One name, in particular, caught the eye of a fighter who’s no stranger to knockouts himself. Lerone Murphy’s win over Aaron Pico stood out among several highlight-reel finishes, taking Bloody Elbow’s pick for the best knockout of 2025.

The early prelims of the UFC 324 card provided some serious entertainment for the fans who had already made their way into the arena in Las Vegas. Josh Hokit delivered a last-second first-round KO on Denzel Freeman.

Furious fans campaigned to overturn the timekeeping error before Dana White intervened. The UFC boss told Ludwig that he was being given the official fastest knockout time. Two days later, the Nevada State Athletic Commission insisted Ludwig’s KO time would not be revised. “There’s no legal avenue to overturn it,” Keith Kizer said.

Go inside the numbers of UFC Vegas 112, the final event of the year, where a couple of historic knockouts happened to close the show.

Now that the year has come to a close, and with a major assist from UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll, here are some of 2025's most significant milestones from the events, the fights and individual performances. The UFC held ...

The 40-year-old will return at UFC 324 this Saturday in pursuit of his 17th knockout in the promotion. His current tally of 16 stands as the KO record, and prominent names like Gabriel Gonzaga, Curtis Blaydes, and Alexander Volkov are among Lewis’ victims.

On Saturday night in Las Vegas, the UFC kicked off its 2026 schedule with its first major event of the year, UFC 324. On the main card of the event, fan-favorite heavy hitter Derrick Lewis returned for a clash with fellow top-10 fighter Waldo Cortes Acosta.

Pimblett is entering the first title fight of his UFC career. The Irishman has won all seven of his bouts in the promotion, including a TKO win over Michael Chandler at UFC 314. Pimblett is 23-3 in his MMA career, with 17 victories coming by knockout or submission.