10 Most Unique Fight Finishes In UFC History

Ending a fight is surely every fighter's goal at the start of any clash.

If you're not actively trying to decapitate, over-power or dissect your opponent from the minute you step foot inside the Octagon then the chances are you're going to get found out very quickly and you're probably in the wrong sport to begin with.

It's no easy feat, though. Stopping another martial artist requires you to have a high level of skill and tactical awareness, because whilst you're trying to finish your rival they are most definitely trying to do the same thing to you.

So, sometimes - in order to secure that glorious fight finish - you have to think outside the box and use your own specific attributes/weapons to your advantage.

These attributes/weapons can range from extremely unorthodox striking manoeuvres to seemingly inhuman reflexes, but they've all been used to achieve the same result over the years.

Game. Over.

You won't find any standard right hook or rear-naked choke finishes on this list. Although both are still not exactly fun things to be on the receiving end of - trust me.

Instead, here we have a collection of the most unique ways that UFC fighters have successfully ended a contest inside of the cage.

After falling to arch-rival Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229, the former Lightweight and Featherweight champ Conor McGregor chose to lay low for a while.

McGregor's version of laying low, of course, involved him smacking an old man in the face and smashing another bloke's phone. Each to their own.

However, once he cleaned up his act and finally decided that he wanted to re-establish himself as a top dog in the Octagon, a return clash with Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone was booked for UFC 246.

In the lead up to the fight, much was made of the multitude of ways that Cerrone could beat McGregor... if he was able to get out of that first round.

You see, 'Cowboy' was a notoriously (see what I did there?) slow starter and the Mac was well aware of this chink in his armour.

Flying at the UFC veteran as soon as the fight was underway, the Irishman let loose a venomous left and followed that up with a thumping knee. But, that was just the set up.

McGregor latched onto Cerrone and unleashed a flurry of shoulder strikes which quickly busted up 'Cowboy's nose.

Clearly shook up by this unique assault, Cerrone was soon rocked again by a head kick and pummelled into the side of the cage.

Victory was McGregor's upon his epic return, but in the most unusual way imaginable.