This is for the violence fans. None of these lists are set in stone, or ranked with any particular thought, so feel free to disagree with everything here.
Also, if you feel I forgot something (likely) that should be listed for posterity, let me know.
MALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Daniel Cormier 3-0 (Oezdemir, Miocic, Lewis) – Defended UFC LHW Title, Claimed and Defended UFC HW Title
Honorable Mentions:
Khabib Nurmagomedov 2-0 (Iaquinta, McGregor) – Claimed and Defended UFC LW Title
Israel Adesanya 4-0 (Wilkinson, Vettori, Tavares, Brunson)
Kyoji Horiguchi – 3-0 (McCall, Ogikubo, Caldwell) – Claimed RIZIN Bantamweight Title
Dustin Poirier 2-0 (Gaethje, Alvarez) Claimed Violenceweight Title
Gegard Mousasi 2-0 (Carvalho, MacDonald) – Claimed and Defended Bellator Middleweight Title
Aung La Nsang 3-0 (Machado, Hasegawa, Karaki) – Claimed ONE Cruiser title, Defended ONE MW Title 2x
Kevin Belingon 3-0 (Leone, Nguyen, Fernandes) – Claimed ONE Bantamweight Title
Joshua Pacio 3-0 (Lan, Mitsatit, Naito) – Claimed ONE Strawweight Title
Tomasz Narkun 2-0 (Khalidov x2)
FEMALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Amanda Nunes 2-0 (Pennington, Cyborg) – Defended UFC Bantamweight Title, Claimed UFC FW Title
Honorable Mentions:
Valentina Shevchenko 2-0 (Cachoeira, Jedrzejczyk) – Claimed UFC Flyweight Title
Jessica Andrade 2-0 (Torres, Karolina)
Jingnan Xiong 3-0 (Teo, Balin, Santos) Claimed and defended ONE SW Title 2x
Tatiana Suarez 2-0 (Grasso, Esparza)
FIGHT OF THE YEAR (All Promotions)
WINNER: 1. Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2 – UFC 225: Whittaker/Romero 2
2. Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje – UFC on FOX 29: Poirier/Gaethje
3. Jacare Souza vs. Chris Weidman – UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
4. Senzo Ikeda vs. Yuya Wakamatsu – Pancrase 293
5. Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez – UFC FN: Zombie/Yair
6. Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – – UFC 231: Holloway/Ortega
7. Dustin Poirier vs. Eddie Alvarez – UFC FN: Alvarez/Poirier 2
8. Aung La Nsang vs. Ken Hasegawa – ONE: Pursuit of Greatness
9. Rory MacDonald vs. Douglas Lima – Bellator 192
10. Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak – UFC 223
11. Thiago Santos vs. Jimi Manuwa – UFC 231: Holloway/Ortega
12. Jan Blachowicz vs. Jimi Manuwa – UFC FN 127: Werdum/Volkov
13. Tomasz Narkun vs. Mamed Khalidov – KSW 47: Khalidov/Narkun
14. Matheus Mattos vs. Nashkho Galaev – ACB 82
15. Lando Vannata vs. Matt Frevola – UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Honorable Mentions:
Ali Bagov vs Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov – ACB 89
Vladimir Mineev vs. Magomed Ismailov – FNG 90
Brandon Davis vs. Steven Peterson – UFC FN 126: Cerrone/Medeiros
Tomas Deak vs. Sharamazan Shupanov – Fight Nights Global 84
Calvin Kattar vs. Shane Burgos – UFC 220: MIocic/Ngannou
Itchaku Murata vs. Junji Ito – Shooto 1/28
Thiago Santos vs. Anthony Smith – UFC FN 125: Machida/Anders
Jake Matthews vs. Li Jingliang – UFC 221: Rockhold/Romero
Daniel Gustavo vs. Dukvaha Astamirov – ACB 80
Donald Cerrone vs. Yancy Medeiros – UFC FN 126: Cerrone/Medeiros
Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Dean Trueman vs. Corrin Eaton – Cage Warriors 92
Rose Namajuna vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – UFC 223
Jose “Froggy” Estrada vs. Rudy Morales – Combate Estrellas 1
Michaelle Waterson vs. Cortney Casey-Sanchez – UFC on FOX 29: Poirier/Gaethje
Alex Olivera vs. Carlos Condit – UFC on FOX 29: Poirier/Gaethje
Jonathan Svensson vs. Bruno Roverso – Berkut Young Eagles 2
Ivan Perez vs. Ricardo Arreola – Combate Estrellas 2
Ricky Simon vs. Merab Dvalishvili – UFC FN 128: Barboza/Lee
Ysuke Yachi vs. Diego Nunes – RIZIN.10
Yoshitaka Naito vs. Alex Silva 2 – ONE: Grit and Glory
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jacare Souza – UFC 224: Nunes/Pennington
Angela Lee vs. Mei Yamaguchi 2 – ONE: Unstoppable Dreams
Jae-Woong Kim vs. Han-Guk Jung – TFC 18
Amanda Lino vs. Rizlen Zouak – EFC Worldwide 70
Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis – UFC 229: Khabib/McGregor
Jeremiah Wells vs. Jon Manley – CES 50
Brandon Halsey vs. Smealinho Rama – PFL 2
Shane Young vs. Rolando Dy – UFC Singapore
Adriano Moraes vs. Geje Eustaquio – ONE: Pinnacle of Power
Vinicius Salvador vs. Luiz Guerreiro – Shooto Brazil 85
Yuki Motoya vs. Je Hoon Moon – DEEP 84 Impact
Glaico Franca vs Takashi Sato – Pancrase 297
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Oskar Piechota – TUF 27 Finale
Mike Perry vs. Paul Felder – UFC 226: Miocic/Cormier
Alex Caceres vs. Martin Bravo – TUF 27 Finale
Raoni Barcelos vs Kurt Holobaugh – UFC Boise
Ariel Sexton vs Kota Shimoishi – ONE: Pursuit of Power
Kai Wen Li vs Emilio Urrutia – ONE Pursuit of Power
Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada – UFC Hamburg
Kana Asakura vs. Rena Rubota – RIZIN.11
Takanori Gomi vs. Melvin Guillard – RIZIN.11
John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson – UFC on FOX: Alvarez/Poirier 2
Kyoji Horiguchi vs Hiromasa Ogikubo – RIZIN.11
Jiří Procházka vs. Bruno Henrique Cappelozza – RIZIN.11
Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns – UFC 227: Dillashaw/Garbrandt 2
Henry Cejudo vs. Demetrious Johnson – UFC 227: Dillashaw/Grandrant 2
Azam Gaforov vs Imran Bukuev – WFCA 50
Egor Golubtsov vs Mansur Djamburaev – WFCA 50
Cory Sandhagen vs. Iuri Alcantara – UFC FN: Gaethje/Vick
Irene Aldana vs. Lucie Pudilova – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
Petr Yan vs. Jin Soo Son – UFC Moscow
Jose Alday vs. Gustavo Lopez – Combate 22
Michael Lebout vs. Alexey Makhno – M-1 Challenge 97
Andre Harrison vs Alexandre Bezerra – PFL 8
Takashi Sato vs. Matt Vaile – Pancrase 300
Vladimir Mineev vs. Magomed Ismailov – FNG 90
Axel Osuna vs. Edgar Chairez – Combate 25
Victor Madrigal vs. Christian Quinonez – Combate 25
Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders – UFC FN: Santos/Anders
Mounir Lazzez vs. Dmitrijs Homjakovs – Brave CF 16
Patricky Freire vs. Roger Huerta – Bellator 205
Kevin Belingon vs. Bibiano Fernandes – ONE: Heart of the Lion
Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – Bellator 209
Laureano Staropoli vs. Hector Aldana – UFC FN: Magny/Ponzinibbio
Drew Dober vs. Frank Camacho – UFC on FOX 27
Alan Jouban vs. Ben Saunders – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Kevin Aguilar vs. Rick Glenn – UFC: TUF 28 Finale
Kai Kara-France vs. Elias Garcia – UFC FN 142: JDS/Tuivasa
Mauricio Rua vs. Tyson Pedro – UFC FN 142: JDS/Tuivasa
Artem Kuzmin vs. Alexander Podmarev – BYE
Curtis Millender vs. Siyar Bahadurzada – UFC 232: Jones/Gustafsson
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR – Major Promotions (UFC/Bellator/RIZIN)
Winner: 1. Yair Rodriguez def. Chan Sung Jung – Reverse Upward Elbow – UFC FN: Zombie/Yair
2. Brian Ortega def. Frankie Edgar – Uppercut – UFC 222: Cyborg/Kunitskaya
3. Yoel Romero def. Luke Rockhold – Punches – UFC 221: Rockhold/Romero
4. Amanda Nunes def. Cyborg Justino – Punch – UFC 232: Jones/Gustafsson
5. Niko Price def. Randy Brown – Hammerfists from Bottom – UFC Boise
6. Lyoto Machida def. Vitor Belfort – Front Kick – UFC 224: Nunes/Pennington
7. Justin Gaethje def. James Vick – Punch – UFC FN: Gaethje/Vick
8. Daniel Cormier def. Stipe Miocic – Punches – UFC 226: Miocic/Cormier
9. Jacare Souza def. Chris Weidman – Punches – UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
10. Jose Aldo def. Jeremy Stephens – Body Shot and Punches – UFC on FOX: Alvarez/Poirier 2
11. Jessica Andrade def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz – Punch – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
12. Israel Adesanya def. Derek Brunson – Punches – UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
13. Marlon Moraes def. Jimmie Rivera – Head Kick + Punches – UFC FN 131: Moraes/Rivera
14. Elizeu Zaleski def. Sean Strickland – Spinning Wheel Kick + Punches – UFC 224: Nunes/Pennington
15. Ricky Bandejas def. James Gallagher – Sidekick and Punches – Bellator 204
16. Dan Hooker def. Jim Miller – Knee – UFC FN 128: Barboza/Lee
17. Daron Cruickshank def. Diego Brandao – Flying Knee – RIZIN.13
18. Mandel Nallo def. Carrington Banks – Knee – Bellator 207
19. AJ McKee def. John Teixeira – Punch – Bellator 205
20. Johnny Walker def. Khalil Rountree – Elbow – UFC FN: Magny/Ponzinibbio
Honorable Mentions:
Derrick Lewis def. Alexander Volkov – Punches – UFC 229: Khabib/McGregor
Geoff Neal def. Frank Camacho – Head Kick – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
Curtis MIllender def. Thiago Alves – Knee – UFC FN 126: Cerrone/Medeiros
Alex Hernandez def. Beneil Dariush – Punch – UFC 222: Cyborg/Kunitskaya
Jeremy Stephens def. Josh Emmett – Punches and Elbows – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Alan Jouban def. Ben Saunders – Punch – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Sabah Homasi – Uppercut – UFC 220
Aaron Pico def. Shan Kruchten – Body Punch – Bellator 192
Mirsad Bektic def. Godofredo Pepey – Solar plexus Punch – UFC on FOX 27: Jacare/Brunson
Thiago Santos def. Anthony Smith – Body Kick – UFC FN 125: Machida/Anders
Islam Makhachev def. Gleison Tibau – Punch – UFC 220
Mike Kimbel def. Geoffrey Then – Slam and Punches – Bellator 194: Nelson/Mitrione 2
Sam Alvey def. Marcin Prachnio – Punch – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Ádám Borics def. Teodor Nikolov – Flying Knee – Bellator 196
Gilbert Burns def. Dan Moret – Punches – UFC on FOX 29: Poirier/Gaethje
Siyar Bahadurzada def. Luan Chagas – Body Kick and Punch – UFC FN 128: Barboza/Lee
David Branch def. Thiago Santos – Punches – UFC FN 128: Barboza/Lee
Fedor Emelianenko def. Frank Mir – Punches – Bellator 198: Fedor/Mir
Chieck Kongo def. Javy Ayala – Punches – Bellator 199
Ryan Bader def. Muhammed Lawal – Punches – Bellator 199
John Lineker def. Brian Kelleher – Punch – UFC 224: Nunes/Pennington
Gabriel Benitez def. Humberto Bandenay – Slam – UFC FN 129: Maia/Usman
Phil Davis def. Linton Vassell – Head Kick – Bellator 200
Jose Torres def. Jarred Brooks – Slam — UFC FN 131: Moraes/Rivera
Curtis Blaydes def. Alistair Overeem – Elbows – UFC 225: Whittaker/Romero 2
Yadong Song def. Felipe Arantes – Elbow – UFC Singapore
Juan Archuleta def. Robbie Peralta – Punches – Bellator 201
Khalil Rountree def. Gokhan Saki – Punches – UFC 226: Miocic/Cormier
Dan Hooker def. Gilbert Burns – Punch – UFC 226: Miocic/Cormier
Joao Zeferino def. Paul Bradley – Punches – PFL 3
Andrey Koreshkov def. Vaso Bakočević – Spinning Back Kick – Bellator 203
Michele Martignoni def. Simone D’Anna – Head Kick – Bellator 203
Anthony Smith def. Shogun Rua – Puches – UFC Hamburg
Takanori Gomi def. Melvin Guillard – Punches – RIZIN.11
Dustin Ortiz def. Matheus Nicolau – Headkick and Punches – UFC on FOX: Alvarez/Poirier 2
Diego Brandao def. Satoru Kitaoka – Punches – RIZIN.11
Topnoi Tigermuaythai def. Tadaaki Yamamoto – Punches – RIZIN.11
Devin Powell def. Alvaro Herrera – Body kicks – UFC Calgary
Alex Perez def. Jose Torres – Punches – UFC 227
Eryk Anders def. Tim Williams – Head Kick – UFC FN: Gaethje/Vick
Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Niko Price – Punch – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
Magomed Ankalaev def. Marcin Prachnio – Head Kick and punches – UFC Moscow
Haruo Ochi vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe – Soccer Kicks – RIZIN.13
Arlene Blencowe def. Amber Leibrock – Slam and Punches – Bellator 206
Scott Holtzman def. Alan Patrick – Elbows – UFC 229: Khabib/McGregor
Tony Martin def. Ryan LaFlare – Head Kick and Punches – UFC 229: Khabib/McGregor
Josh Copeland def. Alex Nicholson – Punch – PFL 8
Mike Kimbel def. Alex Potta – Punches – Bellator 207
Sergei Kharitonov def. Roy Nelson – Uppercuts – Bellator 207
Don Madge def. Te Edwards – Head Kick – UFC Moncton
Lyman Good def. Ben Saunders – Uppercuts – UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Luigi Vendramini – Knee and Punches – UFC FN: Santos/Anders
Francisco Trinaldo def. Evan Dunham – Knee to the Body – UFC FN: Santos/Anders
Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Neil Magny – Punch – UFC FN: Magny/Ponzinibbio
Mikuru Asakura def. Takeshi Inoue – Knee and Punches – RIZIN Last Yarennoka
Kyoji Horiguchi def. Ian McCall – Punch – RIZIN.10
Luiz Gustavo def. Yusuke Yachi – Punch – RIZIN.12
Daron Cruickshank def. Koshi Matsumoto – Head Kick – RIZIN.10
Mikuru Asakura def. Hatsu Hioki – Head Kick – RIZIN.12
REGIONAL KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
(Fuck ranking these)
PUNCHES
Christian Aguilera def. Maycon Mendonça – Punch – LFA 30
Yusup Umarov def. Rander Junior – Punches – ACB 79
Husein Kushagov def. Michał Wiencek – Punch to Body – ACB 79
Arman Ashimov def. Mikael Silander – Uppercut – M-1 Challenge 87
Jose Torres def. Alberto Orellano – Punch – Titan FC 48
Dmitry Bikrev def. Vasiliy Zubkov – Punch – Fight Nights Global 83
Mickael Lebout def. Sergey Faley – Punch – M-1 Challenge 89
Leomana Martinez def. Casey Jones – Punches – LFA 35
Adrian Yanez def. Nathan Trepagnier – Punch – LFA 35
Mariya Suzuki def. Hyo Kyung Song – Whizzer and Punches – Angels Fighting 6
Anton Vyazigin def. Zaur Gadzhibabayev – Punches – M-1 Challenge 89
Bogdan Bulecki def. Michail Kurch – 4 Second KO – Dragon Fight Night 3
Christian Aguilera def. Ricardo Seixas – Uppercut – LFA 36
Ricky Simon def. Vinicius Zani – Punches – LFA 36
Shannon Wiratchai def. Rahul Raju – Punch – ONE: Iron Will
Jeremy Miado def. Dejdamrong Sor. A – Punch – ONE: Iron Will
Ismail Sagov def. Eradzh Kholov – Punches – Fight Nights Global 85
Edgar Diaz def. Carlos Briseno – Punches (from bottom mount) – XFL 37
David Martinez def. Enrique Barragan – Punch – Combate Estrellas 2
Marcelo Rojo def. Fabian Galvan – Punch – Combate Estrellas 2
Nikita Krylov def. Fabio Maldonado – Punch – Fight Nights Global 87
Kevin Aguilar def. Thanh Le – Punches – LFA 40
Bruno Silva def. Alexander Shlemenko – Punches – M-1 Challenge 93
Kelvin Tiller def. Caio Alencar – Punch – PFL 1
Josh Marsh def. TeeJay Britton – Punch – LFA 42
Rodrigo Cavalheiro def. Karl Amoussou – Punch – BRAVE CF 13
Erko Jun def. Tomasz Oswiecinski – Punch – KSW 44
Gracjan Szadzinski def. Paul Redmond – Punches – KSW 44
Roman Dolidze def. Eder de Souza – Punch – WWFC 11
Kai Wen Li def. Rodian Menchavez – Punch – ONE: Pinnacle of Power
Dwight Grant def. Tyler Hill – Punch – DWTNCS
Chris Abdoul def. Peter Bohm – Punches – GMC 15
Te Edwards def. Austin Tweedy – Punch – DWTNCS
Aung La Nsang def. Ken Hasegawa – Uppercut – ONE: Spirit of a Warrior
John Brewin def. Emmanuel Binyet – Punch – RFC Way of the Dragon 2
Ik Tae Jin def. Han Yong Lee – Punch – ROAD FC 48
Cristhian Torres def. Dashawn Boatwright – Uppercut – LFA 46
Taiki Akiba def. Tusuke Ogikubo – Punches – Pancrase 298
Damon Jackson def. Nate Jennerman – Punch – LFA 47
ladimir Seliverstov def. Evgeniy Yalukov – Battle on Volga
Djamil Chan def. Alejandro Martinez – Punch – Brave CF 14
Fabio “Gasolina” def. Paulo Leme – Punch – SFT 4
Boris Medvedev def. Maksim Melnik – Punch – M-1 Challenge 96
Vasily Kozlov def. Jurand Lisiecki – Punch – M-1 Challenge 96
Bitaliy Makiev def. Evheniy Khazov – Punch – Road to M-1
Karsten Liebich def. Jamal Majidi – Punch – GMC 16
Emiliano Sordi def. Jason Butcher – Punch – PFL 7
Karlo Caput def. Renat Lyatifov – Punch – Crimea Rush
Imran Abaev def. Marcelo Alfaya – Punches – ACB 89
David Jordan def. Gil Guardado – Punch – Tuff N Uff
Kailan Hill def. Adam Fugitt – Flying Punch – LFA 51
Roberto Soldic def. Dricus Du Plessis – Punches – KSW 45
Wagney Prado def. Lukasz Parobiec – Punch – KSW 45
Muin Gafurov def. Leandro Issa – Punch – ONE: Kingdom of Heroes
Rudy Gunawan def. Alwin Kincai – Punch – ONE Pride FN 23
Murad Abdulaev def. Abubakar Vagaev – Punch – WFCA 53
Bibert Tumenov def. Zygimantas Ramaska – Liver punch – BYE 5
Perry Goodwin def. Alexander Jacobsen – Punch – Cage Warriors 98
Noriyoshi Wada def. Kohei Kuraoka – Punch – Pancrase 300
Toshihiro Taguchi def. Takuya Saito – Punch – Pancrase 300
Yuki Ohara def. Taito Kubota – Punch – DEEP 86 Impact
Yibugele def. Zia Mashwani – Punch – Brave CF 17
Rasul Mirzaev def. Gleristone Santos – Punch – ACB 90
Oleg Borisov def. Thiago Henrique – Punch – ACB 90
Bruno Silva def. Artem Frolov – GNP Liver Shot – M-1 Challenge 98
Zebaztian Kadestam def. Tyler McGuire – Punch and Knee – ONE: Warrior’s Dream
Alan Cantu def. Eduardo Osuna – Punch – Combate 26
Kosuke Kindaichi def. Takashi Matsuoka – Punch – Pancrase 301
Austin Lingo def. Aaron Webb – Punch – LFA 55
Elin Oberg def. Anna Astvik – Punch – Superior Challenge 18
Roberto Soldiv def. Vinicius Bohrer – Punch – KSW 46
Ken Kauppinen def. Alessio Sakara – Punches – Bellator 211
Bruno Cannetti def. Joey Ruquet – GNP – Combate 27
Roman Kopylov def. Yasubey Enomoto – Body Shot – FNG 91
Jeremy Kennedy def. Marat Magomedov – Check Hook – Brave CF 21
Rami Hamed def. Gadzhimusa Gadzhiev – Punch – Brave CF 21
KICKS
Curtis Millender def. Nick Barnes – Head Kick – LFA 30
Satoshi “Tiger” Date def. Shunsuke Kazuki – Rolling Thunder – Ganryujima
Kevin Wirth def. Isaiah Gutierrez – Side Kick – LFA 33
Phoe Thaw def. Sor Sey – Front Kick and Punches – ONE: Quest for Gold
Scott Askham def. Michal Materla – Kick to the Body – KSW 47: Khalidov/Narkun
Sumeet Khade def. Pawan Goyat – Head Kick – Super Fight League 3/11
Dhruv Chaudhary def. Chaitanya Gavali – Upkick and Punches – Super Fight League 2/10
Ramis Teregulov def. Jose Jimenez Garcia – Head Kick – Battle on Volga 4
Marta Waliczek def. Karina Vasilenko – Head Kick – Battle on Volga 4
Michal Kotalik def. Pavel Sabadash – Head Kick – Oktagon 6
Lucas Ananias def. Douglas Henrique – Liver Kick – Shooto Brasil 84
Chris Curtis def. Sean Lally – Hook Kick – Tues Night Contender Series
Angelo Rubino def. Maarten Wouters – Liver kick – Cage Warriors 94
Lucas Sousa def. Jaciel Lima – Head Kick – Shooto Brasil 85
Kailan Hill def. Alex Thompson – Head Kick – LFA 45
Edward Massey def. Mate Sanikidze – Head Kick – M-1 Challenge 95
Ahmet Kayretli def. Shaun Spath – Axe kick to body – LFA 46
Yojiro Uchimura def. Vitor Toffanelli – Head Kick – Pancrase 298
Stanislav Klybik def. Christian M’Pumbu – Head kick – Platform S70
Viktor Kolesnik def. Daniel Swain – Low kicks on the ground – M-1 Challenge 96
Alyssa Garcia def. Satomi Takano – Head kick – DEEP 85 Impact
Arman Tsarukyan def. Felipe Olivieri – Head Kick – Platform S70
Sadibou Sy def. Caio Magalhaes – Question mark kick – PFL 7
James Llontop – Head kick – Inka FC 28
Andrey Koshkin def. Yusup Umarov – Head Kick – ACB 89
Melissa Martinez def. Francis Hernandez – Body Kick and Punches – Combate 23
Scott Askham def. Marcin Wojcik – Body Kick and Punches – KSW 45
Mateusz Głuch def. Przemysław Włodkowski – Head Kick – Thunderstrike 15
Luis Santos def. Daichi Abe – Liver kick – ONE Pursuit of Greatness
Esteban Gomez def. Alexander Luna Orozco – Head Kick – UCC 42
Anthony Engelen def. Meas Meul – Head Kick – ONE: Heart of the Lion
Bill Algeo def. Scott Heckmen – Switch Kick – ROC 65
Hailey Cowan def. Jessica Sotack – Head Kick – LFA 55
Takeshi Kinoshita def. Chang Min Yoon – Head Kick – Fighting Agent War S3
KNEES
Edward Kelly def. Meas Meu – Knee – ONE Global Superheroes
Juan Puerta def. Gustavo Eddy Balart – Flying Knee – Titan FC 48
Bruno Silva def. Gennadiy Kovalev – Knee – RCC 2
Abdul Azim Badakhshi def. Sascha Sharma – Knee – Super Fight League 3/10
Taiki Akiba def. Yuki Yasunaga – Knee – Pancrase 294
Nureles Aydarov def. Oleg Lichkovakha – Knee – M-1 Challenge 90
Lisbeth Lopez Silva def. Brenda Enriquez – Knee – Combate: Mexico vs. USA
Alex Nicholson def. Jake Heun – Flying Knee – PFL 1
Raul Arroyo def. Alex Diaz – Knee – MFC 15
Kevin Borjas – Knee – Inka FC 28
Alexandre Bezerra def. Magomed Idrisov – Flying Knee – PFL 7
Alexander Sarnavskiy def. Herdeson Batista – Knee – ACB 90
Glenn Sparv def. Mehdi Bagheri – Knee – Full Metal Dojo 16
Thiago dos Santos def. Marcos Aurelio – Knee – Thunder Fight 16
Bobby Lee def. Ben Neaumann – Flying Knee – LFA 50
Won Sik Park def. Jose Medrano – Flying Knee and Punches – Combate 26
Jalal Al Daaja def. Kantharaj Shankar Agasa – Knee – Brave CF 20
SPINNING SHIT
Rudy Gunawan def. Christian Kasino – Spinning Back Fist – ONE Pride FN 17
Josh Parisian def. Greg Rebello – Spinning Back Fist – DWTNCS
Mzwandile Hlongwa def. Torbjorn Madsen – Spinning Back Fist – EFC 75
Kailan Hill def. Andre Walker – Spinning Back Fist – LFA 54
Akhmed Aliev def. Magomedsaygid Alibekov – Spinning Wheel Kick – Fight Nights Global 83
Alexey Efremov def. Nodar Kudukhashvili – Spinning back kick – WFCA 50
Beslan Ushukov def. Vitor Pinto – Spinning Hook Kick – WFCA 50
Sergey Khandozhko def. Adriano Rodrigues – Spinning back kick – Platform S70
Ali Isaev def. Alexandr Gladkov – Spinning Wheel Kick – FNG 90
Tatsuki Okano def. Katsuyuki Hironaka – Spinning Heel Kick – Pancrase 300
Magdi Gereev def. Mark Ross – Spinning Heel Kick – Made4TheCage 28
Igeu Kabesa def. Paulo Bananada – Spinning Back Elbow and Punches – EFC Worldwide 67
Goga Shamatava def. Pavel Pastushkov – Spinning Back Elbow – ACB 89
Salimkhan Sadulloev def. Akira Okada – Spinning Back Elbow – Pancrase 301
Andres Quintana def. Alejandro Flores – Spinning Back Elbow – Combate 27
ELBOWS
Rodrigo Cavalheiro def. Alessandro Gambulino – Elbows – BRAVE CF 11
Ciro Rodrigues def. Beslan Islaev – Elbow – ACB 86
Kaique Modesto def. Alexandre Cirne – Elbow – Shoot Brasil 85
Ian Heinisch def. Justin Sumter – Elbows – DWTNCS
Devonte Smith def. Joseph Lowry – Elbows – DWTNCS
Jack Grant def. Aleksi Mäntykivi – Elbows – Cage Warriors 96
Asiashu Tshitamba def. Wade Kerspuy – Elbows – EFC 73
SLAMS
Jomary Torres def. April Osenio – Slam and Punches – ONE: Global Superheroes
Tim Caron def. Timothy Woods – Slam (Self KO) – CES MMA 48
Zack Shaw def. Alexander Trevino – Slam – KOP 61
Wali Yahya def. Bio Urry – Slam – Centurion Fight Championship 3
Karakhan Balkerimov def. Azubuike Ikenna Oafor – Slam and Punches – FNG 90
Tony Gravely def. Kody Nordby – Slam – CES 53
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR (All Promotions)
WINNER: 1. Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Brandon Davis – Suloev Stretch – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
2. Aljamain Sterling def. Cody Stamann – Suloev Stretch – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
3. Alexey Oleynik def. Junior Albini – Ezekiel Choke – UFC 224: Nunes/Pennington
4. Ryan Hall def. BJ Penn – Heel Hook – UFC 232: Jones/Gustafsson 2
5. Michael Chiesa def. Carlos Condit – One-Arm Kimura – UFC 232: Jones/Gustafsson
6. Kazuyuki Miyata def. Erson Yamamoto – Hammerlock from guard – RIZIN.14
7. Anthony Pettis def. Michael Chiesa – Trangle/Armbar – UFC 226: Miocic/Cormier
8. Vinny Magalhaes def. Rakim Cleveland – Flying triangle/Kimura – PFL 9
9. Yuki Motoya def. Justin Scoggins – Teepee Triangle Choke – RIZIN.14
10. Tomasz Narkun def. Mamed Khalidov – Triangle – KSW 47: Khalidov/Narkun
11. Shane Burgos def. Kurt Holobaugh – Armbar – UFC 230: Cormier/Lewis
12. Miguel Felipe Bunes da Silva def. Yoni Sherbatov – Flying Triangle Armbar – ACB 85
13. Ariel Sexton def. Kota Shimoishi – Reverse Triangle/Keylock – ONE: Pursuit of Power
14. Satoru Enomoto def. Katsuyuki Hironaka – Crazy Armbar – Pancrase 294
15. Adam Wieczorek def. Arjan Bhullar – Omoplata – UFC on FOX 29: Poirier/Gaethje
Honorable Mentions:
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Conor McGregor – Neck Crank – UFC 229: Khabib/McGregor
Paul Craig def. Magomed Ankalaev – Triangle – UFC FN 127: Werdum/Volkov
Claudio Puelles def. Felipe Silva – Kneebar – UFC FN 129: Maia/Usman
Rani Yahya def. Luke Sanders – Heel Hook – UFC FN: Gaethje/Vick
Rakhman Makhazhiev def. Damien Lapilus – Calf Slicer – ACB 78
Rasul Shovhalov def. Lindeclecio Oliveira Batista – Triangle – ACB 79
Adi Rominto Manarung def. Iwan Hermawan – Triangle – ONE Pride MMA FN 16
Jussier Formiga def. Ben Nguyen – Back Fist/RNC – UFC 221: Rockhold/Romero
Tyson Pedro def. Saparbek Safarov – Kimura – UFC 221: Rockhold/Romero
Yasuhiro Kawamura def. Daiki Gojima – Triangle/Armbar – Pancrase 293
Geoff Neal def. Brian Camozzi – Bulldog Choke – UFC FN 126: Cerrone/Medeiros
Bachachali Bakhachaliev def. Ruslan Serikpulov – Inverted Triangle – Fight Nights Global 83
Paddy Pumblett def. Alexis Savvidis – Flying Triangle – Cage Warriors 90
Ruben Wold def. Shawn Kenny – Keylock from bottom – Cage Warriors 90
Marion Reneau def. Sara McMann – Triangle Choke – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Ilir Latifi def. Ovince Saint Preux – Guillotine – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Nawras Abzakh def. Abdul Hussein – Guillotine – Brave CF 10
Jarrah Al-Silawi def. David Bear – Triangle – Brave CF 10
Elias Boudegzdame def. Jakub Kowalewicz – Mounted Triangle – Brave CF 10
Darrion Caldwell def. Leandro Higo – Guillotine – Bellator 195
Ivan Buchinger def. Andrey Krasnikov – Anaconda choke – M-1 Challenge 89
Khadis Ibragimov def. Stephan Puetz – Bulldog Choke – M-1 Challenge
Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev def. Tetsuya Yamada – Japanese Armbar – ONE:Iron Will
Tatsuya So def. Suguru Hayasaka – Crucifix Neck Crank – Pancrase 295
Ricky Simon vs. Merab Dvalishvili – Guillotine – UFC FN 128: Barboza/Lee
Shinya Aoki def. Rasul Yakhyaev – Triangle/Armbar – ONE: Unstoppable Dreams
Steven Siler def. Magomed Idrisov – Triangle – PFL 1
Kleber Koike Erbst def. Marian Ziolkowski – Armbar – KSW 44
Roman Bogatov def. Raul Tutarauli – Von Flue Choke – M-1 Challenge 94
Michael Tobin def. Michael Mannue – Inverted triangle / Straight armbar – ACB 88
Itzel Esquivel def. Desiree Yanez – Axe kick to Armbar – LFA 43
Ovince Saint Preux def. Tyson Pedro – Straight armbar – UFC Singapore
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane def. Alejandra Lara – Armbar – Bellator 201
Gerald Meerschaert def. Oskar Piechota – RNC – TUF 27 Finale
Kirill Sukhomlinov vs. Rustam Makhauri – Kimura – WFCA 49
Domingo Pilarte def. Vince Morales – RNC – DWTNCS
Kelvin Tiller def. Jared Rosholt – Guillotine – PFL 4
Manny Bermudez def. Davey Grant – Triangle – UFC Hamburg
Alyse Anderson def. Stephanie Alba – Flying Triangle – Invicta FC 30
Renzo Gracie def. Yuki Kondo – RNC – ONE: Reign of Kings
Lee Moon Han def. Jae Nam Yoo – Toe Hold – ROAD FC 48
Joshua Pacio def. Pngsiri Mitsatit – Hammerlock – ONE: Reign of Kings
Renato Moicano def. Cub Swanson – RNC – UFC 227: Dillashaw/Garbrandt 2
Nate Andrews def. D’Juan Owens – Triangle – CES 51
Ryo Hatta def. Marcus Amaral – Guillotine – Pancrase 298
Kanako Murata def. Angela Magana – Von Flue Choke – RIZIN.12
Kiichi Kunimoto def.. Ryuichiro Sumimura – Arm Triangle – RIZIN.12
Guiilherme del Campo def. Allan Guerra – Triangle Armbar – Max Fight 20
Alexander Romanov def. Virgil Zwicker – Suplex/Scarfhold – Platform S70
Joanne Calderwood def. Kalindra Faria – Triangle/armbar – UFC Lincoln
Marif Piraev def. Jim Alers – Anaconda choke – Crimea Rush
Jim Miller def. Alex White – RNC – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
Tyron Woodley def. Darren Till – Darce – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
Maurício Reis def. Diego Mauricio Jaimes Otalora – Heel Hook – Brave CF 15
Gabriel Manuca def. Sebastian Bradiceanu – Buggy Choke – RXF 31
Alexandru Lungu def. Peter Balaz – Smother Choke – RXF 31
Shinya Aoki def. Ev Ting – Arm Triangle – ONE: Kingdom of Heroes
Kasey Tanner def. Arturo Guzman – Suloev Stretch – Combate 24
Satoshi Ishii def. Rokas Stambrauskas – Head scissor choke – GMC 17
Vinny Magalhaes def. Bozigit Ataev – Kimura – PFL 9
Michael Younis def. Marcin Prostko – Guillotine – Cage Warriors 98
Jimmy Flick def. Cee Jay Hamilton – Arm Triangle – LFA 52
Ruslan Kolodko def. Maksim Schekin – Armbar – FNG 90
Kazuki Shibuya def. Keisuke Tachibana – Kneebar – Pancrase 300
George McManus def. Josh Plant – Inverted Triangle – Cage Warriors 98
Nikita Chistyakov def. Kevin Petshi – Armbar – RCC 4
Masakazu Imanari def. Radeem Rahman – Armbar – ONE:Pusuit of Greatness
Najam Khan def. Mohammad Wasim – Ninja Choke – Brave CF 17
Magomed Yargiev def. Anzor Shakmmurzaev – Ezekiel choke – BYE 6
Xie Bin def. Hisyam Samsudin – Anaconda Choke – ONE: Heart of the Lion
Kamuela Kirk def. Kevin Croom – Triangle – LFA 53
Marcin Held def. Musa Khamanaev – Heel Hook – ACB 90
Donald Cerrone def. Mike Perry – Armbar – UFC Denver: Jung/Rodriguez
Vitaly Bigdash def. Yuji Niimura – Reverse Triangle/Armbar – ONE: Destiny of Champions
Hernani Perpétuo def. Marcão Santana – Gogoplata – Shooto Brazil 89
Kyoji Horiguchi def. Darrion Caldwell – Guillotine – RIZIN.14
ROUND OF THE YEAR (All Promotions)
WINNER: 1. Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero – Round 3 – UFC 225: Whittaker/Romero 2
2. Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou – Round 1 – UFC 220
3. Thiago Santos vs. Jimi Manuwa – R1 – UFC 231: Holloway/Ortega
4. Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis – Round 2 – UFC 229: Khabib/McGregor
5. Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – Round 3 – UFC 231: Holloway/Ortega
6. Alexander Volkanovski vs. Chad Mendes – R2 – UFC 232: Jones/Gustafsson
7. Lando Vannata vs. Matt Frevola – Round 1 – UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
8. Senzo Ikeda vs. Yuya Wakamatsu – Round 3 – Pancrase 293
9. Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens – Round 1 – UFC on FOX: Alvarez/Poirier 2
10. Cory Sandhagen vs. Iuri Alvantara – R1 – UFC FN: Gaethje/Vick
Honorable Mentions:
Mumia Abu Dey Ali vs. Mitch Aguiar – R1 (30 seconds of chaos) – LFA 46
Thiago Santos vs. Anthony Smith – Round 1 – UFC FN 125: Machida/Anders
Donald Cerrone vs. Yancy Medeiros – Round 1 – UFC FN 126: Cerrone/Medeiros
Alan Jouban vs. Ben Saunders – Round 1 – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Brian Kelleher vs. Renan Barao – Round 3 – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Andrei Ciubotaru vs. Murat Kazgan – Round 1 – Fight Nights Global 85
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jason Knight – Round 1 – UFC FN: Thompson/Till
Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall – Round 2 – UFC 226: Miocic/Cormier
Topnnoi Tiger MuayThai vs. Tadaaki Yamamoto – R1 – RIZIN.11
Jose “Froggy” Estrada vs. Rudy Morales – Round 1 – Combate Estrellas 1
Mason Jones vs. Kacper Formela – R1 – Cage Warriors 97
Michal Materla vs. Damian Kanikowski – R1 – KSW 45
Alex Perez vs Jose Torres UFC 227
COMEBACK WIN OF THE YEAR (All Promotions)
WINNER: 1. Derrick Lewis def. Alexander Volkov – UFC 229: Khabib/McGregor
2. Yair Rodriguez vs. Chan Sung Jung – UFC FN: Zombie/Yair
3. Paul Craig def. Magomed Ankalaev – UFC FN 127: Werdum/Volkov
4. Claudio Puelles def. Felipe Silva – UFC FN 129: Maia/Usman
5. Ricky Simon def. Merab Dvalishvili – UFC FN 128: Barboza/Lee
6. Cory Sandhagen vs. Iuri Alcantara – UFC FN: Gaethje/Vick
7. Kay Hansen vs. Sharon Jacobson – Invicta FC 33
8. Mauricio Rua vs. Tyson Pedro – UFC FN 142: JDS/Tuivasa
9. Steven Siler def. Magomed Idrisov – PFL 1
10. Darren Elkins def. Michael Johnson – UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Honorable Mentions:
Derrick Lewis def. Marcin Tybura – UFC FN 126: Cerrone/Medeiros
Marion Reneau def. Sara McMann – UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
Chiara Penco def. Danella Eliasov – EFC Worldwide 67
Pawan Goyat def. Tiran Takhshala – Super Fight League 2/17
Ryan Spann def. Alex Nicholson – LFA
Daan Duijs def. Marcian Lantinga – WFL MMA 2
Jack Hermansson def. Thales Leites – UFC 224: Nunes/Pennington
Takeya Mizugaki def. Pietro Menga – ACB 87
Arnold Allen def. Mads Burnell – UFC FN: Till/Thompson
Yuki Motoya vs. Je Hoon Moon – DEEP 84 Impact
Glaico Franca vs Takashi Sato – Pancrase 297
Gerald Meerschaert def. Oskar Piechota – TUF 27 Finale
Erick Silva def. Nick Barnes – LFA 45
Austin Vanderford def Angelo Trevino – DWTNCS
Domingo Pilarte vs Vince Morales – DWTNCS
Uriah Hall vs. Bevon Lewis – UFC 232: Jones/Gustafsson
BREAKTHROUGH FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Israel Adesanya
Petr Yan
Alex Hernandez
Weili Zhang
Curtis Millender
Geoff Neal
Mackenzie Dern
Garry Tonon
BEATDOWN OF THE YEAR (No order)
Valentina Shevchenko def. Priscila Cachoeira – UFC FN 125: Machida/Anders
Alexander Volkanovski def. Jeremy Kennedy – UFC 221: Rockhold/Romero
Chris Gruetzemacher def. Joe Lauzon – UFC 223: Khabib/Iaquinta
Kevin Lee def. Edson Barboza – UFC FN 128: Barboza/Lee
Amanda Nunes def. Raquel Pennington – UFC 224: Nunes/Pennington
Michael Page def. David Rickles – Bellator 200
Tatiana Suarez def. Carla Esparza – UFC 228: Woodley/Till
Gegard Mousasi def. Rory MacDonald – Bellator 206
Weili Zhang def. Jessica Aguilar – UFC FN: Blaydes/Ngannou 2
Joe Schilling def. Will Morris – Bellator 210
Kiamrian Abbasov def. Agilan Thani – ONE: Destiny of Champions
Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – – UFC 231: Holloway/Ortega
Petr Yan vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade – UFC 232: Jones/Gustafsson
EVENT OF THE YEAR (No order)
UFC on FOX 28: Emmett/Stephens
UFC FN 126: Cerrone/Medeiros
UFC on FOX 29: Poirier/Gaethje
CamSoda Legends 1
Bellator 198: Fedor/Mir
ACB 86: Balaev/Raisov 2
ROAD FC 47: OW GP First Round
UFC on FOX: Alvarez/Poirier 2
RIZIN.11
RIZIN.12
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
UFC 228: Woodley/Till
UFC 230
UFC 231
RIZIN.14/Yarennoka
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