5 best finishes from UFC 266

#2. Chris Daukaus delivers thundering KO

Philadelphia police department officer and UFC heavyweight fighter Chris Daukaus picked up his second KO victory of the year over Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 266.

The two fighters clashed on the night's preliminary card. Both fighters went toe-to-toe at the beginning of the fight. Daukaus began dealing real damage in round two.

He caught Abdurakhimov with a brilliant strike and dropped him in the second round. He attempted to finish the fight on the ground but failed to follow up. Nonetheless, Daukaus dropped Abdurakhimov yet again with a powerful right hand.

Abdurakhimov fell to the canvas and, this time, Daukaus followed up with ground-and-pound. He won the fight via TKO in the second round.

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#1. Matthew Semelsberger makes quick work of Martin Sano at UFC 266

The early prelims at UFC 266 were quite efficient in setting the stage for the magnificent event to follow.

While the night's opening fight ended in a submission win for Jonathan Pearce, the ensuing brawl featured welterweight fighters Matthew Semelsberger and Martin Sano.

The fight started with Semelsberger rushing to take octagon control. He threw a shot to the body to start the bout.

As Sano stepped in for his own strike, Semelsberger ducked and answered with a high-speed counter right hook that landed flush on Sano's button. Sano went limp and caught a strike on the ground before the fight was called off.

Semelsberger won the fight via KO at the 00:15 mark of the first round at UFC 266.