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Fastest knockouts in UFC bantamweight history

Erik Perez holds the UFC bantamweight record for the fastest knockout: 0:17 against Ken Stone at UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Erik Perez 0:17 Ken Stone UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II Aug 11, 2012
2 Montel Jackson 0:18 Da'Mon Blackshear UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez Jul 13, 2024
3 Payton Talbott 0:19 Yanis Ghemmouri UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 Jun 29, 2024
4 Francisco Rivera 0:21 Alex Caceres UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson Jun 6, 2015
4 Aoriqileng 0:21 Cody Gibson UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen Oct 18, 2025
6 Nick Denis 0:22 Joseph Sandoval UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller Jan 20, 2012
7 Iuri Alcantara 0:25 Vaughan Lee UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi May 31, 2014
7 Khalid Taha 0:25 Boston Salmon UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019
9 Cory Sandhagen 0:28 Frankie Edgar UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Feb 6, 2021
10 Tyson Nam 0:32 Zarrukh Adashev UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo Jun 13, 2020
11 Marlon Moraes 0:33 Jimmie Rivera UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes Jun 1, 2018
11 Rinya Nakamura 0:33 Toshiomi Kazama UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac Feb 4, 2023
13 John Dodson 0:37 Manvel Gamburyan UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans Apr 16, 2016
14 Cody Gibson 0:38 Johnny Bedford UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens Jun 28, 2014
15 Randy Costa 0:41 Journey Newson UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020
16 Urijah Faber 0:46 Ricky Simon UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd Jul 13, 2019
17 Alatengheili 0:47 Kevin Croom UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Apr 16, 2022
18 Cody Garbrandt 0:48 Takeya Mizugaki UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Aug 20, 2016
19 Batgerel Danaa 0:50 Kevin Natividad UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021
20 Said Nurmagomedov 0:51 Mark Striegl UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie Oct 17, 2020
21 Raul Rosas Jr. 0:54 Terrence Mitchell Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Sep 16, 2023
22 Michael McDonald 0:56 Alex Soto UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson Nov 19, 2011
23 Cody Stamann 0:59 Eddie Wineland UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett Jun 18, 2022
24 Francesco Nuzzi 1:00 Xiao Long UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song Aug 29, 2026
25 Dominick Cruz 1:01 Takeya Mizugaki UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso Sep 27, 2014
26 Rinya Nakamura 1:02 Nathan Fletcher UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park Aug 2, 2025
27 Aiemann Zahabi 1:04 Aoriqileng UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Jun 10, 2023
27 Bekzat Almakhan 1:04 Brad Katona UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena May 10, 2025
29 Iuri Alcantara 1:06 Joe Soto UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Feb 3, 2018
30 Marlon Moraes 1:07 Aljamain Sterling UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Dec 9, 2017
31 Tony Gravely 1:08 Johnny Munoz UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022
32 John Albert 1:09 Dustin Pague The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale Dec 3, 2011
33 Walel Watson 1:17 Joseph Sandoval UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Oct 1, 2011
34 Marlon Vera 1:25 Frankie Saenz UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Mar 23, 2019
35 Jimmie Rivera 1:29 Marcus Brimage UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites Jul 18, 2015
36 Ivan Menjivar 1:30 Charlie Valencia UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields Apr 30, 2011
37 Anthony Birchak 1:37 Joe Soto UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson Jun 6, 2015
38 Kai Asakura 1:50 Cameron Smotherman UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo May 30, 2026
39 John Dodson 1:54 TJ Dillashaw The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale Dec 3, 2011
39 Sean O'Malley 1:54 Eddie Wineland UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Jun 6, 2020
41 Montel Jackson 1:58 Jesse Strader UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20, 2021
42 Malcolm Wellmaker 1:59 Cameron Saaiman UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates Apr 26, 2025
43 Batgerel Danaa 2:01 Brandon Davis UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont Oct 16, 2021
43 Chris Gutierrez 2:01 Frankie Edgar UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Nov 12, 2022
45 Sean O'Malley 2:02 Jose Quinonez UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Mar 7, 2020
45 Vince Morales 2:02 Louis Smolka UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo Dec 4, 2021
47 Song Yadong 2:04 Alejandro Perez UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Jul 6, 2019
47 Douglas Silva de Andrade 2:04 Gaetano Pirrello UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker Oct 2, 2021
49 Song Yadong 2:06 Marlon Moraes UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022
50 Guido Cannetti 2:07 Kris Moutinho UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data.