UFC 332 Knockout Records: 11 KOs, 9 First-Round Finishes by the Numbers
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UFC 332 had a title fight at the top of the card. Natalia Silva beat Wang Cong for the vacant women's flyweight championship on Oct 3, 2026 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Everything underneath it was violence. The card produced 11 knockouts or technical knockouts across 14 fights — a new UFC single-event record. (Full results recap here).
The records
UFC 332 broke four single-event records in one night:
- 11 KO/TKO finishes. The most knockouts on any UFC card. The previous record was 9.
- 9 first-round knockouts. The most opening-round finishes on any UFC card. The previous record was 7.
- 8 consecutive knockouts. Eight straight fights ended by KO or TKO.
- 7 consecutive first-round knockouts. Seven straight fights ended in the opening round.
Eleven of 14 fights finished inside the distance. Only three reached the judges.
The old records
The old total-knockout mark lasted just over a year. It was 9 knockouts, set at UFC Fight Night 258 (Imavov vs. Borralho) on Sept 6, 2025. UFC 332 beat it by two.
The first-round record fell from further back. Seven first-round KOs was shared by three events: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale in April 2005, UFC 329 in July 2026, and UFC Fight Night 283 in August 2026. UFC 332 beat it by two as well.
The fights that made the numbers
The knockout barrage started early and barely paused. Six preliminary-card fights ended in the first round:
- Imanol Rodriguez TKO'd Alden Coria at 3:11 of Round 1
- Damian Pinas KO'd Andrey Pulyaev at 1:15 of Round 1
- Marcus McGhee TKO'd Anthony Romero at 4:58 of Round 1
- Anthony Wint TKO'd Lucas Armand at 0:23 of Round 1 — the fastest finish of the night
- Johnny Walker KO'd Mick Parkin at 3:35 of Round 1
- Jacobe Smith TKO'd Bruce Whitehead at 1:32 of Round 1
Alexander Hernandez then stopped Rafael dos Anjos in Round 2 (3:12), and Eric Nolan TKO'd Court McGee in Round 3 (3:26). Only Ismail Naurdiev's decision over Marvin Vettori interrupted the streak before the main card.
The record-breaking moment
Esteban Ribovics produced the night's eighth first-round knockout when he stopped King Green at 4:08 of the opening round. That alone broke the old record.
Payton Talbott stretched it to nine in the co-main event, finishing former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at 2:09 of Round 1. It was Talbott's second straight win over a former champion — he had beaten former champ-champ Henry Cejudo by decision in his previous fight — and he called out Sean O'Malley afterward.
The underdog knockout
Roman Kopylov provided the card's biggest upset within the streak. He closed around +195 on the moneyline and stopped -240 favorite Ateba Gautier in the first round at 3:12. His knockout capped the run of eight consecutive knockouts on the card.
A personal streak inside the team record
Damian Pinas's first-round KO of Andrey Pulyaev was his sixth straight first-round knockout win. Pulyaev suffered a broken jaw from the right uppercut that ended it.
The calm around the storm
Three fights made it to the final bell:
- Natalia Silva def. Wang Cong by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) — women's flyweight title
- Roberto Soldić def. Khaos Williams by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
- Ismail Naurdiev def. Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
The UFC handed out four $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses: Johnny Walker, Roman Kopylov, Damian Pinas, and Imanol Rodriguez. Finish bonuses also went to Payton Talbott, Marcus McGhee, Anthony Wint, Jacobe Smith, Alexander Hernandez, and Eric Nolan.
Where the records stand
- Most knockouts, single event: UFC 332 — 11 (Oct 3, 2026)
- Previous: UFC Fight Night 258 — 9 (Sept 6, 2025)
- Most first-round KOs, single event: UFC 332 — 9 (Oct 3, 2026)
- Previous: TUF 1 Finale, UFC 329, UFC Fight Night 283 — 7 each
- Most consecutive KOs, single event: UFC 332 — 8 (Oct 3, 2026)
- Most consecutive first-round KOs, single event: UFC 332 — 7 (Oct 3, 2026)
The next UFC card is UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan on Oct 10. It has a high bar to clear.
Sources
- UFC single-event records — most knockouts and most first-round knockouts (Wikipedia: List of UFC records)
- UFC 332 records recap — consecutive KO records (theScore)
- UFC 332 takeaways — Talbott's co-main KO (ESPN)
- UFC 332 fight-by-fight results — prelim and main-card times (scoresandstats.com)
- UFC 332 bonuses — Performance of the Night and finish bonuses (Bleacher Report)
- UFC 332 record details — streaks and upset (TNT Sports)
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.