Fastest UFC Fights Ever [20 Quickest Finishes]

In the crazy world of mixed martial arts, the pre-fight hype plays a large part in the big picture. From the trash talk to the heated press conference and the stare-off at the weigh-ins and all the way to the fighter’s walkouts and introductions, the sport wouldn’t be the same without these ceremonial acts.

But in MMA, hours of hype could strangely lead up to a fight that ends in a handful of seconds. We’ve seen this phenomenon occurring on several occasions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with a fighter making short work of his opponent.

So which were the shortest fights in UFC history? Who holds the record for the fastest knockout in the organization? And what about the fastest submission victory.

It’s time to find out.

Fastest UFC Fights Ever

In the table below, we’ll list the the fastest 22 fights UFC history.

Ranking	Fighter	Opponent	Event	Date	Outcome	Fight Duration
1	Jorge Masvidal	Ben Askren	UFC 239	July 6, 2019	KO	0:05
2	Terrace McKinney	Matt Frevola	UFC 263	June 12, 2021	KO	0:07
=	Todd Duffee	Tim Hague	UFC 102	August 29, 2009	KO	0:07
=	Chan Sung Jung	Mark Hommick	UFC 140	December 10, 2011	KO	0:07
=	Ryan Jimmo	Anthony Perosh	UFC 149	July 21, 2012	KO	0:07
6	Leon Edwards	Seth Baczynski	UFC Fight Night 64	April 11, 2015	KO	0:08
=	Don Frye	Thomas Ramirez	UFC 8	February 16, 1996	KO	0:08
=	James Irvin	Houston Alexander	UFC Fight Night 13	April 2, 2008	TKO	0:08
=	Makwan Amirkhani	Andy Ogle	UFC on Fox 14	January 24, 2015	TKO	0:08
10	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Allen Crowder	UFC Fight Night 154	June 22, 2019	KO	0:09
=	Gray Maynard	Joe Veres	UFC Fight Night 11	September 19, 2009	KO	0:09
=	Oleg Taktarov	Anthony Macias	UFC 6	July 14, 1995	Submission	0:09
13	Mark Weir	Eugene Jackson	UFC 38	July 13, 2002	KO	0:10
14	Duane Ludwig	Jonathan Goulet	UFC Fight Night 3	January 16, 2006	KO	0:11
=	B.J. Penn	Caol Uno	UFC 34	November 2, 2001	KO	0:11
16	Walt Harris	Alexey Oliynik	UFC on ESPN 4	July 20, 2019	KO	0:12
=	Rob Emerson	Manvel Gamburyan	UFC 87	August 9, 2008	KO	0:12
=	Johny Henricks	Jon Fitch	UFC 141	December 30, 2011	KO	0:12
19	Anthony Johnson	Chad Reiner	UFC Fight Night 10	June 12, 2007	KO	0:13
=	Anthony Johnson	Glover Teixeira	UFC 202	August 20, 2016	KO	0:13
=	Gary Goodridge	Paul Herrera	UFC 8	February 16, 1996	KO	0:13
=	Conor McGregor	José Aldo	UFC 194	December 12, 2015	KO	0:13

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Shortest Ever UFC Fight

The shortest fight ever in UFC history took place on July 6, 2019, when Jorge Masvidal knocked out Ben Askren in just five seconds at UFC 239.

Usually, the first few seconds of a fight is reserved for the touching gloves, but after all the trash talk that preceded this welterweight bout, both fighters headed straight to business.

For Askren, wrestling is his bread and butter, thus, he immediately tried to take his opponent down, surging forward with his head down. Unfortunately for the former Bellator champion, Masvidal had anticipated this move, and punished him with a devastating flying knee to the head that spelled Askren’s first UFC loss.

Fastest Ever UFC Submissions [Top 6]

As we can notice from the table above, the majority of the shortest fights in UFC history ended with KO/TKO. That’s because submissions require a bit more time to apply and force the opponent to tap.

Nevertheless, UFC fans still witnessed some shockingly swift submission finishes throughout the organization’s history.

So let’s take a look at the six fastest submission ever in the UFC.

Ranking	Fighter	Opponent	Event	Date	Submission	Fight Duration
1	Oleg Taktaro	Anthony Macias	UFC 6	July 14, 1995	Guillotine choke	0:09
2	Joe Charles	Kevin Rosier	UFC 4	December 16, 1994	Armbar	0:14
=	Ronda Rousey	Cat Zingano	UFC 184	February 28, 2015	Straight armbar	0:14
=	Justin Martin	Eric Martin	UFC 12	February 7, 1997	Heel hook	0:14
5	Marcus Aurelio	Ryan Roberts	UFC Fight Night 13	April 2, 2008	Armbar	0:16
=	Franck Shamrock	Kevin Jackson	UFC Japan	December 21, 1997	Armbar	0:16