With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from July 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for July.<\/p>\n
At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.<\/p>\n
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Nominee: Gustavo Oliveira def. Anas Azizoun at 2025 PFL Europe 2<\/p>\n
Gustavo Oliveira put his name on the map with PFL courtesy of a knockout for the ages.<\/p>\n
Oliveira (11-2) created a highlight moment that will forever be replayed throughout his career. Oliveira smashed Anas Azizoun with a spinning back elbow out of nowhere at 3:25 of Round 1 of the bantamweight bout. Azizoun (5-2) went out immediately and crashed to the canvas.<\/p>\n
Nominee: Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt at UFC 318<\/p>\n
German fighter-turned-YouTube star Islam Dulatov finally made his promotional debut and did not disappoint against Adam Fugitt.<\/p>\n
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Dulatov (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) connected with a check left hook that floored Fugitt (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) before he finished him off with follow-up punches. The stoppage came at the 4:06 mark of Round 1 of their welterweight bout.<\/p>\n
Nominee: Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov at UFC on ABC 9<\/p>\n
Bogdan Guskov continued his rise in the light heavyweight division when be blasted through divisional mainstay Nikita Krylov inside the opening round.<\/p>\n
The opening minutes were measured as both men relied on their technique as their guide. However, a slow leg kick from Krylov (30-11 MMA, 11-9 UFC) was his undoing. Guskov (18-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) countered beautifully with a massive punch that sat Krylov down. Follow-up punches bounced Krylov’s head off the canvas.<\/p>\n
Nominee: Loai Abushaar def. Edmund Kwan at LFA 213<\/p>\n
Loai Abushaar landed as clean a knee knockout as you’ll ever see against Edmund Kwan in their lightweight bout.<\/p>\n
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Less than a minute into the opening round, Abushaar (5-1) timed the absolute perfect stepping right knee that landed clean to the chin of Kwan (4-1), instantly putting him out cold with a hard fall to the canvas.<\/p>\n
The winner: Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal at UFC on ABC 9<\/p>\n
“41 years young!” Muslim Salikhov came up big as an underdog against Carlos Leal in their welterweight showdown.<\/p>\n
Salikhov (22-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) landed a brutal overhand right to take out Leal (22-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at the 0:42 mark of Round 1.<\/p>\n
Salikhov, who was a 5-1 underdog, has now won three fights in a row. As he planned, he used his mic time to call out Stephen Thompson.<\/p>\n
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