5 of the craziest finishes in UFC history

#5 Derrick Lewis vs. Alexander Volkov – UFC 229 – 10/06/2018

Derrick Lewis shocked everyone with his comeback KO of Alexander Volkov

Coming into his fight with Alexander Volkov at UFC 229, it was the general consensus of well, everyone, that Derrick Lewis had to perform a lot better than he’d done a few months prior against Francis Ngannou if he wanted to win.

The Ngannou fight had been an all-time stinker – more of a staring contest than anything – and Lewis had squeaked out the victory by doing slightly more.

Volkov, however, was on a big winning streak, had knocked out former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum in his previous fight, and was itching for a shot at reigning champ Daniel Cormier.

Early on though, it appeared that somehow, Lewis was looking to do even less than he’d done against Ngannou, rather than more.

Volkov unloaded on ‘The Black Beast’ with everything in his arsenal – kicks to the body, power hooks to the body and head – and on a number of occasions, it looked like Lewis was wilting under the Russian’s power.

Time and time again ‘Drago’ cracked Lewis with huge shots, causing him to double over and cover up, all while barely firing back.

By midway through the third round, a telling statistic appeared on the screen – in almost 15 minutes of action, Lewis had thrown a total of just 30 strikes – essentially, around two for each minute of the fight. It looked like he was on his way to a pretty awful loss. And then suddenly, something snapped inside him.

With literally seconds remaining in the fight, Lewis finally started to swing heavy punches. Volkov was taken by surprise, and moments later a crushing right hook sent the Russian to the canvas.

The crowd exploded with shock and awe as Lewis pounced on his fallen opponent, stiffening him up with some follow-up shots, and inexplicably, came away with the KO victory with just 11 seconds left in the fight.

It was perhaps the best comeback in UFC history, and despite Lewis failing in his title shot against Cormier a month later, his involvement in one of the all-time crazy UFC finishes means that he’ll be a fan favourite for a long time to come.