Johnson is known for razor-tight decisions and has one well-aged win over No. 1-ranked fighter Joshua Van in 2024. On the other hand, Kavanagh won uphill battles against extremely tough opponents in his first two UFC fights, and Johnson was just another step into the rankings.

Charles Johnson scored a huge comeback knockout earlier today (Sat., Aug. 23, 2025) at UFC Shanghai LIVE on ESPN+ from inside the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China, starching previously undefeated flyweight prospect Lone’er Kavanagh with a huge second-round left hook.

On the UFC Fight Night 257 prelims, Daukaus (16-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) made his re-arrival heard loud and clear as he smashed Michel Pereira (31-14 MMA, 9-5 UFC) with a violent knockout barrage for a stoppage at 43 seconds of Round 1. The middleweight bout took place on Saturday's prelims at Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai.

Johnny Walker upset the odds today, scoring an upset knockout victory over China's own Mingyang Zhang in their UFC Shanghai main event. Capping off a rather tepid main card, highlighted by Aljamain Sterling winning a five round decision over Brian Ortega,

Countless knockouts occur every UFC card, but only a few will be replayed for years to come. Even fewer are the moments like Joaquin Buckley’s jumping spinning

Aaron Pico's long-awaited UFC debut came with the possibility of an immediate title shot with a win. Instead, the former uber prospect and Bellator MMA star was knocked out cold in spectacular and violent fashion at UFC 319 in Chicago.

The seventh UFC Fight Night to take place inside the Apex during the pandemic concluded with an outing for ex-lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Before being knocked out in three straight fights to mark a brutal end to his career in the cage, Edgar defeated Pedro Munhoz via split decision.

Kyle Daukaus wasn't given much hope in his UFC return this weekend in Shanghai, but 'The D'Arce Knight' proved his doubters very wrong.

Perhaps a forgotten knockout, however, that doesn’t take away from how odd it was, which is why it is sat at #2 on our list for the strangest knockouts in UFC history.

Just before the end of the round, Prates landed a nice body shot and then he spun. His elbow cracked Neal on the top of the head and then he crashed to the canvas. The referee stopped the fight and Prates secured the massive knockout win at UFC 319.

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson is impressed with new UFC bantamweight Elijah Smith, who recreated the MMA legend's iconic slam knockout over Ricardo Arona.