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Fastest knockouts in UFC lightweight history

Terrance McKinney holds the UFC lightweight record for the fastest knockout: 0:07 against Matt Frevola at UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Terrance McKinney 0:07 Matt Frevola UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun 12, 2021
2 Gray Maynard 0:09 Joe Veres UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Sep 19, 2007
3 BJ Penn 0:11 Caol Uno UFC 34: High Voltage Nov 2, 2001
4 Rob Emerson 0:12 Manvel Gamburyan UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Aug 9, 2008
5 Jens Pulver 0:15 John Lewis UFC 28: High Stakes Nov 17, 2000
6 Benoit Saint Denis 0:16 Beneil Dariush UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Nov 15, 2025
7 Roger Huerta 0:19 John Halverson UFC 67: All or Nothing Feb 3, 2007
7 Quillan Salkilld 0:19 Anshul Jubli UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
9 Terrance McKinney 0:20 Brendon Marotte UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza Oct 14, 2023
10 Gregor Gillespie 0:21 Andrew Holbrook UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Apr 8, 2017
11 Jordan Leavitt 0:22 Matt Wiman UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 5, 2020
12 Jim Miller 0:23 Jesse Butler UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Jun 3, 2023
13 Terrance McKinney 0:24 Kyle Nelson UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Mar 28, 2026
14 Cristian Perez 0:27 Kyle Nelson UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Oct 17, 2026
15 Marc Diakiese 0:30 Teemu Packalen UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar 18, 2017
16 Tito Ortiz 0:31 Wes Albritton UFC 13: The Ultimate Force May 30, 1997
17 King Green 0:33 Grant Dawson UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green Oct 7, 2023
18 Joaquim Silva 0:34 Andrew Holbrook The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
19 Melvin Guillard 0:36 Dennis Siver UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin Jul 5, 2008
20 Ricky Glenn 0:37 Joaquim Silva UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Jun 19, 2021
20 Esteban Ribovics 0:37 Terrance McKinney UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento May 11, 2024
22 Jalin Turner 0:39 Kaue Fernandes UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Aug 15, 2026
23 Justin Jaynes 0:41 Frank Camacho UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
24 Alexander Hernandez 0:42 Beneil Dariush UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Mar 3, 2018
25 Shane Nelson 0:44 Aaron Riley UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine Mar 7, 2009
25 Darren Elkins 0:44 Duane Ludwig UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Mar 21, 2010
27 Devonte Smith 0:46 Julian Erosa UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Nov 10, 2018
27 Jamie Mullarkey 0:46 Khama Worthy UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Mar 27, 2021
29 Nick Sanzo 0:48 Jackie Lee UFC 12: Judgement Day Feb 7, 1997
29 Joe Lauzon 0:48 Jens Pulver UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn Sep 23, 2006
31 Olivier Aubin-Mercier 0:53 Evan Dunham UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
31 Jalin Turner 0:53 Callan Potter UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Feb 9, 2019
33 Frankie Perez 0:54 Sam Stout UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira Aug 23, 2015
34 Sage Northcutt 0:57 Francisco Trevino UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015
34 Islam Makhachev 0:57 Gleison Tibau UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan 20, 2018
36 Rafael Dos Anjos 0:59 George Sotiropoulos UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber Jul 2, 2011
37 Marco Polo Reyes 1:00 Matt Frevola UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Jan 14, 2018
38 Mairbek Taisumov 1:01 Marcin Bandel UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story Oct 4, 2014
39 Kyle Bradley 1:03 Phillipe Nover UFC 98: Evans vs Machida May 23, 2009
39 Nikolas Motta 1:03 Tom Nolan UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Jan 13, 2024
41 Takanori Gomi 1:04 Tyson Griffin UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko Aug 1, 2010
41 Arman Tsarukyan 1:04 Beneil Dariush UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan Dec 2, 2023
43 Tim Means 1:06 Justin Salas UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall Jun 8, 2012
43 Rafael Dos Anjos 1:06 Donald Cerrone UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Dec 19, 2015
45 Clay Guida 1:07 Joe Lauzon UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Nov 11, 2017
45 Drew Dober 1:07 Marco Polo Reyes UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos Jun 29, 2019
47 Cole Miller 1:10 Andy Wang The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale Jun 23, 2007
47 Drew Dober 1:10 Nasrat Haqparast UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy Jan 18, 2020
49 Mark Madsen 1:12 Danilo Belluardo UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier Sep 28, 2019
49 Luigi Vendramini 1:12 Jessin Ayari UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana Oct 3, 2020

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