@jewellui Gerard was a fucken savage. He basically blinded that little Asian dude in pride one time
The thing about those days is that no one really knew how to defend basically anything from other martial arts, it's totally different today.
Pat Barry was literally in another world. He looked like the shrooms had just kicked in. That's tough.
😂😂
I’m pretty sure a loud fart knocks Barry out
1:55 When Ngannou threw that right-left combo, that second punch was all upper body strength. I don't want to even imagine a full punch starting from a planted foot through a twisting core and full extension. Guess that's why they say has the hardest punch ever recorded.
Huge shoutout to Lewis vs Blaydes and Lewis vs Volkov. The timing on the Blaydes KO and the moment and context of the Volkov one. Both amazing knockouts
The blaydes one should be here instead of the Cain one
I don’t even know how they didn’t put the KO over Blaydes that uppercut was naaaasty…
Dude Kongo Barry will never be surpassed that fight raises my blood pressure to deadly levels every time I watch the replay. Years later….
Petr yan
Andrei Arlovski knockout win against Paul Buentello was crazy because he made history. The fastest Knockout win in UFC Heavyweight Championship title fight: 15 seconds
Oh Hell Yeah World Elite
Petr yan🇫🇮
And no one knew what happened.
@@ZealKingdom literally one of the only times the commentary team was confused af cause the punch was so quick
im glad u said "heavyweight" because conor stans would attack you lol
That Kongo KO of Pat Barry was insane ive wated that sequence over 10 times now. That uppercut on wobbly legs was incredible
I saw that Cro Cop ko live and I ain't ashamed to admit it broke my damn heart.
Gonzaga "Cro Copping" Cro Cop is legendary.
I was just thinking the same thing... Nobody head kicks Cro Cop. He's supposed to head kick you
Petr yan🇫🇮
You could fill like half this list with Mark Hunt. He both gave and received some savage ones
Hunt and Lewis
I've noticed fighters with great chins when they get knocked out they tend to go out in brutal fashion. Mark Hunt being one of them, collapsed like a building being demolished every time his chin got cracked. Roy Nelson another, would nearly always faceplant the canvas, Michael Bisping looked like his soul left his body, Stipe Miocic folded backwards every time and Chuck Liddell always collapsed in a way that gave him the most brain trauma.
Petr
Yan
Legendary chin
The power Ngannou generated on that short left to Miocic was scary. Miocic thought he had Ngannou hurt and rushed into finish only to get blasted by that lethal short left of Ngannou.
Miocic daughter puts him to sleep with a kiss
So true man ... But literally Francis was stunned by that punch ... Stipe thot he had FN ... To me personally the overeem KO is amazing ... The power geneerated is probably on par with a professional lightweight boxer !!!
@@tessjardin5889 literally what
@@bondjames-bond7664 Francis was never stunned
@@silentassassin423 francis was definitely stunned by stipes right, but Stipe made a mistake and rushed in
The way Overeem's legs stick up when Ngannou lands that last shot has always been terrifying and is the cherry on top of the hardest punch I think anyone has seen in the UFC.
Hendo's H-Bomb against Bisping was more brutal
@@lunafreed It's up there, but obviously it's a subjective thing
I think Henderson giving Bisping a Japan treatment. 2 nukes like how USA dropped 2 nukes on Japan.
What do you reckon now we've seen Emmett v Mitchell? (Everything being relative, of course - I'm not claiming that Emmett's punch carried more horsepower than Ngannou's, but relative to the size of the opponent it's gotta be a close contest.
@@OhYouReckonDoYa Pound for Pound the hardest punch I've ever seen. Emmett put absolutely everything into that. Bryce convulsing was disturbing live
God bless Cro cop , the man's an absolute legend !!
That was a filthy head kick!! I love it!! No one can match his kicks
@@Rukzy right on bro !!
Cro Cop didn't do well in UFC, 10 fights 7 losses, most by KO, came back in 2015 and got caught by USADA
Hes the reason fedor would never step foot in the octagon.
@@TheAntManChannel Dana was the reason fedor never did he didn’t want to do promote fedors fights and then refused to pay more money
tbh, goldberg voice adds so much hype to the knockouts that guy's casting was just gold
No Black Beast? I'm a bit disappointed
The comeback against Volkov specially
Man,Sea Level Cain was something else. Its crazy to think what he could do had injuries not hampered his career like that. Cain was what got me into Mma when he destroyed Brock Lesnar. I had to go back and watch all his fights then.
How can you have a top heavyweight knockout list without Derrick lewis. I think the one with Curtis blades where he just falls off his uppercut I should be on here it was brutal man.
Yeah for real man!! Lewis has the most knockout in ufc history. Blades ducked down into a uppercut that stopped him cold in tracks.
I remember watching that Kongo comeback vs Barry live and my jaw is still open to this day.
Back in the day when Cain Velasquez is the King in the heavyweight division.
Love looking at great knock outs before fight day, makes me appreciate what can happen and realize history can be made tonight
Ufc never wants to give Stipe any love. He's had a couple KO's that should of made this list.
What I was thinking too...
Yeah sadly
ever since stipe took the belt from dana and gave it to his trainer to put on him... dana didnt like that
@@skitzcunt4213 lol I didn't know he did that, what a King. Probably was a mistake though, Dana seems like the kind of scumbag to hold a grudge.
They goingto regret it if nganu contract negotiations fail and UFC lose him. Threw a legend away for a couple big fights.
My heart broke when I saw Crocop getting KO'd like that and crumble..
Yessss I was so hype for UFC reign but Gonzaga really used his own move against him
I didn’t want that to be on here and I got resting bitch face
I saw it live and the pain on his fans faces was visible. Unbelievable upset.
I'm not, even I am croatian, because he had to many other heavy defeats, heavy knockouts, so he was never real champion, very top like Fedor. Also his style was more and more repulsive, with pushing himself from oponents, to less boxing, too much waiting, too less agressivness. His left leg kicks are legendary, he is great pride figure, but that's it!
Well, he avenged this loss by TKO'ing Gonzaga badly in UFC Fight Night Cro Cop vs Gonzaga 2 in 2015.
Goodridge's crucifix thousand elbows of pain was so brutal.
Man, what a journey through the years.. Thanks for all the memories Dana!
I'm surprised there isn't one KO shown from Derrick here.
The Curtis Blades KO should've been on here for sure!!!
He sucks
Petr yan🇫🇮
@@marx0matko most kos in ufc
His kos are burnt, you see them 24/7 when he’s abt to fight
Gonzaga kick on Cro Cop... It is just scary. Not the kick, but imagine 105 killos falling on his own knee, my God, that is terrorizing me till this day... Till this day! 😢
“DOWN GOES THE REEM!!” One of the greatest calls ever
Francis sending overeem to the shadow realm is one of the most brutal one punch K.Os I’ve ever seen
They say if you take a close look to Nganou's uppercut to Overeem you can actually see Overeem's astral body leaving him.
Fr tho
5:25 Kongo not just surviving but KOing Pat was crazy, always amazed how the ref didn’t stop the fight. All these times I’ve seen I’ve seen the fight I only just noticed this was Rose’s partner.
Petr yan🇫🇮
I think i now see why Ngannou doesnt stop till the ref does
man that was some vicious boxing from Cain Velasquez
That Herrera guy took 7 unnecessary elbows he was out since the first elbow landed but the ref was like "IF HE DIES HE DIES"
Damn that leg twist after cro cop ko was nasty....
Stipes knee is pretty brutal too sheesh
@@JesusMorales-er4cy they both did the Croatian limbo
his foot was twisted backwards
What is it with Croatians and their legs contorting in awkward fashion when they get knocked out?
Derrick's Ko on Blaydes was vicious too u could hear blaydes in the backround screaming
Everyone thought Kongo was done. Talk about turning things around. Looked fine after he knocked dude out too. Was fun to watch. Great video
Ngannou's left jab is harder than 75% of people's kicks. He hits really really hard.
1:09 I never seen so brutal elbows like that ever,I hope he didn’t sustain brain injury or anything serious after that.
Goodridge almost killed him with these elbow strikes
@@raphaelreyalcantara5941 yeah that man wanted to catch a body on his record,i know the fighters keep going till the referee stops but this was too much.
@@freshxan the poor guy received 8 elbow strikes on his head. I wonder if his career continued after this.
Gary is the one with brain damage actually. He got knocked out brutally in pride by Gilbert yvel.
We all know how dangerous Ngannou's hands are but I don't think enough gets said about his hammer fist in particular; dude has the scariest hammer fist I've ever seen. Just one will put your lights out for good.
Francis is a robot....he's extremely 💪
@@bolo8923 So? Other than that he's not very entertaining. Stipe is far superior in every other way outside of finishing power, but he didn't need that in his style. My problem with Stipe is he got KOd too much and that will take a toll. That's why they teach evasion and taking the brunt of heavy hits on the covered up arms.
usually your lights are already out when you get hit by it😂
Another crazy Heavyweight knockout is Andrei Arlovski vs Travis Browne. That fight was bananas 😳💅
That was a TKO, Travis was never out, he was still on his feet
“Look at his ears wiggle” lmao gad me dying for 8 minutes 😂
Struve always getting KOd with Superman punches.
And being frustrating to watch, he never used his reach to his advantage. Its honestly surprising and downright baffling that he holds an unavenged win over Stipe Miocic.
I was surprised Jr dos Santos didn't get a hat trick for his KO over Cain. Awesome list though.
Petr yan
@@rodihernandez8953 Has what to do with a heavyweight list?
@@rodihernandez8953 ur not a real fan bro
@@geezushasrisen alot
@@rodihernandez8953 Like what, smart guy?
Missing that spinning head kick by Chris Barnett, that shit was 🔥
I feel people(especially the new fans) have no idea how big of a deal it was that Gonzaga KO'd Cro Cop with a headkick
They should've put also Derrick Lewis ko against Curtis Blaydes
That uppercut sounded like a bus crash
The dos Santos era was the best. Such a friendly guy, and such a beast when he was on the juice. He wasn't the same after USADA and the Cain Velasquez beat down.
Explosive was dos Santos
Petr yan🇫🇮
The elbow knock out while in crucifix position is unique and savage at the same time, old era of UFC is gold
The Octagon girls at 6:00, when Kongo finished Barry, total "WTF" reaction.
Cain and Jds were the most dangerous, I can't imagine the new HW fighters beating these guys at that time.
Petr yan🇫🇮
@@rodihernandez8953 how's it look at 230lbs?
Especially Dos Santos
They both would be pulverised by guys Like Ngannou and Gane, especially Ngannou because they both liked trading punches and which is the quickest way to getting KOed lol
Francis ko's them in 1 round,stipe beats them both,don't know if gane can shut down cain wrestling though
I remember seeing Cain's KO over Nog. That made me buy the hype. Cain will go down as MMA's version of Derrick Rose: An all time talent that no one wanted to face who's prime was cut way too short due to injury.
Petr yan🇫🇮
Hell yeah
"Mirko looks tentative tho...-" LMAOO😂😂😂
Herb Dean really did a great job responding to that head kick KO by Gonzaga. Usually refs take a second to register what's happening when a KO is so unexpected.
Imagine how good Struve would've been if he used his reach properly and had good movement.
Petr yan🇫🇮
He would be UFC version of Semmy schilt
Believe it or not, Pico Jones has the same reach as Struve
You can't really have good movement if ur 7 feet tall tbh
@@TheBallsbreakers Yeah I remember that stat
“Look at his ears wiggle” 🤣😂💀
Time to appreciate. No stupid intro No corny guy asking for likes and a sub No dumb background music Its actually so refreshing.
Stipe looked like he was dying after the Francis KO.
it looked like doctors giving him a defibrillator shock
Mirko, if you watchin, we're always be proud of you! ✌️
Cain was so fucking fast. Prime Cain has a legit argument for HW goat. Wtf, did I miss Derrick Lewis? Where's the KO king?
5:15 "look at his ears wiggle!" A sentence I never thought to hear.
Kongo v Pat, I'll never forget watching that moment live.
Ngannou has to be in there at least twice even before watching the video. First one the Reem and the second one should be miocic
Petr yan🇫🇮
Some great stoppages and letting it go Congo vs Barry. Come a long way since Goodridge.
every time I see Coleman's face from that kick it just kills me 😂😂😂
Best video UFC has made yet! 💪
I miss prime Cain.
He misses you too
Chris Barnett wheel kick
that crucifix elbows really got me, how beautiful he defended the takedown
Gonzaga kick still gives me chills. When hearing analysts or fighters talking about kicks being like a baseball bat, that sound was about as close as it gets.
0:55 this has to be my favorite KO of all time lol
Francis’ hammer fist on stipe looks so unnecessary 😂
It was super necessary
"Super Necessary" Gamebred Jorge Masvidal
Francis and Jeremy Stephens probably play whack a mole together
@@camacho7347 hahaha Jeremy Stephens hits unconscious people so hard dudes a savage lol
Petr yan🇫🇮
insane how that guy came back after being knocked on the ground twice that comeback was insane
I like the circumstances around the Miocic V Ngannou 2 KO. You can see Stipe get excited when he lands a good counter right cross, and then immediately runs onto a stiff left hook.
No Stipes tko of DC? That shit was legendary
That UFC 8 knockout is so fucking brutal lol
JDS striking was next level. Met him once too. Really nice dude
Goodrich vs Herrera is still my absolute favorite, pure "go the F*** to sleep" knockout of all time. Yeah, there have been some amazing walk-off knockouts, perfect punches or kicks in the heat of an exchange, and other amazing and unexpected KOs. But the sheer efficiency and complete savagery of elbowing a completely controlled opponent in the temple like you're trying to get the candy out of his piñata is one for the ages.