4. Mike Pyle 7 T(KO)s In 19 UFC Fights
Pyle is one of only two non-heavyweights included on this list.
Pyle arrived in the UFC. Three fights later, he suffered his first TKO defeat inside the Octagon against Jake Ellenberger. For a time, Pyle had a good run, winning seven of his next eight fights apart from a first-round TKO loss to Rory MacDonald.
However, in 2013, Matt Brown took just 29 seconds to knock him out. A year later, Jordan Mein TKO’d him in 72 seconds, leaving question marks about his chin. It wasn’t until 2016 that Pyle started to approach the point of no return. He became the victim of a violent highlight-reel flying knee knockout courtesy of Alberto Mina.
Alex Garcia then obliterated Pyle with an overhand right. Taking well over a year off didn’t solve the problem, as Zak Ottow also stopped him in the first round by TKO. That loss prompted his retirement.
