Anyone who appreciates a beautiful and brutal knockout will surely leave 2024 satisfied. Over the past few months, stars like Alex Poatan , Ilia Topuria , and Max Holloway , rising stars like Vinicius LokDog and Shara Magomedov , and even lesser-known names like Ming Shi and Fares Ziam have provided fans with brutal finishes in the octagon.
The SUPER LUTAS team got together to vote on the best MMA knockouts of 2024. The voting took place as follows: each team member created an individual top 5, knowing that first place would be worth 5 points, second place 4 points, and so on. With all the votes registered, the points were added up to finalize the SUPER LUTAS top 5. Let's get to the list!
Honorable Mentions
Due to the large number of brutal finishes in 2024, seven knockouts were cited by the SUPER LUTAS team , but did not achieve a high enough score to be included in the top 5. Among these, the knockouts of Ilia Topuria over Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski , and Jon Jones over Stipe Miocic stand out . Also mentioned were the knockouts of Ming Shi over Xiaocan Feng , Fares Ziam over Matt Frevola , Tatiane Aguiar over Carolina Kerr, and Francis Ngannou over Renan Problema.
5) Alex Poatan x Jiri Prochazka 2 (7 points)
Elected 'Fighter of the Year' not only at the 'MMA Oscars', but also in the SUPER LUTAS poll , Alex Poatan makes his first appearance in the knockout ranking in fifth position with the brutal high kick responsible for knocking down Jiri Prochazka in the rematch held at UFC 303.
4) Shara Magomedov x Armen Petrosyan (8 points)
Skilled in stand-up fighting, the Russian 'Pirate' Shara Magomedov secured the fourth position in the ranking with an unusual double spinning backfist that knocked out Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308 in October.
3) Vinicius LokDog x Bernardo Sopaj (17 points)
In addition to securing a spot in the 'Breakthrough of the Year' ranking, Vinicius LokDog also makes it to the podium for best knockouts thanks to his performance in his UFC debut. On that occasion, the bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) from Rio Grande do Sul 'extinguished the lights' on Bernardo Sopaj with a spectacular flying knee.
2) Alex Poatan x Jamahal Hill (18 points)
One point ahead of LokDog, Alex Poatan appears for the second time on the list, this time in second place for his knockout of Jamahal Hill at the historic UFC 300. In one of the most memorable finishes in Ultimate history, the Brazilian received a kick to the groin, prevented the referee from intervening, and then dismantled his rival, with an iconic celebration.
1) Max Holloway x Justin Gaethje (35 points)
The top spot on the list was unanimously chosen by the SUPER LUTAS team . And it couldn't have been any other way. In the 'BMF' title fight at the historic UFC 300 , Max Holloway was winning by a wide margin when, in the final seconds of the fifth round, he pointed to the center of the octagon and challenged Justin Gaethje to a stand-up exchange, brutally dismantling and knocking out his rival in the last second. Historic.
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