October’s Top Five UFC Knockouts

The action was pure dynamite for the most part, from the top to the bottom of the four cards. We saw several explosive knockouts as a future first-ballot Hall of Famer regained his title, a savage samurai staked his claim for a championship opportunity and lesser-known fighters raised their profiles in thrilling fashion.  

Without further ado, check out the month’s top knockouts:

5: Lightning Strike

Aoriqileng, aka “The Mongolian Murderer”, picked up his first win in over two years by crushing Cody Gibson in just 21 seconds with a cracking right hand at UFC Vancouver.

ABSOLUTELY CLOCKED HIM 🤯 🤯 🤯

Aoriqileng floors Cody Gibson within 21 seconds with a killer right hand!!

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— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) October 18, 2025

4: Back on top of the World

Fuelled by vengeance, Alex Pereira walked down Magomed Ankalaev in their main event rematch at UFC 320, stunning him with an overhand right and raining down hellacious elbows to reclaim the light heavyweight title in just 80 seconds.

3: Double Dose of Destruction

Brazil’s own Vitor Petrino produced a highlight-reel face-plant knockout at UFC Rio, landing a brutal combination to put Thomas Peterson to sleep.

SENT HIM TO SLEEP! 💥

Vitor Petrino gets the Rio crowd on their feet with an INCREDIBLE combination that KNOCKS OUT Thomas Petersen! 🤯

POWER! 💪

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— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) October 11, 2025

2: The King of Chaos

Down two rounds and needing a finish in the third of his high-stakes showdown against fellow top-five light heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr at UFC 320, Jiri Prochazka unleashed unbridled chaos like only he can, embodying a swarm of bees and ultimately putting “The War Horse” down with a left hook.

Jiri Prochazka vs Khalil Rountree Jr Highlights pic.twitter.com/tEkWNrOncs

— Ronicles (@rony_random) October 5, 2025

1: Three. Two. One. Boom!

Quillan Salkilld dropped a bomb at UFC 321, starching Nasrat Haqparast with a wicked head kick to put himself in the Knockout of the Year conversation. You could hear a pin drop in the Etihad Arena as Haqparast remained motionless for several minutes before he ultimately came to. 

Le combattant Quillan Salkilld assomme Nasrat Haqparast avec un coup de pied dévastateur à l’UFC Fight Night 321.😮 pic.twitter.com/Nme182aTan

— TVA Sports (@TVASports) October 25, 2025