12 of the best knockouts and submissions in boxing and UFC from 2022
Alan Dawson
- 2022 produced some visceral and violent finishes across the two major combat sports.
- Women continued to shine in the UFC while American men bludgeoned their way through opponents.
Jessica Andrade recorded a first-ever standing arm-triangle choke when she submitted Amanda Lemos earlier this year.
Event: UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade.
Date and venue: April 23 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Result: Submission win in the first round.
Sport: Mixed martial arts.
Watch it right here:
If you manage to rearrange your opponent's face with a front kick, like Michael Chandler did when he fought Tony Ferguson, you're a shoo-in for end-of-year honors.
Event: UFC 274.
Date and venue: May 7 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
Result: Knockout in the second round.
Sport: Mixed martial arts.
Watch it right here:
Gervonta Davis, oft-described as a 'Mini Mike Tyson' finished Roland Romero in the sixth round with his trademark brutality.
Event: Davis vs. Romero.
Date and venue: May 28 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Result: Knockout in the sixth round.
Sport: Boxing.
Watch it right here:
Leon Edwards came from behind to finish Kamaru Usman, and begin a new championship reign in the UFC's welterweight division.
Event: UFC 278.
Date and venue: August 20 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Result: Knockout in the fifth round.
Sport: Mixed martial arts.
Watch it right here:
Pound-for-pound boxing star Naoya Inoue demolished future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire in their rematch.
Event: The Rematch.
Date and venue: June 7 at Saitama Super Arena, Japan.
Result: Knockout in the second round.
Sport: Boxing.
Watch it right here:
Islam Makhachev fulfilled his destiny as the heir to Khabib Nurmagomedov's throne when he took the lightweight crown in a UFC title match against Charles Oliveira.
Event: UFC 280.
Date and venue: October 22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Result: Submission win in the second round.
Sport: Mixed martial arts.
Watch it right here:
Molly McCann delivered pure, unadulterated violence in her home country when she flattened Luana Carolina with a spinning back elbow.
Event: UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall.
Date and venue: March 19 at 02 Arena in London.
Result: A knockout in the third round.
Sport: Mixed martial arts.
Watch it right here:
Caleb Plant pretended to shovel dirt on Anthony Dirrell after burying him with a brutal knockout.
Event: Wilder vs. Helenius.
Date and venue: October 15 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Result: Knockout in the ninth round.
Sport: Boxing.
Watch it right here:
Jiri Prochazka prevails in a back-and-forth battle against Glover Teixeira, winning by submission in the final moments of the final round.
Event: UFC 275.
Date and venue: June 12 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.
Result: Submission in the fifth round.
Sport: Mixed martial arts.
Watch it right here:
Ilia Topuria eviscerated Bryce Mitchell in style.
Event: UFC 282.
Date and venue: December 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Result: Submission in the second round.
Sport: Mixed martial arts.
Watch it right here:
Deontay Wilder rolled back the years to re-establish himself as one of the scariest fighters on the planet when he put Robert Helenius on his back and kept him there for a while with his trademark punching power.
Event: Wilder vs. Helenius.
Date and venue: October 15 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Result: Knockout in the first round.
Sport: Boxing.
Watch it right here:
Leigh Wood beat Michael Conlan out of the ring.
Event: Wood vs. Conlan.
Date and venue: March 12 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
Result: Knockout in the 12th round.
Sport: Boxing.
Watch it right here:
Popular Right Now
Popular Keywords
Advertisement