Top 5: Scariest Knockouts of All-Time

Not all knockouts are created equal.

Team Alpha Male mainstay and perennial Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight contender Josh Emmett cut down Bryce Mitchell with a savage right hook in the first round of a featured UFC 296 attraction on Dec. 16, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their encounter reached its conclusion 1:57 into Round 1, and it was violent, sudden and unsettling.

Emmett controlled the cage from the center, circled on the perimeter and closed in on his prey. He beat Mitchell to the punch with a devastating shot that sent “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 27 semifinalist crashing to the canvas in an unconscious state. No follow-up shots were required. Mitchell suffered a…