12 fastest knockouts in UFC history

There have been over 8,000 fights in UFC history.

A large reason fans around the world tuned in for each of those was with the hope of seeing a spectacular knockout.

Three-plus decades after the UFC held its first event in November 1993, only a dozen knockouts have taken place in 10 seconds or less.

With some help of the record-keeping of MMA database Tapology, relive the fastest knockouts in UFC history in the list below.

Note: The list below includes the records, as recorded by the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC). While the UFC changed its internal records to reflect Duane Ludwig as having a six-second knockout, the official record still is listed as 11 seconds. You can check out Ludwig's incredible knockout of Jonathan Goulet from UFC Fight Night 3 (Jan. 16, 2006) here.

12. Mark Weir def. Eugene Jackson

Time: 10 secondsEvent: UFC 38Date: July 13, 2002

11. Gray Maynard def. Joe Veres

Time: 9 secondsEvent: UFC Fight Night 11Date: Sept. 19, 2007

10. Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Allen Crowder

Time: 9 secondsEvent: UFC Fight Night 154Date: June 22, 2019

9. Leon Edwards def. Seth Baczynski

Time: 8 secondsEvent: UFC Fight Night 64Date: April 11, 2015

8. Makwan Amirkhani def. Andy Ogle

Time: 8 secondsEvent: UFC on FOX 14Date: Jan. 24, 2015

7. Don Frye def. Sam Adkins

Time: 8 secondsEvent: UFC 8Date: Feb. 16, 1996

6. James Irvin def. Houston Alexander

Time: 8 secondsEvent: UFC Fight Night 13Date: April 2, 2008

5. Terrance McKinney def. Matt Frevola

Time: 7 secondsEvent: UFC 263Date: June 12, 2021

4. Chan Sung Jung def. Mark Hominick

Time: 7 secondsEvent: UFC 140Date: Dec. 10, 2011

3. Todd Duffee def. Tim Hague

Time: 7 secondsEvent: UFC 102Date: Aug. 29, 2009

2. Ryan Jimmo def. Anthony Perosh

Time: 7 secondsEvent: UFC 149Date: July 21, 2012

1. Jorge Masvidal def. Ben Askren

Time: 5 secondsEvent: UFC 239Date: July 6, 2019

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