The 10 Greatest Comebacks In UFC History

#5 Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell, The Ultimate Fighter IV Finale

Teammates on the 4th season of The Ultimate Fighter, Scott Smith and Pete Sell were booked against each other on the undercard of the finale show and were already looking to have an instant classic fight. Both men threw caution to the wind and decided to go toe-to-toe, with Sell being knocked down by a Smith left hand in the opening round.

By the second round it was clear that someone was being knocked out, and for a moment, it looked like Smith. Sell began to get the better of the exchanges, and then caught Smith with a nasty left hook to the body. Smith doubled over in pain and stumbled backwards, but as Sell smelt blood and charged in for the finish, ‘Hands of Steel’ uncorked the one punch he had left – a huge right hand.

The punch caught the onrushing Sell cleanly and knocked him down, and Smith collapsed onto him to add one more right hand to seal the deal – before rolling around in agony due to the prior body shot. It was one of the greatest comebacks in UFC history and it taught everyone a valuable lesson – don’t leave yourself open to a shot, even if it looks like your opponent is done.