The 8 fastest knockouts in UFC history

#6: James Irvin vs. Houston Alexander, UFC Fight Night 13 – 04/02/2008

James Irvin knocked out Houston Alexander in spectacular fashion

When strikers James Irvin and Houston Alexander were matched together at UFC Fight Night 13 in April 2008, a finish seemed almost guaranteed. The pair had nine UFC fights between them, and neither had seen the judges’ scorecards.

And given that Alexander was coming off a knockout loss, while Irvin had also been knocked out previously, the ‘glass cannon’ tendencies of both men meant it was almost impossible to predict a winner, too.

In the end, it was Irvin – nicknamed ‘The Sandman’ – who came out on top. The two men met in the centre of the cage and Irvin nailed Alexander with a spectacular superman punch that dropped him, and followed with a couple more that left ‘The Assassin’ stiff on the ground.

Alexander did recover quickly – claiming he hadn’t been knocked out at all in a post-fight interview – but there was no doubt that the referee had made the right call, handing Irvin a super-fast 8-second knockout.