5 of the most brutal knockouts in the history of the UFC women's divisions

#4 Jessica Andrade vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Jessica Andrade knocked out Karolina Kowalkiewicz with one clean punch

After a somewhat middling career in the Bantamweight division, Jessica Andrade dropped to 115lbs in 2016 and made an immediate impact, reeling off 3 straight wins before failing in an attempt to dethrone then-champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. She bounced back by defeating longtime contenders Claudia Gadelha and Tecia Torres, but it was clear that to gain another title shot, she needed to do something special.

That something special came during her fight with fellow former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228. A highly skilled fighter, Kowalkiewicz looked like a difficult test for Andrade, although it was clear to everyone that she lacked the brute power of ‘Bate Estaca’. And Andrade wasted no time in proving her point.

Both women came out swinging but it was quickly obvious that Andrade was able to hurt Kowalkiewicz when she was able to land, and an early combination had the Polish fighter badly stunned. Like PRIDE-era Wanderlei Silva, Andrade simply didn’t let up and kept on swinging, and eventually, a huge right hook waylaid Kowalkiewicz and knocked her absolutely silly.

Andrade didn’t even need to follow up with any shots on the ground as it was clear that Kowalkiewicz was done. This was undoubtedly one of the most brutal knockouts ever unleashed by a female fighter in the UFC – and unsurprisingly, it was enough to net her another title shot.