Knockouts are arguably the best part of MMA. So, what were the best highlight-worthy knockouts in the UFC in 2025?

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from November 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Knockout of the Month award for November.

Ortsa Gudaev handed Rafael Dias his first stoppage-loss since 2018 when the pair met in a featherweight bout at Core FC 2 in Turkiye.

The quest for improving oneself is often a fighter’s primary motivation. Middleweight contender Jared Cannonier famously started his UFC career as a heavyweight, eventually losing over 100 pounds to compete in his current weight class. Others, such as rising heavyweight Martin Buday, began training in martial arts to lose weight.

Kevin Vallejos impressed many with his spectacular spinning backfist knockout over Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 112, and former two-division champion Henry Cejudo now believes the Argentine fighter is s

UFC champ Ilia Topuria says his MMA journey may be short, revealing plans to finish his story in the cage before making a full transition to boxing.

Watch this video compilation featuring some of the best UFC knockouts inside the Octagon over the course of 2025.

Malaysian-Thai sensation Aliff Sor Dechapan is looking for no less than a knockout finish in a proposed title clash against ONE strawweight Muay Thai world champion Prajanchai PK Saenchai.