Best UFC knockouts of 2014
Damon Martin
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T.J. Dillashaw vs. Joe Soto
T.J. Dillashaw (right) used to be known as a wrestler, but his striking has clearly caught up as evidenced by this head-kick finish over Joe Soto from UFC 177.
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Danny Castillo vs. Charlie Brenneman
Danny Castillo (left) pummeled Charlie Brenneman with this one-punch knockout that put the former welterweight to sleep .
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Albert Tumenov vs. Matt Dwyer
Albert Tumenov (right) made quick work of Matt Dwyer with this head-kick finish in October.
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Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt
Knocking out Mark Hunt is a rare feat in MMA, but Fabricio Werdum (right) got the job done with a jumping knee attack to beat the kickboxing legend while also winning the UFC interim heavyweight title.
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Abel Trujillo vs. Jamie Varner
Abel Trujillo (right) was in a battle with Jamie Varner until he flattened the former WEC champion with a huge knockout punch.
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Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
Down but never out, Dan Henderson (right) got lit up by Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua through two rounds but came back big in the third with a nose-smashing finish to land on the list.
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Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson
Mark Hunt (left) did the impossible when he put Roy Nelson away with one punch during their heavyweight battle back in September.
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Chris Beal vs. Patrick Williams
Chris Beal (right) exploded through the air and knocked out Patrick Williams with a flying knee at UFC 172 in one of the most spectacular finishes of the year.
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Josh Samman vs. Eddie Gordon
Josh Samman (right) landed this emphatic head-kick knockout shocker to hand TUF 19 winner Eddie Gordon his first UFC loss.
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Dong Hyun Kim vs. John Hathaway
Dong Hyun Kim (right) put John Hathaway to sleep with a spinning back elbow in the best knockout in the UFC for 2014.
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