5 best elbow knockouts in MMA history

#1 Anderson Silva vs. Tony Fryklund

Anderson Silva pulled off what’s considered one of the most innovative KO’s at Cage Rage 16 back in 2006—against a visibly overmatched Tony Fryklund.

Fryklund came out with a decent game-plan which involved using considerable lateral movement so as to avoid Silva’s power. Regardless, Silva’s timing was on point, and he kept tagging his foe from long range.

Silva then caught his opponent in the clinch and hammered away with several knees. The fighters then circled back towards the center of the cage, where Silva finished the fight in style with a standing reverse elbow.

Silva’s stoppage of Fryklund is till date regarded as one of the most brutal elbow KOs in MMA history.