10 fastest finishes in UFC title fights ever

#4 Ronda Rousey vs. Alexis Davis – UFC Bantamweight title – UFC 175 – 16 seconds

When Bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey was booked against Alexis Davis – who wasn’t technically the top contender in the division at the time – at UFC 175, it felt like a piece of matchmaking from the UFC akin to an old-school Mike Tyson squash match. And if anyone doubted that ‘Rowdy Ronda’ was capable of performing such a feat, this fight made them change their minds.

Within seconds of the fight beginning, Rousey had nailed Davis with a stiff right hand that had her wobbled, and before the challenger could respond, the Olympic silver medallist in judo hit her with a picture-perfect hip throw. Davis landed flat on her back and was caught in a headlock, and from there Rousey knocked her out with a rapid-fire series of punches.

The fight was over in 16 seconds and inexplicably, Rousey had somehow been able to land 14 significant strikes during that time – essentially landing a strike per second with the other two taken up by the hip throw. To say this was a dominant and terrifying performance would be an understatement.