10 underrated UFC knockouts you may not have seen

#6 Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida, UFC Fight Night 16

Josh Koscheck's knockout of Yoshiyuki Yoshida was phenomenally violent

Despite taking place in the main event of a 2008 UFC Fight Night show – the UFC’s first ‘Fight for the Troops’ – this knockout from TUF villain Josh Koscheck seems to have been forgotten despite being an all-time highlight reel moment in terms of brutality. Coming into the fight, Koscheck had been beaten by Thiago Alves and was looking to get back on the winning track.

Opponent Yoshida had debuted in the UFC some months prior with an impressive win over Jon ‘War Machine’ Koppenhaver and was looking to cement himself as a top contender at 170lbs. It wasn’t to be. Clearly the more comfortable striker, Koscheck had him on the back foot from the off, and midway through the first round, he landed a crushing right hand to the jaw.

Yoshida was practically knocked out, but fell backwards into the fence, rather than hitting the floor. The Japanese fighter bounced back – clearly out on his feet – and this allowed Koscheck to hit him with a second right hand, knocking him silly and sending him down like a corpse. Yoshida left the cage on a stretcher and Koscheck had scored one for the all-time highlight reel.