10 fastest finishes in UFC title fights ever

#6 Frank Shamrock vs. Igor Zinoviev – UFC Middleweight title – UFC 16 – 22 seconds

Frank Shamrock might be persona non grata with the UFC’s brass right now due to his outspoken nature and feud with UFC President Dana White, but only a fool would deny him his place as one of the UFC’s all-time dominant champions. This finish of Igor Zinoviev in his first Middleweight title defense wasn’t his fastest – more on that later – but it can’t be touched for sheer brutality.

There would be no feeling-out process here; Zinoviev came forward and ate a couple of leg kicks before clinching with Shamrock, but the champion had an ace up his sleeve. He hoisted the Russian into the air before slamming him to the ground violently, smashing his shoulder into the jaw of the challenger, who was instantly knocked out cold.

The fight took just 22 seconds, and to make things even more memorable, it was the last fight of Zinoviev’s career as he was never able to fully recover from the knockout, having broken his collarbone due to the impact of the slam. It’s just a pity this finish doesn’t make the UFC’s highlight reels today.